The FIA World Endurance Championship has officially teased an upcoming eight-part documentary series looking to focus the spotlight on specific major manufacturers. The ‘Meet the Legends’ series will be broadcasted on the FIA WEC YouTube channel, like ‘Full Access’ which has been uploaded after each race to provide behind-the-scenes insight. It will detail the sporting, […]
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‘Dangerous’ 80km/h winds forecast for F1 Dutch GP Friday practice
Formula 1 drivers are set to face perilous 80km/h winds during Friday’s practice sessions for the Dutch Grand Prix, posing a “dangerous” challenge for all involved. The seaside Zandvoort circuit is well known for its gusty conditions, but Friday practice is set to take that to a slightly extreme level. Discussing the forecast on media […]
BővebbenMcLaren and Williams set for upgrades test at F1 Dutch GP
McLaren and Williams will be putting comprehensive upgrade packages through their paces during the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix. The Woking-based McLaren outfit has arguably produced the most competent F1 package this season and the team will be striving to mount continued pressure upon Red Bull with a quintet of changes to the MCL38. Beyond […]
BővebbenLiberty Media selling $825m in F1 shares to fund MotoGP takeover
Formula 1 parent company Liberty Media is selling $825 million worth of F1 shares to fund its majority takeover of MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports. Liberty announced its planned acquisition of MotoGP in the form of an 86% takeover of commercial rights holder Dorna in April. The deal, slated for completion by the end of […]
BővebbenPerez: Red Bull F1 meeting ‘had nothing to do with the drivers’
Sergio Perez has claimed that Red Bull’s meeting over Formula 1’s summer break was related to its slump in competitiveness and “had nothing to do with the drivers”. Perez entered the summer break with speculation hanging over his place with the team amid a torrid run which had comprised a pitiful 28 points across eight […]
BővebbenDoohan lands 2025 F1 drive with Alpine
Alpine has elected to promote its Reserve Driver Jack Doohan to a full-time drive for the 2025 Formula 1 season, per a Friday announcement by the Anglo-French outfit. With Esteban Ocon’s departure from the Enstone-Viry squad confirmed in June, Alpine made a bid to sign Carlos Sainz to race alongside Pierre Galsy in 2025. With […]
BővebbenHamilton will ‘know early on whether it’s going to work’ with new Ferrari F1 engineer
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he will “know early on whether it’s going to work” with his Ferrari Formula 1 race engineer with Peter Bonnington to remain at Mercedes. It was revealed earlier this week that Bonnington, Hamilton’s race engineer throughout the latter’s spell with the team, will remain at Mercedes in a promoted position. Bonnington, […]
BővebbenAF Corse confirms LMP2 into 2025 IMSA season, as AWA with GTD Corvette
AF Corse and AWA Racing have confirmed their presence on the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship grid with the former’s #88 Oreca 07 LMP2 and the latter’s #13 GTD Corvette Z06 GT3.R. With three races remaining in the 2024 IMSA season, AF Corse and AWA are the first teams to officially confirm their spots on […]
BővebbenPiastri reveals cause behind broken rib prior to F1 summer break
Oscar Piastri has revealed that discomfort with the seat in his McLaren car triggered the broken rib that he competed with in the run-up to Formula 1’s summer break. The Australian went into the annual shutdown with the wind in his sails as he took his maiden F1 win in Hungary in a McLaren 1-2 […]
BővebbenHamilton: F1 can’t ‘continue to ignore Africa’ amid Rwanda links
Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has said the sport can’t “continue to ignore Africa” as it expands to new regions amid reports an effort to host a Rwandan Grand Prix has picked up pace. Autosport reported recently that Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is set to meet with Rwandan representatives in September regarding […]
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