Lapierre “perfect teacher” for Schumacher’s WEC introduction
Sinault described Lapierre, who has 16 Le Mans 24 Hours starts to his name, as the “perfect teacher” for Schumacher in the line-up in the #36 Alpine A424 LMDh completed by Matthieu Vaxiviere. “It is clear we made this decision [for Schumacher] to be ready as soon as possible,” said Sinault, whose Signatech team has […]
Renault says Andretti talks will only resume once it gains entry
The French manufacturer originally had a pre-contract with Andretti for a supply of power units when it first looked at making it onto the grid. However, that deal lapsed last year and there is currently no formal arrangement with Andretti while it ponders its next steps following FOM’s rejections of its plans last week. It […]
Alpine braced for tough start to F1 2024 after car concept change
The «aggressive» revamp, which not only involves aerodynamics but also a redesign of rear suspension and the cooling package, is aiming at unlocking much more development potential down the road and providing Ocon and Gasly with a car that is more compliant and easier to set up. However, the initial sideways step to a new […]
New Ducati fairing has «really good potential», says Bagnaia
First spotted on the Ducati of test rider Michele Pirro at last week’s shakedown, the new aerodynamic package combines the stepped layout on the side of the bike with a diffuser at the bottom of the fairing — two parts that were separately trialled last year. The idea is to improve both the cornering and […]
Alpine reveals WEC Hypercar lineups, signs Gounon as reserve
It was announced on Wednesday at the livery launch of the A424 Hypercar that the #35 machine will be crewed by Paul-Loup Chatin, Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg, with the #36 driven by Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere and sportscar rookie Mick Schumacher. Gounon was also revealed as the reserve driver for the Signatech-run team that […]
Alpine’s 2024 F1 car «new front to back» after maxing out 2023 design
Alpine slid back from fourth in 2022 to sixth last season, being stuck in no man’s land some distance away from rivals McLaren and Aston Martin. The Enstone team found it tough to continue adding significant performance to last year’s A523, so Harman’s technical team has opted to complete redesign the car ahead of 2024. […]
Marquez still riding Ducati like Honda in Sepang MotoGP test
Following an initial run in Valencia towards the end of last year, Marquez is getting a second chance at getting accustomed to the GP23 in this week’s official pre-season test at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. Completing a total of 72 laps on Wednesday, the Gresini rider ended up 14th on the timesheets with […]
Bastianini goes under lap record for Ducati to top day two
In the morning session Martin, who headed the opening day of action at Sepang, was the first rider under the existing lap record with a 1m57.273s, fending off a challenge from KTM’s Brad Binder. But in the final hour of the day’s track running, Bastianini lit up the timing screen with a 1m57.134s to edge […]
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