July 26, 2024

IMSA SportsCar GTD Pro championship leader AO Racing has recruited Julien Andlauer for the next round at Road America, after the shock departure of Seb Priaulx on Wednesday.AO had already revealed that its green T-Rex-liveried 911 GT3 – nicknamed ‘Rexy’ – is being replaced for the next two races by its pink sister, called ‘Roxy’.Team principal Gunnar Jeannette said this was because …Keep reading

Mattia Binotto’s sole leadership of Audi’s Formula 1 effort should “change the speed” of its Sauber takeover, says team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi.Earlier this week, Audi announced team CEO Andrea Seidl and chairman Oliver Hoffmann had left the team, with former Ferrari F1 chief Binotto joining on 1 August to replace both.Read Also:Formula 1What prompted Audi’s bombshell …Keep reading

Max Verstappen dominated FP1 at the Belgian Grand Prix, finishing ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and well clear of his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez.On what is a high-pressure weekend for Perez given Red Bull’s intention to assess his position going forward towards 2025 over the summer break, he ended up nearly a full second down on Verstappen.Elsewhere, Alex Albon showed Williams’ …Keep reading

Several Formula 1 teams have new front and rear wing specifications at their disposal this weekend, as they look for ways to overcome the challenges posed by the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.The changes are aimed at depowering the wings, compared to those used elsewhere, in a bid to help reduce downforce and drag – which are useful for the first and third sectors around the track.However, teams …Keep reading

Moto2 championship contender Ai Ogura is closing on a move to join Trackhouse Racing in MotoGP next year, Motorsport.com can reveal.Although a deal is yet to be finalised, it is understood that Ogura has reached an agreement to race a satellite Aprilia RS-GP for Trackhouse, where he will partner incumbent Raul Fernandez, who recently inked a new two-year contract until 2026.The Japanese rider’s …Keep reading

Attending an F1 race weekend has become a must in recent years amid the championship’s popularity boom – and the Dutch GP is no different.The 2024 Dutch GP is set to take place on the 23-25 August, where fans will no doubt be treated to a uniquely vibrant atmosphere which will leave them wanting to return.This is of course helped by the brilliant racing which usually takes place, as 2023 saw a …Keep reading

The low-drag specific upgrades brought to the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix have been revealed, with both McLaren and Mercedes bringing new beam wings alongside their circuit-specific front and rear wings.Both UK-based teams are continuing upon their quest to close in on Red Bull in the championship standings, and have thus attempted to scale up their performance around the high-speed Spa-Francorchamps …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton will speak with FIA officials after the Hungarian Grand Prix stewards declared he “could have done more to avoid” his crash with Max Verstappen.The stewards for last weekend’s event in Budapest deemed the late-race incident between the pair to be worthy of no further action after Verstappen was launched skywards and lost a place to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc behind as he rejoined …Keep reading

DS Penske has confirmed that Stoffel Vandoorne will leave the Formula E team after two seasons together, the Belgian driver having been linked with a move to Maserati MSG.Vandoorne joined DS Penske ahead of the 2022-23 season as reigning champion, having claimed his sole title the previous campaign with Mercedes.The 32-year-old joined the all-electric championship as far back as 2018 with HWA …Keep reading