Motorsport

There are no plans to follow the lead set by Porsche in selling cars to independent teams in either series, stated Laura Wontrop Klauser, sportscar racing programme boss at Cadillac parent company General Motors.“It doesn’t make sense to go down that path at this point,” she said.“Customer cars are not happening as of now, but you never use the word definitely in this sport.”The ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman will start from the front of the grid in Jeddah as he attempts to kick life into an F2 championship bid that failed to launch in Bahrain one week ago.Sealing pole position with a 1m42.217s effort, the Prema driver is joined on the front row by Invicta's Kush Maini, who was only denied pole position in Bahrain after damage caused by a kerb strike made his car fail the ride height ...Keep reading

The phenomenon of boiling, twisting vortices being generated by winged F1 machines has been an issue through the generations.But in the championship’s moves to improve its entertainment spectacle, particularly over the last 20 years or so, the desire to clean-up outwash airflow generated by cars to allow following drivers to stay close behind a rival and not slide in the unstable air buffeting ...Keep reading

The new MotoGP season begins this weekend with the Qatar Grand Prix, as Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia embarks on a campaign to defend his title for a second time.America is a major market for MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports, with it welcoming former NBA chief Dan Rossomondo as chief commercial officer last year.In 2024, MotoGP will also feature an American-owned team on the grid, with Trackhouse Racing ...Keep reading

Quartararo has been the subject of much speculation heading into the final year of his contract with Yamaha, with the French rider having repeatedly expressed his frustration about the limited progress on the M1 compared to what European rivals Ducati, KTM and Aprilia have managed with their respective MotoGP bikes.During pre-season testing in Malaysia, Quartararo admitted that he has held ...Keep reading

On Monday of this week, ahead of the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, Ducati announced it had re-signed Bagnaia for two more years beyond 2024.Read Also:


MotoGPDucati announces Bagnaia MotoGP contract extension


It was a move Ducati was keen to secure before the new campaign got under way, not least with the rider market for 2025 set to be chaotic with more contracts up for ...Keep reading

The winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix last week, Verstappen headlined FP1 in Jeddah with a 1m29.659s on the soft compound tyres, taking top spot from Mercedes' George Russell in the process.His time looked ominous, although Alonso got to within 0.2s of the Dutchman's time to split the two Red Bulls at the top of the timing order in the daylight session - like last weekend, in conditions not ...Keep reading

The high-speed venue requires a different aerodynamic configuration than last time out in Bahrain, with lower downforce and reduced drag a key aim.In most instances, the general DNA of the wing’s design is in keeping with what the team used in Bahrain, with a reduction of camber, chord and angle of attack proving to be sufficient alterations to balance each team’s needs.Mercedes, however ...Keep reading

The latest plans for the new Speed Park Track in Qiddiya City were revealed earlier this week, as the venue offered a closer glimpse of some of its ground-breaking concepts.This includes a 20-storey high first corner, known as “The Blade”, that will rise and fall by a massive 108 metres as it soars over a music venue.With Qiddiya set to host the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix once the circuit has ...Keep reading

Horner faced an eight-week-long probe by an independent lawyer appointed by Red Bull after claims of inappropriate behaviour were made against him by a female employee.Following analysis of evidence at the centre of the matter, plus interviews with key figures at the team, Horner was cleared of any wrongdoing on the eve of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.A statement from Red Bull at the time ...Keep reading

Off the back of a near perfect 2023 season, Max Verstappen and Red Bull also dominated the 2024 season's opening race in Bahrain with a heavily revised RB20.Verstappen won last week's race from pole after comfortably building a 22-second gap to team-mate Sergio Perez, with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz another two seconds further back.And while the spectre of another one-sided season looms large, Piastri ...Keep reading

Following his switch from Yamaha over the winter, Morbidelli was preparing for the new season on the Ducati V4 Panigale road bike when he had a big crash at Turn 9, suffering a big blow to his head.The Italian rider had to be taken to a hospital for check-ups, where doctors discovered a small clot had developed in his head.Due to the lengthy recovery period that followed, Morbidelli was forced to ...Keep reading

The American team went through a demoralising 2023 campaign in which Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen couldn't convert reasonable one-lap pace into race results, due to its car eating through the Pirelli tyres on most circuits.Haas never found a solution to raise its performance level and after finishing bottom of the constructors' championship, a result which led to Guenther Steiner's exit as ...Keep reading

Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found their power units running too hot, and from early in the race they were told to adjust engines modes and their driving in an attempt to keep temperatures under control. They eventually finished in fifth and seventh positions.Mercedes customer Williams suffered similar issues, but McLaren and Aston Martin had no problems.Teams adjust their cooling ...Keep reading

While the Jeddah Corniche Circuit is classified as a street track, its fast and flowing nature pushes teams towards a low-drag model more akin to that required for Monza.As such, following the season-opening round in Bahrain, many teams have opted for revised rear and beam wing specifications to improve straight-line efficiency.Notably, Ferrari has chosen to revert to a lower downforce top rear ...Keep reading

The 2024 RC213V has been radically overhauled following a disastrous 2023 campaign, in which Honda finished last in the constructors’ standings, lost Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati, and could manage just two grand prix podiums – albeit one being a win.And while testing showed reasonable steps forward for the new bike, Honda still isn’t closer to being able to battle at the front ...Keep reading

The saga surrounding Christian Horner and his future as team principal at Red Bull has dominated the agenda and grabbed front pages around the world.As the multiple layers of a very complicated story continue to be unwrapped, every time it appears that things are ready to calm down they erupt again.Perhaps the biggest bombshell came after the Bahrain Grand Prix when Jos Verstappen launched a ...Keep reading

However, the Frenchman remains confident that the team can recover in the coming months on the back of a restructuring that has seen a switch to a new system with three technical directors.Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly qualified 19th and 20th in Bahrain, and finished 17th and 18th, beating only the delayed cars of Valtteri Bottas (Sauber) and Logan Sargeant (Williams).After the flag the drivers ...Keep reading

The manufacturer’s logos will appear on the driving suit and MP Motorsport-run car of Emely de Heus.Ford is backing the Red Bull Powertrains power unit that will be used by both the main F1 team and RB from 2026, when the new regulations are introduced.However, its commitment has been called into doubt by the Christian Horner controversy that has dominated the headlines in recent weeks.Ford ...Keep reading

The greatest rider of his generation is now on machinery from the dominant manufacturer. Is Marc Marquez ready to banish his recent struggles for Honda and reclaim his crown? As Orwell once wrote, ‘there’s time for everything except the things worth doing’. In Marquez’s case, the thing worth doing is being competitive again on a MotoGP bike. And time is not something he has infinite ...Keep reading