September 24, 2024

How its past nightmare explains Red Bull’s surprise Singapore turnaround

With Red Bull’s RB20 known to have weaknesses over bumps and kerbs, the mindset heading into the event had always been one of damage limitation.But things seemed even bleaker after Friday practice when both Verstappen and Sergio Perez seemed to be out of sorts with their cars.They were both unhappy with the handling, the tyres were not firing up and there was a real risk that they were going to …Keep reading

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Michelin responds to Bagnaia’s “strange” tyre issue in Misano

Michelin says it couldn’t find any problem with Francesco Bagnaia’s rear tyre in its initial analysis following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Bagnaia suffered an inexplicable drop in pace after losing second place to team-mate Enea Bastianini on lap five of 27 at Misano, a problem that also threatened his place on the podium as Gresini’s Marc Marquez closed in.But even …Keep reading

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Alpine to continue to use Viry factory for WEC irrespective of F1 engine decision

Alpine’s factory effort in the World Endurance Championship will not be affected by any potential changes to its Formula 1 engine programme.Bruno Famin, vice president of motorsport at Alpine, has stated that the Renault brand will continue to build and maintain engines for its A424 LMDh car at Viry-Chatillon in France for the foreseeable future.Renault’s Viry factory has been building engines for …Keep reading

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WRC stars set for revamped Monza Rally Show

The Monza Rally Show will return this year with World Rally Championship teams and drivers set to attend the event at the famous Italian circuit.The event will celebrate Pirelli’s four-year stint as the WRC’s sole tyre supplier with the championship set to welcome Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook as its control tyre from next season.Pirelli will promote the 6-8 December event in conjunction with …Keep reading

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Why McLaren was so dominant in the Singapore GP

In a year when the fight at the front of Formula 1 has closed up perhaps like never before, the scale of McLaren’s advantage in Singapore went against the grain.Indeed, just one weekend on from Baku, where Oscar Piastri had to fight tooth-and-nail with Charles Leclerc for a win that hung in the balance until the penultimate lap, the picture in Singapore could not have been more different.Lando …Keep reading

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Hamilton and Russell Reflect on Frustrating Singapore GP: “We Don’t Always Get It Right”

In the Grand Prix in Singapore, both Mercedes drivers had a challenging and even “frustrating” race; George Russell finished fourth and Lewis Hamilton sixth. The Silver Arrows produced a solid qualifying run, locking up the second row of the grid, but things didn’t go as planned in the race.

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