September 20, 2024

Hamilton: Mercedes “a little bit lost” with Singapore F1 set-up

Lewis Hamilton reckons he and Mercedes feel “a little bit lost” with his W15’s set-up for the Singapore Grand Prix, after struggling throughout Friday practice.The Briton only managed to go 12th fastest in FP1 and, despite improving to 11th in the second practice session of the day, he was notably unimpressed with his car’s handling traits.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Singapore GP: Norris …Keep reading

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Inside the WRC’s search for its next Michele Mouton

“It is easier to dream about doing something when you have seen someone doing it.”Those are the words of champion co-driver Reeta Hamalainen that strike at the core of what the World Rally Championship is attempting to achieve with its new women’s talent development programme. This global talent search aims to not only unearth the next top female rally driver, who could one day follow in the …Keep reading

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F1 Singapore GP: Norris pips Leclerc by 0.058s in second practice

Lando Norris was fastest in the second Formula 1 practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix, maintaining a tight battle with Charles Leclerc at the top of the timing boards.Norris led the way with a 1m30.727s time as the two were separated by just 0.058 seconds, and with over half-a-second’s gap over the rest of the field at the end of the session.Amid the early runs on medium and hard tyres, as …Keep reading

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Ferrari: McLaren rear wing legality was ‘black and white’ matter

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur says the legality of McLaren’s controversial ‘mini-DRS’ rear wing was a black-and-white matter, after the FIA intervened to request it be changed.Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren said it would be making modifications to its rear wing design in the wake of controversy about its flexing characteristics.Onboard footage from Oscar Piastri’s car in last …Keep reading

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MotoGP Emilia Romagna GP: Bagnaia leads Martin, Marquez in second practice

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia beat championship leader Jorge Martin in the second practice session for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday.A late effort of 1m30.286s from Bagnaia on the factory Ducati was good enough to edge out Pramac rival Martin by a shade under two hundredths of a second at Misano, as Marc Marquez took third place on the year-old GP23.Championship protagonists Martin and …Keep reading

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Ferrari aiming for clarity over WEC restarts after failed Spa appeal

Ferrari is hopeful of a clarification of rules governing World Endurance Championship restarts after the loss of its appeal against the failed protest of the results of May’s Spa round.The Italian manufacturer has expressed confidence that what it regards as a grey area in the sporting regulations will be addressed as a result of last week’s ruling from the FIA International Court of …Keep reading

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Verstappen summoned by FIA stewards for swearing in press conference

Max Verstappen has been summoned by the FIA stewards for using foul language in a press conference at Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.The world champion made his remarks during Thursday’s official media gathering when he was asked about why team-mate Sergio Perez had been quicker than him in Azerbaijan last weekend.Verstappen responded: “I don’t know, man. Different set-up. So as soon as I went …Keep reading

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