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Alex Palou, McLaren, F1, IndyCar

MIM ends ties with Palou amid latest contractual drama

Alex Palou is once again in the news with regards to his IndyCar contract amid F1 ties as Monaco Increase Management ends ties with him. After huge dramas last year where Palou wanted to leave...
Carlos Sainz, F1

Sainz agrees with Vasseur about Ferrari’s current priorities

Carlos Sainz agrees with Frederic Vasseur about his F1 contract talks as he reckons Ferrari has more things to handle than driver contract. Even though Sainz is contracted to be with Ferrari until the end...
Nyck de Vries, F1

De Vries to take up a course in Harvard to learn new things

Nyck de Vries is latest F1 driver to reveal about undertaking further studies which he confirmed to media at the premiere of Gran Turismo. Few weeks back, Nicholas Latifi revealed about joining London Business School...
Gresini, Ducati

Gresini sticks with Ducati after signing new multi-year MotoGP deal

Gresini Racing will stick with Ducati until the 2025 MotoGP season as an Independent Team after signing a new contract. At the same time as Gresini Racing MotoGP announced Alex Marquez will be staying with...
Yuki Tsunoda, F1

Tsunoda happy to shed mini slump; is ready to take on Ricciardo

Yuki Tsunoda felt he recovered to perform his best in F1 Belgian GP after small slump that he faced in the races before. After two years of average running from AlphaTauri's Tsunoda, the Japanese driver...
Christian Horner, Sergio Perez, Helmut Marko

Horner concurs with Marko and feels Perez should maximise for P2

Christian Horner concurs with the statement from Helmut Marko as he feels the chances of Sergio Perez to win the title is slim. Ahead of the F1 Belgian GP, Red Bull advisor Marko came up...
Kevin Magnussen, F1, Guenther Steiner

Magnussen unsure about Haas future but has no news for now

Kevin Magnussen is unsure about his tenure at Haas with contract discussions yet to be done between him and Guenther Steiner. As the season pushes towards its end, the silly season will kick-off for drivers...
HRC, Honda

HRC chief knows racing activities alone cannot be profitable

HRC boss Koji Watanbe understands it is not likely that racing activities will result in profitability but increasing Honda's brand value is key. While it is known that racing activities isn't directly bringing revenue to...
Alex Marquez, Gresini

Marquez sticks with Gresini in a new multi-year MotoGP deal

Alex Marquez will remain at Gresini Racing after signing a new multi-year deal with the Italian MotoGP outfit. A few days ago at Silverstone, Alex Marquez scored his maiden Tissot Sprint MotoGP win, adding to...
George Russell, F1

Russell admits set-up choices in last few F1 races wasn’t right

George Russell admits the set-up choices he took in the last few F1 races wasn't the right one for him after a recovery drive at Spa. After a decent start to his campaign, Mercedes' Russell...
Mike, Aston Martin

Krack says P5 an important result for Aston Martin before break

Mike Krack says it was important for Aston Martin to close the first half in a better way with a Top 5 finish after a slow run. After a solid start to Aston Martin's F1...
Ducati, MotoGP, Franco Morbidelli

Ducati eyeing Morbidelli’s services beyond 2023 MotoGP season

Ducati is eyeing the services of Franco Morbidelli after his departure from Yamaha with the MotoGP silly season fully on. Without doubt, one of the key storylines from the 2023 rider market has been the...
Dave Robson, Williams, F1

Robson credits Vowles for bringing new life at Williams

Dave Robson credits the arrival of James Vowles in Williams which has brought new life at the Grove-based F1 team. Ever since the arrival of Vowles at Williams, the Grove-based F1 team has seen a...
Ferrari, Charles Leclerc

Leclerc admits Ferrari far from pre-2023 expectations at mid-point

Charles Leclerc admits that Ferrari are far off from the targets that they had set for themselves after first half of F1 2023 season. Ferrari came into the 2023 season with good hopes of a...
Daniel Ricciardo, F1

Ricciardo says he has to be hard on himself even in this short time

Daniel Ricciardo says he has to be hard on himself even though he still in the learning phase with AlphaTauri upon F1 return. The two races so far has been decent for Ricciardo with AlphaTauri...
Robin Frijns, Envision

Frijns goes back to Envision for 2024 Formula E season

Robin Frijns goes back to Envision Racing to partner Sebastien Buemi for the 2024 FIA Formula E season. The two-time E-Prix winner is welcomed back by the team, with whom he enjoyed a four-season spell...
Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen, F1

Verstappen, Horner reflect on radio calls and respect for Lambiase

Max Verstappen and Christian Horner speak up on the Dutchman's interaction and relation with his F1 race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. The F1 Belgian GP saw some tensions between Red Bull's Verstappen and his race engineer...
Andrea Stella, McLaren, F1

Stella says Spa showed where McLaren still needs to improve upon

Andrea Stella says the weekend in Spa-Francorchamps showed where McLaren still needs to work for rest of F1 season. McLaren team principal Stella says the F1 Belgian GP weekend at Spa-Francorchamps helped them see some...
Alfa Romeo, F1

Alfa Romeo keen to retain Guanyu alongside Bottas for F1 2024

Alessandro Alunni Bravi is looking for stability at Alfa Romeo in terms of its F1 driver line-up as they are to sit with Zhou Guanyu. With Bottas having a contract with Alfa Romeo until 2025,...
Nick Cassidy, Formula E, Jaguar

Cassidy joins Jaguar to complete its all-Kiwi Formula E line-up

Nick Cassidy joins Jaguar Racing to complete its all-Kiwi Formula E line-up alongside Mitch Evans for 2024 and beyond. Jaguar TCS Racing have announced Nick Cassidy will join the team’s driver line-up for Season 10...
Alpine, F1

What does the F1 paddock says about Alpine situation?

The Alpine news of the departure of their three main members during the Belgian GP had the whole F1 paddock speak about it. The shock news from Alpine during the Belgian GP weekend raised eyebrows...
Pirelli, F1

Pirelli reckons super-intermediate tyre idea can be discussed

Mario Isola spills on the discussion around a super-intermediate compound to replace the intermediate and wet Pirelli F1 tyres. Amid the discussions around mudguards which is being tested in order to lessen the spray in...
Frederic Vasseur, Ferrari, F1

Vasseur says consistency key for rest of 2023 in close P2-P10 fight

Frederic Vasseur says Ferrari needs to be more consistent with their F1 results considering how close the field is between P2 to P11. While Red Bull's Max Verstappen has been in a league of his...
F1, Liberty Media

F1 shares financial details of Q2 for 2023 season

F1 has released the financial numbers for Q2 of the ongoing 2023 season which saw less races and drop in total revenue. Well into the 2023 season, Liberty Media has released the financial details of...
Toto Wolff, F1

Wolff says bouncing problem faced in Belgian GP will be analysed

Toto Wolff says Mercedes will have to analyse the bouncing issue that they faced during the F1 Belgian GP but he doesn't think their direction is an issue. It was a mixed weekend for Mercedes...
Alexander Albon, F1

Albon had to slow in Sector 2 which cost places in Belgian GP

Alexander Albon felt the slow run in Sector 2 made the F1 Belgian GP difficult for him which dropped him outside the Top 10. It was a strong start from Williams' Albon in F1 Belgian...
F2, F3, FIA

FIA releases F2 and F3 calendar for 2024 season

FIA has released the calendar for both F2 and F3 championships for 2024 season with 14 and 10 rounds respectively. F2 - FIA Formula 2 announce the calendar for the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship. Next...
FIA, F1

F1 team chiefs discuss on mudguards trial by Pirelli

The mudguards tested by Pirelli at Silverstone for wet weather running needs more work as F1 and FIA try to fix the spray problem. Following the F1 British GP, Pirelli not only ran tyres without...
Sergio Perez, Christian Horner, F1

Perez, Horner reveal of ‘no talk’ bet during Belgian GP

Sergio Perez, Christian Horner reveal the radio message of no talk during the F1 Belgian GP weekend if not a Top 5 result. Considering the back results from Red Bull's Perez especially in qualifying where...
Herbie Blash, F1

Podcast: Blash opens up on F1 career, time with Whiting & more

Herbie Blash opens up on his long and illustrating career in F1 on Beyond the Grid podcast where he talks about various topics. Tom Clarkson: Herbie, what a career. You've spent more than 50 years...