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Following the latest meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, it was announced that in the context of hydrogen combustion applications that "development and promotion of solutions based on hydrogen stored in liquid form" would be prioritised over gas storage.No reference was made to fuel cell applications, but this is not understood to indicate that the technology's potential is being discounted ...Keep reading

In a statement, the governing body said the document will soon provide “for the first time a globally consistent reference point to support not only drivers as they develop throughout their careers, but also the race officials and stewards”.It is set to be released in 2025, once it has been presented to the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council body and will be integrated within Appendix L of the ...Keep reading

The Andretti Cadillac bid was approved by the FIA last October, but then rejected in the second stage of the process by F1, which issued a statement explaining its position on 31 January.The content of that statement was subsequently challenged by both Andretti and its partner General Motors.However F1 did leave the door open for a works-backed entry in 2028, by which time Cadillac intends to have ...Keep reading

The WEC hosted its annual two-day pre-season test at the Losail International Circuit on Monday and Tuesday, providing some hints about the competitive picture for the Qatar 1812Km race.The circumstances weren’t exactly usual, with the Prologue having to be delayed by two days due to the late arrival of sea freight amid the geopolitical issues in the Red Sea.Moreover, the schedule was altered ...Keep reading

The start time for the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the only noticeable omission when NBC Sports and IndyCar released the broadcast schedule for the 2024 season last week, revealing only that the race was set to air on NBC and Peacock.Although there are three IndyCar events preceding it, Barber Motorsports Park will be the third points-paying race on this year’s IndyCar Series ...Keep reading

Ferrari junior driver Beganovic is the highest-placed returning driver in F3 this year after ending 2023 in sixth place and has therefore been earmarked as one of the early title favourites.But his rookie campaign ended on somewhat of a sour note as he picked up just two points from the final four outings, seeing him drop out of the battle for second overall.“Finishing sixth last year, there ...Keep reading

Christian Horner has been cleared of allegations made against him by a female employee. Horner has denied any wrongdoing over the matter and Red Bull said the “grievance has been dismissed”.  The team principal of Red Bull had previously dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 driver himself, but moved into team ownership and eventually led one of the most successful F1 teams in recent years. Since ...Keep reading

The Paolo Campinoti-run satellite Ducati team is the last team on the current MotoGP grid to reveal the colours it will race in this year.Pramac comes into the 2024 season as the reigning teams’ champions after celebrating five race wins between Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco.Martin fought for the world championship all the way to the final round of the season, though ultimately missed out to ...Keep reading

The world motorsport governing body has shared its key objectives for the future of the WRC which was presented at today’s World Motor Sport Council.These objectives have been put together following an extensive analysis of the WRC current form carried out by the FIA’s working group that was created in December last year to “evaluate and recommend the future direction of rallying” ...Keep reading

Mercedes has been consistent in saying its W15 is a step forward compared to the recalcitrant W13 and W14 cars with which it opened F1’s latest ground-effect era in 2022 and 2023, but mainly in the sense that its handling is more predictable.As he addressed the media in the Bahrain paddock ahead of this weekend’s season opener, Russell was asked if there was any specific hangover from the ...Keep reading

Following a lengthy probe into the allegations made against him by a female employee, Red Bull has found no evidence of inappropriate behaviour.As Horner travelled to Bahrain for the F1 season-opener, Red Bull issued an official statement explaining that claims of wrongdoing against him had been dismissed.A statement issued by the Red Bull company in Austria said: “The independent investigation ...Keep reading

BMW is undertaking its biggest sportscar racing programme since the V12 LMR last raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1999, when it won the race outright with Yannick Dalmas, Pierluigi Martini and Joachim Winkelhock.But the German manufacturer heads into this weekend’s Qatar 1862km event on the back of a troubled showing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship’s blue riband event in Florida, where the ...Keep reading

McLaren has struggled in the past two editions of the Bahrain Grand Prix following reliability issues in 2022 testing, and a late switch in car philosophy that ensured it was behind in development over 2023.This year has started more favourably with McLaren expected to be in a similar position to where it left off last season, although team principal Andrea Stella explained during testing that the ...Keep reading

The 2022 and 2023 seasons both featured 22 rounds, with the total always playing a key role in the final numbers.However, it was a different mix of races, with the first F1-promoted street event in Las Vegas and the Qatar GP added to the calendar, with France disappearing and the Imola event – which should have been a 23rd race in 2023 – cancelled due to freak weather.Overall year-on-year ...Keep reading

The Mercedes driver was speaking in the pre-event press conference for the 2024 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where Horner is understood to currently be travelling to with the outcome of Red Bull GmbH’s investigation still outstanding.Several F1 stakeholders – including the championship’s commercial rights holder and motorsport’s governing body – have urged Red Bull to quickly ...Keep reading

With Sergio Perez's Red Bull contract expiring at the end of the year, the Mexican's highly coveted seat for 2025 remains up for grabs as part of an intriguing driver market.Unless Red Bull decides to poach a driver from a rival outfit, Ricciardo and Tsunoda are set to be Perez's main competitors for the seat, already being under contract in-house at sister team RB. Read Also:


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The French manufacturer is coming off the back of a challenging first test in Bahrain last week where the new A524 showed itself to be lacking in both handling and pace terms against the opposition.While the team has been open about bracing itself for a tough start, some analysis from the testing data pointed to Alpine actually being slowest of all with how its current car is.Asked ahead of the ...Keep reading

The Italian manufacturer has confirmed that it has not taken any of the so-called evo jokers allowed to manufacturers competing in the Hypercar class ahead of this weekend’s WEC curtain-raiser in Qatar.Ferrari sportscar technical director Ferdinando Cannizzo said: “At the moment we have not used any jokers; we want to exploit the potential of the base car.“Before we apply for any jokers we ...Keep reading

This has in turn contributed to much-improved consistency over a stint, which was the key weakness that hampered the team in races in 2023.Leclerc and team-mate Carlos Sainz struggled for much of the year to maintain consistent form, even with different sets of the same tyre compound.While the situation was improved with car development, Leclerc says that the SF-24 represents a further step ...Keep reading

Toyota has today announced that Rovanpera will pilot one of the three factory Toyota GR Yaris entries at the famous gravel rally next month (28-31 March). Rovanpera will join full-time Toyota team-mates Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.Inclusion on the Kenya entry list means Rovanpera will compete in two consecutive WRC events. The Finn contested the first round of his partial WRC season at Rally ...Keep reading