Porsche hopes 963 engine redesign is approved for Le Mans

Porsche hopes 963 engine redesign is approved for Le Mans

The German manufacturer has revealed that it is working on a new crankshaft for the 4.6-litre, twin-turbo LMDh engine developed out of the normally-aspirated units used in the RS Spyder LMP2 and the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid road car. Urs Kuratle, head of the LMDh project at Porsche, explained that the marque was now waiting […]

Changed Albon will get even better in F1, says Williams boss Vowles

Changed Albon will get even better in F1, says Williams boss Vowles

In a ringing endorsement of the Thai driver who almost single-handedly helped Williams secure seventh in the constructors’ championship last season, Vowles has opened up on the differences he saw in Albon throughout 2023.  And he thinks the way Albon approached the job, with a car that wasn’t consistent in its performance at all tracks, […]

What MotoGP’s 2023 crash stats say about the sprint format

What MotoGP’s 2023 crash stats say about the sprint format

Like them or lump them, sprint races are here to stay in MotoGP. Their introduction may have been sudden and overwhelming, but the primary aim of them was to get more people interested in the series. And a look at the trackside figures for 2023 reveals that was definitely the case. Of the 20 rounds […]

Whisper retains Channel 4 F1 deal until 2026

Whisper retains Channel 4 F1 deal until 2026

It was originally announced in July that Channel 4’s free-to-air contract, which ran to the end of the season, had been extended for another three years. Channel 4’s works in parallel with that of Sky, as it does in other sports such as cricket, but it has its own production team and talent. Despite being […]

A flame of “hope” from the world champion on the Dakar 2024

A flame of “hope” from the world champion on the Dakar 2024

The Dakar Rally is a merciless race, and not even the world champions are spared from all the things and problems that happen day after day. One of them is Oriol Vidal, who co-drives Rokas Baciuska, with whom he is in fourth place in the overall standings in a category as competitive and new as […]

Дакар-2024, 10-й этап: Лёб догоняет Сайнса, Мацик оторвался на 2 часа

Дакар-2024, 10-й этап: Лёб догоняет Сайнса, Мацик оторвался на 2 часа

17 января участники ралли-марафона Дакар-2024 преодолели десятый спецучасток в оазисе Аль-Улу, дистанция которого составила 370 километров. Главных претендентов на победу в категории автомобилей, испанца Карлоса Сайнса и француза Себастьяна Лёба ждал настоящий триллер. Оба пилота столкнулись с различными проблемами, проиграли в итоге от 15 до 20 минут и даже не попали в десятку лучших. Тем […]

WRC champion Rovanpera eyeing 24-hour circuit racing debut

WRC champion Rovanpera eyeing 24-hour circuit racing debut

Rovanpera has declared an interest in taking part in circuit racing events this year after announcing plans to contest a part-time WRC campaign this season to “recharge his batteries”, before making a full-time return in 2025. The 23-year-old double WRC champion revealed at last month’s FIA Prize Gala that he would like to test a […]