“Number one” start in F1 field led to Brazil crash
Albon was determined to quickly get past the Haas drivers, who were immediately ahead of him on the grid, because he expected them to be slow in the race. After his good start Albon was trying to pass Hulkenberg on the right when the German found himself squeezed by Magnussen on his left, and contact […]
Fourmaux hopeful Rally2 success will boost 2024 WRC Rally1 bid
Fourmaux’s triumph in the penultimate round of the WRC season is the latest of a string of impressive displays from the Frenchman this year, which also includes a maiden British Rally Championship title. After a turbulent 2022 littered with high-profile crashes, M-Sport moved Fourmaux from its Rally1 operation to head up its Rally2 squad. The […]
Hartley, Herta join WTR/Andretti for 2024 IMSA enduros
Hartley, who clinched his fourth World Endurance Championship title last weekend in Bahrain, will team up with Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor in WTRAndretti’s #10 Acura ARX-06, while Herta will slot in beside Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor in the team’s second GTP entry next year. Both Hartley and Herta will get to compete in […]
Sony announces a9 III: World’s first full-frame global shutter camera: Digital Photography Review
Sony a9 III Sony has announced the Alpha 9 Mark III, the world’s first full-frame camera with a global shutter. It can shoot at 120 fps with no blackout and a maximum shutter speed of 1/80,000 sec. It’s a 24.6MP camera that Sony says doesn’t compromise on ISO performance or dynamic range. The global shutter […]
Brawn release date, cast and history
A new Formula 1 documentary is set to land on Disney+ later this month, with fans eagerly anticipating a look behind the scenes of the iconic 2009 F1 team. Brawn: The Impossible F1 Story is a four-part series that will look at the history of the Brawn team after Ross Brawn saved the former Honda […]
WEC delays plans to expand full-season grid to 40 cars
Series organisers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest outlined their idea to maintain the size of the entry at 2023 levels over the course of last weekend’s Bahrain WEC season finale, while insisting that they are still working on an expansion. WEC boss Frederic Lequien described 37 cars, the same number as this […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain
The Bahrain 8 Hours saw Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa enjoy an easy run from pole position to win the 2023 Hypercar title in the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. The sister #7 car shared by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, which came to the weekend with four wins out of […]
Ferrari ‘proud’ of Bahrain WEC podium with third-best car
The Italian manufacturer closed out its first season in the Hypercar class with a third-place result in the Bahrain 8 Hours, with the #50 499P of Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen securing the best-of-the-rest spot behind the dominant Toyota GR010 HYBRID LMH cars. Ferrari didn’t have the speed to keep up with the […]
Winning WEC LMP2 title “brings back smile” after Le Mans defeats
WRT trio Kubica, Louis Deletraz and Rui Andrade were crowned the WEC’s last-ever LMP2 champions with victory in Saturday’s Bahrain finale, beating Inter Europol’s Albert Costa, Fabio Scherer and Jakub Smiechowski by an astonishing 59 points in the final tally. Kubica feels his WEC title success goes a long way in making up for his […]