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Nico Mueller’s brief crash course into the complexity of driving Porsche’s 963 car at Sebring

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-03-18 15:35
It’s Friday afternoon of the 12 Hours of Sebring race weekend and Nico Mueller had at this point put 30 laps on the Porsche 963 of JDC Miller Motorsports. Those would be the only laps he’d put on that car before race day as the team prioritized setup for Gianmaria Bruni’s qualifying laps just a couple hours before (9th on the grid for Saturday’s race). The difference was that Mueller was ...Keep reading

Marquez supports eventual rule change allowing injured MotoGP riders to test before comeback

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-03-18 13:25
Marc Marquez is in favour of allowing MotoGP riders to test their current bike before returning from an injury - but does not want the rule to be introduced right now.
During last weekend’s Argentina Grand Prix, Aprilia lodged a special request to allow its star rider Jorge Martin to test his RS-GP before making a comeback from injury.
The reigning world champion has missed the opening two ...Keep reading

Domenicali holds potential F1 Thailand Grand Prix discussions in Bangkok

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-03-18 13:18
Stefano Domenicali has left the door ajar for a future Formula 1 Thailand Grand Prix after seeing “impressive” plans for a street race in Bangkok.
The F1 CEO travelled to the capital of Thailand after the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and ahead of this weekend’s race in China.
Thailand has been keen to land a place on the F1 calendar for some time and previous prime minister ...Keep reading

How the Australian GP proved a good relationship between race engineer and F1 driver is crucial

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-03-18 12:26
The new Ferrari combination of Lewis Hamilton and Riccardo Adami made the airwaves and headlines during and after Formula 1’s 2025 Australian Grand Prix. But they were far from the only new driver/race engineer combo making a high-profile bow in Melbourne.
There was Richard Wood and Liam Lawson at Red Bull, Aston Martin's Andrew Vizard and Fernando Alonso, Josh Peckett and Jack Doohan for ...Keep reading

Five things to watch for at the Chinese Grand Prix

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-03-18 10:31
Will McLaren crush the opposition in China?
McLaren confirmed its status as the clear favourite with what should have been a 1-2 in Melbourne. The changing conditions on Sunday made it difficult to get a good read on the real gap, but the almost four-tenths of a second advantage over Red Bull's Max Verstappen in qualifying tells at least something. One could argue that Albert Park hasn't ...Keep reading

Feeling the effects - the impact of F1 Academy

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-03-18 09:59
Since the first season of F1 Academy in 2023, there has been a notable growth in the involvement of women and girls in motorsport - whether that be in karting, a career within the industry, or just simply as a fan.
Formula 1 is, and always has been, a male dominated championship. There has not been a female driver to regularly contest F1 since Lella Lombardi in 1976, and only five women drivers ...Keep reading

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