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Lewis Hamilton’s father has been named as the “representative” who was in contact with Red Bull. Anthony Hamilton made contact with Christian Horner, a Red Bull spokesperson told the BBC. But Anthony Hamilton is not officially involved in his ...

Who is Frederik Vesti? The Mercedes talent replacing Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi practice today

FIA Formula 2 star Fredrik Vesti will replace Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – but who is he? And why is he driving the W14? As per the regulations, all teams must field a ...

The three teams to bring upgrades to F1 2023’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale

Only three F1 teams have brought new upgrades for this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Aston Martin, AlphaTauri and Alfa Romeo are the only three teams to bring updates to their cars for the Yas Marina season finale. ...

F1 to test automatic rain light system post FP1 in Abu Dhabi

Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23. 27.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Moy / XPB Images The Formula 1 drivers present in FP1 for the Abu ...

Italian cars on show in Tassie hill climb

Photo: Club Motori Italia Tasmanian motor enthusiasts will have a grand opportunity to see popular Italian automotive machinery in action this weekend when the annual CMI Hillclimb returns to the streets of Hobart. Organised by Club Motori Italia, the ...

WorldSBK: Leon Camier: Super concession ‘hasn’t been incorporated yet”

Leon Camier says he’s unsure whether Honda will choose to use super concessions for the 2024 WorldSBK season. Honda used super concessions in both the 2022 and 23 seasons, but have gone in a different direction to BMW who ...

Special Gran Turismo Esports challenge open for entries

Entries are open for an exciting new Esports competition An exciting new Esports competition will take place over the next few weeks via the Motorsport Australia Gran Turismo Esports Challenge, with a special prize on offer. Run in conjunction ...

Jorge Lorenzo recalls Valentino Rossi battle at Valencia title-decider

This weekend’s Valencia title-decider is, infamously, not the first time the championship was up for grabs between an Italian and a Spaniard on the final day. Jorge Lorenzo has compared this year’s battle between Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin ...

Gill to run Junior WRC in 2024

Photos: FIA Rally Star Taylor Gill will compete in the Junior FIA World Rally Championship next year after being selected for the FIA Rally Star Program’s second year. Gill was one of six young talents from around the world ...

Valencia MotoGP: Pedro Acosta: “When they open the garage, you'll see!"

Just 2 years and 8 months after his grand prix debut, Pedro Acosta will ride his first MotoGP laps at Tuesday’s Valencia test. Acosta’s MotoGP future has arguably been a question of ‘when’ not ‘if’ ever since he won ...

Valencia MotoGP: Alex Rins "pain free" but full recovery "9-10 months"

Alex Rins is confident he will finally be able to ride ‘pain free’ during his LCR Honda farewell at this weekend’s Valencia MotoGP. But the Spaniard, switching to Monster Yamaha for 2024, has been told it could take until ...

Valencia MotoGP: Marc Marquez: 2020 comeback my biggest mistake

After 11 years, 59 wins and six world championships, Marc Marquez has plenty of fond memories from his time as a Repsol Honda MotoGP rider. But there have also been some dark moments and on the eve of his final ...

Norris: No guarantee ‘unlucky’ Las Vegas GP crash could be replicated

Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60. 17.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Qualifying Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Coates / XPB Images Lando Norris believes that even if he ...

Christian Horner defiant about Lewis Hamilton Red Bull F1 approach amid conflicting claims and denials

Christian Horner has insisted Lewis Hamilton’s camp did contact Red Bull about possibly driving for the team during the 2024 F1 season. Horner’s bombshell revelation in an interview with the Daily Mail that was published in the build up to this weekend’s ...

41% permanent circuits: The big feature on Formula E’s season 10 calendar

Credit: Simon Galloway courtesy of FIA Formula E Ahead of the season 10 opener in Mexico City next January, Formula E announced the finalised calendar for the 2023/24 campaign, with it being the biggest in the all-electric sport’s history. ...

Verstappen: 2024 F1 calendar unsustainable ‘for the human body’

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing in the FIA Press Conference. 23.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Preparation Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images ...

Valencia MotoGP: Fabio Di Giannantonio: VR46 move “would be an amazing experience…”

Fabio di Giannantonio is on the verge of clinching a deal to salvage his MotoGP career as Luca Marini’s replacement at VR46 Ducati next season. But with Marini’s own Repsol Honda move, in place of Marc Marquez, still to ...

Valencia MotoGP: Jorge Martin: “I don’t have any answers” from Michelin, ‘maybe spoke too much’

Jorge Martin says Michelin have given him no answers as to why his rear tyre was not producing at the Qatar MotoGP. The title contender lost huge points to Francesco Bagnaia as a result and is now staring down ...

Valencia MotoGP: Luca Marini: Repsol Honda? “News will come soon”

With the Valencia MotoGP test now just days away, Luca Marini’s expected Repsol Honda move is still to be officially announced. But, according to the Italian, everything is still on course to replace Marc Marquez in 2024. “News will ...

Valencia MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: ‘Would be great’ to join Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez as back-to-back champion

Francesco Bagnaia says it would be a ‘great goal’ of his to join the likes of Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez in becoming a back-to-back MotoGP champion. Since being introduced to the MotoGP paddock only Rossi and Marquez have ...

Logan Sargeant still in dark over F1 future as Williams deadline looms

Logan Sargeant admits he remains unsure if he has done enough to retain his Williams F1 seat for the 2024 season. The American has endured a difficult up-and-down rookie season that has been overshadowed by several costly crashes, while ...

McLaren adds O’Ward to F1 reserve pool for 2024

The McLaren Formula 1 Team has announced that Pato O’Ward will join the team’s pool of reserve drivers for the 2024 season. The Mexican will perform reserve duties alongside his full-time role driving for Arrow McLaren in it’s IndyCar ...

Leclerc targets 2024 F1 title battle after ‘disappointing’ season

(L to R): Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing in the FIA Press Conference. 23.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Preparation Day. – www.xpbimages.com, ...

Aleix Espargaro: “I’m not a bad person - I apologised to Franco Morbidelli”

Aleix Espargaro revealed that he apologised to Franco Morbidelli for slapping his helmet last week. The Aprilia rider was fined and hit with a grid place penalty after angrily putting his hand on Morbidelli’s helmet during Saturday practice in ...

A farewell to GTE, part one: Aston Martin, BMW and Corvette

Ben Keating (USA) / Nicolas Varrone (ARG) / Nicky Catsburg (NLD) #33 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R. 10.06.2023. FIA World Endurance Championship, Le Mans 24 Hours Race, Le Mans, France, Saturday. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] – Copyright: Price / ...

IndyCar’s Iowa double-header event earns gold sustainability award

Sustainability efforts took place both on and off the track. Photo: Kevin Dejewski The Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend has been awarded a gold certification from the Council for Responsible Sport on account of its sustainable social and environmental practices ...

FIA reveal Abu Dhabi AI trial plans to tackle F1’s track limits trouble

The FIA will trial new Artificial Intelligence technology at this weekend’s F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a bid to better police track limits. F1’s governing body will introduce ‘Computer Vision’ to automatically deal with any suspected track limits infringements ...

George Russell: F1 2023 “a very strange season” with a “huge amount of missed opportunities”

George Russell has conceded that he needs to understand “why there’s been a huge amount of missed opportunities” in F1 2023. Russell has secured eighth in the drivers’ championship with one round to go, well behind teammate Lewis Hamilton, ...

Hamilton denies Red Bull approach: ‘My name makes waves’

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 at a team photograph. 23.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Preparation Day. Lewis Hamilton has denied Christian Horner’s claim that he inquired about ...

Wolff and Vasseur given formal warnings over bad language in Las Vegas

(L to R): Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director and Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal in the FIA Press Conference. 16.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas, Nevada, ...

Lewis Hamilton makes “lonely” jibe at Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner, doubts Max Verstappen ‘wants me as his teammate’

Lewis Hamilton has suggested Christian Horner is “lonely” after rejecting his claims that the Mercedes driver reached out about a 2024 Red Bull F1 seat. In an interview with the Daily Mail in the build-up to this weekend’s season-ending ...

Marc Marquez unveils special Honda tribute helmet for Valencia MotoGP

Marc Marquez will race at the Valencia MotoGP this weekend with a special helmet designed to thank Honda. He explained via social media: “A journey that has become almost a lifetime.”Well… the last one of the season, I present ...

‘Lewis Hamilton versus Max Verstappen in equal machinery would be box-office for F1’

Lewis Hamilton going head-to-head with Max Verstappen in equal machinery would be “box-office” for F1. That is a commonly-held view up and down the F1 paddock, and one shared by ex-driver-turned pundit Anthony Davidson. The prospect of Hamilton and Verstappen ...

Albon: Williams won’t be ‘kicking ourselves’ if it loses P7

Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing. 23.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Preparation Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images Alex Albon says securing seventh in ...

Fernando Alonso hails F1 2023 as his “best season” alongside 2012 title near-miss

Fernando Alonso has hailed F1 2023 as his “best season” alongside his incredible 2012 campaign with Ferrari. Alonso narrowly missed out on the drivers’ championship to Sebastian Vettel at the final race in 2012 even though for the majority ...

Lando Norris unfazed by Aston Martin challenge: “It’s about time they had a better race”

Lando Norris says it’s been only a matter of time before Aston Martin “had a better race” after they closed in on McLaren in the F1 constructors’ championship. Aston Martin reduced McLaren’s advantage in the race for fourth in ...

Dorna CEO delivers update on concessions talks - and reveals who disagreed

An updated concessions rule will be approved this weekend, the Dorna CEO insists. Carmelo Ezpeleto has led negotiations to update the current ruling in order to help Honda and Yamaha, the Japanese manufacturers who have fallen behind the Europeans ...

Verstappen: ‘No point’ discussing Hamilton-Red Bull rumours

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing in the FIA Press Conference. 23.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Preparation Day. Max Verstappen claims he sees “no point” in discussing rumours ...

Fred Vasseur and Toto Wolff summoned over F1 press conference conduct

Ferrari and Mercedes F1 team bosses Fred Vasseur and Toto Wolff have been summoned over their conduct during a press conference at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Vasseur and Wolff each launched passionate rants about the farcical start to ...

Lewis Hamilton on Red Bull approach claim: 'Don't know what Christian Horner is talking about, but he reached out to me'

Lewis Hamilton has denied Christian Horner’s sensational claim that he approached Red Bull about driving for the F1 world champions before committing his future to Mercedes. Red Bull team principal Horner’s stunning revelation that the seven-time world champion had reached ...

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