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As well as the wins and points records, Verstappen pushed the laps-led mark through the 1000 barrier in a single season for the first time. As Alex Kalinauckas shows in this issue, what’s interesting is that the Dutchman does care about such things – and it even impacted Red Bull’s strategy in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.As well as all our usual F1 coverage, including driver ratings and tech ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hA8dJE4 via IFTTT

Noda will sample TGM’s Honda-powered SF23 at the Suzuka Circuit on 6-8 December, a homecoming of sorts for the 17-year-old who has spent her entire professional career in Europe so far.Nobuharu Matsushita and Rasmus Lindh will also be present at the test, splitting driving duties in TGM's other #55 car.Noda explained she now feels ready to drive a high-downforce, high-power single-seater car ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dmConI1 via IFTTT

Mercedes dominated the 2020 season by winning 13 out of 17 races, including 11 victories for world champion Lewis Hamilton.Red Bull finished a distant second with two wins for Max Verstappen, but caught up in 2021 which led to the most dramatic title showdown in recent memory.Red Bull won all but one race in 2023, as Verstappen romped home to his third consecutive world title. Meanwhile, the team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/F4aAoiC via IFTTT

It’s a little after 11am on Tuesday morning of 28 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The media mass is assembled outside of the Gresini Racing garage, and has been for well over an hour – hands frozen, faces beaten by a biting wind underneath a cold and overcast sky.Technically, this is the beginning of the 2024 season. And thus, the beginning of Marc Marquez’s time as a Ducati rider. To ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bpRZDtG via IFTTT

Italian manufacturer Lamborghini is preparing for the biggest programme in its sportscar racing history, having never previously fielded a prototype like the Ligier-chassised SC63 machine. Insight: How Lamborghini took the long road to Le MansBut the project received a major setback just a few weeks into the start of testing, when Bortolotti crashed the car heavily at Paul Ricard, rendering ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qWhH6Oz via IFTTT

The popular annual event, which will take place on 6-8 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, will require all cars to use a fuel that has a minimum of 70% advanced sustainable components, in accordance with the FIA’s current requirements for sustainable fuel.Despite the changes to the fuel, no modifications to the cars will be required and on-track performance is expected to remain unchanged ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XczJLi9 via IFTTT

Off the back of a winless campaign for the German manufacturer, the Brackley-based squad is pinning hopes of a revival on an all-new car concept for its 2024 W15 challenger.But seven-time world champion Hamilton suggests there is little room for manoeuvre in Mercedes getting it wrong for a third time in the new ground effect era, which has served to ramp up the demands on the squad and its boss.In ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YGEQZ0X via IFTTT

Iwasa will partner two-time champion Tomoki Nojiri at Team Mugen in Japan’s biggest single-seater championship next year, taking the place vacated by fellow Red Bull academy member Liam Lawson.The 22-year-old will switch to Super Formula after two seasons racing in Formula 2 for DAMS, scoring five race victories, 11 podiums and securing a best finish of fourth in the championship during that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/I5qS0Es via IFTTT

“It was a big choice from him because he could have had a lot more experienced factory drivers, but in the end, he went with me, gave me the opportunity and I think his trust in me just grew and grew.”Dan Harper’s name might have been one unfamiliar to some readers prior to this season, the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion having plied his trade successfully in Europe over recent years ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tGmHnxb via IFTTT

In response to the investigation that motor racing’s governing body launched as a consequence of the physical troubles drivers faced at this year’s Qatar Grand Prix, solutions are now being put in place. At last week’s meeting of the F1 Commission, plans for a small scoop – with the opening likely to be fitted underneath the car to help direct cool air into the cockpit – were approved ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zF3y5vs via IFTTT

Ferrari’s plans for an additional entry fielded on the customer basis outlined by its sportscar boss Antonello Coletta earlier this month were firmed up with the publication of the 37-strong 2024 WEC entry on Monday. The third Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will be run under the umbrella of AF Corse, which also runs the factory cars, and entered in the Endurance Trophy for Hypercar teams rather ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2Vp7d16 via IFTTT

Marquez announced in October that he would be leaving Honda at the end of the 2023 season to join Gresini Ducati, ending an 11-year partnership that has yielded 59 victories and six world titles.Honda initially highlighted Miguel Oliveira as favourite to replace Marquez, but this went nowhere when it originally insisted on only offering him a one-year deal to keep its options open for 2025.Fabio ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SNj9oe1 via IFTTT

In recent weeks, Martin's title charge against Francesco Bagnaia has brought about rumours that he could be moved up to the factory Ducati squad in 2024 to replace Bastianini if he wins the championship.This was confirmed as an option by Ducati during the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend, before Bastianini scored an emphatic first victory for the team in a 2023 season plagued by injury.However, on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KPoB5FO via IFTTT

The 21-year-old Supercars rookie completely dominated the 250km race after starting second in his Grove Racing Ford Mustang. He leapt away at the start and built a lead of four seconds over newly-crowned champion Brodie Kostecki in 20 laps, and controlled the race almost at will, to win by 8.54 seconds.Payne had shown great speed over the whole weekend and more than made up for a disappointing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/v5GuRYj via IFTTT

WRC2 front runner Oliver Solberg couldn’t resist tackling the 350-mile, five-day, marathon rally that includes some of the UK’s most famous stages in England, Wales and Scotland.The 22-year-old and co-driver Eliott Edmonson have swapped a Skoda Fabia Rally2 for an altogether different beast, jumping aboard a legendary Ford Escort Mk2 for a taste of rallying’s past.Oliver’s 2003 WRC world ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FrZGS8N via IFTTT

Verstappen raised some eyebrows in second practice when he muscled his way past other cars in the narrow tunnel pit exit that passes under the main track at the Yas Marina circuit.While his actions were not a strict breach of the regulations, the fact that he came close to being squeezed into the wall highlighted the potential safety issue.So, in a move to prevent any repeat problems for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Qnr2DIj via IFTTT

Honda has already gone through a number of personnel changes, with former technical manager Takeo Yokoyama being replaced by ex-Suzuki technical chief Ken Kawauchi.HRC general manager Tetsuhiro Kuwata will retire in March, while chief technical officer Shinichi Kokubu was replaced earlier this year by Shin Sato.Now, on the eve of the final round of the 2023 season in Valencia, it is being rumoured ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DC0VhQG via IFTTT

The Grove-based outfit is heading into the F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi seven points ahead of AlphaTauri in the fight for seventh place in the constructors’ contest. But with AlphaTauri having made impressive gains with its car since a major upgrade arrived at the Singapore Grand Prix, the buffer offers no guarantee to Williams that it can hold on. The battle is a significant one because the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/viSX0sD via IFTTT

The prospect has become a topic of conversation after Hamilton revealed that Red Bull boss Christian Horner had made contact with him earlier this year, while noting that he’d missed the message at the time, and nothing came of it.Hamilton subsequently signed a new deal with Mercedes, while Sergio Perez’s ongoing contract means he will undertake another season with Red Bull in 2024.Asked in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/g8cL6Cs via IFTTT

Burgess is to join the squad, which will field David Reynolds alongside Mark Winterbottom in a new-look driver lineup, on 1 February 2024.This means a reunion between English engineer Burgess and team owner Charlie Schwerkolt, rekindling their successful partnership that led to championship success at Dick Johnson Racing with James Courtney in 2010.Burgess will depart the Supercars organisation ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/n5cSXdm via IFTTT

As previously reported, Iwasa will partner two-time champion Tomoki Nojiri at Mugen next season, taking over the seat vacated by Liam Lawson.Lawson is set to be on full-time reserve driver duties for both of Red Bull’s Formula 1 teams in 2024, precluding a return to Super Formula action next year.Additionally, it was announced that Iwasa will get his first taste of Formula 1 machinery with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/etGvgyb via IFTTT

Northvolt says the sodium-ion cell has a “best-in-class” energy density of more than 160 watt-hours per kilogram, and is made without any lithium, nickel, cobalt or graphite. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Fhz1xGv via IFTTT

Schumacher will join existing Alpine drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Charles Milesi, plus new recruits Ferdinand Habsburg and Paul-Loup Chatin, in its six-strong roster for 2024.The exact combination of drivers for the two cars, plus the final official livery, will be revealed at a separate launch event on 7 February, 2024.Schumacher moves into a race role following a successful ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/91O4SHu via IFTTT

Antonelli is being promoted to F2 with Prema for 2024, in the wake of his success in the Formula Regional European Championship this year. A two-time European karting champion, the Italian has made a strong impression in the junior categories – also winning the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 titles with Prema in his first season of single-seater racing in 2022. Mercedes took the decision for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iqK305o via IFTTT

With Pierre Gasly grabbing fourth place on the grid, and Esteban Ocon charging from 16th to finish fourth in the race itself, the A523 appeared well-suited to the high-speed demands of the Las Vegas track. And it was interesting to see how the team refined several aspects of its car for the weekend, which appeared to help it relative to the opposition. The squad has been pretty proactive in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qgGIw8b via IFTTT

For many years refuelling was a huge part of a Formula 1 grand prix, allowing teams to run lighter cars which would hopefully make them faster than their competitors. However, in 2010 the FIA banned refuelling for good, meaning that teams had to adapt their cars to perform heavier with a full tank of fuel.Refuelling has been in and out of the series since it was first tested in 1957 although many ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Q2iKxmf via IFTTT

Verstappen was a vocal critic of the race's emphasis on the off-track show, holding a passionate two-minute plea to explain why he felt the event was lacking the passion of a traditional track.His comments were appreciated by many fans on social media, not just his own supporters but also who followed Lewis Hamilton and others.While Verstappen wasn't overly comfortable with all the additional ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1JVRDSm via IFTTT

The reigning WRC constructors’ champions have announced new contracts with Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans, Sebastien Ogier and Takamoto Katsuta following Toyota’s dominant 1-2-3 at last weekend’s season finale in Japan. Rovanpera, Evans and Ogier each scored three wins this year to help Toyota to a sixth world title.Evans, runner-up to Rovanpera in his year’s title race, will contest a full season ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YxW8IXR via IFTTT

Formula 1's very own Super Bowl in Vegas, which came with all the pomp befitting of the gambling and entertainment paradise, vindicated its lack of humility with an action-packed grand prix.The 50-lap blast around the Strip's casinos was a spellbinding thrill, dispelling concerns over whether or not the series had forgotten about the sporting aspect of its grand spectacle.F1's bigwigs surely ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/o0iWfqA via IFTTT

Tesla added a section to its order agreement banning buyers from flipping their Cybertruck within a year of purchase, but it later deleted the clause without explanation. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/L6HOcKu via IFTTT

Evans delivered an impressive display to overcome extreme wet conditions, and even snow showers, to lead home eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier by 1m17.7s.Toyota completed an utter domination of the 22-stage asphalt event, with two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera completing the podium, 1m46.5s adrift.Evans set four fastest times across the four-day event, but it was his stunning ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/h3velPW via IFTTT

From pole position, Marciello was never seriously threatened at the head of the field over the course of the 16-lap race, ultimately winning by a comfortable margin of 2.5 seconds in his Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3.It means the Italian/Swiss driver becomes the first repeat winner of the FIA GT World Cup since its inception in 2015, also taking a final win as a factory Mercedes GT driver before ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/20dHs5U via IFTTT

Following a disrupted first day of running on Thursday night and Friday morning, most of which was held behind closed doors, fans were welcomed back into the grandstands to witness final practice on the streets of Las Vegas.With the track re-opened for road traffic during the day, action got underway at 8:30pm local time on a circuit with different grip levels compared to how the drivers left it ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PHiUKex via IFTTT

A Mercedes sedan turned into an off-roader by Houston high school auto tech students was named a semifinalist in a global Hot Wheels competition. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/js82QFA via IFTTT

F1’s much-hyped event in Las Vegas got off to a nightmare start on Thursday evening when the opening free practice session was abandoned early on as the result of a loose manhole cover.One of the loose drains on the main straight caused major damage to the cars of Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon when they hit it. It was also struck by Zhou Guanyu but his car escaped as serious an impact.While the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JwIpBr6 via IFTTT

Neuville had closed to within 10.5s of Evans heading into stage six but his rally came to a premature halt 100 metres into the stage.The Belgian lost control of his i20N which found the trees causing terminal damage to the front of his car. Last year’s Rally Japan winners Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe were unharmed in the incident. The crash has handed Evans a 44.4s lead over ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BqOMCYx via IFTTT

Following huge hype surrounding F1’s newest track, the event got off to an inauspicious start after the first free practice session was called off because a drain cover had broken free and was hit by two cars.First, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ran over the cover on the main straight, which badly damaged his car as he came to a halt at the side of the circuit.“We are checking the damage caused to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YDr9Gxk via IFTTT

Amid the drivers' initial laps around the Las Vegas street circuit, the times quickly tumbled as the drivers became acquainted with the layout; Valtteri Bottas launched the first timed lap with a 1m50.227s, but the benchmark swiftly fell as several drivers lowered the bar - Charles Leclerc ending the first five minutes with a 1m44.019s.Leclerc's team-mate Carlos Sainz then produced an unwelcome ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/u7L05Zw via IFTTT

Steiner says the fact that the stewards said that the FIA was doing a "bad job" on track limits was itself a win.Haas submitted the right of review request after studying footage of cars at Turn 6 during the US GP at Circuit of the Americas, and determining that Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant had all committed multiple offences during the race.The team compiled video and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Q5nrGpM via IFTTT

Along with a drone show and musical performances, the event included a section during which the drivers emerged from giant boxes on the pit straight and were introduced to the crowd.Verstappen, who also opted to miss a later VIP event at the Wynn’s hotel complex that F1 boss Stefano Domenicali asked all the drivers to attend, made it clear that he is not enjoying the Las Vegas experience thus ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PeXAzot via IFTTT

The Finn was expected to scale back from a full-time programme for 2024 after Hyundai announced the signing of Ott Tanak from M-Sport to partner the already-contracted Thierry Neuville at the South Korean marque.Lappi and co-driver Janne Ferm joined Hyundai this year after impressing in a part-time programme for Toyota last year. Lappi has played a key role in developing the i20N this season and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HD9G3g6 via IFTTT

For single-seater and GT racing aficionados, a painful four-year wait ends this week with the return of the FIA Formula 3 and GT World Cups to their rightful place at the Macau Grand Prix.While the event continued to run with local F4 and GT races even during the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be fair to describe it as a mere shadow of its former self. Now, with border closures and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KBweEmi via IFTTT

With interest in F1 having been fanned by the return of grand prix racing to Las Vegas, several teams have announced plans to race in different colours.Last week Ferrari revealed it was switching to a red-and-white colour scheme that paid homage to what it had raced with during the 1970s – the last era when F1 enjoyed such a boom in the USA.Now, Red Bull has revealed the third of its 'Make Your ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nyKdITF via IFTTT

The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger in recent races, with the squad having finished on the podium five times in the last six races.Having made impressive progress this year, it is aware that it still has more work to do before it can think about challenging the dominant Red Bull squad in pure pace terms.Speaking at the Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/S30MaAH via IFTTT

The first-ever Netflix Cup is taking place later this month with some of this year's Formula 1 drivers competing alongside some PGA Tour players. Teams will be gearing up to compete during a heated competition in Las Vegas just ahead of the Grand Prix.Four drivers from Netflix’s Drive to Survive will compete alongside the Full Swing golfers for a unique golf tournament where only one team can ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rQ9t0lg via IFTTT

The Milton Keynes-based outfit has been in a class of its own throughout the season, having won all but one grand prix so far as it captured both drivers' and constructors' championships.But while its current RB19 still has a performance edge on everyone else, the fact that rivals like McLaren are giving Red Bull a harder time shows that the field is compressing.Ahead of a winter where teams like ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tq27Ld9 via IFTTT

Vehicles with taller front ends are more likely to kill pedestrians they strike than shorter-faced counterparts, but models of medium front-end height also pose an increased threat if they feature a flatter nose, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/7CBHq9z via IFTTT

In recent months, Aston Martin has worked to effectively reverse engineer components developed for next year and then fitted them to the current AMR23, with the floor an area of focus.But amid a decline in results for a team that scored a podium in six of the opening eight races, during the recent United States and Mexican Grands Prix weekends, it split drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gqvC9D3 via IFTTT

The window for asking for a review after an event will be shortened from the current 14 day period to four days, or 96 hours.In addition a fee will be introduced, whereas currently there is no charge. The plan for change was discussed before the recent request for a review from Haas regarding track limits offences committed by rivals at the US GP that was rejected last week.However, that case ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9kcWJqD via IFTTT

The 18-year-old raced a Track Focused Mercedes-AMG GT3 for the majority of this year, taking a best result of sixth, and he defeated stiff competition from fellow British GT driver Josh Rowledge, European GT4 competitor Tom Edgar and Porsche Sprint Challenge GB champion Joe Warhurst to be named as the new Junior at Porsche’s Night of Motorsport event on Saturday evening.Each of the finalists ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xuKQvLp via IFTTT

Bastianini has enjoyed his best weekend of the season at the Sepang International Circuit, having made a breakthrough with the set-up of his Ducati to improve his corner entry performance.In a year in which he missed nine grands prix through numerous injury woes, Bastianini’s factory Ducati seat has come under threat, as rumours mount that Jorge Martin could be promoted to Pramac.Leading from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9M5BfUb via IFTTT

Acosta is one of the hottest prospects in the MotoGP paddock, making an immediate impact in his maiden grand prix season in Moto3.Finishing on the podium in his first race at the Qatar GP before taking his maiden victory at the following Doha GP starting from pitlane, Acosta would go on to win the Moto3 crown on his first attempt.FEATURE: Why the hype around MotoGP's next generational talent is ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/c3KVTi2 via IFTTT

Carlos Ezpeleta, MotoGP sporting director, presented a first draft of measures to the five manufacturers involved in the premier class at Sepang on Friday, designed to enable the Japanese manufacturers to make up some of the ground lost to the European marques this year.Honda and Yamaha currently sit last in the constructors' standings, with the former winning just one race and losing Marc Marquez ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/u5jRl96 via IFTTT

David Wilson, founder of the auto group that bears his name, donated $25 million to his alma mater, the University of Northern Iowa. It is the largest gift in the school's history and establishes the David W. Wilson College of Business. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/gb0k6QN via IFTTT

Shwartzman got to sample Ferrari’s Le Mans 24 Hours-winning LMH car at the official WEC rookie test in Bahrain last Sunday, just over a month after scoring his first victory in the GT World Challenge Europe series in Barcelona.Completing 30 laps at the wheel of the #51 Ferrari 499P, the 24-year-old posted a best time of 1m48.559s to end the day at the top of the timesheets, beating Jota ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PI29i0X via IFTTT

Marquez jumped from fourth on the grid to secure his second sprint win of the season, beating Martin by over 1.5s on his year-old Ducati.The Spaniard fought hard with early race leader Francesco Bagnaia, as well as Martin, on his way to the front of the pack and proved no match for either with his speed.Martin felt he could have won the sprint, but admits Marquez’s pace was too good for him and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vbDth7o via IFTTT

Starting first and second on the grid, all eyes were on the title rivals Bagnaia and Pramac’s Martin, with the former grabbing the holeshot.But a hard charge from Alex Marquez proved too much for Bagnaia to resist, while an issue with debris getting caught in his factory Ducati’s front right wing further hindered him as he dropped to third.Marquez took the chequered flag by over a second from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YkCvLhb via IFTTT

Espargaro raced with Honda in 2021 and 2022 having spent four seasons with KTM prior, before returning to the Austrian marque this year with the GasGas-branded Tech3 outfit.FEATURE: What compels a MotoGP rider to return to something that almost killed them?The eight-time podium finisher has lost his race seat at Tech3 for 2024 in favour of Moto2 champion-elect Pedro Acosta, with Espargaro signing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zrE4yK9 via IFTTT

Prior to the United States Grand Prix last month, AlphaTauri sat bottom of the teams’ standings. It ran seven points adrift of ninth-placed Haas with only five rounds remaining.But for Austin, the team debuted a substantial update package that included a new floor, revised engine cover bodywork plus suspension and chassis geometry to increase downforce.Since its introduction, AlphaTauri has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rp3Rm6K via IFTTT

McLaren has emerged as Red Bull's closest challenger since the summer after bringing a raft of highly effective upgrades to its MCL60 since Austria.Norris has taken five podiums across the past six races, with two for rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri, as McLaren is reaping the rewards of a technical restructure under team boss Andrea Stella.PLUS: How McLaren has revamped its F1 team to become a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/acCUFBR via IFTTT

In a reverse of Friday morning’s FP1 session, Marquez led Martin by 0.174 seconds after posting a 1m57.823s on his final flying lap.KTM duo Jack Miller and Brad Binder trailed the Ducati pair, while Maverick Vinales was fifth on his factory Aprilia as team-mate Aleix Espargaro crashed three times.Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia was eighth and secured a place directly into Q2 for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KalAsN2 via IFTTT

The American manufacturer has announced a partnership with Andretti that it hopes can help it enter grand prix racing from 2025 at the earliest.However, despite the plans being given the green light on technical grounds by the FIA, Andretti’s hopes of securing a spot in F1 are dependent on it agreeing commercial terms with FOM.Such an outcome hangs in the balance with grand prix racing chiefs ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QTIARg1 via IFTTT

With Marquez off to Gresini Ducati next season, Honda is in the midst of securing a replacement for its factory squad.Five-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira was its first choice, but HRC’s apparent unwillingness to sign a rider for longer than one year closed this door.This placed Fabio Di Giannantonio – who will be replaced by Marquez at Gresini – as favourite, though rumours have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YNhrc8v via IFTTT

The Japanese single-seater series released a seven-round 2024 calendar back in August, with an earlier-than-usual start to the season at Suzuka on March 10.This was because of F1’s annual visit to Japan being shifted from the autumn to April when the Super Formula campaign has traditionally begun.However, the two-month gap between the Suzuka opener and the next race on the schedule at Autopolis ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/To879OV via IFTTT

If you were to describe Formula 1 as a film genre, action, thriller and, sadly, tragedy would be among the first three options that come to mind. But for the 2009 campaign, ‘fairytale’ is the only word that fits the bill.In the winter of 2008, the Honda team was seemingly dead and buried. But 12 months later, following a rule change that shook up the competitive order and a rescue package of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gVKPHbR via IFTTT

The German manufacturer has been working hard on a fundamentally different car for 2024, with it clear that it did not hit the targets with its current W14 challenger.While such a dramatic change of direction opens the risk of the team having to restart on all the knowledge it has gained over the past two years, the team says it is now convinced that there is no future for the current concept.The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YrdZRUl via IFTTT

The 2025 Ramcharger has a gasoline engine that charges the battery, creating nearly double the range of the standard fully electric Ram 1500 REV. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/UBlSoZQ via IFTTT

The Ferrari driver had qualified second to Max Verstappen, but was unable to take the start after an electronic command issue caused a power unit and hydraulic failure.This pitched him into the barrier, and despite his best efforts to get the car going again, he was unable to do so.Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed that the Leclerc’s failure to get away from the accident scene had ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3e5d4lp via IFTTT

The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has, and will continue to, rage as long as Formula 1 exists, but we look at who the best drivers are statistically. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, celebrates on arrival in Parc Ferme Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images 1. Lewis Hamilton - 103 wins First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix World Championships: 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/T6FdBMv via IFTTT

Chastain was eliminated early in the Cup playoffs and led just one lap in the previous nine races, but his Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet led 157 of the 312 laps on Sunday. Chastain lost his lead during the final round of green flag pit stops, but repassed Kyle Larson on a restart with 30 laps to go to and held off a late charge from Blaney to earn his second win of 2023.After Chastain took control ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tNB2ckP via IFTTT

The former Nissan and Renault chairman claims the house was purchased to be his residence, but its owner says he's trespassing. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/PktWQbo via IFTTT

Volvo exterior design chief T. Jon Mayer created the EX30’s face based on the helmet worn by bounty hunter Boba Fett in the ‘Star Wars’ movies. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/tFxjMeC via IFTTT

Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi looked on course for a commanding victory from pole in the #3 NDDP Nissan Z for much of the race, but the arrival of rain in the closing stages opened the door for a late twist in the title battle.Miyata was running in second, around 10 seconds behind Takaboshi, when the conditions started to deteriorate, and in a position to win the championship if the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bmCZ5ns via IFTTT

Parc ferme was introduced to limit how much teams could alter their set-up between sessions to effectively deter bespoke cars for qualifying and the races as part of money-saving measures.But since the FIA introduced a cost cap for F1 in 2021 and with curfews limiting how late teams may work to refine their cars, there is now scope for parc ferme regulations to be eased.This topic has climbed up ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Qp0lcqg via IFTTT

The #3 Nissan Z was the car to beat throughout Saturday's running, as Takaboshi paced both free practice and the first segment of qualifying, before Chiyo took over for the Q2 pole shootout.Chiyo posted a best lap of 1m35.931s to grab the top spot on tyre supplier Michelin's farewell GT500 weekend, which was enough to beat the Real Racing Honda NSX-GT of Nobuharu Matsushita by 0.392 seconds.The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3uOQR6d via IFTTT

The winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours with Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi has conceded that the Italian manufacturer’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar is lacking pace in all areas after neither of the two AF Corse-run cars were on the pace in the opening two sessions of free practice.“Really bad, no pace at all,” said Calado ahead of the final session of free practice on Friday ahead of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LbfgUnC via IFTTT

The German manufacturer is undergoing an encouraging spell of form thanks to a floor upgrade that has helped Lewis Hamilton finish runner-up at the last two races, although he was subsequently disqualified from the United States GP.That form bears some similarities to last year, though, when Mercedes enjoyed some strong promise in these same races – which included victory for Russell in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QqxLEf1 via IFTTT

Rossi will drive an ORECA-Gibson 07 operated by WRT on 5 November, a day after the conclusion of the 2023 WEC season with the 8 Hours of Bahrain, with the aim of competing in the championship in the future.The LMP2 test will serve as a precursor to the Italian’s planned run in the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh car before the end of the year as part of his factory driver role with the German ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Zur89F2 via IFTTT

The Awards, which date back to 1982, celebrate the top drivers and competition machines each year. The nominees in the six categories open to public vote in 2023 have now been revealed (below).Autosport.com subscribers and magazine readers are able to vote for the nominee they think performed best in each category. The categories open to voting are International Racing Driver of the Year presented ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zGPD9Lj via IFTTT

The 23-year-old successfully defended his WRC title by finishing second at last weekend’s Central European Rally as the Finn became only the sixth driver in WRC history to win back-to-back titles.Rovanpera now boasts the enviable record of a 50% title success rate from his four seasons in rallying’s top tier.PLUS: How mature Rovanpera played the bigger picture to join the WRC's greatsHowever ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6ANXQ8M via IFTTT

For two seasons Ricciardo and McLaren tirelessly worked to make the Australian comfortable in the Woking squad's machinery.McLaren's current lineage of cars has a notorious low-speed weakness, which the team still hasn't been able to address, and its drivers have been forced to compromise their braking and cornering style more than they would like.While Lando Norris, and now Oscar Piastri, have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/prZq8fP via IFTTT

Toyota now expects full-year operating profit to balloon 65 percent to 4.5 trillion yen ($30.15 billion). from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/bMc0jLv via IFTTT