What next for Sainz after Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 switch bombshell?

The revelation that Lewis Hamilton will depart Mercedes for Ferrari, which announced a new multi-year deal for Charles Leclerc only last Thursday, necessarily means there is no room for Scuderia incumbent Carlos Sainz beyond the expiration of his current 2024 Formula 1 deal. Sainz made plain that he wanted his future to be secured before […]
Porsche had enough fuel to go full distance in curtailed Daytona 24 Hours

An officiating error by IMSA led to the chequered flag being shown one lap early, but the mistake almost certainly had no bearing on the result as Felipe Nasr, Matt Campbell, Dane Cameron and Josef Newgarden took victory for Porsche Penske Motorsport even though the car was short-fuelled at its final pitstop. Raul Prados, lead […]
Review recap: What we put to the test in January 2024: Digital Photography Review

Photo: Richard Butler After getting a new lease on life in 2023, we here at DPReview are making up for lost time and getting the throttle back up to max. Here’s a recap of the reviews and testing we’ve done this year so far, with more (and more and more) to come as the year […]
Mercedes reveals 19-driver factory roster for GT racing in 2024

Although it hasn’t signed a like-for-like replacement for its previous star Raffaele Marciello, who has switched to rival brand BMW, multiple new names will campaign the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in factory capacity across a wide variety of championships this year. Supercars star David Reynolds is the most notable name to step up to the factory roster, […]
Hyundai to provide WRC car more tailored to Tanak in Sweden

Tanak and team-mates Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen all suffered from a throttle mapping issues on their i20 Ns during the first two stages of the Monte Carlo Rally last Thursday. While the problem was quickly rectified for Neuville and Mikkelsen, Tanak continued to struggle with the anti-lag system on his i20 N throughout the […]
Was F1’s assessment of Andretti’s shortcomings fair?

FOM’s statement on Wednesday afternoon was as detailed as it was blunt about what it felt were the Andretti Cadillac bid’s shortcomings. It felt there was little chance Michael Andretti’s team would reach an acceptable level, in which case it didn’t see any added commercial value in having it on the grid, famous name or […]
Andretti “strongly disagrees” with F1 statement on rejected entry

However it stopped short of saying what the project’s next step will be, other than indicating its “work continues at pace”. With support from General Motors, Andretti was ready to enter the F1 world championship as early as 2025, initially using a Renault customer engine before switching to a Cadillac unit in 2028. The team’s […]