Mercedes up to 1.5s per lap slower than Red Bull in F1 race trim
Mercedes endured a torrid 2022 campaign with a car that was crippled by porpoising, but it was confident of unearthing much more potential from an evolution of the same concept. Yet despite eradicating the dreaded bouncing, Mercedes discovered in Bahrain’s season opener that it had not made the progress it had hoped. The Brackley outfit […]
Альбукерке лидирует в первой тренировке WTRAndretti Acura
ГТП Проблемы с электрикой помешали машине WTRAndretti демонстрировать свои способности на трассе, поэтому у Альбукерке было всего 14 кругов, чтобы выполнить работу, но его восьмой круг составил 1 минуту 48,303 секунды по легендарной трассе протяженностью 3,74 мили. Этого ему хватило, чтобы затмить лучшее время Ренгера ван дер Занде на №01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-Series.R […]
Mexico will be most demanding for WRC hybrid unit
This weekend will see Rally1 cars tackle high altitude for the first time courtesy of Mexico’s iconic mountainous stages located as high as 2,800 metres above sea level, which return to the WRC for the first time since 2020. In previous years, the thinner air has reduced internal combustion engine power by as much as […]
Villeneuve «not worried» about getting on pace in Vanwall at Sebring
The French-Canadian, F1 champion with Williams in 1997, admitted that he is still short of laps in the Vanwall-Gibson Vandervell 680 as he prepares for his return to prototype racing in Friday’s Sebring 1000 Miles, but stressed that he just needs time in the car “to figure it all out”. “I’ve always got on the […]
Toyota confident it will be competitive on rough gravel in Mexico WRC
The reigning world champion squad has been working to solve its pace deficit on rough gravel which was highlighted in Sardinia and Greece last yearm, the only events a Toyota failed to score a podium in 2022. Toyota team boss Jari-Matti Latvala says its problems stemmed from the GR Yaris’ suspension, but after a successful […]
DPReview March Madness, round two results and off-the-wall round three voting: Digital Photography Review
Only 4 matches remain and it’s getting weird Round Two of DPReview March Madness is in the books – we had some wild matchups and after much concentration we’ve settled some debates and whittled down the field. The voters have spoken and we now live in a world where 35mm lenses\, smartphone cameras and natural […]
MotoGP’s aero push ‘not good for the show’
Aerodynamic development in MotoGP has accelerated since Ducati turned up to the 2015 season with winglets on its bike. At last weekend’s Portugal pre-season test, Aprilia rolled out a radical Formula 1-inspired aero concept on its RS-GP which featured wings on the front fork behind its main front aero fairing, strakes on the swingarm and […]
Фредерик Вассёр: Проблемы начнутся, когда Леклер будет доволен своим с
На Гран При Бахрейна Шарль Леклер сошёл из-за технических проблем, а на Гран При Саудовской Аравии монегаск потеряет десять позиций на старте. Несмотря на это, пилот сохраняет оптимизм и мотивацию, считает глава Скудерии Фредерик Вассёр. «Этот штраф в Джидде — нехорошая новость, но и не конец сезона. Давайте посмотрим, как всё сложится и каким может […]
Why the WEC's eagerly-anticipated new era is unmissable
This is it! The start! It wasn’t the Daytona 24 Hours in January any more than it was the Spa 6 Hours nearly two years ago. The much-heralded golden era of sportscar racing finally begins with this week’s opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Sebring.There have been Le Mans Hypercars racing since the […]