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Alpine, F1, Aston Martin

Alpine can’t use resources lack as an excuse for underperformance

Laurent Rossi says Alpine can't use the lack of resource excuse as he compares with Aston Martin who have less than the French F1 outfit. Having pinned the responsibility on Otmar Szafnauer shoulders, Alpine CEO...
F1, FIA

F1 team bosses discuss of more potential outfits bidding to join

F1 team bosses discuss about the potential new teams submitting their names to the FIA to join the grid with more apart from Andretti coming in. Amid the chatter around Andretti-Cadillac, LKY SUNZ became the...
Christian Horner, Yuki Tsunoda, Franz Tost

Horner credits Tsunoda’s progress but needs another year for RB

Christian Horner and Franz Tost notes that Yuki Tsunoda is not ready yet for Red Bull F1 season, but the former sees good improvements. Tsunoda hasn't had the best of starts to his F1 career...
WRC, Rally Portugal

WRC: Rovanpera dominates after taking lead in Rally Portugal

Kalle Rovanpera fought back to eventually dominate in FIA WRC Rally Portugal win from Hyundai pair of Dani Sordo and Esapekka Lappi. Friday: Ott Tänak opened a slender lead at Vodafone Rally de Portugal on a...
MotoGP, Marco Bezzecchi

MotoGP: Bezzecchi wins French GP amid multiple crashes

Marco Bezzecchi took the MotoGP win in French GP after multiple incidents from Pramac pair of Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco.  It was a good start to the 1000th grand prix in MotoGP French GP...
IndyCar, Alex Palou

IndyCar: Palou dominant in GMR Grand Prix from McLaren pair

Alex Palou took his first 2023 IndyCar victory in the GMR Grand Prix ahead of McLaren pair of Pato O'Ward and Alexander Rossi.   Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing flexed a potent combination of speed...

Mini 60 Series also starts in Wackersdorf and Franciacorta

After the successful start of the Mini 60 Series in Muelsen, promoter Chrono Karting is expanding its program in the German Kart Championship. The young talents will now also be represented by the half-time...
Ferrari, Jock Clear, Charles Leclerc

Ferrari will not ask Leclerc to calm down with his idea of pushing

Jock Clear says that Ferrari will not ask Charles Leclerc to calm down with his idea of pushing, but he notes in Miami he got ahead of himself. After his FP2 and qualifying crash in...
McLaren, Andrea Stella, F1

McLaren to distribute its F1 updates between Canada and Britain

Andrea Stella says that McLaren will spread its F1 updates between Canada and Britain, as he adds on focus for the triple-header. With the first of their updates brought about in Baku, the next set...
MotoGP, Jorge Martin

MotoGP: Martin passes Bagnaia in dominant French GP sprint win

Jorge Martin took the MotoGP sprint win in French GP with Brad Binder in second from Francesco Bagnaia after a gritty fight. It was sunny conditions for the MotoGP Sprint in French GP at the...
MotoGP, Francesco Bagnaia

MotoGP: Bagnaia beats Marquez by 0.058s in French GP pole

Francesco Bagnaia beats Marc Marquez  by 0.058s to take MotoGP pole in French GP, as Luca Marini was third. Q1: It was cloudy weather to start the first part in MotoGP qualifying in French GP as...
Mercedes, Toto Wolff

Wolff doesn’t see updates as ‘silver bullet’; notes on new parts

Toto Wolff expands on the updates being brought by Mercedes in the upcoming F1 races but knows they aren't 'silver bullet'. For Mercedes, it has be a quiet start to the F1 2023 campaign. Team...
F2, Theo Pourchaire

F2: Pourchaire fastest on final day at Barcelona hampered by rain

Theo Pourchaire headed Day 3 of the FIA F2 test at Barcelona ahead of Victor Martins and Ayumu Iwasa to end the testing. MORNING As quickly as the session started, the Red Flags waived for the...
Pirelli, F1

Pirelli confirms new spec in British GP; to test it in Spanish GP

Pirelli has confirmed new tyre specification in place from F1 British GP onward, with teams to have its first test with it in Spanish GP. The talks begun earlier but more confirmatory ones took place...
Alexander Albon, F1

Albon says Miami exposed Williams 2023 F1 car’s weaknesses

Alexander Albon says F1 circuits like Miami exposes the weaknesses of Williams who are still the ninth or 10th slowest car. After a solid qualifying for Williams' Albon in F1 Miami GP, the grand prix...
F1

F1 drivers and team bosses opine on Miami GP intro ceremony

F1 drivers and few team bosses shared mixed reaction towards the Miami GP introductions undertaken just before the national anthem and the race start. After the boxer-like announcement undertaken during the 2017 US GP at...
F1, EA Sports

EA Sports dives more on F1 23; Las Vegas, Losail circuits revealed

EA Sports dives more in the upcoming F1 23 game as photos of Las Vegas and Losail circuits have been revealed. Following on from the reveal of EA SPORTS F1 23 last week, dive into...
F2, Jack Doohan

F2: Doohan keeps top spot on wet/dry Day 2 at Barcelona

Jack Doohan retained top spot in FIA F2 test on Day 2 at Barcelona from Frederik Vesti and Theo Pourchaire. MORNING Brad Benavides ventured out in the wet for some early laps and was shortly joined...
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, F1

Leclerc doesn’t get confidence as compound shift changes the car

Charles Leclerc says he doesn't get that confidence as the Ferrari F1 car gets into different windows from one compound to another. Once again, it hasn't been the start that Ferrari wanted to their F1...
Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon

Gasly rues fuel saving but Alpine pair pleased with bounce back

Pierre Gasly gutted with fuel saving in F1 Miami GP which cost him places in the end, but both he and Esteban Ocon relieved to scored points. After the disaster in Melbourne and Baku, the...
Max Verstappen

Verstappen is fine with booing as long as he takes the top step

Max Verstappen was not affected by the boos during F1 Miami GP, as he also added on Jos' rally win on the same day. Over the last few F1 seasons, booing has become common at...
F2, Jack Doohan

F2: Doohan leads Day 1 of Barcelona test from Prema pair

Jack Doohan ended up fastest on Day 1 of F2 test at Barcelona ahead of Prema pair of Oliver Bearman and Frederik Vesti. MORNING After plenty of installation laps in the opening 30 minutes, Campos Racing’s...
F1, F1 Arcade

F1 Arcade gets its first American opening in Boston

Formula 1 has found its first American venue for F1 Arcade which will house racing simulators along with premium food and drinks. After a successful opening in London where over 100k fans have visited the...
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull

Ricciardo set for Pirelli tyre F1 test with Red Bull at Silverstone

Daniel Ricciardo will get his first F1 test chance with Red Bull in a current car in Silverstone during the Pirelli tyre test. Having confirmed his Red Bull show drive for 12 Hours of Nurburgring...
Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Honda

Marquez cleared to compete in French MotoGP weekend

Marc Marquez has been cleared by the doctors to compete in this weekend's French MotoGP weekend at Le Mans. Marc Marquez makes his much-anticipated return to restore the Repsol Honda Team and re-join Joan Mir,...
Max Verstappen, Christian Horner, F1

Verstappen says he was ‘strongly opinionated’ on Miami strategy

Max Verstappen says he and his race engineer were 'strongly opinionated' on the strategy they chose for F1 Miami GP, as Christian Horner adds. Coming off the back of a powerful win from row five,...
MotoGP, FIM

FIM Court of Appeal annuls MotoGP stewards’ decision on Marquez

The FIM Court of Appeal has annulled the MotoGP stewards' decision of Marc Marquez's penalty as he now free to compete without any sanction. Following the provisional decision of the MotoGP Court of Appeal pronounced...
Fernando Alonso

Alonso expected more difficult Miami GP as he targets P2 now

Fernando Alonso expected a more difficult F1 Miami GP as he now targets finishing second as the next step having been third four times. After a bit of low-key Baku, Aston Martin were back on...
George Russell, Lewis Hamilton

Russell thanks Hamilton for clean pass to get Sainz in Miami GP

George Russell was thankful of Lewis Hamilton letting him by in F1 Miami GP as the two felt great with their comeback drives. Being on a different strategy, Mercedes had to issue team orders to...
Sergio Perez, Max Verstappen, Christian Horner

Perez didn’t wish to risk a fight against faster Verstappen in Miami

Sergio Perez says there was no point in fighting Max Verstappen and risking in F1 Miami GP, as Christian Horner weighs on strategies. No sooner had the dust settled in the F1 Miami GP than...