Rodin reveals plans of failed F1 bid; committed to female driver
As revealed by Autosport over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, Rodin was one of three new F1 team entries that failed to make it past the final selection round from the FIA to join the grand prix grid from 2025 at the earliest. Their notification means that Andretti Global is now the only squad that […]
Marquez «quite clear» on his MotoGP future decision
With an end to Honda’s current competitive woes nowhere in sight, Marquez has done little to quell talk of a sensational switch to satellite Ducati machinery, which would entail ending his contract with the marque with which he has spent his entire premier-class career. After a disappointing first test with the 2024 prototype Honda at […]
Motorized Tilt / Shift Lens
This Canon patent application delves into the operation of a motorized tilt-shift lens for what appears like the Canon RF mount. Tilt-shift lenses have complicated and fragile mechanics, and removing some of the fiddly nature from these lenses would help in the field if the ergonomics of controlling the lens were fair. From the patent […]
Bagnaia ‘watching videos until 3am’ to understand Ducati MotoGP braking woes
Since the sprint race at the Barcelona round earlier this month, Bagnaia has seen his championship lead whittled down from 66 points to just 13 ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. After crashing out of second last weekend in India, Bagnaia admitted he had been suffering “big problems” with braking in recent […]
Bezzecchi thinks “real” MotoGP title fight in 2023 doesn’t involve him
Reigning world champion Bagnaia has bled points since the Catalan Grand Prix, having started that race with a 66-point lead over Pramac’s Martin. But a crash on lap one of the Catalan GP, which compromised his physical condition for the San Marino GP, and then another Sunday crash in India, has allowed Martin to close […]
Martin ‘thought nobody would see’ open Pramac MotoGP leathers in India
Martin endured an eventful grand prix at the Buddh International Circuit on his way to second, as his leathers opened during the race before he started to suffer from severe dehydration. In the second half of the grand prix, Martin’s Pramac leathers had unzipped partially, but he avoided a penalty for not having his safety […]
Roberto Merhi feels first SUPER GT victory now within reach
Ex-Formula 1 racer Merhi and his team-mate in the #6 Audi R8 LMS GT3, Yoshiaki Katayama, finished third earlier this month at Sugo, equalling the finish they achieved together in the fourth round of the season at Fuji in August. The Spanish driver believes that the team could have come away with its first win […]
Alpine объяснила, почему не ищет нового руководителя команды
Вице-президент Alpine Motorsports Бруно Фамен, который с Гран При Нидерландов стал руководителем заводской команды Alpine в Формуле 1, объяснил, почему он до сих пор не нашёл руководителя на замену уволенному Отмару Сафнауэру. «У меня нет дедлайна, потому что я не хочу находиться под давлением. На данный момент я всё оцениваю и думаю, что изменения, которые […]
Crutchlow “not massively happy» with Yamaha MotoGP development
The three-time MotoGP race winner has been Yamaha’s lead test rider since retiring from full-time competition at the end of the 2020 season. The Japanese marque currently only has three podiums in a difficult 2023 season, while a recent test at Misano failed to produce much in the way of positive feedback from Fabio Quartararo […]