Red Bull to continue “Franken-floor” experiments at Italian GP
Red Bull plans to continue experiments with a hybrid version of its old floor at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix. As the world champion squad seeks to answer why its RB20 has lost competitiveness compared to closest rivals McLaren and Mercedes, it has been evaluating whether the upgraded floor it introduced at the Emilia Romagna […]
Renault F1 staff to protest 2026 Alpine engine plan at Italian GP
Renault’s Viry-Chatillon-based staff is planning on demonstrating against Alpine’s plan to become a Mercedes customer in Formula 1’s new engine era from 2026 onwards. The French brand is poised to end its F1 engine project, which has been a mainstay of the world championship for the past 47 years. This led the Social and Economic […]
How do each team’s drivers compare this season?
In Formula 1 there is no greater competition than that between team-mates as both drivers look to prove their position within the team. Some teams will have clearly defined first and second drivers, but others will allow their racers to compete on an equal footing. Here, the need to come out on top is even […]
Briatore not the «bad guy» in ending Renault’s F1 engine project
Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore insists that he should not be viewed as the «bad guy» in a plan by Renault to end its Formula 1 engine programme. As part of a review by Renault CEO Luca de Meo into the future of the Alpine F1 squad, the French manufacturer is ready to abandon its works power unit […]
«Super heavy» Yamaha still giving its MotoGP riders arm problems
Quartararo has intermittently suffered from arm pump throughout his premier-class career, with the Frenchman famously plummeting from first to 13th in the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix. Yamaha has made a number of changes to its M1 challenger over the past 12 months and, while Quartararo has repeatedly hailed the Japanese marque for bringing new developments, […]
Mugello result special during «difficult time» as Ducati MotoGP exit beckons
Bastianini put in an impressive performance in front of his home crowd at Mugello on Sunday, making two key overtakes in a race that featured little action to complete a 1-2 result for Ducati. The 26-year-old first cleared the Gresini bike of Marc Marquez with two laps to go going into Scarperia, before catching championship […]
Martin blames tyre pressure rule for lack of action in Italian MotoGP race
The Mugello race featured a limited number of position changes at the front after the opening lap, as the field circulated in formation behind race leader Francesco Bagnaia on a hot and sunny day in Italy. With three laps to go it appeared that the race had finally come alive, with Martin closing within three […]
Acosta does not expect Marquez to join KTM; Ducati «looks like a soap opera”
The MotoGP silly season is in full swing heading into Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, with all eyes on the battle to fill the vacant factory seat at Ducati alongside Francesco Bagnaia. During the week, current championship leader and Pramac rider Jorge Martin emerged as the favourite to replace Enea Bastianini in Ducati’s line-up […]
Aleix Espargaro set to become Honda MotoGP test rider
Espargaro announced ahead of last week’s Catalan Grand Prix that he will retire at the end of the 2024 season, bringing to an end a 20-year career in the MotoGP paddock that has so far yielded three premier class victories with Aprilia. The Catalan already said at the time that he was seriously contemplating the […]