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The ex-grand prix racer was team principal at the Venturi Formula E team before he joined Mercedes at the start of 2023 as its driver development director.Since then, the Belgian has been tasked with looking after Mercedes’ young driver programme alongside Gwen Lagrue.However, beyond those responsibilities, it was thought that d’Ambrosio could eventually form part of Wolff’s long-term ...Keep reading

On Friday it emerged that Marko was under investigation by Red Bull's parent company for alleged leaks to the media relating to the investigation into team boss Christian Horner's behaviour.Marko and Red Bull director Oliver Mintzlaff are set for key talks on the matter on Saturday ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.Marko is at risk of being suspended or even removed from his position, but in ...Keep reading

But beyond the impact of what could be a significant change at the top, the development has shone a spotlight on what now appears to be an all-out-war for control of the squad.For what originally started as the story of an isolated complaint by a female employee against the behaviour of Red Bull boss Christian Horner, has morphed into a fight to the death that could well decide the fate of the F1 ...Keep reading

Bearman was called in after Sainz was ruled out of the rest of the Jeddah event due to appendicitis, with the Spaniard requiring surgery.The 18-year-old had to abandon his Prema F2 seat, having secured pole position for Saturday's feature race, and had only FP3 in which to find his feet before heading into qualifying.He made a strong impression with a confident performance that saw him just miss ...Keep reading

Quartararo was classified a distant 19th in the only dry practice on Friday afternoon, finishing 1.2 seconds off the pace set by Jorge Martin on the Pramac Ducati, as he struggled in low-grip conditions on the 2024-spec Yamaha M1.New team-mate Alex Rins was half a second quicker than him in the same FP1 session, but the Spaniard could only just break inside the top 15 in what was an underwhelming ...Keep reading

That’s the view of Red Bull driver Sergio Perez, but it’s echoed by his F1 peers.It all centres on the 3.84-mile street track having an average speed of 155mph, with the close-proximity walls requiring additional levels of concentration and precision.The circuit is also an anti-clockwise configuration, one of eight on the 2024 schedule, and its comparatively smooth surface means the drivers ...Keep reading

Marko’s future as Red Bull’s motorsport advisor has been thrown into doubt after it emerged in Saudi Arabia that he could face imminent suspension.It comes amid an investigation by the Red Bull energy drinks company into suspicions that Marko may have been involved in the leaking of confidential information to journalists regarding the allegations surrounding team principal Christian ...Keep reading

Red Bull's Max Verstappen will once again start from pole position after topping Friday's qualifying session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.His Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc will line up alongside him in second.Carlos Sainz will sit out the race after getting a surgery done for appendicitis, with his place in the second Ferrari to be taken over by reserve driver Oliver Bearman.As with the Bahrain ...Keep reading

The two 17-year-old upstarts dominated Friday night’s race at Phoenix Raceway – they were the only drivers to lead laps – but it was Sawalich who pulled away to a comfortable lead after the halfway break.On lap 113 of the scheduled 150-lap race, NASCAR was forced to throw a caution for lightning strikes within an 8-mile radius of the track.The race was halted after 115 laps and NASCAR ...Keep reading

During much of last season, Toyotas struggled on shorter tracks, with Hamlin scoring the manufacturer’s only victory on an asphalt track a mile in length or less (fall Bristol).The group, and Hamlin in particular, have had issues finding speed at Phoenix Raceway, which is especially important considering it’s the site of the annual series championship race.That’s why Hamlin – and ...Keep reading

Logano, in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford, topped the speed chart with an average lap speed of 131.166 mph with Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota just behind him at 131.080 mph.Fords have won the first three poles of the season with Logano claiming two of them – the Daytona 500 and last weekend at Las Vegas.Toyota driver Tyler Reddick ended up third quick (131.066 mph) but ended up spinning ...Keep reading

Rosenqvist lapped his Honda-powered MSR machine in 1m00.339s, almost half a second quicker than his rivals after his off-season switch from Arrow McLaren.The rest of the top 10 were covered by less than three tenths, which moved fourth-fastest driver Will Power of Penske to state that “Felix is on another planet out there”.“Kinda surprised,” said Rosenqvist. “We were really good out of ...Keep reading

Running the softer alternate tires, the Swede dropped a stout lap of 1m00.3390s around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit to go top of the leaderboard in the final segment of the session in Friday's practice.The performance by Rosenqvist, who made the switch from Arrow McLaren to MSR over the offseason, was a sizable 0.4722s ahead of former team-mate Pato O’Ward.Deployed on a trial ...Keep reading

Bearman made his full F1 debut in place of the appendicitis-addled Carlos Sainz in Saudi Arabia on Friday, jumping into an SF-24 with only FP3 to prepare ahead of qualifying.He finished 11th in qualifying, knocked out in Q2 by just 0.036 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton.“It's super hard to jump in on a track like this,” Verstappen said of Bearman’s performance on Friday.“And I think what he ...Keep reading

The second practice was shortened from an hour to 45 minutes and the results did not count towards qualifying, following a vote amongst the riders when rain fell heavily before the session.While some were initially concerned if there could be any running at all given how wet the circuit was during a preceding practice in the Moto2 class, the conditions improved significantly enough for MotoGP ...Keep reading

The eight-time grand prix world champion ended Friday’s dry FP1 fourth fastest on the Gresini Ducati and topped the rain-hit FP2.Read Also:


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Marquez enjoyed a strong pre-season on the 2023-spec Ducati but has repeatedly tempered expectations, doing so again after Friday’s Qatar running.While noting ...Keep reading

Hamilton wasn't happy on Thursday and switched to a bigger wing for Friday that gave the car more stability, but cost time on the straights.He progressed through the first two qualifying sessions in 11th and 10th positions, and then took eighth when it mattered in Q3, a place behind team-mate George Russell.He stressed that bouncing was making life particularly difficult in the first part of the ...Keep reading

A championship statement said both Trident drivers "were found to have had an incorrect throttle pedal progressivity map installed prior to the race which was not in compliance with Article 8.2.6 of the Technical Regulations".After passing reversed-grid polesitter Paul Aron, Verschoor survived a safety car restart to beat a fast-closing Hauger and secure his fourth victory in F2 by 0.700s after 20 ...Keep reading

The 19-year-old reigning Moto2 champion made his official MotoGP debut on Friday at the Losail International Circuit with the KTM-backed Tech3 GasGas squad.Leading both sessions at various stages, Acosta was third overall in the dry FP1 and third in the rain-hit second outing to cap off a first day that has generated more hype around the rookie.Ducati’s Bagnaia was not surprised by Acosta’s ...Keep reading

It emerged in Saudi Arabia on Friday that Marko is at risk of being suspended by the energy drinks company amid a fresh investigation into recent leaks to the media.It is understood that the Austrian Red Bull company is looking into how information relating to the confidential investigation into team principal Christian Horner's behaviour was released to journalists during what was supposed to be ...Keep reading