After the standard 2022 tyres suffered with blistering at the pre-season test at Mandalika in February, Michelin elected to bring a stiffer tyre carcass that hadn’t been used since 2018 to better cope with the extreme heat in Indonesia. Having topped the February test, Honda was the worst affected by the carcass change as its
Although this first test was run in great secrecy, with the current 2.2 litre engine’s alternator in place of the spec hybrid component from Mahle, both companies said they welcomed the chance to at least run their respective internal combustion engine [ICE] element of the 2024 IndyCar powertrain. The two-day test was extended to a
Gasly has been backed by Red Bull through the majority of his racing career, and graduated to F1 with its sister team, Toro Rosso, at the end of 2017. The Frenchman was promoted to the senior Red Bull Racing operation for 2019, only to be demoted back to Toro Rosso just 12 races into the
8:47 AM ET Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton spoke about his mental and emotional struggles, saying in a social media post on Thursday that it was “hard some days to stay positive.” The 37-year-old Briton assured fans on Instagram that they were not alone. “It’s been such a tough year already with everything
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MotoGP is making its first visit to Argentina since 2019, after the last two years’ events were forced to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Five cargo flights were sent from Lombok in Indonesia to take freight from the country following the second round of the 2022 campaign to Tucuman in Argentina, where it
Mechanical issues with two flights containing MotoGP paddock cargo from Indonesia have caused major delays in a number of teams receiving freight for this weekend’s race at Termas de Rio Hondo. One cargo plane remains grounded in Kenya and a replacement engine valve is on its way, with the hopes that the flight can take
Not for the first time, many of us made pre-season predictions of Andretti Autosport fighting for the championship. “It will be a shock if [Colton] Herta isn’t in title contention come September’s finale at Laguna Seca,” this writer wrote in February and, in time, that form may emerge. But right now, after two rounds, Herta
That’s why, in the latest list of our ‘Top 10 drivers’ series, we’ve extended the remit beyond Formula 1 to include all grand prix racing, which kicked off with the 1906 French GP near Le Mans. For our selection we’ve considered the success the drivers scored with Mercedes, the impact they had on the team
9:18 AM ET Audi and Porsche owner Volkswagen is likely to give the green light for the two brands to make their entry into motor racing’s Formula One at a meeting next week, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. “We will hopefully be able to communicate our intention to enter into Formula
Formula 1 will be heading to Las Vegas next year after announcing plans for a new grand prix to join the calendar on Wednesday night. Las Vegas is the latest addition to the ever-growing F1 calendar, and becomes the third grand prix to take place in the United States as of next year. It is
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel tested positive in the days leading up to the Bahrain season-opener, ruling him out of the race weekend and prompting Aston Martin to draft in Nico Hulkenberg as his replacement. Vettel failed to return a negative test in time for him to take part in the second race of the
11:30 AM ET Formula One cars will race under the lights down the Las Vegas strip in 2023 as part of a new event on the championship calendar, joining Austin and Miami as U.S. host venues. Las Vegas will hosts its event on a Saturday night in November, a rarity in an F1 calendar featuring
The M-Sport Ford driver has announced plans to pilot a Ford Fiesta Rally2 on the Italian asphalt rally, an event he’s won twice in 2019 and 2021, driving Skoda and Hyundai R5 machinery respectively. Rally Sanremo will host the second round of the Italian Rally Championship but has a rich history in the WRC, having
After losing his Mercedes drive to George Russell, Bottas had a choice between Alfa Romeo and Williams for this year, and he eventually opted for the Swiss-based team. In Bahrain he qualified and finished sixth, and then in Saudi Arabia last weekend he qualified eighth and was ahead of eventual sixth place finisher Esteban Ocon
5:06 AM ET Former motor sport boss Max Mosley died of a gunshot wound in the bedroom of his London home last May after being told his cancer was terminal, an inquest heard on Tuesday. His family had said at the time that the 81-year-old, who was one of the most influential figures in F1
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The arrival of the Miami International Autodrome means that the 2022 season will be the first F1 campaign to have two races in North America since 1984. Michael Andretti also hopes to enter F1 with his own American team, to join Haas, but the other piece of the jigsaw would surely be an American driver.
The six-time MotoGP world champion suffered a violent accident during the warm-up session on the Sunday of the Indonesian GP, when the rear of his Honda let go through the fast Turn 7 right-hander. He was thrown from his bike and landed heavily on his right side, with Marquez suffering a concussion in the
Alfa Romeo driver Zhou qualified 13th on Saturday in Jeddah, only to drop all the way to the back of the field on the opening lap after anti-stall was triggered on his car following contact with Daniel Ricciardo at Turn 1. It left Zhou five seconds adrift of the pack in 20th place, and although
11:42 AM ET The all-female W Series will have 10 races on the Formula support schedule this season, two more than originally scheduled, after announcing on Wednesday opening and closing double-headers in Miami in May and Mexico in October. This year will be the series’ third season, with Britain’s Jamie Chadwick chasing her third crown
The scheme was first set up in 2018, run by Tolman Motorsport, and gave young drivers access to professional coaches as well as a salary to race McLaren’s 570S GT4. Charlie Fagg and Michael O’Brien were just two points shy of winning the 2018 GT4 title, James Dorlin and Josh Smith were among the most
The Red Bull Ring returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2016 and already came under fire for its safety, with a number of riders not happy with the proximity of barriers to the track and the lack of gravel in some areas. The latter was rectified for the following year, though the main problem area
In Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc fought out a gripping battle, which culminated in the final 10 laps when Verstappen started attacking Leclerc for the lead. Realising the power of the DRS on Jeddah’s long city streets, Leclerc purposefully started easing off the throttle
The Northern Irishman led the way in both the morning and afternoon sessions at the wheel of his West Surrey Racing-run 330e M Sport on the squad’s first full day of track-testing with the Cosworth-developed hybrid system, following a shakedown the previous day at the MIRA proving ground. Fog meant a delayed start to the
The Argentine GP will take place at Termas de Rio Hondo, which first featured on the calendar back in 2014, but has been absent since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MotoGP had hoped to stage the Argentina race last year, but had to scrap it due to ongoing travel disruptions brought about by the
Westminster Coroner’s Court has heard that former FIA president Max Mosley died last May from “significant injuries consistent with a gunshot wound”. The 81-year-old, who presided over the FIA from October 1993 to October 2009, was found dead at his home in London on 23 May 2021. British media has reported that Westminster Coroner’s Court
Following the missile strike on an Aramco oil facility less than 10 miles away from the circuit during opening practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, F1 held talks with all 20 drivers to assure them of their safety for the rest of the weekend. But following their usual pre-race briefing in Jeddah, the drivers