November 27, 2024

Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas may not have a Formula 1 drive for 2025, but he’s not counting on under-pressure Sergio Perez’s hardship to provide him with an unexpected opportunity.Red Bull’s 53-point deficit to McLaren with two grands prix left in 2024 means Perez’s underperformance will likely cost his team the constructors’ title, as the veteran scored just 49 points in the latest 16 …Keep reading

Robert Wickens has explained the “chicken-or-the-egg” hurdles he has faced before securing a drive in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2025 that marks the next phase of his racing return.The 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 champion suffered a serious spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018, which has left him paralysed below the waist, but has continued to race using hand controls and …Keep reading

Now that Formula 1’s 2024 world drivers’ championship has been secured by Max Verstappen after Las Vegas, it could be assumed that the races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are little more than dead rubbers. In reality, the 2024 season is far from over as there’s still plenty to play for across the final two races.Some of the honours left to lay claim are more valuable than others – both prestige and prize …Keep reading

The 2024 Formula 2 season has been one of many twists and turns, with championship challengers coming and going. With a double-header in the Middle East to decide the matter, who will come out on top?While six drivers remain mathematically in the fight, there is a clear two-horse battle between points leader Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar, while Paul Aron is lurking ready to pick up the pieces …Keep reading

Aleix Espargaro has revealed he always felt he had less talent than some of the other riders in MotoGP, but overcame this inherent disadvantage by working harder.The 35-year-old pulled the curtain down on his glittering career as a motorcycle racer at the Barcelona Grand Prix earlier this month, having competed in MotoGP since 2012.Espargaro is widely hailed for turning Aprilia into the …Keep reading

Sauber racer Zhou Guanyu says Ferrari is “really interested” in hiring him as a reserve driver, being a free agent for the 2025 Formula 1 season.The future Audi team has decided to replace both Zhou and his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, hiring veteran Nico Hulkenberg and F2 championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto to race the Swiss cars next year.A Ferrari Driver Academy member from 2014 to 2018 before …Keep reading

McLaren’s rear wing choice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was always going to be interesting, because it was the first race where it could no longer count on its previous ‘mini-DRS’ solution.The Woking-based outfit had pulled a masterstroke after the summer break after introducing a flexible rear wing design that fully complied with the regulations, but cleverly opened the slot gap under load …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen was “more sensitive” to the criticism of his aggressive driving than he let on in public.In Las Vegas Verstappen clinched his fourth straight title with two rounds remaining, having been the standout driver in 2024 driving a Red Bull that began dominant but wasn’t the quickest car for a significant part of the …Keep reading

The drivers’ championship may already be decided in favour of Max Verstappen, but the fight for the manufacturers’ title is still on. McLaren sits 24 points ahead of Ferrari with just the final two rounds to run, while Red Bull is a further 29 points adrift in third. The Qatar weekend will run to the sprint format, meaning limited practice on Friday and a short-distance race on …Keep reading