Alpine Formula 1 Team Advisor Flavio Briatore has categorically ruled out a sale of the team, stating that Renault Group CEO Luca De Meo, never wants to sell. Technical staff rotation, dwindling performance and intra-organisational strife have marked a turbulent year for the Alpine F1 squad. The latest twist is De Meo’s intention to cease […]
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Alpine Hypercar reserve driver Jules Gounon will replace Paul-Loup Chatin as part of a prearranged FIA World Endurance Championship outing at the 6 Hours of Fuji. Gounon will participate in the 2024 FIA WEC for the third time in the #35 Alpine A424, after doing so earlier this season at the 6 Hours of Imola […]
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The WRC EKO Acropolis Rally Greece continues to play havoc, the latest victims being Gregoire Munster who landed his Puma in a ditch on the side of the road in stage nine, the last stage before the tyre fitting zone. Rally leader Dani Sordo suffered a puncture and a delaminated tyre which destroyed his Hyundai’s […]
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Oscar Piastri has become renowned as one of the hottest properties in Formula 1 in less than two seasons on the grid, becoming an established part of the revival which has put McLaren on track to end its prolonged title drought. Motorsport Week had the chance to sit down with the Australian in the McLaren […]
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Kawasaki’s Alex Lowes took a stunning pole position in treacherous conditions at Magny Cours to seal his first in WorldSBK since 2018. A session heavily affected by rain saw crashes for many of the big contenders, including Aruba.it Racing – Ducati’s Nicolo Bulega and Barni Spark Racing’s Danilo Petrucci. It was Lowes who looked […]
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Francesco Bagnaia was in his own world as the Italian rider earned his second MotoGP pole position of the year at his home race of Misano. The home favourite will start from the front, as he formulated a lap time of 1.30.304s, a new lap record around one of the calendar’s fastest tracks. Accompanying the […]
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Williams Team Principal James Vowles declared he was “very, very happy” with Franco Colapinto’s Formula 1 debut in the Italian Grand Prix. In the build-up to F1 action at Monza last weekend, Williams dropped Colapinto in the deep end when it announced him as Logan Sargeant’s mid-season replacement for the remainder of the 2024 campaign. […]
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VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi posted in the all-important last lap to top the final MotoGP practice session at Misano. The GP23 Ducati rider crafted the quickest lap time of 1.31.237s, with GP24 Ducati and championship protagonists Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin rounding off the top three positions. Enea Bastianini and Franco Morbidelli displayed their […]
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Red Bull Advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has cast fresh doubt over Max Verstappen’s Red Bull future, saying he can’t guarantee the Dutchman will be at the team for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Verstappen, who is contracted through the 2028 season with Red Bull, has started to see the wheels fall off the once-all-conquering wagon […]
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Mercedes has admitted it remains unsure whether the team’s latest floor has introduced unintended traits that have been behind its recent dip in results in Formula 1. The German marque seemed to have got a grasp on its previous issues under this ruleset as it headed into the summer break having seized three wins in […]
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