Ex-Sauber CEO Andreas Seidl was attempting to install Aston Martin boss Mike Krack as Audi’s Formula 1 Team Principal before his departure, according to a report. Seidl vacated his position as McLaren boss in December 2022 to lead Sauber Motorsport as the group’s F1 side prepares to evolve into a works Audi entrant in 2026. […]
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Factory Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia stole the show in the second MotoGP practice in Austria, leading the final classification list ahead of the Pramac Ducati duo of Franco Morbidelli and Jorge Martin. His lap time of 1.28.508s right at the end of the session saw the Italian set the new lap record around the fast-paced Austrian […]
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Mercedes has been working on solving one particular problem with its 2024 car that it believes has held it back in comparison to its rivals this so far this season. The German squad have concluded that the W15 is highly-competitive in races where the weather is mild and the track temperature is thus lower, but […]
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Valtteri Bottas has asserted that Sauber is “motivated” to end its pointless run in the 2024 Formula 1 season, despite conceding that the team’s situation is “not great”. Sauber has headed into the annual summer break languishing bottom in the Constructors’ Championship as the one team that doesn’t have a single point to its name. […]
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Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola reveals that the team’s downturn in form is due to a “performance management issue related to tyre wear.” Its most recent outing at Silverstone saw Aleix Espargaro snatch pole position off the factory Ducati duo of Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini. But tyre wear played a pivotal role in both […]
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Aston Martin has regressed from a podium challenger at the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season, to a midfield runner in 2024. Fernando Alonso and the Silverstone-based squad enjoyed a rejuvenated period of impressive form at the start of last year’s campaign with the Spaniard scoring six podiums in the first eight races. However, […]
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Franco Morbidelli will continue his Ducati MotoGP education switching from Pramac to Valentino Rossi’s VR46 squad for the 2025 campaign. Morbidelli is a long-standing member of the VR46 Riders Academy and was the first World Champion of Rossi’s mentees when he achieved Moto2 title glory in 2017 with MarcVDS racing. The Italian graduated to MotoGP […]
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Williams boss James Vowles has revealed that his long-term plan to return the team to the top in Formula 1 has extended to allocating some people to work on 2027. The Grove-based squad has been unable to build upon a promising seventh-place finish last term as it has regressed to ninth in 2024 with four […]
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Event organisers of the Las Vegas Grand Prix are putting on a free two-day fan experience during Formula 1’s return to Nevada in November. Las Vegas is by far and away the most expensive Formula 1 race to attend on the Grand Prix calendar, with F1 Destinations listing the average ticket price at $1617, nearly […]
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A Pramac Ducati 1-2 display stole the show in the opening practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix, with championship leader Jorge Martin at the top of the classification list. His lap time of 1.29.654s put him 0.218s ahead of team-mate Franco Morbidelli, with the GP24 rider duo looking strong around the fast streets of […]
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