Hamilton would have gone straight if he didn’t hit me in F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Hamilton would have gone straight if he didn’t hit me in F1 Abu Dhabi GP

The pair made contact early in the race, leaving Gasly with diffuser damage that cost him downforce and lap time. The FIA stewards looked at the incident, but opted to take no action. Explaining their decision they noted: “Car 10 locked its front right tyre into Turn 6 resulting in that car approaching the turn […]

McLaren on right track for F1 2024 challenge

McLaren on right track for F1 2024 challenge

McLaren missed its winter development targets and started the campaign poorly, with neither driver scoring a point in the first two races. But led by a three-stage car upgrade phased in from the Austrian Grand Prix, the team emerged as the second-fastest outfit behind runaway constructors’ champion Red Bull. PLUS: How McLaren revamped its F1 […]

Grosjean buoyed by “impressive” Lamborghini LMDh test form

Grosjean buoyed by “impressive” Lamborghini LMDh test form

Italian manufacturer Lamborghini is preparing for the biggest programme in its sportscar racing history, having never previously fielded a prototype like the Ligier-chassised SC63 machine.  But the project received a major setback just a few weeks into the start of testing, when Bortolotti crashed the car heavily at Paul Ricard, rendering heavy damage to the […]

Sony Announces Custom Gridline License Available for Alpha Camera Bodies

Sony Announces Custom Gridline License Available for Alpha Camera Bodies

SAN DIEGO – Nov. 28, 2023. Today, Sony Electronics announces a new custom gridline license planned for the Alpha 7 IVi in March 2024 onward, and more camera bodiesii in the future. The new license offers the ability to import up to 4 customized original gridlines. The gridlines can be displayed on EVF (electronic viewfinder) and LCD […]

How long is an F1 race? Laps, time, distance and more explained

How long is an F1 race? Laps, time, distance and more explained

Formula 1 fans will notice that every grand prix lasts both a different number of laps and length of time, which makes it unlike some other motor racing categories in the world. This is because the series runs to a specific distance rather than amount of time — like the Le Mans 24 Hours, 12 […]

WEC’s tyre warmer ban may be lifted at Le Mans again in 2024

WEC’s tyre warmer ban may be lifted at Le Mans again in 2024

WEC boss Frederic Lequien has revealed that the prohibition on pre-heating tyres in the pits before they are put on the car is under review on safety grounds for the double-points round of the series in June. It follows the reversal of the ban introduced for environmental reasons at the start of 2023 season on […]

The factors that show Marquez’s Ducati MotoGP debut was a genuine success

The factors that show Marquez’s Ducati MotoGP debut was a genuine success

It’s a little after 11am on Tuesday morning of 28 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The media mass is assembled outside of the Gresini Racing garage, and has been for well over an hour – hands frozen, faces beaten by a biting wind underneath a cold and overcast sky. Technically, this is the beginning […]

Valencia first time Honda ‘brought something that worked’ to MotoGP test

Valencia first time Honda ‘brought something that worked’ to MotoGP test

The 2020 world champion said Honda “needed a bit more help” after September’s Misano test, at which Marc Marquez admitted the team was “still far” from where it needed to be. But speaking after Tuesday’s test, Mir was visibly pleased with the progress made, and said the bike “seems to be working better.” He also […]