Williams and Sauber reveal 2024 F1 launch plans
Within minutes of each other, Williams and Sauber revealed that they will launch their respective 2024 seasons at ceremonies to be held on Monday 5 February. While Sauber has committed to showcasing the C44 in a ceremony in London, Williams has made no such promise and last year used the launch to showcase its new livery, […]
Aston Martin faces «tricky period» as it makes next step in F1
The Silverstone outfit made huge progress in 2023, with Alonso logging eight podiums, including three second places. However, with his team-mate Lance Stroll falling well short of that strike rate, Aston only moved from seventh to fifth in the constructors’ championship. Alonso concedes that the team performed better than he’d expected in his first year, […]
How Bagnaia made MotoGP history in Ducati’s Red Bull-esque 2023
The numbers posted by Ducati in the 2023 MotoGP season knocked down every historical wall its rivals had put up in the past. From 20 rounds, Ducati riders scored 17 wins – the most of any marque in a single campaign. It scored 17 pole positions, 43 podiums in total, managed eight rostrum lockouts and won all […]
Sainz «wouldn’t like to start» the 2024 season without new F1 deal
The contracts of both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are expiring at the end of 2024, with both drivers potentially becoming key players in the 2025 silly season. But with Leclerc expecting to sign a fresh long-term deal at Ferrari soon, Sainz is also hoping to agree to new terms at Maranello this winter […]
2023 DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition winners announced: Digital Photography Review
Photo: UnderwaterCompetition.com This morning, DivePhotoGuide (DPG) announced the winning images in the 2023 edition of its underwater photography competition. Featuring seven categories and entries from thousands of photographers, the competition crowned one Gold winner per category, along with a Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention. ‘Best in Show’ went to Italian photographer Marco Gargiulo, for an […]
Stella singles out «exceptional» Japan F1 podium as Piastri’s 2023 highlight
Piastri delivered one of the most impressive debut seasons in recent years, taking two podiums and a pole-to-flag win in Qatar’s sprint as his McLaren team hit a purple patch of form after the summer break. While still some way off the race performances of his more experienced team-mate Lando Norris, who grabbed six podiums […]
Isotta Hypercar completes first test with Duqueine team ahead of 2024 WEC debut
Drivers Jean-Karl Vernay and Alejandro Garcia completed two days of testing aboard the revived Isotta marque’s Tipo 6 Competizione LMH at Estoril. French outfit Duqueine will enter a single car in the 2024 WEC under the Isotta Fraschini Duqueine Team banner after the manufacturer’s split with originally confirmed partner Vector Sport was announced last month. […]
Toyota selects new WRC junior recruits
The world champion squad has selected two young Japanese rally talents Shotaro Goto and Takumi Matsushita to join the initiative, which aims to promote a young Japanese driver to its WRC team. Toyota began the WRC Challenge programme in 2015, with its biggest success story being Katsuta, who has since progressed to become a regular […]
Canon appears to have discontinued 2 EOS-M lenses
In a move that probably surprises no one but Sam (absolutely everything surprises Sam), Canon appears to have quietly discontinued the Canon EF-M 28mm F3.5, and the EF-M 32mm F1.4. While both products are going through the death throes – the Canon EF-M 28mm F3.5 has most certainly ceased to exist. It appears as if […]