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Prior to the United States Grand Prix last month, AlphaTauri sat bottom of the teams’ standings. It ran seven points adrift of ninth-placed Haas with only five rounds remaining. But for Austin, the team debuted a substantial update package that included a new floor, revised engine cover bodywork plus suspension and chassis geometry to increase […]
Teams and F1 bosses have begun discussions about potential changes to sprints for 2024 in the wake of concerns that the current set-up is not delivering enough for fans. A range of options are on the table, including the potential for reverse grids, a complete standalone sprint championship, cash prizes and an overhaul of the […]
In a reverse of Friday morning’s FP1 session, Marquez led Martin by 0.174 seconds after posting a 1m57.823s on his final flying lap. KTM duo Jack Miller and Brad Binder trailed the Ducati pair, while Maverick Vinales was fifth on his factory Aprilia as team-mate Aleix Espargaro crashed three times. Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia was […]
Former F1 journalist Dieter Rencken, who has been working as an advisor to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem for several months, will take up the role with immediate effect. It is understood that Rencken will report directly to Ben Sulayem, and he has been tasked with assisting in the formulation and implementation of improvements for […]
With eight-time world champion Marquez joining Gresini Ducati next season, Honda has been desperately searching for a replacement. Miguel Oliveira was the favoured option, but Honda’s insistence on offering a one-year deal took the five-time grand prix winner off the table. Gresini’s Fabio Di Giannantonio – whom Marquez will replace – then emerged… Continue Reading […]
While the world champion squad’s rivals have all closed in over the course of this season, Verstappen has always appeared to have enough in hand to fend off anyone who looks on the verge of an attack. It was a story repeated at last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, where McLaren’s Lando Norris looked like being […]
Following Marc Marquez’s decision to quit Honda in favour of Gresini Ducati for the 2024 season, Oliveira emerged as HRC’s preferred option to replace him. The RNF rider is contracted to Aprilia for next year but had an option in his contract that allowed him to leave if a factory team offered him a deal. […]
Perez is coming off the back of a difficult spell with Red Bull that prompted speculation his place alongside Max Verstappen at the squad could be in doubt for 2024, despite him having a contract. Those theories were further fuelled after the Mexico Grand Prix where Horner said it was the team’s “intention” to keep […]
Espargaro raced with Honda in 2021 and 2022 having spent four seasons with KTM prior, before returning to the Austrian marque this year with the GasGas-branded Tech3 outfit. FEATURE: What compels a MotoGP rider to return to something that almost killed them? The eight-time podium finisher has lost his race seat at Tech3 for 2024 […]
McLaren has emerged as Red Bull’s closest challenger since the summer after bringing a raft of highly effective upgrades to its MCL60 since Austria. Norris has taken five podiums across the past six races, with two for rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri, as McLaren is reaping the rewards of a technical restructure under team boss Andrea […]