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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has sensationally suggested he would be willing to bring Michael Masi back to F1. Masi was the F1 race director who oversaw the controversial end to the 2021 world championship at that year’s Abu ...

Isotta Fraschini partners with Duqueine after Vector Sport split

Credit: Isotta Fraschini via X formerly known as Twitter (@IFautomobili) Isotta Fraschini will partner with Duqueine for their debut FIA World Endurance Championship season with the Tipo 6 Le Mans Hypercar, after being unable to continue their partnership with ...

WTRAndretti enlists Harrison for Daytona 24, Doyle set for Endurance Cup debut

Credit: LAT Images / Copyright: © 2023 Michael L. Levitt Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti has finalised their driver line-up for their #45 GTD Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, adding Graham Doyle as the Endurance Cup driver and Ashton Harrison ...

Valencia MotoGP: Gigi Dall’Igna ‘curious to hear’ Marc Marquez comments

Gigi Dall’igna admits he’s ‘curious’ to hear from Marc Marquez as the Spaniard has adapted swimmingly to the Ducati MotoGP bike. Marquez has been nothing short of brilliant so far in the Valencia MotoGP test, topping the times shortly ...

Helmut Marko sends Max Verstappen warning: ‘He hasn’t reached his peak yet’

Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko believes the best is yet to come from Max Verstappen in F1. Verstappen enjoyed a legendary 2023 campaign, winning 19 of the 22 races in F1 2023. His dominant season allowed him to move ...

Ocon heads F1 post-season testing in Abu Dhabi

Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. 28.11.2023. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon set the pace during post-season testing at Yas Marina as Formula 1 running for 2023 came to a close ...

Delays, mysterious crash and Esteban Ocon fastest: What happened in F1’s post-season Abu Dhabi test?

Esteban Ocon topped the timesheets in F1’s post-season test on the final day of track running for 2023 in Abu Dhabi. The Alpine driver ended the day – which featured a combined Pirelli tyre and young driver test – ...

2023 F1 Abu Dhabi Post-Season Test - End of Day Results

End-of-day results from Tuesday’s post-season F1 test in Abu Dhabi. 2023 F1 post-season Abu Dhabi test Pos Driver Nat. Team Time 1 Esteban Ocon FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m24.393s 2 Pato O’Ward MEX McLaren F1 Team 1m24.662s 3 ...

Albon: Williams did the ‘bare minimum’ to secure P7 in 2023

Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing with James Urwin (GBR) Williams Racing Race Engineer on the grid. 26.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Race Day. Alex Albon admits that the ...

Valencia MotoGP Test: Ducati: “No surprise” Marc Marquez had a smile on his face

Marc Marquez’s reaction to his first laps on a Ducati MotoGP bike is sure to be one of the standout moments of today’s Valencia test. Parking his black and red GP23 at the Gresini garage at the end of ...

2023 Valencia MotoGP Test Results, Ricardo Tormo

Lap times as of 2pm during Tuesday’s post-season MotoGP test at Valencia where Marc Marquez, Luca Marini, Alex Rins, Johann Zarco, Franco Morbidelli, Fabio di Giannantonio and rookie Pedro Acosta are riding with their new teams. Marc Marquez was seen smiling ...

Sargeant reveals Abu Dhabi strategy to hold up AlphaTauri

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45. 26.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Race Day. Logan Sargeant has revealed that Williams compromised his strategy in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ...

Formula E announce new Berlin E-Prix track layout

Credit: Simon Galloway courtesy of FIA Formula E Ahead of next season’s Berlin E-Prix double-header, Formula E have announced that a new track layout will be used at the iconic Tempelhof Airport. The German capital is the only city ...

Valencia MotoGP: Pramac boss: “This is just 1-0 Ducati, next season could be 1-1”

Pramac Ducati team manager Gino Borsoi says Ducati were completely fair in the 2023 MotoGP title fight. Borsoi saw his rider Jorge Martin come off second best against Francesco Bagnaia in the 2023 title chase, however, he has revealed ...

Ricciardo: Qualifying ‘Achilles’ heel’ prevented Abu Dhabi points

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri AT04 leaves the pits. 25.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Qualifying Day. Daniel Ricciardo admits that qualifying has been an “Achilles’ heel” since his Formula ...

MotoGP announces new Concession system for 2024, boost for Yamaha and Honda

MotoGP’s long-rumoured revised system of technical Concessions has been announced. The previous Concessions system was effectively redundant once Aprilia achieved enough podium results to join the other factories on the same technical rules at the start of this season. But ...

Mercedes investigating failure after George Russell crash ends his Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

Mercedes are investigating a suspected component failure that led to George Russell crashing in the Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test. Russell caused a red flag when he crashed at Turn 6 in the morning of the final day of F1 ...

Alex Albon dispels Max Verstappen myth: “People say the car is built around him”

Alex Albon has provided some interesting insight into why Max Verstappen is able to dominate his F1 teammates. Albon spent 18 months alongside Verstappen at Red Bull, struggling to get close to the ever-impressive Dutchman. The current Williams man ...

Mercedes investigating failure after George Russell crash disrupts Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

Frijns reveals ‘worst case scenario’ amid Berlin/Spa clash

Credit: Malcolm Griffiths courtesy of FIA Formula E Robin Frijns has expressed his frustration at Formula E’s Berlin E-Prix clashing with the World Endurance Championship’s (WEC) 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, something several drivers wanted to be avoided. A noticeable ...

Miyata to make F2 switch for 2024 with Rodin Carlin, partners Maloney

Credit: Own Archive, Japan Race Promotion (JRP) Rodin Carlin has announced that Japanese driver Ritomo Miyata will complete the switch to Formula 2 for the team next year, partnering with Zane Maloney. Toyota confirmed earlier this week that Miyata ...

Pierre Gasly blames Lewis Hamilton for damage that wrecked his F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Pierre Gasly has put the blame squarely on Lewis Hamilton for wrecking his F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after the pair made contact. Gasly and Hamilton came to blows when the Alpine driver, who was running ahead and inside the ...

F1 boss Stefano Domenicali gives Andretti update: “We don’t feel any pressure…”

F1 boss Stefano Domenicali says he doesn’t “feel any pressure” to make a decision on Andretti’s bid to join the grid as the 11th team. Andretti’s application was accepted by the FIA – F1’s governing body – after making it ...

2023 Valencia MotoGP Test, Ricardo Tormo - 10am Results

Results from the first hour of MotoGP testing at Valencia, as several riders jump aboard their new machines. Luca Marini, Franco Morbidelli, Alex Rins and Pedro Acosta have all jumped aboard the new MotoGP bikes for the first time. ...

Valencia MotoGP: Alberto Puig: Luca Marini ‘approached us, there were not many options’

Alberto Puig says Luca Marini was one of the first riders to approach Repsol Honda over its vacant 2024 MotoGP seat. Marini, who has already made his Honda debut during this morning’s Valencia test, quickly became the favourite when ...

Martin Brundle shares honest advice for Max Verstappen, puzzled by F1 ‘villain’ image

Martin Brundle has advised F1 world champion Max Verstappen to be more diplomatic and balanced with his opinions about the sport. Aside from his incredible on-track success in 2023, Verstappen was a vocal critic of both the F1 sprint ...

Alonso: Aston Martin deserved better than fifth in F1 standings

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team on the grid. 26.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Race Day Fernando Alonso says he is “hurt” by Aston Martin’s failure to ...

Toto Wolff: Mercedes changing “almost every component” with 2024 F1 car

Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes will be changing “almost every component” for their 2024 F1 car in a bid to return to winning ways. After enduring their first winless campaign since 2011, Mercedes will introduce an entirely new car concept ...

Red Bull-AlphaTauri F1 ties a ‘long way away from a pink Mercedes’, insists Christian Horner

Christian Horner insists the relationship between Red Bull and AlphaTauri is “an awfully long way away from a pink Mercedes” amid scrutiny over closer ties between the two F1 teams. As part of a major shake-up at AlphaTauri that ...

Valencia MotoGP: Fabio Di Giannantonio: “Incredible opportunity to learn from Valentino Rossi”

Fabio Di Giannantonio says joining Mooney VR46 will allow him to learn from seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi. Di Giannantonio, who came close to a second MotoGP victory in a week, secured his move to Mooney VR46 following the ...

Crawford moves to DAMS, Hadjar and Marti join Campos

Isack Hadjar (FRA) Red Bull Junior Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Thursday 21st September 2023. Suzuka, Japan. Jak Crawford will move to DAMS for the 2024 Formula 2 season while Red Bull juniors Isack ...

Vasseur: Sainz Abu Dhabi strategy risk dictated by slow pace

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23 makes a pit stop. 26.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Race Day. Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur admits Carlos Sainz’s strategy risk in ...

Island Magic proves major success once again

Photos: Revved Photography One of Phillip Island Auto Racing Club’s (PIARC) most popular calendar events returned over the weekend, with a number of exciting categories uniting for the 2023 Island Magic. Held at the famous Phillip Island Grand Prix ...

Challenge Bathurst shines in wet Mount Panorama

Photo: Challenge Bathurst Photos The world-famous Mount Panorama Circuit opened its doors to eager Australian drivers last weekend for the annual Challenge Bathurst event. Designed to give experienced drivers a rare opportunity to tackle one of Australia’s, if not ...

Marc Marquez asked how many Ducatis he’ll dominate at today’s Valencia test

Marc Marquez insists he will not worry if the postseason Valencia test “goes wrong”. There is plenty of intrigue over today’s test, the first time that Marquez will ride a Ducati, the next phase of one of MotoGP’s biggest-ever ...

Morley takes out WA Speed Series title with dominant double win

Photos: Graeme Howie Peter Morley has sewn up the 2023 Motorsport Australia WA State Speed Series title after a dominant display on what was an extremely hot weekend. The series wrapped up the 2023 season with a double round ...

Hybrid implementation could lure third OEM to IndyCar – Miles

Honda is one of two engine manufacturers for IndyCar. Photo: Kevin Dejewski Mark Miles, President and CEO of Penske Entertainment Corp., has stated his belief that a successful implementation of IndyCar’s hybrid system could help to lure additional engine ...

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