More than Renault’s F1 trailblazer
Yet his stint at Renault was just one chapter in a long and varied motorsport career that included the design of the chassis in which he took the title at the end of a hard-fought campaign in the 1976 European Formula 2 Championship. Jabouille, who has died aged 80 after a long illness, was an […]
Kirkwood to race GTD Pro Lexus at Sebring and Petit Le Mans
Kirkwood joined Aaron Telitz, Frankie Montecalvo and Parker Thompson in the GTD-class #12 VS Lexus for last month’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, the quartet finishing fifth in class. For Sebring and Petit Le Mans, the open-wheel ace will accompany Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat who, along with Toyota prototype ace Mike Conway, drove Vasser […]
F1 race winner dies aged 80
Yet his stint at Renault was just one chapter in a long and varied motorsport career that included the design of the chassis in which he took the title at the end of a hard-fought campaign in the 1976 European Formula 2 Championship. Jabouille, who has died aged 80 after a long illness, was an […]
Williams 2023 F1 car an «evolution» despite key differences
The Grove-based squad is chasing improved fortunes in 2023 after it finished bottom of the constructors’ championship last season. It has also undergone further management upheaval over the winter, with team principal Jost Capito and technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison departing. While the timing of the change was not ideal, the team’s designers have been able […]
Why MotoGP’s first pre-season test of 2023 will decide Marquez and Honda’s future
As the rider considered by many to be the most influential in the history of the brand, along with Valentino Rossi and Mick Doohan, it’s logical that most of the elements in the Honda revival equation revolve around Marc Marquez. The Spaniard, who will be back on the RC213V after spending the winter preparing physically to […]
Don’t change GTP BoP yet, Filipe Albuquerque urges
Acura got the new GTP era off to a perfect start with a one-two finish for its two new ARX-06 prototypes, with Meyer Shank Racing taking victory in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship opener ahead of Wayne Taylor Racing. While the Honda brand proved itself the class of the field at Daytona, Porsche managed to get […]
Why MotoGP’s first pre-season test of 2023 will decide Marquez and Honda’s future
As the rider considered by many to be the most influential in the history of the brand, along with Valentino Rossi and Mick Doohan, it’s logical that most of the elements in the Honda revival equation revolve around Marc Marquez. The Spaniard, who will be back on the RC213V after spending the winter preparing physically to […]
New social media study shows striking swings in MotoGP’s popularity
The study, conducted by Epsilon Technologies and Far Consulting, tracks the impact of 30,000 social media posts made by riders in MotoGP and the teams from the beginning of January last year until 6 November, when the championship drew to a close in Valencia. In total, the MotoGP spectrum generated more than 378 million impressions, […]
F1 return not on radar despite Ford’s comeback
Ford announced last week that it would be returning to F1 in 2026 through a technical partnership with Red Bull. The deal will see it work with the energy drink giant’s powertrains division for the next generation of power units that will be introduced in 2026, which place a greater focus on electric power and […]