Мотогонщик Карлес Фалькон скончался после аварии на Дакаре
Испанский мотогонщик Карлес Фалькон скончался в результате серьёзных травм, полученных в ходе аварии на втором этапе ралли Дакар-2024. Фалькон был доставлен по воздуху в больницу Аль-Дувадими, где его реанимировали после клинической смерти. Он был транспортирован в отделение интенсивной терапии в Испании был помещен в искусственную кому из-за отека мозга. Также пилот получил травмы позвоночника, ребер, […]
Mercedes W15 ‘feels like a car for the first time in two years’ in F1 sim
Mercedes doubled down on its failed 2022 concept in 2023, which left it unable to bridge the gap with the dominant Red Bull squad as it beat Ferrari to a distant second place in the constructors’ standings. Under technical director James Allison, who returned to the position after taking over from Mike Elliot, the team […]
Дакар, 8-й этап: Сайнс оторвался от Лёба, Аль-Аттия сошёл окончательно
Вторая и заключительная неделя на ралли-марафоне Дакар-2024 в Саудовской Аравии началась достаточно спокойно для топ-фаворитов и обошлась без серьезных перестановок в генеральной классификации. Подводим итоги маршрута Ад-Давадими – Хаиль длиной 458 км… В зачете внедорожников двойную победу на этапе одержала заводская команда Audi. Маттиас Экстрем взял реванш за технический сход накануне и стал быстрейшим, хотя, […]
Red Bull reveals F1 2024 launch date
Red Bull’s launch date is the latest of the dates teams have announced thus far, taking place just six days before winter testing gets underway in Bahrain. It is not yet known whether Red Bull will reveal its actual RB20 car for the 2024 season or whether it will stick to showing its updated colour […]
M-Sport outlines 2024 Puma WRC development plan
The British squad took the covers off its 2024 Puma at last week’s Autosport International before embarking on its first pre-event test of the season ahead of the Monte Carlo curtain raiser (25-28 January) last weekend. M-Sport scored two wins last year, matching rivals Hyundai, after Ott Tanak triumphed in Sweden and Chile, but a […]
Comfort and safety, that’s the great Seat Circuit from Sparco
Comfort, resistance and perfection are what you look for in all kinds of competitions, and when it comes to the toughest race in the world, you have to study to the millimetre which products to use. That’s why the vast majority of participants opt for the line of Sparco, an Italian company based in Volpiano, […]
Spanish rider Falcon dies after Dakar crash
The Catalan, participating in the Dakar for the second time, was involved in an incident a few kilometres from the end of the special stage from Al Henakiyah to Al Duwadimi on 8 January. Falcon, 45, had received immediate assistance before he had to be airlifted to Al Duwadimi hospital for further treatment. Falcón suffered a […]
Piastri on Webber’s hindsight and why answers not tantrums key to F1 progress
Compared to some of his more publicly charismatic compatriots to have raced in F1, Australian rookie Piastri appeared notably guarded whenever he was dealing with the media last season. Rather than reveal any off-track inexperience by over-sharing, being too self-deprecating or ending up in a protracted war of words with a rival driver, Piastri seemed […]
Sainz rebuilds lead as Ekstrom heads Audi 1-2
Following up on his third stage win at this year’s event, Loeb looked set to carve more time out of Sainz’s overall advantage as he led the Spaniard by three minutes, and nearest rival Ekstrom by one minute, entering the final 100km of the Al Duwadimi to Ha’il stage. But on the all-dirt track run […]