HRC USA president David Salters, who is responsible for the ARX-06 program, told Autosport at the season-opening IndyCar round at St. Petersburg last weekend that the reduction of 17kg since the Daytona 24 Hours should give it a better fighting chance on raw pace at Sebring this weekend.The Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura driven by Louis Deletraz, Jordan Taylor, Colton Herta and Jenson ... Keep reading
After more than two decades in the Italian company's marketing department, Grassilli was promoted last winter to replace Paolo Ciabatti, one of the most recognisable members within Ducati.Since then, Grassilli's activity has not ceased. His first public event took place at the beginning of the year, at the presentation of the team at the Madonna di Campiglio resort.Then came the pre-season tests ... Keep reading
At the beginning of February, the ADAC announced McLaren as the seventh manufacturer for 2024, but refused to provide any details about the British manufacturers first proper programme in the series.Now it has been revealed that Dorr Group, the owner of McLarens largest dealer network in Europe, will campaign two 720S GT3 Evos in the category for Clemens Schmid and Ben Dorr.Both cars from ... Keep reading
Fabio Quartararo was the leading Yamaha in last Sundays Qatar GP down in 11thand 17.701 seconds off race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati.Team-mate Alex Rins also struggled, missing the points in 16thon his debut for the Japanese marque.This led to 2021 world champion Quartararo stating that Yamaha is further than ever from its European rivals, despite being one of only ... Keep reading
As someone who loves the sport, it's definitely disappointing to see what's going on right now. It doesn't look good from the outside world. I think it's a really important time for the sport to really show and stick to its values, holding ourselves accountable for our actions.And it's a really pivotal moment for the sport in terms of what we project to the world. How it's handled. And ... Keep rea
PPM claimed victory in both the opening rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the Daytona 24 and the World Endurance Championship in Qatar with its LMDh 963 prototype.But Diuguid warned that its streak could end this Saturday, with the second round of IMSAs so-called 36 Hours of Florida on the former airbase thats renowned as a car breaker."Looking at the first two races of ... Keep reading
Just a few weeks ago it seemed inconceivable that he would leave the dominant team of the ground effects era and potentially hand a championship-winning car to someone else.However the Christian Horner saga has turned the F1 world on its head and exposed tensions within the camp.The full details have yet to emerge, but the picture that is being painted is a simple one. Verstappen doesnt want to ... Keep reading
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The Frenchman says that the 18-year-old should concentrate on his F2 programme and make the most of the Haas FP1 running that he has lined up.Ferrari has no vacancies for the immediate future as Charles Leclercs contract was recently extended, while Lewis Hamilton will join from Mercedes for 2025 on a multi-year deal.Ferrari can potentially place Bearman elsewhere until it has a vacant seat ... Keep reading
The legendary F1 designer has been an integral part of Red Bulls recent success, working in close collaboration with technical director Pierre Wache and his team on the progress with its new RB20 car.Although Newey does not work full-time on the F1 operation, with his chief technical officer role expanding to include other projects, he still devotes a lot of time to ensuring Red Bull hits its ... Keep reading
Kobayashi, 37, became the first Japanese driver to run a Cup race in 20 years when he made his debut at the Indianapolis Road Course last year.He started 28th and finished 33rd after being involved in a few incidents during the event.The 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours overall winner has previously said that it was his lifelong dream to race in NASCAR, even before aiming to compete in F1.As an F1 driver ... Keep reading
Oliver Bearman became the first British driver to start an F1 race for Ferrari in the 21st century at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.The 18-year-old stepped in for Carlos Sainz after he withdrew from the weekend due to appendicitis so, as Ferraris reserve driver, Bearman received the opportunity.Bearman impressed as well, as he finished seventh on his F1 debut at Jeddah Corniche Circuit ... Keep reading
Marc Marquez's move from Honda to the Gresini Ducati team has been the biggest story in MotoGP since it was first mooted last September.The Qatar Grand Prix saw the eight-time grand prix world champion make his long-awaited race debut on the 2023-spec Ducati. And it went about as well as he could have hoped four.Qualifying sixth, Marquez finished fifth in the sprint and fought for the podium in ... Keep reading
When full-time Scuderia driver Carlos Sainz required surgery for appendicitis, team reserve driver and FIA F2 racer Bearman was called upon to partner Charles Leclerc from FP3 onwards.The two-time Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award finalist narrowly missed out on a Q3 appearance in qualifying before lining up in 11th. He finished the Jeddah contest in seventh with Leclerc scoring ... Keep reading
Honda was expected to make a leap in performance after revamping its approach towards MotoGP over the winter, as it began life without its star rider Marc Marquez in the factory Repsol team.But a tough Qatar Grand Prix highlighted the scale of challenge it still faces in order to close the gap to the front, with 2020 champion Joan Mir left to squabble with Fabio Quartararo for 11th as Honda and ... Keep reading
The eight-time grand prix world champion finished fourth in last Sundays grand prix at Losail, having scored a fifth place in the sprint and sixth in qualifying.FEATURE:How Qatar MotoGP debut proved Marquez's Ducati switch is already paying offOver the distance of the grand prix, Marquezs average lap pace on his GP23 was just 0.160s down on dominant race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the ... Keep reading
At the season-opener in Bahrain, Alonso qualified sixth but slipped to ninth behind the Mercedes and McLaren drivers in the race, finishing 74 seconds adrift of winner Max Verstappen.Alonso qualified fourth for the Saudi Arabian GP, but he soon lost a place to Oscar Piastri's McLaren.He then remained in fifth place for the duration of the race, successfully staying in front of the Mercedes of ... Keep reading
Instead, it was the efforts of a driver who was 10 years old when Verstappen made his Formula 1 debut. These are two of the main focuses of this weeks edition of Autosport magazine, out today (14 March).Ollie Bearman thought he was going to be kick-starting his F2 title campaign in Jeddah after qualifying on pole, but ended up being thrust into a Ferrari F1 seat thanks to Carlos Sainz falling ... Keep reading
Pedro Acosta's ninth place finish in Qatar last Sunday does not reflect the rookie's impact on the opening round of the MotoGP world championship or his future with KTM.After a pre-season in which the spotlight was focused on Marc Marquez and his arrival at Gresini Ducati, the debut of reigning Moto2 world champion Pedro Acosta in MotoGP even managed to tip the media balance in his favour.A ... Keep reading
The Swiss outfit has twice been hit by expensive pitstop issues, with Bottas delayed in Bahrain and his team-mate Zhou Guanyu affected in Saudi Arabia.In addition, the C44 is not putting enough energy into its tyres which has compromised one-lap performance in qualifying and also left Bottas struggling on the hard compound during the Jeddah race."I think it needs to be a wake-up call, said ... Keep reading
The German manufacturer has had a challenging start to the 2024 season, with last weekends Saudi Arabian Grand Prix exposing a particular weakness that its new W15 has in high-speed corners.While the squad does not have answers right now as to what is causing the unexplained problem, Wolff has declared that he has total faith in the team getting on top of matters.And, although there is ... Keep reading
If you spend just five minutes with the Solberg family, its virtually impossible not to get wrapped up in the unadulterated and infectious passion they exude for rallying.Rallying is very much a family affair for the Solbergs. Petter made the surname a household one around the world when he and Phil Mills took the famous blue and yellow factory Subaru to the world title in 2003. His wife ... Keep reading
Martin made his MotoGP debut with the factory-supported Pramac Ducati team in 2021 and scored a maiden victory that year at the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria.In 2023, the Spaniard fought for the title with factory Ducati team rival Francesco Bagnaia, ultimately missing out at the final round of the season.Five times a grand prix winner and a 10-time sprint victor, Martin is set to be a major ... Keep reading
It was in the summer of 2019 when Aston Martin first announced its plan to build a Hypercar to the World Endurance Championships LMH rules.The intention was to enter the championship from 2021, but it wont be until next year before the Valkyrie lines up on the grid at the Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours.PLUS: Why the stars have aligned to bring Aston Martin back to the top ... Keep reading
The opening two rounds of the season in Bahrain and Jeddah confirmed what pre-season testing had suggested, as Alpine struggled at the back of the field with the slowest car.In the latter race, from 17th on the grid, Ocon passed Sauber's Valtteri Bottas at the start and, after the safety car period, he ran in the group delayed by Kevin Magnussen which also included Yuki Tsunoda and Alex Albon.Ocon ... Keep reading
