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Following three days of running in Malaysia earlier this month, the MotoGP pre-season ends in Qatar just two weeks before the 2024 campaign begins at the same venue. After a fairly slow start to the day for most as track conditions proved suboptimal, more representative running was had as the sun set over the Losail […]
The VF-23 struggled all year with tyre overheating that meant good grid positions went to waste as the cars slipped down the order in races. Haas has tried to address that inherent trait with the VF-24 and will use this week’s three days of testing in Bahrain to judge if it has been successful rather […]
Due to safety fears about teams running underneath recommended tyre pressures, MotoGP began to enforce new minimum front and rear limits from last year’s British Grand Prix. For much of the year building up to the British GP, riders voiced their concerns about the new front minimum of 1.88 bar of pressure. They felt this […]
The series governing body didn’t reference the specifics of the matter but made it clear that it is committed to the “highest standards of integrity, fairness and inclusivity within the sport.” The statement comes two weeks after news of an internal investigation first became public via the media. The initial stories revealed that Horner was […]
Sato, who has been linked with Honda throughout his career, will compete in this year’s Indianapolis 500 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the quest for a third victory in the event. His appointment mirrors a similar move at Toyota where former F1 racers Kazuki Nakajima and Kamui Kobayashi have both been given management roles. Sato […]
Well, we say that, but like always the teams are playing their cards close to their chest, hoping to hide any details from their rivals. From photoshopped floors, to completely new front wings and carbon fibre liveries, there are plenty of questions and intrigue. Bryn Lucas is joined by Alex Kalinauckas, Matt Kew and Jake-Boxall […]
It is why we saw different floors on McLaren images, and Red Bull tried to hide the sidepod inlets on its new RB20 to keep the prying eyes of rivals away from what it is really doing for a little while longer. Sometimes though, teams go the extra mile beyond disguising what they are doing, […]
The Italian manufacturer is entering its 10th season since its return to the premier class in 2015, when it joined the grid in partnership with Gresini Racing. From 2022, Aprilia was entered as a standalone factory team after Gresini elected to link up with Ducati. That year marked a breakthrough for Aprilia, who scored its […]
Horner is the subject of a probe launched by Red Bull’s energy drinks parent company into unspecified allegations made against him by a female employee. He has denied any wrongdoing and recently faced lengthy questioning by the independent barrister who has been appointed by Red Bull to look into the matter. While Red Bull is […]
Ferrari dropped a bombshell on the motorsport world earlier this month when it announced that it had signed seven-time F1 champion Hamilton for 2025. It will bring to an end a fruitful 11-year partnership with the Mercedes F1 team, whom Hamilton joined from McLaren at the end of 2012 and won six of his seven […]