The future TV pundits who ganged up on their F1 team boss
It speaks volumes for the premium Christian Danner puts on honesty that the drivers he immediately considers for his favourite team-mate both were willing to go beyond the racing norm of looking after number one. Just as Alfa Romeo colleague Giancarlo Fisichella didn’t shy away from revealing to Danner the differences between the engines in […]
Toyota “looking good” to retain WRC driver line-up for 2024
The Japanese marque is yet to make any official announcements regarding its plan for next season, with all of its drivers currently out of contract at the end of the year. Toyota’s management had stated its wish to maintain its driver line-up of world champion Kalle Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans, part-time driver Sebastien Ogier and Takamoto […]
Вассёр: Ferrari достигла прогресса, но McLaren проявил его ярче
В 2023 году Ferrari стала единственной командой, кто смог превзойти Red Bull и выиграть Гран При. Но в целом McLaren смотрелся увереннее Скудерии, но это не пугает главу итальянского коллектива Фредерика Вассёра. «У McLaren были огромные проблемы в начале сезона, но люди, возможно, забыли, что они тогда находились на втором ряду стартовой решётки в Испании. […]
Bagnaia can take “deep breath” after solving Ducati MotoGP braking issues
The reigning champion was an encouraging second-fastest on the opening day of the Motegi weekend, only 0.029 seconds shy of pacesetter Brad Binder on the KTM. Both Binder and Bagnaia, as well as third-placed Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro, eclipsed the eight-year-old Motegi lap record that was set by Jorge Lorenzo in FP2. Having arrived in […]
Marquez feels “unlucky” to miss Motegi MotoGP Q2 after yellow flag confusion
Honda rider Marquez had set a lap good enough to make the top 10 in Friday afternoon’s second practice session and thus secure a guaranteed spot in the second part of qualifying, but this was scrubbed for a yellow flag violation. The lap would have been good enough to get him into Q2, but the […]
Binder buoyed after setting Motegi lap record on new KTM chassis
KTM turned heads at the San Marino GP earlier this month when test rider Dani Pedrosa completed the weekend as a wildcard on the new carbon fibre frame. The 31-time MotoGP race winner finished fourth in both the sprint and the grand prix at Misano using the new frame, which was then tested on the […]
Лео Туррини рассказал, с кого Леклер и Сайнс должны взять пример
Авторитетный итальянский журналист Формулы 1 Лео Туррини посоветовал действующим пилотам Ferrari Шарлю Леклеру и Карлосу Сайнсу поучиться у Себастьяна Феттеля отношению к напарникам и команде. Монегаск и испанец несколько раз в этом году высказывали по радио недовольство действиями друг друга. В Австралии Леклера не устроило, что испанец не раздал ему слипстрим, а в Великобритании напарники […]
Honda makes MotoGP technical reshuffle amid Marquez uncertainty
Kokubu has been a mainstay at the Japanese manufacturer for over three decades, having joined Honda in 1986, working on its MotoGP project and even briefly in Formula 1. He did not travel to India last week and is also not present at Motegi for the Japanese Grand Prix, and will most likely be followed […]
Binder tops FP2, Marquez and Quartararo crash
After it made its race debut at the San Marino GP with wildcard Dani Pedrosa, KTM has brought its new carbon fibre chassis to Japan for factory riders Binder and Jack Miller. With the new chassis offering better rear grip on the RC16, Binder used this to maximum effect on the soft rear tyre at […]