Alpine and Brivio to part ways at the end of 2023
Brivio joined Alpine at the start of the 2021 season as its racing director in F1, having the previous year guided Suzuki to its first MotoGP world championship in 20 years with Joan Mir. The Italian was moved out of the F1 team for the 2022 season, however, to head its young driver programme as […]
McLaren won’t create false expectations for F1 2024 for risk of «violent» reality
McLaren enjoyed a remarkable form turnaround in 2023 after a string of mid-season upgrades turned the MCL60 driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri car into a regular podium contender. The upturn in form, which was the result of a technical restructure implemented by incoming team principal Stella, allowed the Woking squad to overtake Aston […]
Ye leaves Porsche ahead of likely link-up with Ferrari and customer AF WEC drive
The end of the Chinese racer’s contract as a so-called ‘selected driver’ with Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific was revealed on Tuesday. This is expected to be a prelude to an announcement that a driver who raced the Jota Porsche 963 LMDh in the WEC this year will be linking up with Ferrari. His deal with […]
WEC tyre warmer ban remains in place for 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours
A repeat of this year’s U-turn for Le Mans to lift the new-for-2023 WEC rule prohibiting the pre-heating of tyres before they are put on the car was under discussion, series boss Frederic Lequien revealed late last month. But it has now been confirmed that it will remain in place with the publication of the […]
Upsized WTR Andretti squad quickly “gelling” in Daytona test
The organization grew from a one-car outfit to three, adding an additional machine in the topflight GTP category while also branching out with a new entry in the GTD class. In prepping for the 2024 season, which begins with the Rolex 24 At Daytona on January 27, the newly expanded stable pounded the 3.56-mile, 12-turn […]
Al-Attiyah joins Loeb in Dacia’s Dakar Rally line-up for 2025
Earlier this year, the Romanian manufacturer announced plans to compete in the Dakar in 2025 following what labelled as a «test phase» during 2024, when it will enter selected events of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship. Al-Attiyah, who has won the Dakar in 2011, 2015, 2019, 2022 and 2023, will join World Rally legend Loeb […]
Have your say: Vote now for best camera of 2023: Digital Photography Review
Readers’ Choice: Best camera of 2023 We expected 2023 to be an exciting year for cameras, and we weren’t disappointed, with models that included a ground-breaking pro-grade mirrorless camera, affordable full-frame mirrorless options, retro bodies, more video features in more models, and not one but two monochrome cameras. Now it’s time to find out what […]
Have your say: Vote now for prime lens of 2023: Digital Photography Review
Readers’ Choice: Best prime lens of 2023 Prime lenses aren’t what they used to be. Today’s lenses are bigger and more costly than their SLR-era ancestors, and advanced aspheric optics and exotic lens elements allow for designs that would have been impossible in the past. This year’s lenses included updates of camera bag staple fifty […]
Have your say: Vote now for zoom lens of 2023: Digital Photography Review
Readers’ Choice: Best zoom lens of 2023 Zoom lenses continue to evolve, with manufacturers continuously pushing the limits of what’s possible. In 2023, we saw an incredibly diverse collection of zooms that range from ‘second generation’ models meant to improve on old designs, to models that push zoom ranges wider and longer, sometimes with faster […]