Stella opens up on ‘honest’ McLaren F1 approach
Stella took over from the Audi-bound Andreas Seidl at the start of 2023 and was praised for steering the team in a different direction, implementing an overhauled technical structure in Woking while also proving to be a candid figurehead for the team towards the general public and the press. Once it became clear McLaren had […]
Evans makes successful WRC test return after injury
Last year’s title runner-up joined up with the Toyota squad for a pre-event asphalt test on Friday ahead of the annual Monte Carlo opener from 25-28 January. The outing was the Welshman’s first since suffering a rib injury caused in a bike accident that forced him to miss the end-of-season FIA prize giving in Baku […]
“Great surprise” to land Jota WEC drive after IndyCar exit
The Briton will join Norman Nato and Will Stevens in Jota’s #12 Porsche 963 as the Hertz-backed operation expands to two Hypercar entries. Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion, will join the #38 crew alongside Phil Hanson and Oliver Rasmussen. Speaking on stage at the Autosport International Show on Saturday, Ilott admitted he […]
“Stung” not to say proper farewell to Haas F1 team
The Italian, who had become a popular figure in F1 throughout his near-decade at Haas having built the team up from scratch, felt that the team needed investment – while Haas wished to maintain the current level of spending but promote efficiency. ANALYSIS: Why Steiner’s departure is a big loss for Haas F1 This led to the […]
Sainz’s Dakar future a question mark as Audi prepares to exit
Although yet to be officially announced, it is widely believed that Audi will pull the plug on its Dakar programme after the 46-edition of the rally-raid ends next week, having made its debut just three years ago in 2022 with RS Q e-tron. Dakar was the last remaining works project for Audi Sport, but it […]
Canon shows of APS-C dual-lens fisheye and stereoscopic lenses at CES
We are just catching up on CES after taking some time away to travel. The big consumer electronics show used to be a big deal when the PowerShot line-up was selling in the millions, we’d usually see a new G camera and a slew of other compact goodies. Those days are long gone. At this […]
Canon Patent Application: Sensor Thermal Expansion
This is a curious patent (Japan Patent Application 2024-002151). When I was quickly culling through the applications my first thought was that it was a curved sensor, but reading more it became a far more curious application. This patent application deals with very small changes that can occur when the camera is heated up or […]