The 5.47km layout, with 22 turns, will have its own hybrid character with tight street sections and a more open area with high-speed corners. The 5.47km layout, with 22 turns, will have its own hybrid character with tight street sections and a more open area with high-speed corners. F1 Read More
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Carlos Sainz believes Madrid’s Madring circuit will have its own character as it combines street sections with fast and flowing swoops.On Friday the organisers and local authorities presented Madrid’s 5.47km layout that will take over the running of F1’s Spanish Grand Prix from September next year, joining Barcelona on the calendar in 2026 before likely becoming Spain’s sole grand prix …Keep reading
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Kalle Rovanpera believes he’s started to unlock the secrets to speed on the new-for-2025 World Rally Championship tyres after dominating Friday morning to lead Rally Islas Canarias.The two-time world champion has endured a surprisingly slow start to the season having struggled to adapt his driving style to the new Hankook rubber that has contributed to the Finn being 57-points adrift in the …Keep reading
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The circuit that will host the Madrid Formula 1 Grand Prix for 10 years from 2026, the so-called Madring, has been officially presented to the public at an event on Friday.Full details of the circuit were unveiled at an event attended by Isabel Diaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid and Jose Luis Martínez Almeida, mayor of the capital, among other personalities from sport and …Keep reading
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A friend recently told me they aren’t a fan of Lewis Hamilton as they think he believes he’s bigger than Formula 1 itself. Today there was further proof that he just might be, as the Ferrari driver brought central London to a standstill by merely making an appearance at a store opening in the UK capital.Hamilton has appeared at the opening of a new Fanatics flagship store on London’s …Keep reading
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Before the world had considered the word “lockdown” or the thought of hosting a family quiz on Zoom had crossed anyone’s mind, Formula 1 had lofty plans for 2020. The season was set to see F1 return to the Netherlands for the first time in 35 years and the series was planning its inaugural race in Vietnam.When Covid-19 hit, however, those plans were thrown out the window. While F1 did …Keep reading
Nature is taking over Vietnam’s abandoned $600m F1 Hanoi street circuit Read More »
After three seasons, McLaren has elected to pull the plug on its Formula E project, citing the need to focus its resources on its incoming Hypercar project for 2027’s World Endurance Championship. Thus, the team is set to occupy its fourth guise having started out as HWA Racelab in the 2018-19 season, effectively a proxy Mercedes entry before the German marque launched its full entry for the …Keep reading
McLaren’s departure will hurt Formula E – but not as much as Mercedes’ exit did Read More »
It has been quite the week for the FIA and the World Rally Championship and one which could have a lasting impact on both.Firstly, a resolution was reached between the governing body and the World Rally Drivers Alliance [WoRDA] that has resulted in the return of stage-end interviews following the Safari Rally Kenya silence, now drivers no longer fear penalties for swearing in heat of the …Keep reading
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The Mexican Grand Prix is set for a renewal to its Formula 1 race contract with a deal understood to be announced in the coming days, according to Mexico City’s head of government Clara Brugada.Brugada, who was elected to the post last year, announced in a press conference on 24 April that “next week, we will be signing the agreement with F1” when questioned about the future of the …Keep reading
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Yamaha’s 2021 MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo has said the Japanese manufacturer is right to developing a V4 engine, following the first European test of the V4 at Valencia last week.While Pramac Yamaha rider Augusto Fernandez was the man in the saddle for the test, all the marque’s riders were questioned about the latest on the V4 ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at …Keep reading
Fabio Quartararo: “It’s clear you need a V4 to be fast” in MotoGP Read More »