August 30, 2024

Kalex co-founder Alex Baumgartel has parted ways with Honda after just six months, Autosport can reveal.It was during the first pre-season test of the year at Sepang in February that the German technical was seen for the first time in HRC uniform. Honda subsequently revealed that Baumgartel had joined as a contracted technical consultant to strengthen the RC213V chassis. However, Autosport has …Keep reading

Marc Marquez, the undisputed master of exploiting low or mixed grip conditions, set the pace on the Gresini GP23 in first practice for the Aragon Grand Prix, but was more than two seconds away from the lap record set at the previous outing in 2022. Newly sun-kissed MotorLand asphalt provided a radiant and idyllic stage for FP1 at round 12 of 20 in 2024 MotoGP and the third Spanish-based grand …Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles recalled the decision process that will lead to Franco Colapinto making his F1 debut, as the team turned down options in Liam Lawson and Mick Schumacher.Although Schumacher was heavily linked to Logan Sargeant’s seat in the wake of the Dutch Grand Prix, while Red Bull boss Christian Horner threw Lawson’s hat into the ring, the team elected to install Colapinto …Keep reading

“To have the opportunity to be here, speaking to all of you, it’s a pleasure.”New Williams driver Franco Colapinto there – addressing a packed scrum of Formula 1’s press corps in a sweltering tent at Monza that was in places five-people deep.Let’s see if he still feels that way after the nine races he will compete in to end this campaign in place of the ousted Logan Sargeant. After all …Keep reading

Yamaha has chosen Paolo Pavesio to replace Lin Jarvis as the head of its MotoGP programme in 2025, Motorsport.com can reveal.The Japanese manufacturer is expected to announce the appointment of Pavesio as the managing director of Yamaha Motor Racing at Misano next week.Over the past 10 years, Pavesio has held various positions in different departments of Yamaha Europe in the Netherlands, the same …Keep reading

James Vowles reckoned it would have been “almost unfair” on Logan Sargeant if Williams had persisted with his services, noting that the American had “reached the limit” of his F1 potential.The Williams team principal elected to stand Sargeant down and replace him with Franco Colapinto for the last nine races of 2024, although he was keen to point out that the Floridian’s Zandvoort crash was not …Keep reading

Mercedes again will test the floor upgrade it has struggled to get working since Spa back-to-back with an older version in opening practice for Formula 1’s 2024 Italian Grand Prix.The Silver Arrows squad unleashed its latest floor development on the eve of this season’s summer break at the Belgian race, but did not race with at Spa after encountering confusing results regarding drag levels …Keep reading

George Russell has backed a Formula 1 proposal to host a sprint race for rookie drivers after the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tyre test, but Max Verstappen is unconvinced.The F1 Commission will discuss the idea at the end of September of giving rookie drivers – those that have not competed in more than two GPs – a dedicated televised race after the tyre test that has come to close each …Keep reading