‘Nobody can be more prepared’
Pedro Acosta has hailed the «special character» of Aki Ajo as the pair will rejoin forces at the factory KTM MotoGP squad from next season. With Acosta stepping up from Tech3 to the factory KTM squad next year, he will be reunited with former team boss Ajo, who will step away from the head of […]
Ajo will bring “pull and power” to KTM in MotoGP in 2025
KTM MotoGP rider Jack Miller says he is sad that he won’t be around to work with incoming KTM Factory Racing team manager Aki Ajo in 2025. It was confirmed on Monday that Ajo will step away from running his own Ajo Motorsport KTM team in Moto2/3 and replace incumbent Francesco Guidotti in the Austrian […]
Suzuka remains keen to add Super Formula to F1 Japanese GP bill
Last year there were talks between Yoshihisa Ueno, the president of Super Formula promoter JRP, and the Suzuka race organisers to bring Japan’s leading domestic single-seater series to the event. Super Formula left a two-month gap between its first round in March and its second event in May for the F1 support event to potentially […]
How Ferrari has kept itself in the F1 hunt despite no major upgrades
What is perhaps most interesting about Ferrari’s performance, however, is that it has come without it bringing any significant upgrades to its car. While work is under way on what is understood to be a pretty major development step for the start of the European season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, changes have so […]
Ex-F1 racer Pirro makes motorbike racing debut
The 62-year-old Italian contested the Hailwood Trophy for 250cc and 350cc two-stroke grand prix and Formula 750 motorcycles that raced up to 1983. He qualified the Michael Russell-entered Yamaha TZ250 20th in the 34-bike field, 9.7 seconds off pole. The Italian, who recently left his role managing the McLaren young driver programme, ran 20th in race one […]
Horner has learned “not to listen” to Wolff over F1 title claim
Max Verstappen’s dominant performance at the Japanese Grand Prix, as he took his third win from four races this year, left few in any doubt that the Dutchman is the clear favourite to grab his fourth world title this season. And while closest challenger Ferrari hopes it can find gains to start putting Red Bull […]
Alonso will be «first to raise my hand» if he loses F1 edge at 45
Alonso put pen to paper on a multi-year deal with Aston Martin after mulling over his future options, a deal which will include driving in F1 for at least the 2025 and 2026 season. Depending on whether Alonso will want to continue or not, that F1 deal can either be extended or converted into a […]
Alpine made first “step backwards” since F1 season start
While the pace of the Frenchman and team-mate Pierre Gasly was impacted by damage picked up following an opening-lap clash, Ocon does not think that should be an excuse for an overall lack of performance. While both drivers were left facing a downforce deficit – with Gasly said to have lost around 33 points compared […]
Aston Martin F1 team no longer in “no-man’s land”
After Bahrain, the AMR24 appeared benchmarked as the fifth fastest car in the leading group on race pace, finishing ninth and 10th. Fernando Alonso subsequently finished fifth in Saudi Arabia and sixth on the road in Australia, prior to receiving a penalty. In Japan, the Spaniard earned sixth after what he claimed to be one […]