Ferrari appears to have eliminated the poor pitstops and questionable strategy calls that have dogged recent seasons.Combined with a seemingly successful focus on improving race pace for 2024, the Scuderia had run Red Bull closest before scoring a 1-2 in the Australian Grand Prix.Meanwhile, Mercedes is entering its third year of ground effect car struggles.The W15 has so far proved inconsistent ... Keep reading
Russian Andrey Rublev says there were times last season when he wondered if his level of tennis was good enough to challenge the best in the mens game.
Swiss engineer Peter Wyss de Araujo has sampled virtually every motorsport discipline from hillclimbing to Formula 1, taking in a successful decade of touring cars and a spell in Formula E along the way. But hes never stopped learning, and that mantra remains today in his current position race engineering an ORECA-Gibson 07 in the European Le Mans series for the Team Virage outfit set up by a ... Keep reading
Coleman Wong says I fancy our chances against opponents not as strong as Latvia, who beat Hong Kong last year.
Azarenka was playing against Yulia Putinseva at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Tuesday, when the technical issue occurred in the match's opening set. Azarenka was barely losing at the time.
The walls of the Silverstone Museum house some impressive pieces of history, but little did they know that something rather special was lurking under the soil, ready to sprout when the moment came.While completing building work for the new Sim Suite, which opened its doors to the public across the Easter weekend, a decades-old relic identified by automotive archaeologists as ... Keep reading
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Honda's famed Suzuka circuit presents an iconic mix of high-, medium- and low-speed corners, punctuated by a long straight, with its first sector's relentless Esses the ultimate challenge for drivers and their machinery.Following the singularly abrasive tarmac of Bahrain and the unique layouts of Jeddah and Melbourne, many engineers expect Suzuka to be the best test yet of where their cars stack ... Keep reading
The city has been blessed, Ed Hardisty says of the revived event whose past winners include Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Michael Chang as he returns as head referee.
The deal is for the Wednesday test only, as WSR seeks to fill the vacant berth alongside Jake Hill, four-time champion Colin Turkington and Adam Morgan for the 2024 season.Thompson, the 2022 champion in the Jack Sears Trophy sub-division, has spent the majority of his 130-race BTCC career with Team Hard.Last season he notched up his best BTCC race result to date with second place at Brands Hatch ... Keep reading
Six sculptures, copies of one of the most famous Greek statues, the Venus de Milo, have been installed at the steps of the French National Assembly, the Palais Bourbon in Paris celebrating the Olympic spirit as the French capital continues its countdown for the Summer Olympic Games. Created by artist Laurent Perbos the sculptures are []
Although the weather conditions were very difficult on the eve of the race, the first Tokyo E-Prix was a success from an organisational point of view.The consequence of the heavy rain that fell until lunchtime on Friday simply encouraged the drivers to be cautious during the first practice sessions, on a track that was still waterlogged.At DS Penske, it wasn't the rain that caused Vandoorne ... Keep reading
Shang earns second straight victory over a top-50 player with dramatic success against Botic van de Zandschulp at Victoria Park.
The American media giant announced on 1 April that it had purchased majority shares in Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for 4.2 billion.The news means Liberty now owns the world's two biggest motorsport world championships in F1 and MotoGP.The deal will herald a new era for MotoGP as Liberty gets to work growing the series in key markets across the globe, with America set to be at the ... Keep reading
The challenging 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit saw the bow-tie brand put together a 1-2-3-4 sweep, led by Team Penskes Josef Newgarden, who led 92 of 100 laps from pole to seize the victory.The outing showcased significant improvements for Chevrolet, who claimed the 2023 manufacturers title despite only winning five races to rival Hondas 12. Most of its success came on ovals ... Keep reading
McLaren is one of the teams that have progressed the most since the start of last year, with most of its gains coming from mid-2023 upgrade packages that allowed it to finish the season in fourth place.The Woking team started 2024 roughly where it finished, battling Mercedes for third, although Ferrari's massive race pace improvements are keeping the Scuderia out of reach.Max Verstappen's rare ... Keep reading
Now contesting his fourth top-flight season, Tsunoda has gained a reputation for airing his emotions in public via punchy, sometimes expletive-filled team radio messages.He opened up about getting heating moments in my brain in response to a pitwall call to fall behind team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, which he initially refused, in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix last month.But the Japanese ... Keep reading
On Monday morning, American media giant Liberty announced it had acquired 86% ownership in MotoGP in a deal worth 4.2 billion.The deal set to be completed by the end of 2024 will see Liberty hold ownership of motorsports' two biggest championships in Formula 1 and MotoGP, though the latter will continue to be independently run by Dorna.OPINION: Why MotoGP fans must be patient with ... Keep reading
It is a blockbuster deal that will get the financial markets hot and bothered. Liberty Medias acquisition of Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital has come in a deal worth 4.2 billion. Thats not bad for a company that was worth around 500 million in 2006, when Bridgepoint bought Dorna from CVC in 2006 after the latter was forced to get rid of it by the European Commission at a time ... Keep reading
The early races have suggested that Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin are set to dominate the top 10 in both qualifying and races, leaving everyone else to challenge for rare opportunities to break into the points.RB now leads that group after Yuki Tsunoda secured seventh place in the high-attrition Australian Grand Prix, having qualified an encouraging eighth."The team topping ... Keep reading
On Monday 1 April, Formula 1 owner Liberty announced it had acquired MotoGP and parent company Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for 4.2 billion.The deal was originally set to be finalised prior to the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, but getting it cleared by anti-trust boards particularly in the European Union slowed the process.Former owner CVC Capital was forced to sell MotoGP ... Keep reading
Power struggles at Red Bull may be opening the door for a shock departure of its prized asset Max Verstappen, which would have been unthinkable just weeks ago.Needless to say the touted possibility ofVerstappenactivating certain exit clauses to move before the end of his 2028 deal has put rival teams on high alert.Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff openly stated the triple world champion would be ... Keep reading
The 30-year-old joined the team, then known as Motorbase Performance, for the 2022 campaign, before claiming his record-equalling fourth crown last year at the wheel of one of the squads Ford Focus STs.Sutton arrived at the squad at the same time as Dan Cammish and, while both were already locked in for 2024, the latest deal extends the partnership by two years.While it is only Sutton whose ... Keep reading
In 2026, F1 switches to revised power unit regulations which drop the expensive and complicated MGU-H system and instead put a bigger emphasis on electric power provided by the MGU-K.F1 will also adopt sustainable fuels for the turbocharged V6 engine, which will remain in place as part of a projected 50-50 split between electric and internal combustion power.For 2026,Red Bull and sister team RB ... Keep reading
Reigning British Formula 4 conqueror Louis Sharp grabbed the early ascendancy in the GB3 Championship by taking a win on his debut at last weekend's opening round at Oulton Park.The Rodin Motorsport driver stormed to a double pole in qualifying and converted the first of those into a maiden victory. His only challenge came after the start into Old Hall, with John Bennett trying a move around the ... Keep reading
