Motoring News

How do F1 teams design and build their cars for a new season, how long does it take, and how ‘new’ is a ‘new F1 car’?

The reigning two-time world champion won Thursday night’s super special and stage two on Friday morning to open up a 5.7s lead over Toyota team-mate heading into stage four where drama struck.In an incident unseen by television cameras, Rovanpera ran wide as snow began to fall in the stage. The 23-year-old clouted a snowbank which resulted in his GR Yaris suffering damage to its radiator.“We ...Keep reading

It was love at first sight for Alex Lynn when he pitched up at Laguna Seca back in the spring of 2022 as part of his maiden and so far only full season in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.“Most drivers know immediately, on your first laps, if you are going to click with a circuit,” says the Brit. “And I loved it straight away.”Lynn’s debut at the 2.24-mile Laguna Seca Raceway came during ...Keep reading

With the Mercedes junior driver having stood out in all the categories he has raced in so far, a stellar rookie season in F2 this year could prove to Wolff that he is ready to make the leap to a Mercedes F1 drive in 2025.But there could be another ‘bold’ scenario playing out for Wolff, in perhaps delivering a short-term solution to fill the gap before Antonelli is realistically properly ready ...Keep reading

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Newcastle United and Bournemouth.

Proton will run the red, white and black colours of new sponsor F.A.T. International on its customer LMDh car this year, bringing back an iconic Porsche paint scheme to the top echelon of sportscar racing.The livery entered the racing folklore in the 1980s and 90s when it used to adorn one of Joest Porsche’s works cars on both sides of the Atlantic, competing in classics such as the Daytona 24 ...Keep reading

The Milton Keynes-based squad raised some eyebrows at the unveiling of its 2024 F1 challenger on Thursday night as it emerged with several concepts that Mercedes has previously used and abandoned.This includes the full-length engine gulleys that are reminiscent of the 2023 Mercedes, plus an extreme version of sidepods that is not totally removed from the zero-pod concept that its German ...Keep reading

England international Callum Wilson has surgery on a pectoral muscle injury and could miss much of the rest of the season.

Starting the day sitting second, Katsuta leapt into an 11.4s rally lead over Hyundai's Esapekka Lappi after a drama-filled stage four, which resulted in Rovanpera and Ott Tanak retiring from the day's action.Overnight leader and reigning world champion Rovanpera, making a return to the WRC in a part-time programme for Toyota, was the victim of a snowbank. His rival Tanak suffered a similar fate ...Keep reading

Anyone expecting Red Bull to have made relatively few changes to the car which last year broke all records of success in F1 history should have known better. The RB20 is a very aggressive looking upgrade, one which departs from the bodywork trends the team initiated back in 2022.

French racer Lola Lovinfosse is returning for a second F1 ACADEMY campaign this season. As part of the milestone partnership agreement between the series and Charlotte Tilbury, the 18-year-old will be getting behind the wheel of the Charlotte Tilbury car operated by Rodin Motorsport.

F1 ACADEMY has today announced a landmark partnership with Charlotte Tilbury that sees the brand become an Official Partner of F1 ACADEMY in 2024.

Once the top dog in MotoGP, Honda has slowly plummeted down the pecking order, ending the last two seasons dead last in the manufacturers' standings.Marc Marquez, the rider with which it built its current empire in MotoGP, broke his contract with HRC at the end of last year to switch to a satellite Ducati, while Alex Rins also left the Japanese marque after a single season to move to ...Keep reading

Motorsport.com’s sister website Motorsport-Total.com understands that efforts are being made to help the five-time DTM race winner secure a comeback in 2024 after a two-year absence.Glock’s former manager Hans-Bernd Kamps, who is co-founder of the Project 1 team, is understood to be behind the plan for the 41-year-old to drive a McLaren 720S GT3 in the series.Glock last raced full-time in the ...Keep reading

As first reported in the Dutch media, unspecified claims have been made against Horner. These are understood to have come from a female employee.Horner denies the accusations and faced a lengthy hearing last Friday as part of an independent investigation launched by the F1 team's parent company Red Bull GmbH.Despite speculation surrounding his future, Horner maintained a significant presence at ...Keep reading

Alan Shearer visits Wallsend Boys Club on Tyneside where he - and many other famous north-east footballers - kicked off their careers.

Rival teams have been offering up their own renditions of the underbite inlet and undercut solution that Red Bull has developed over the last two seasons.But Red Bull has ditched the underbite on the RB20 and has an overbite arrangement instead, with that high panel now forming an extension for the sidepod’s upper surface, while the inlet finds its home down below, married to a very generous ...Keep reading

Manny Singh Kang and his son Jeevan aim to walk from Wolverhampton to Newcastle in under five days.

The report's data shows a rise in children from working families living in poverty.

A CQC inspection finds residents at Addison Court were not safe and at risk of "avoidable harm".