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Sainz keen to ‘maximise’ final year with Ferrari as he jokes he’s ‘still jobless’ for 2025

Formula 1 - Wed, 2024-03-27 16:35
Carlos Sainz is hopeful that he can try to score more podiums and wins during the remainder of his final season with Ferrari, with the Spaniard joking that he is “still jobless” for 2025 despite claiming victory in the Australian Grand Prix.

‘It’s not acceptable’ – Bottas and Zhou urge Kick Sauber to get on top of ‘frustrating’ issue for future races

Formula 1 - Wed, 2024-03-27 16:35
Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu have called on Kick Sauber to make rapid improvements in the pit lane after further problems compromised their efforts at the Australian Grand Prix.

How the Australian Grand Prix is boosting reuse and recycling as F1 embraces the circular economy

Formula 1 - Wed, 2024-03-27 16:35
Almost half a million people attended the 2024 Australian Grand Prix weekend, meaning four days of heavy consumption of energy, resources, goods, food and drink. All of which leave the promoter, and by extension F1, with a sustainability challenge.

Rovanpera: WRC technical overhaul for 2025 “makes no sense”

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 16:28
Last month, the world motorsport governing body released a raft of proposals designed to improve top-level rallying that included widespread changes to technical and sporting regulations.The proposals, which the FIA wishes to ratify in June, include changes to the Rally1 class that will be implemented next year, two years before the end of the agreed homologation cycle. Hybrid power is set to be ...Keep reading

DTM testing limits necessary to prevent 'costs exploding to the moon' - Wittmann

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 16:00
There is a hard cap on the amount of private testing allowed in the DTM this year, with teams not allowed to freely run their GT3 cars outside of race weekends from the beginning of this month.Although the exact details about the restrictions imposed by the ADAC have not been made public, Motorsport.com understands that each team will be permitted five days of testing per driver. Sanctions for any ...Keep reading

Sammy Smith to run several NASCAR Truck races with Spire

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 15:00
Smith, 19, will compete in four races this season in Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet. His first race is April 5 at Martinsville, followed by May 18 at North Wilkesboro, July 19 at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Aug. 26 at the Milwaukee Mile.Smith competes full-time in the Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports, driving its No. 8 Chevrolet. So far this season, he has three top-10 finishes in five ...Keep reading

Red Bull had no F1 tyre advantage at high-graining Melbourne - Stella

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 14:24
An overheating right-rear brake for Max Verstappen, an issue that hobbled him from the start, forced his early retirement as Carlos Sainz led team-mate Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2.McLaren split the strategies of its drivers. Lando Norris was faster late on so allowed to pass Oscar Piastri in a team orders switch at the latter’s home race, as they bagged a 3-4 result.Sergio Perez finished ...Keep reading

Jenson Seelt: Sunderland defender to have knee surgery and miss up to nine months

North East News - Wed, 2024-03-27 13:48
Sunderland defender Jenson Seelt needs an operation to correct a knee injury and faces up to nine months out.

Toyota to deploy suspension update at WRC Safari Rally Kenya

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 13:46
The Japanese brand has proven to be the team to beat in Kenya winning the previous three editions of the Safari Rally, known to be the most gruelling event on the WRC calendar.Toyota outlined the speed and bulletproof reliability of its cars by scoring a 1-2-3-4 lock out in 2022 and 2023 on its way to back-to-back Rally1 constructors’ titles.The reigning champion squad is showing no signs of ...Keep reading

POWER RANKINGS: Which driver earned a perfect score for their Australian Grand Prix weekend?

Formula 1 - Wed, 2024-03-27 13:24
Carlos Sainz delivered a sensational performance to go from a hospital bed to victory at the Australian Grand Prix in the space of two weeks. But which other drivers impressed during the Melbourne weekend? Scroll down to check out the latest Power Rankings leaderboard.

The challenges that await on Formula E’s long-overdue visit to Tokyo

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 13:09
Since Formula E was founded 10 years ago, organisers of the all-electric championship have tried for over a decade to race in Japan’s capital, now the most populous city on earth with a population of more than 37 million.That dream has finally become a reality, and the inaugural Tokyo E-Prix will take place this Saturday around a 1.604-mile circuit in the Tokyo Big Sight area of the city. To say ...Keep reading

Wolff: Mercedes F1 relationship with Verstappen "needs to happen at a certain stage"

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 12:34
When news broke of Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes to join Ferrari for 2025, Verstappen seemed on course to see out his Red Bull contract, which expires at the end of 2028.However, the ongoing controversy surrounding Christian Horner led Verstappen’s father Jos to claim Red Bull would be "torn apart” if the team principal remained in place.As speculation grew over the position of Red ...Keep reading

Dall’Igna calls Bagnaia/Marquez Portugal MotoGP clash “very regrettable”

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 12:05
Gresini Ducati’s Marquez and factory counterpart Bagnaia were battling for fifth in last Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they came to blows two laps from the end.Marquez threw his GP23 up the inside of Bagnaia but ran wide, allowing the latter to try to retake the position, only for both to crash into each other when their lines converged.The crash was deemed a ...Keep reading

Honda opens new UK F1 engine base ahead of Aston Martin partnership

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 11:42
After officially withdrawing from F1 at the end of 2021, having propelled Max Verstappen to his first drivers’ title, Honda has continued to supply engines until the end of 2025 to Red Bull and RB (previously known as AlphaTauri) under its Honda Racing Corporation subsidiary - before Red Bull enters its own powertrain in conjunction with Ford.Read Also:


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Krack: Alonso "would never put anyone in harm's way" amid Australia F1 penalty

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 10:30
Alonso was handed a post-race drive-through, which was converted into a 20-second penalty, for erratic and potentially dangerous driving in the closing stages of the race at Melbourne's Albert Park.While duelling with Mercedes man George Russell, Alonso lifted much earlier in the run up to Turn 6 to get a better exit onto the following DRS straight as he battled to stay ahead against the quicker ...Keep reading

‘We need to improve’ – Alonso rues ‘very difficult’ weekend for Aston Martin in Australia

Formula 1 - Wed, 2024-03-27 10:19
Fernando Alonso has reflected on a “very difficult” weekend at the Australian Grand Prix for the Aston Martin team, with the Spaniard admitting that they had struggled for pace despite ultimately scoring a double-points finish.

Albon concedes Williams ‘paid our price’ for pit stops after just missing out on points in Australia

Formula 1 - Wed, 2024-03-27 10:19
Alex Albon was left “disappointed” following a frustrating race at the Australian Grand Prix, with the Thai driver narrowly missing out on points in P11 amid a challenging weekend for Williams.

Former Haas F1 chief Steiner to be Miami GP ambassador

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 10:01
Steiner served as Haas team chief from its inception in 2016 until last winter, when his contract wasn't renewed after the struggling outfit finished last in the 2023 constructors' championship.But the 58-year-old Italian went straight back into the paddock in Bahrain as an analyst for Sky Germany, and at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix he conducted the top three interviews.Now, Steiner will ...Keep reading

Rins "needs to do something different" to Quartararo on Yamaha MotoGP bike

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 09:18
Rins finished 13th in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, six places behind team-mate Quartararo, in what was his second competitive weekend for Yamaha following his off-season switch from LCR Honda.Although this was a massive improvement from his point-less 16th-place result in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, where the Yamaha package was quite uncompetitive, the Spaniard felt he encountered ...Keep reading

Wolff: Correlation issues, not dogmatism behind Merc F1 struggles

Motorsport - Wed, 2024-03-27 08:43
The 2022 challenger was plagued by porpoising and bouncing while its W14 successor drew complaints from drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell over rear-end handling instability.That prompted Mercedes to change concept for 2024, fully abandoning a size-zero sidepod architecture in the hope of developing a platform that was more predictable and consistent.But the new W15 has also proved ...Keep reading

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