Vettel will take the wheel of the 963, which Porsche runs in collaboration with American powerhouse Penske, at a 36-hour test at MotorLand Aragon in Spain.The 36-year-old German has already turned his first laps of the prototype at Porsche's Weissach base following extensive simulator running.Im looking forward to testing the Porsche 963. I already got the chance to get a feel for the car ... Keep reading
Verstappen had not headlined a single session across the weekend so far, but dialled in his pace throughout the qualifying sessions and found a quarter-second advantage at the very end to deny Ferrari a chance at pole.Sainz had been fastest in both Q1 and Q2 and looked set to challenge for pole on his return to F1 after missing the Saudi Arabia round with appendicitis, but found a far more ... Keep reading
The American joined the Woking outfit in 2016, initially as the executive director of the McLaren Technology Group before moving into his current position as the CEO in the middle of 2018.Under his leadership, McLaren has massively expanded its racing activities to add an IndyCar programme plus a Formula E and Extreme E operation alongside its historic F1 team.Brown said: "I am thrilled to ... Keep reading
While last fortnights Qatar opener highlighted the widening gulf between Yamaha and the frontrunners in MotoGP at the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Japanese manufacturer appeared to close the gap back in Portimao as both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins earned an automatic entry into Q2.Quartararo ended up ninth quickest with a time that was just under half a second ... Keep reading
Earlier this week ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix, Ducati announced it had signed 18-year-old Moto2 star Fermin Aldeguer to a factory contract for the next two years with an option for two more, but didn't say what team he would race for.Ducati's new sporting director, Mauro Grassilli, who replaces Paolo Ciabatti this year, assured on Thursday in Portugal that it was up to Pramac whether or not ... Keep reading
The seven-time F1 world champion was eliminated in Q2 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, having previously scored eight pole positions in Melbourne. He missed out on the top 10 shootout to team-mate George Russell by 0.05 seconds.Hamilton speculated the "spike" of promise shown in final practice earlier on Saturday had been undone by increased winds for qualifying that put the W15 challenger on a ... Keep readi
Byron, who was fastest overall in Saturdays extended practice, carried that speed into qualifying.He was fastest in the first round and his average lap speed of 94.696 mph was good enough to top Gibbs (94.685 mph), who was the last car to complete a lap.The pole is Byrons first of the 2024 season and 13th of his career having started from pole in the same race a year ago, leading 28 laps and ... Keep reading
The eight-time world champion brushed off a crash in qualifying which left him eighth on the grid to battle his way to second in Saturdays 12-lap sprint at the Algarve International Circuit.Snatching the position away from Pramacs Jorge Martin on the last lap, it marked Marquezs first podium on the Ducati in just his second weekend on the bike.I did a big mistake on that qualifying ... Keep reading
With women flocking to F1, expectations are growing that the sport address its challenges with integrity and inclusion Two victories and three pole positions into season 2024 and the experts have all but handed the title to defending champion Max Verstappen. Meanwhile, the lawyers have descended on Formula One like never before. But to the swathes of motorsport fans squeezed into the leafy Albert Park track in Melbourne,
Brown says FIA must address multiple issues swiftly Leclerc sets pace in second practice ahead of Verstappen McLaren boss Zak Brown has expressed his frustration at multiple scandals overshadowing the start of the Formula One season. It comes a day after an ethics committee for F1s governing body, FIA, cleared its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem of any wrongdoing over allegations of interference. Ben Sulayem was accused by
The pattern of the Islanders' performance doesn’t make much sense and neither does the spark coming from a pair of Cal Clutterbuck goals in the first period.
A brief excursion at Turn 1 mattered little to Charles Leclerc. He was already on top of the Formula 1 pile in FP2, prior to his brief off towards the end of the session, having beaten Max Verstappen by almost four-tenths of a second.F1's trip Down Under left many batting away the effects of jet lag, with a few slips prevalent throughout the Friday sessions as the drivers reacquainted themselves ... Keep reading
After his team made changes since the last race in Jeddah, the seven-time world champion said that the car felt the best it had ever felt at the start of FP1.However, following set-up adjustments, he reported that it got "worse and worse", and that ultimately in FP2 he felt the "least confident" he has ever been with the car. He finished the session in 18th place."I obviously don't feel great,
The Gresini rider ended Friday's running at the Algarve International Circuit safely through to Q2 on Saturday after finishing third in second practice.But Marquez did register his first race weekend crash on the Ducati when he slid off his GP23 Ducati at Turn 5 while pushing on his final time attack lap.Marquez says a "small change" to the bike gave him more confidence to push, but when he lost ... Keep rea
Williams has made the decision to put Albon into Sargeants car for the remainder of the weekend after the British-Thai driver suffered a big crash at Turn 6in Melbourne.Albons car was damaged beyond repair and the team does not have a spare chassis, meaning it can only run one car for the rest of the weekend.Sergeant has said it is the hardest moment of his F1 career, with team ... Keep reading
Albon's own car was badly damaged in a crash in opening practice on Friday, and he didn't take part in FP2.With no spare chassis on hand, team principal James Vowles made the call for Albon to take over the sole remaining healthy chassis for Saturday, meaning Sargeant would miss the remainder of the weekend.Albon was an impressive seventh in Q1 and then secured 12th in Q2, a place behind Lewis ... Keep reading
Piastri has arrived at his home race in Melbourne in a much stronger situation than was the case on his debut last year, when the Australian GP was only his third F1 start and the Woking team was struggling with an uncompetitive car.In his rookie season he also adopted a strategy of playing himself in on Fridays and building up his pace over the course of a weekend.This season he has been pushing ... Keep reading
Monterey County, which owns the track, signed a long-term concession agreement with the non-prot organisation Friends of Laguna Seca (FLS) in July last year to secure its long-term financial future.On 12 December last year, a group called the Highway 68 Coalition filed a lawsuit against Monterey County, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and the Friends of Laguna Seca, alleging nuisance ... Keep reading
Albon suffered a big accident in Turn 6 during Friday morning's first free practice session, which prompted a chassis change for the Anglo-Thai driver.Because Williams didn't have a spare chassis at its disposal, the Grove team has decided to let Albon use team-mate Sargeant's car, meaning the American will sit out the rest of the Melbourne weekend."While Logan should not have to suffer from a ... Keep re
The Silver Arrows camp arrived in Melbourne optimistic about taking a huge step forward, with Lewis Hamilton defending the W15 as an amazing car and not being an evil sister.This followed driver complaints that the team was falling back in the opening races of the new year, with Mercedes starting strongly in free practice only to regress in qualifying and the race.But Mercedes ... Keep reading
Morbidelli was forced to miss the entirety of pre-season testing in February after a serious crash while training on a production bike at the Algarve track left him with a concussion.On Friday at the Portuguese GP, Morbidelli crashed going into Turn 8 when he braked on the white line, but walked away unscathed from the incident.Speaking to the media afterwards, he says it was good to have a ... Keep reading
With RB having been relaunched this year under new management, owner Red Bull had hoped the team would deliver progress on track to fight nearer the front of the field.But a difficult start to the campaign, with RB fighting in the second half of the pack, has left both Tsunoda and Ricciardo unable to finish in the top 10 so far.And, with both having come into the year hoping to put themselves in ... Keep reading
The team does not currently have a spare chassis, so following the Thai drivers huge crash in FP1 in Australia on Friday the decision was taken to switch him to Logan Sargeants car, leaving the American on the sidelines.Team principal James Vowles has confirmed that the third chassis is still so far behind schedule that rather than fast track its completion the team will instead repair the ... Keep reading
Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in the session.An interesting thread within FP3 concerned the rapid degradation of the soft tyres over a single lap, and impressive first sectors for those trying the red-walled C5 often were unable to retain that level of ... Keep reading