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The Silverstone-based squad has used Mercedes machinery since it joined the British GT Championship in 2015, but that will change after a decade as it switches from a Mercedes-AMG to a BMW M4 GT3.During the off-season, Marciello – who is widely considered one of the top GT drivers in the world – moved from being a factory Mercedes driver after six years to join the works BMW outfit and its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/do9qCey via IFTTT

In a statement Erebus has said that Kostecki has “indicated he’s not in a position to take part” in the season-opening Bathurst 500 on 23-25 February, and confirmed that Todd Hazelwood, who was expected to be named as one of the team’s endurance co-drivers, will instead race the #99 Chevrolet Camaro.The statement said, in part, “Contrary to media reports, Brodie Kostecki remains part of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ObU9m2W via IFTTT

The two newcomers are the first full-EV brands to pivot from the direct-sales model pioneered by Tesla to franchised dealers. VinFast has a few dealerships and Fisker expects its first in February. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/5kSyuDW via IFTTT

The California New Car Dealers Association said Tesla's 2023 share of the electric market fell to 60.5 percent from 71 percent a year earlier. Mercedes-Benz and BMW showed the biggest share gains. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/9S4pgCW via IFTTT

Christened the Dacia Sandrider, the prototype built in collaboration with Prodrive was formally unveiled at a presentation in Paris by programme director Denis Le Vot.Five-time Dakar winner Nasser Al-Attiyah, World Rally legend Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez will serve as Dacia's three factory drivers, as announced last year.During the presentation, Dacia also also revealed that it will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ylqgFk7 via IFTTT

Sainz has been pretty open that he did not want to go into the 2024 season without his F1 future beyond the end of the year sorted.Speaking exclusively to Autosport last June about the situation, Sainz said: “I'm not going to lie, I don’t like going into my last year of a contract without really knowing where I'm racing the next year.“I went through that process both with Red Bull and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EsClTuv via IFTTT

The 26-year-old, who took his first title in the category after a season-long battle with Shane van Gisbergen last year, is understood to be on the brink of parting ways with the team after a major disagreement with team management.After the departure of Will Brown from the team at the end of last season to join Triple Eight, Erebus now faces the possibility of going into 2024 with two new ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GvIYbda via IFTTT

His Porsche 963, crewed by Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell, Josef Newgarden and Felipe Nasr, scored a narrow victory over Cadillac – recording Porsche’s 19th overall win in the Daytona enduro.But thoughts have also turned to the next targets, which include achieving a maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory for his Penske squad.“It’s hard for me to believe it,” Penske, 86, told IMSA Radio. “This ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eXzIvxu via IFTTT

Toyota's latest problems, this time involving product certification for diesel engines supplied to passenger vehicles by Toyota Industries, follows earlier testing scandals at minicar maker Daihatsu and truck affiliate Hino Motors. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/TsQ2xco via IFTTT

But it’s much harder staying true to the path when pain repeats itself weekend after weekend, and the fightback at times struggles to gain momentum.As the German manufacturer nears the launch of its all-new 2024 car, after two years where it has faced its fair share of disappointment (although it did enjoy that one win in Brazil), you could expect it to think that it has had quite enough of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bkvjfhI via IFTTT

Estre held a lead of just over six seconds in the #6 Porsche Penske, as the German manufacturer engaged in a fierce battle with the Action Express Racing Cadillac after the halfway point of the IMSA SportsCar Championship opener.At the beginning of hour 13, Laurens Vanthoor surged to the lead in the #6 963 by virtue of staying in the car during the pitstop, while AXR lost time as Jack Aitken made ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mICMJyG via IFTTT

Neuville set a blistering pace across the morning’s two stages, winning them both to extend his lead over Toyota’s Ogier to 13.5 seconds, with only the Power Stage remaining on Sunday afternoon.Neuville’s impressive pace has also put him at the top of the Sunday standings, where seven points are on offer for the fastest driver as per the new scoring structure.Toyota’s Elfyn Evans remains ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DFivMjm via IFTTT

Cadillac Racing’s Pipo Derani was leading at the start of Hour 9 but dove to pit lane quickly after and relinquished the reins of the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R to team-mate Aitken.As a result, Nick Tandy temporarily took the lead in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsports before making way to team-mate Felipe Nasr in the No. 7 sister car. Meanwhile, Aitken ran third in the machine prepared by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Yqx15cG via IFTTT

Loyalty is laudable but absolutely no guarantee of success in Formula 1. Lando Norris wants to, and has shown the potential to, win world titles. So, his signing a contract extension to stay put at McLaren is not primarily borne out of a feeling that he needs to repay any kind of debt to a team that recruited him as a junior driver in 2017 and afforded him his topflight break two years later ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4GD7RZ1 via IFTTT

If you guessed the Toyota chairman's hand-picked collection of cars all had one thing in common, you'd be spot on in wagering that his hot wheels are more eclectic than electric. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/YD3TeG9 via IFTTT

The American outfit takes over the grid slots previously occupied by the RNF Racing team, after it folded at the end of the 2023 campaign.RNF, run by Razlan Razali, was denied a place on the 2024 grid by MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports over “repeated infractions and breaches of the Participation Agreement affecting the public image of MotoGP”.This was down to title partner and majority team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tVk2S8U via IFTTT

With F1 set to embark on its third year of the current rules set, there is growing anticipation of a major convergence of designs as Red Bull’s rivals try to stop the team from grabbing a third consecutive title double.With all teams having evolved last year to the downwash sidepod concept that Red Bull has put to good use since 2022, there is a likelihood that cars will look more similar than ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SKgsL53 via IFTTT

Roger Penske has only found Victory Lane once in the twice-around-the-clock battle at Daytona International Speedway, and that happened in 1969 courtesy of Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons in a Lola T70 that was powered by Chevrolet.However, Porsche have been a force in the endurance classic, capturing a record 19 wins as a constructor, along with four additional wins solely as an engine ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VXmPZSv via IFTTT

"Not another street circuit," was the dominant line of response on social media in the wake of F1's announcement that the Spanish GP would move away from its long-time home in Barcelona.With Barcelona's future in limbo, from 2026 onwards the event will head to a new semi-street circuit in Madrid, located at the IFEMA fairgrounds close to its Barajas airport, much closer to the city centre than its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/l4HhbCN via IFTTT

Modern cars and halos make it quite tricky to see today’s racers at work, but dig a little deeper and it’s still possible to discern differences in style, even among the top drivers.This week Alex Kalinauckas has teamed up with Sky Sports F1 pundit Karun Chandhok to analyse the approaches of the drivers in the top five teams from the 2023 constructors’ championship. Not only is it ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wMYoWzj via IFTTT

The iconic British brand will compete in the championship for the first time since an invitational entry raced in 2017 at Silverstone, with the manufacturer's most recent GT4 appearance coming a year earlier with the Evora as the same model scored the last of Lotus's British GT wins in 2015.The Emira was released last year having been developed with help from RML and is the first GT racing car ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nGamW4w via IFTTT

Allison came back to the technical director role last year as part of a job swap with Mike Elliott undertaken to help Mercedes get back to the front of F1. Although the German manufacturer was unable to stop world champion Red Bull roaring to another title double as it won all but one grand prix last year, Allison is adamant there are a lot of elements of the job that enthused him. And ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mZDN05b via IFTTT

Since 2022, BBS has been the standard supplier of wheel rims for all teams as the FIA sought to help bring down costs for competitors.One area of key focus for BBS since the start of the current rules era, which included a switch to 18-inch wheels, has been the extreme forces the larger dimension rims suffer in impacts compared to the older, smaller designs.In particular, the way that rims are ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/o9lsWSD via IFTTT

Steiner’s first book, Surviving to Drive, was written after he was approached by ghostwriter James Hogg and told the inside story of the Haas team’s 2022 season, while also dipping into episodes from earlier in Steiner’s career. It has sold some 150,000 copies and appeared in 12 languages.Steiner and Hogg, who had previously worked on projects with Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert and Jason ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/f4b798l via IFTTT

Audi has faced heavy backlash over the way its motorsport division has been managed over the last few years. The decision to phase out all its sportscar racing programmes and go all-in on Formula 1 has aggrieved even the most loyal fans of the German marque. Even former teams and drivers haven’t shied away from levying criticism at some board-level changes that they feel have damaged the very ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SHNhdmY via IFTTT

Toyota is set to field a pair of GR Yaris Rally1 cars for the duo for the snow rally, which will host the second round of the Finnish Rally Championship in Rovaniemi, Finland from 2-3 February.The outing will mark the first rally for Rovanpera since last year’s WRC season finale in Japan, his last event before announcing plans to scale back to a partial WRC campaign this year. Last week it was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QD5KaoS via IFTTT

While a raft of in-season upgrades delivered an impressive ramping up of McLaren’s form throughout 2023, the team started pondering towards the end of the year whether the changes had also introduced nasty characteristics that made the car less settled on the edge. This was especially highlighted in the final races of the year when the car’s unpredictable nature prompted Lando Norris to make ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EJIatw5 via IFTTT

The 2023 season marked an utterly dominant year for Ducati in MotoGP, as the manufacturer scored a record 17 of 20 grand prix victories on its way to the constructors’ title.Having ended Ducati’s 15-year championship drought in 2022, Bagnaia became its first back-to-back riders’ title after beating Pramac’s Jorge Martin after the battle between them went down to the final race of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OzV5v0l via IFTTT

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has not won a race since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Mercedes having been no regular match for Red Bull in F1’s ground effect era that started in 2022.However, there is a sense of growing confidence within Mercedes that the work it has done on its 2024 F1 car has helped eradicating key problems that has held it back.While some have questioned ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1tvzhOj via IFTTT

A license would allow Waymo, which operates extensively in San Francisco, to fully operate its fleet in Los Angeles, where it is now testing rides. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Iu9wClb via IFTTT

The robots will be integrated into the manufacturing processes at BMW's U.S. plant including the body shop, sheet metal and warehouse in the next 12-24 months, after being trained to perform specific tasks. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/skyKoxl via IFTTT

In an era of no testing and with sprint events compromising track time on race weekends it’s not easy to come into a high-profile team like McLaren, especially alongside a driver of the obvious talent of Lando Norris.In addition Piastri had spent a year on the sidelines, having not raced since his last F2 event at the end of 2021. Private testing with an old Alpine in the first part of 2022 gave ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XKpMeQz via IFTTT

The team has retained Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda for this season, leaving Liam Lawson, who contested five races last year, on the sidelines.The fresh identity, incoming major US-based sponsors and an extra push from owner Red Bull has obliged AlphaTauri to focus on getting the best possible results, rather than serve primarily as a training ground for a potential recruit to its sister team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8ODC6Vy via IFTTT

Rising inventory levels and expanding online options are driving consumer buyer satisfaction up for the first time since 2020, according to a study from Cox Automotive. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/hwNg7Pc via IFTTT

Following its purchase by a Lawrence Stroll-led consortium in 2018, Aston Martin has been more comfortable financially – allowing the team to leave the factory it outgrew and move into a new, purpose-built Silverstone-based campus.The switch was made during the course of the 2023 F1 season, with a new wind tunnel having recently been completed.Meanwhile, the British outfit had its best start to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QgCjMZ8 via IFTTT

With investment and commitment in place from owners Dorilton, incoming team boss Vowles has been backed to make sweeping changes in a bid to restore the winner of seven drivers' and nine constructors' titles to its former glory.Williams has suffered from years of underinvestment that gradually turned it from a benchmark into a backmarker. But instead of putting all its efforts into just surviving ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fISxaVN via IFTTT

Sainz Sr led nearly the entirety of the 12-stage, two-week marathon in Saudi Arabia to score his fourth career victory in Dakar, cementing his position as one of the greatest rally drivers of all time.Intriguingly, the Audi driver didn’t win a single stage on his 17th appearance in Dakar, with consistency, and not outright speed, helping him beat the likes of Sebastien Loeb, Nasser Al-Attiyah ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/10z9EOv via IFTTT

As part of an effort to resurrect the fortunes of the Italian AlphaTauri outfit, its owner Red Bull has overhauled its infrastructure and the way it works. The soon-to-be-renamed squad has a new team principal in Laurent Mekies, and it is set to increase the number of parts that it takes from the Red Bull squad. There is also set to be a much closer working alliance between the Red Bull and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RLSGOFJ via IFTTT

Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that the driver died when he was ejected from a grey Dodge coupe at 1:45pm local time on the southbound off-ramp of the Florida Turnpike that leads to Northwest 199th Street.His car slammed into a wall of the bridge and then appeared to have somersaulted over the barrier and off the flyover, ploughing down multiple palm trees, before landing on the F1 track ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wl3DFhi via IFTTT

Allison returned to front-line duty last year as part of a job swap with Mike Elliott, who wanted to step away from the technical director position and originally moved into the chief technology officer position before leaving the squad at the end the season. While at the time it was unclear how long Allison would want to stay in the role, having originally joined Mercedes in 2017, his rekindled ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WfojFbI via IFTTT

The American car company has tied up with the Milton Keynes-based squad to work on the new 2026 engine that is being prepared by the Red Bull Powertrains division. Ford has been tapped up because it offers the exact battery expertise Red Bull needs for the new engine regulations that are coming into play – where electrical energy will account for around 50% of the overall power. Speaking at a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/m6nbigl via IFTTT

2024 will mark the 30th year of Repsol’s sponsorship of Honda, a partnership that has made its orange livery one of the most recognisable in the history of motorcycle racing.However, in what is supposed to be a landmark year for their long-standing association, the Spanish oil giant will end up with limited exposure for its brand on the two factory RC213Vs, while the size of the Repsol logos on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IguFOpm via IFTTT

While Red Bull itself has played down talk of a repeat of it being as clear in front of the opposition as it was last year – when it won all but one grand prix – its rivals are not taking anything for granted. And McLaren, which ended the year as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger, is especially wary about the situation because it knows the world champion squad turned off development of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eUb9gSl via IFTTT

In the all-female support series, the 20-year-old Frenchwoman will drive a Mercedes-liveried car run by Prema, the team she runs with in sportscars and Formula 4."I am incredibly happy to join the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team Junior Programme and to represent the team in F1 Academy this year with Prema Racing," Pin said."A new chapter begins, and I am proud to make this next step in such a prestigious ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/u7sMWkr via IFTTT

Zhou scored just six points in his second season in F1 in 2023, equalling his debut season tally, as the then-named Alfa Romeo team struggled for competitiveness with its C43 amid a close midfield battle.The Hinwil squad finished ninth, down from sixth in 2022 when Zhou's team-mate Valtteri Bottas scored 49 points in addition to the Chinese driver's six, which was the best result for the Swiss ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DeqNSsC via IFTTT

The upgraded i20 N has been unveiled sporting a new livery design featuring the South Korean manufacturer’s familiar sky blue and orange factory colours.Hyundai has elected to use homologation jokers to develop its i20N in the off- season, focussing on weight saving to enhance its performance and finding solutions to reliability issues. The team has also announced a new partnership with renowned ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9q24ltV via IFTTT

Race 1The track was thoroughly wet in Saturday’s first 30-minute race, but at least the teams knew what they were getting into before it began. It was a case of rain tyres up and down the grid, which formed up in front of a busy main grandstand containing around 2000 spectators.Louis Stern started from pole position in his BMW M4, but the FK Performance man could not hold off the powerful ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DNXQRUl via IFTTT

Alpine is holding its 2024 season launch, which will also involve its World Endurance Championship team, on 7 February.One week later, Mercedes is pulling back the curtains on its new W15 on 14 February.Mercedes is set for a crucial 2024 season after ceding its top spot to Red Bull over the past two seasons and realising early in 2023 that the decision to stick to its troubled 2022 concept was a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/f0ycUNo via IFTTT

The grand prix veteran is well known in F1 circles, having spent 34-years at his previous Enstone employer under its various guises as Benetton, Renault, Lotus and most recently Alpine. However, he left the team last summer in the wake of a shake-up at the organisation that also resulted in the departure of its team principal Otmar Szafnauer. Permane’s vast experience of F1, having been a part ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/P0Ir5tX via IFTTT

With no restrictions on testing in the DTM, top teams usually hold private tests at all rounds on the calendar, with the exception of Norisring, incurring significant expenditure in order to do so.It contributes to a third of their annual budgets, and means competing in the DTM costs significantly more than other GT3 championships of similar scale.Due to high costs, many people in the paddock have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ez5rgYC via IFTTT

A highlight of the Live Action Arena at this weekend’s Autosport International will be the ever-popular BriSCA Formula 1 stock cars. These V8 monsters are designed to race on short ovals and thrill with their fast-paced display and an aural assault that makes the grandstands shake.But while BriSCA F1 machines are used to turning left, left, left and left again, Birmingham’s National Exhibition ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U8ZVxXs via IFTTT

The Silverstone-based squad knew it would be more in the spotlight throughout 2023 following the signing of two-time F1 world champion Alonso to race alongside Stroll. While it was well aware of the potential for difficulties with Alonso being so demanding of the teams he races for, the squad had no doubts about the way it needed to manage things. Team principal Mike Krack explained that, ahead ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3w5D0aj via IFTTT

Steiner’s contract as team principal was not renewed for the 2024 season, as he and team owner Gene Haas deviated in their vision for the team after finishing bottom of the constructors’ championship last year with just 12 points.  The Italian, who had become a popular figure in F1 throughout his near-decade at Haas having built the team up from scratch, felt that the team needed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fKPQ5vq via IFTTT

Although yet to be officially announced, it is widely believed that Audi will pull the plug on its Dakar programme after the 46-edition of the rally-raid ends next week, having made its debut just three years ago in 2022 with RS Q e-tron.Dakar was the last remaining works project for Audi Sport, but it too is expected to face the axe as the German manufacturer begins to divert all its attention ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JKzYSgh via IFTTT

The FIA gave Andretti’s new project the official go-ahead in October, subject to the team agreeing commercial terms with the F1 organisation and its CEO Stefano Domenicali, which is still pending.Herta, who turns 24 in March, has won seven IndyCar races in his career – effectively all with Andretti Autosport, which supported Herta’s rookie year with Harding Steinbrenner Racing when he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ot80GHI via IFTTT

There’s no disputing the success enjoyed by the 750 Motor Club over the past few years, with its mix of affordable championships consistently proving popular with drivers. For three seasons in a row, it has topped Autosport’s average grid size charts among the leading national racing organisers, giving a clear indication of how it’s pulling in the crowds. But, equally, the club’s bosses ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AR409EY via IFTTT

Marciello will drive a WRT-entered BMW M4 GT3 in the Australian endurance classic on February 18, sharing the car with MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi and Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Maxime Martin.He takes the place of Augusto Farfus in the #46 BMW, with the Brazilian focusing on other programmes in 2024 including an endurance campaign in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with the BMW M Hybrid ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8WlV4xQ via IFTTT

Toyota says internal combustion has plenty of life left, even in the age of EVs and will embark on a project to develop new technologies that will help in Japan’s fight against carbon emissions. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Qpqdft5 via IFTTT

As the 549km test around Shubaytah resumed on Friday, Loeb sat third in the order behind Audi duo Carlos Sainz Sr and Mattias Ekstrom, with 5m19s to make up and only a third of the distance remaining.But the nine-time World Rally Championship was able to overhaul both Audis in little time, jumping Ekstrom at the first checkpoint of the day before surging ahead of Sainz at Bivouac F.The Frenchman ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZX13wYr via IFTTT

The German manufacturer announced on Wednesday that Krohn will join Philipp Eng as a full-season driver in the RLL-run team's #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 entry, while the sister #25 prototype will feature the same full-time line-up of Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly.Krohn and Eng will be joined for the five endurance races by Farfus, who will be part of BMW's LMGT3 programme in the World Endurance ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AzcJM4t via IFTTT

It’s been 25 months since Hamilton last won a race in F1, by some margin the longest drought he has endured since bursting onto the scene in 2007.Now 39, and saddled with less-than-spectacular Mercedes machinery for two years, the seven-time world champion could be forgiven for deciding that it was time to do something else. But it’s clear in our interview this week that this is not the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/S8TtQcx via IFTTT

The Woking-based squad was one of the surprises of 2023, as a mid-season revamp of its MCL-60 helped catapult Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri near the front of the field as they regularly battled for podium finishes. The leap came off the back of a management overhaul from the previous winter, with Andrea Stella taking charge as team principal following the departure of Andreas Seidl to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vQqZAiK via IFTTT

After switching from multiple title winner Mercedes, Vowles has admitted some surprise regarding facilities that he said in certain areas were 20 years out of date. It was why he pushed hard, and achieved some success, in changing F1’s capital expenditure limits to free up the possibility for much-needed investment to help address Williams' shortfalls. While some may have been put off by how ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/oGeyj6r via IFTTT

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Bottas left Mercedes to join the Sauber-run Alfa Romeo team (now renamed Stake) for the return of ground effect in 2022. He enjoyed a strong start to the campaign, scoring points in seven of the opening nine grands prix, as the Swiss squad pipped rivals by hitting the new 798kg minimum car weight limit out of the box. But the team and driver fell back thereafter by losing out in the development ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zB1s4Pm via IFTTT

Noda will drive the #53 Honda-powered SF23 in all nine Super Formula races this year, taking the place originally occupied by Toshiki Oyu and then Riki Okusa in 2023.The announcement makes her the first female driver to compete in Japan’s premier single-seater series since Tatiana Calderon, who drove for Drago Corse between 2020-21 but without adding a single point to her name.Noda, who will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fLebwt9 via IFTTT

Economics are the primary motivator for EV purchases in the U.S., beating out environmental motivations, according to Deloitte's 2024 Global Automotive Consumer study. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/8Bxm0Ke via IFTTT

The news comes in the wake of the resignation of sporting director Steve Nielsen last month, with both men having played key roles in the organisation.Goss's departure is a major blow to the FIA as he had become a key technical player with a focus on the 2026 regulations, reporting to single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis.Tombazis noted: "We are disappointed to lose a person of Tim's calibre ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TRs0ebh via IFTTT

Kubica and Deletraz won the 2021 ELMS title with WRT alongside Ye Yifei, and were a lap away from adding class victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours when an electrical fault denied them.After switching to the WEC with Prema for 2022, the duo were reunited at WRT last season and claimed the final WEC P2 championship alongside Rui Andrade as the swelling Hypercar grid and the arrival of LMGT3 left no grid ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/t5lAqi4 via IFTTT

The soon-to-be-renamed team has long had an aerodynamics department in Bicester, but as part of its ongoing expansion, its British base will be moved to Milton Keynes, close to the home of sister squad Red Bull.The new facility, which will also house vehicle dynamics staff, will be larger and better equipped than its predecessor.Bayer believes that the move will help the team to compete for top ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZLSXieT via IFTTT

The 2026 engine rules increase the reliance on the electrified part of the hybrid powertrain - it will produce 50% of total power - while the expensive Motor Generator Unit–Heat has been ditched.But initial data supplied to teams led to fears of ‘Frankenstein cars’, with Max Verstappen claiming he was downshifting on straights in simulator runs to compensate for massive power drop offs.As ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JrtSdka via IFTTT

F1 was quick to shift its broadcasts to high definition, then real HD and, in 2017, moved to 4K ultra-high definition.Now, in partnership with its official broadcast connectivity provider, Tata Communications, it is beginning to put in place what is needed for the likely next industry standard – 8K resolution. The new images will be four times sharper than current F1 broadcasts and, while that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TMuboHW via IFTTT

Peterhansel had suffered a bruising start to his 35th appearance at the Dakar on Saturday, as a spate of punctures left him 30 minutes off the front. But with fewer stones on the 464km stage between Al Henakiyah and Al Duwadimi, the 14-time Dakar winner rose to the fore, scoring a narrow but significant 29-second stage victory over Prodrive’s Sebastien Loeb.The Frenchman was already ahead of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2zaPtEC via IFTTT

In winning the 2023 world championship, Verstappen joined a list of 10 other drivers to have won more than two titles. If Red Bull can maintain its position at the head of the pecking order until the current ruleset ends in 2026, Verstappen would theoretically have five titles – rarefied status in the elite world champions’ club, as only Juan Manuel Fangio, Lewis Hamilton and Michael ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4cynTrC via IFTTT

The first stage of the Dakar Rally got off to a dramatic start as the medical helicopter had to come to the aid of Honda rider Joaquim Rodrigues after a crash at the 82km mark.But that was not all in the bike category, as overall leader and one of the favourites for victory, Schareina, went down 240km into the stage later in the day.The Valencian rider, who was in third place, injured his arm in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ws2qIK9 via IFTTT

The McLaren driver gets on well with Verstappen and, amid the surge that his squad enjoyed over the second half of last season, found himself sometimes battling for position with his Red Bull rival.But the way that he has sometimes appeared to make passes easy for Verstappen, rather than be ultra tough with his defence, prompted some observers to question his approach.And in particular, having ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tlOFJm2 via IFTTT

The first stage of Dakar started as it should, with the bikes tackling the 405km timed run to reach the second of the bivouacs at Al Henakiyah. However, the evacuation helicopter was called into action very early on at the 82km mark after Hero rider Joaquim Rodrigues suffered an accident, which Joan Barreda and Sebastian Buhler had to attend to.Shortly afterwards, however, the race was stopped in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DobyJn3 via IFTTT

Ford Motor Co. appears poised to add a larger touchscreen and different tires in the midcycle freshening of the Bronco Sport compact crossover due this year. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/s2C3qHl via IFTTT

It has been revealed that the German manufacturer has put in for an extra entry for this year’s French enduro on 15-16 June to reprise its expanded assault in 2023 when the IMSA SportsCar Championship arm of its PPM operation joined the two-car WEC squad with a single Porsche 963 LMDh. “We’re pushing,” PPM boss Jonathan Diuguid told Autosport.“We ran three cars in 2023 and the results ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SGPeLQ6 via IFTTT

A new chassis, new front and rear suspension, new gearbox and honed aerodynamics and sidepods will be the most visual changes to its heavily revised challenger. In Formula 1, though, the devil is in the detail, and it will be in areas nigh on impossible to spot – like the underfloor, its aero platform concept and its ride height – where the biggest revolution will have taken place. For the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ldoImh7 via IFTTT

As we start looking ahead to the season to come, rather than back at the campaign just gone, one of the biggest hopes for this year is that someone (anyone) can challenge Red Bull and Max Verstappen in F1.Thanks to its impressive form in the second half of 2023 and excellent driver line-up (not to mention an illustrious history – arguably second only to Ferrari), McLaren is one of the key teams ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/P04bekE via IFTTT

Perez had arrived in Miami just six points back from Verstappen in the drivers’ standings and with a 2-2 record for GP race wins following his triumph in Jeddah and his Baku victory double in the first sprint weekend of the season.The Mexican driver’s chances of taking the lead in the standings were then greatly enhanced in the first of three 2023 races in the USA when Verstappen’s early Q3 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YqbBajk via IFTTT

The 2024 Dakar Rally will be the fifth successive event to take place entirely in Saudi Arabia, but organiser ASO has laid out a route that will be vastly different to previous years.One of the biggest highlights of this year’s challenge is a two-day ‘chrono stage’, where competitors will have until 4pm to cover as much ground as possible before halting at the next bivouac they come across ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lwIvabB via IFTTT

Ferrari dropped a place to third in the 2023 constructors’ standings but did enjoy a notably strong end to the campaign thanks to a run of four podium finishes from the final five rounds.Drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc struggled with the SF-23's unpredictable handling and poor tyre degradation that led to wildly fluctuating form from race to race.PLUS: How Ferrari responded to a reality ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CuH2vF0 via IFTTT

Yes, the headline to this feature may sound like a bold claim. And, yes, we are talking about a driver with only one full season of car racing under their belt. But there’s undoubtedly something special about Freddie Slater’s glittering career to date.It’s rare for a driver to combine remarkable talent behind the wheel – a plethora of top karting titles and his domination of the Ginetta ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/W6dVI8E via IFTTT

The British sportscar outfit has partnered with the General Motors brand for the new LMGT3 class of the World Endurance Championship and will field two examples of Corvette Z06 GT3.R for factory drivers Daniel Juncadella and Charlie Eastwood.TF Sport’s current deal with Corvette only encompasses the WEC, but team boss Tom Ferrier has revealed that he would like to expand the partnership to other ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TbgqLN4 via IFTTT

Ducati recently announced a major shake-up of its sporting leadership. With immediate effect, Paolo Ciabatti is stepping down as sporting director of Reparto Corse, the racing arm of the brand, to lead the new off-road structure from the position of general manager. His vacancy will be filled by Mauro Grassilli, who until now was in charge of marketing and sponsorship.The element that best ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YU1vxmT via IFTTT

Mercedes made a surprise call to continue with its ‘zeropod’ sidepod design and overall car concept first conceived in 2022’s recalcitrant W13 at the start of F1’s new ground-effect era, with the team mistakenly believing it could be made into a Red Bull challenger following Russell’s win ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix. But Mercedes swiftly moved to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eA6dcLh via IFTTT

The Spaniard, who was under contract with Honda until the end of 2023, was finally allowed to speak about his first experience with the Ducati after the year ended.Marquez finished fourth quickest in the post-season test at Valencia, where he got his first taste of the Desmosedici after having ridden for Honda during his entire MotoGP career.His Honda contract meant that Marquez was unable to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cMv9djo via IFTTT

Verstappen became more outspoken this year at various points, launching an eloquent monologue at the recent Las Vegas Grand Prix which he felt steered F1 too far towards entertainment and away from the sporting element.The triple world champion's appraisal of Vegas and his lack of enthusiasm over street circuits in general was well received by a lot of F1 fans, even if F1 itself was less amused by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/l1awNVg via IFTTT

The new identity was originally flagged in the FIA entry last month as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber.That remains its official full identity – including the Kick Sauber chassis name – but the Swiss outfit will use the short version on a day-to-day basis.The team had to find a new name for the next two seasons after its contract with Alfa Romeo was not extended beyond 2023 ahead of the arrival of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/flgdkyM via IFTTT