Pictures: Alpine’s new front wing and more Suzuka updates | Formula 1
Alpine have had the slowest car so far this year but aim to start improving it with a revised front wing and other new parts this weekend.
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Why is the 2024 MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix cancelled?
The Argentina GP at Termas de Rio Honda was scheduled to represent the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season. However, on 31 January it was officially cancelled by series promoter Dorna Sports.Due to harsh government spending cuts imposed by Argentina’s new president Javier Milei, the grand prix – which receives considerable public funding –…
What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2024 Japanese GP
Max Verstappen and Red Bull led the way in opening practice for Formula 1’s 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, but this was far from a repeat affair of the opening day from the 2023 event at Suzuka just six months ago.This time, in the cooler April climate, rain intervened to limit running massively in FP2, while…
Pirelli seeks talks with FIA and F1 teams over flawed wet-tyre rule
A new way of allocating wet-weather rubber for 2024 meant teams were reluctant to use any intermediate tyres in Suzuka’s damp FP2 session because they wanted to save them for later in the weekend.It meant that drivers sat in garages for most of the session, with the only major running coming very late on when…
Mercedes expand F1 test programme for Antonelli but ‘not discounting’ Vettel | Formula 1
Mercedes will give more Formula 1 testing opportunities to its junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who is a candidate for the seat Lewis Hamilton will vacate in 2025.
Mercedes expand F1 test programme for Antonelli but ‘not discounting’ Vettel | Formula 1
Mercedes will give more Formula 1 testing opportunities to its junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who is a candidate for the seat Lewis Hamilton will vacate in 2025.
F1 Japanese GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch, TV channel
Max Verstappen set the pace for Red Bull in FP1, which was the only representative session on Friday, as he posted a time of 1m30.056s in his RB20.Sergio Perez finished just under two tenths down in second, followed by Australian GP winner Carlos Sainz in the Ferrari.Mercedes ended up a strong fourth and fifth, with…
First WEC, now Fanatec GT World Challenge: Is TotalEnergies fuel set to conquer GT racing too?
If you’ve got an exciting new technology you’d like to see used throughout the varied world of sportscar racing, there are two organisations you need to be working with.The first of these, of course, is the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), the body behind the Le Mans 24 Hours and the World Endurance Championship (WEC)….
Sargeant blames crash on “a visual error”, not pushing too hard | Formula 1
Williams driver Logan Sargeant admits his crash in the opening practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix was due to a “silly” error.
Sargeant: Suzuka F1 crash a “silly error” I shouldn’t be making in FP1
The American ran wide at the high-speed Dunlop Curve left-hander and having put his right-hand side wheels on the grass, he lost control and spun into the barrier.He hit with both the front and rear, damaging the suspension and cracking the gearbox of the FW46.Fortunately the chassis, which was shipped back to the UK and…