Alpine переманила главного специалиста по аэродинамике Red Bull
Аэродинамик Майкл Бродхерст покинул Red Bull Racing, чтобы занять руководящую должность в техническом коллективе Alpine. Бродхерст – не новичок в Формуле 1. С 2021 года он занимал должность главного специалиста по аэродинамике Red Bull, поработав над тремя чемпионскими машинами команды. До этого он также работал в McLaren, Lotus и BMW Sauber, начав свою карьеру в […]
Katsuta leads as inspired Neuville impresses
Toyota driver Katsuta, starting sixth on the road, produced a strong and consistent pace across Friday morning’s four stages to take a 2.9s lead over Neuville at the midday tyre fitting zone. Reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera managed to drive around an ill-handling Toyota to sit third, 3.3s adrift, ahead of Hyundai’s Ott Tanak [+4.1] […]
Ford signs Carlos Sainz Sr to lead Dakar Rally programme in 2025
Sainz and double event winner Nani Roma will be two of the four drivers to represent Ford in the prestigious Dakar event in Saudi Arabia next year, with its remaining line-up to be announced at a later date. This would mark the Spanish driver’s fourth stint with the American auto giant, having periodically competed with […]
Martin would understand if Ducati picked ‘marketing beast’ Marquez for MotoGP 2025
Martin has been pushing Ducati to finally offer him a promotion to the factory team that he believes he thoroughly deserves, having finished second in the championship last year to Francesco Bagnaia. Earlier, Martin’s only realistic rival for that seat was incumbent Enea Bastianini, but Marquez has now joined the fray after making a sensational […]
The GT3 drivers we want to see at Le Mans next
This year’s Le Mans 24 Hours is the first for which LMGT3 cars will be eligible. Where in the previous GTE era professional drivers allied to manufacturers other than Aston Martin, Corvette, Ferrari and Porsche were frozen out, this year five new marques have been added to the aforementioned quartet, opening up opportunities for new […]
Гюнтер Штайнер сравнил уход Ньюи с переходом Хэмилтона
Экс-руководитель Haas Гюнтер Штайнер сравнил уход Эдриана Ньюи из Red Bull с переходом Льюиса Хэмилтона в Ferrari. «Немного похоже на переход Льюиса. Это меня удивило, но шокирован ли я? Нет, – цитирует Штейнера RN365. – Эдриан провёл в Red Bull много лет, и всё закончил лишь один случай, произошедший в начале года? Я не знаю […]
Porsche beats Ferrari and Peugeot to lead final practice
The Frenchman logged a 2m04.125s aboard his #6 Penske Porsche Motorsport 963 LMDh in the early minutes and, as he had done in Thursday’s second practice, was never headed for the remainder of the hour-long session. Estre usurped the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar that had briefly headed the times in James Calado’s hands, […]
Martin leads Acosta in opening practice
Martin comes into this weekend’s fifth round of the 2024 campaign 17 points clear in the standings after a crash out of the lead of the Spanish GP denied him the chance to move 47 out of reach. Run under perfect conditions, the 45-minute FP1 session was led by the Pramac rider with a 1m31.421s […]
F1 drivers with the most grand prix starts before victory
Lando Norris finally became an F1 race winner after taking a long-awaited victory at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The win came during Norris’ sixth year in the series after being one of F1’s highest-rated drivers for several seasons and coming close to victory numerous times. So when Norris finally made that trip to the […]