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Oscar Piastri reckons his ability to manage tyres in Formula 1 has undergone a “night-and-day” improvement over his 2023 rookie season, but feels there is still room to grow further.Although Piastri impressed in his debut F1 season last year, the main criticisms of his maiden season involved his lack of experience with managing the Pirelli tyres through a race distance – which usually led to a …Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas may be excited about ‘what’s next’ for him in Formula 1, but there is no hiding the disappointment about how a ‘worst-case scenario’ left him on the sidelines.Having had high hopes about what a move to Alfa/Romeo Sauber in 2022 – then under the leadership of Fred Vasseur – could bring him, Bottas was ultimately denied the progress he hoped for by a change at …Keep reading

Factory HRC rider Joan Mir feels concessions brought no notable improvement in results for Honda in MotoGP this year.MotoGP revamped its concession system in 2024 to help Honda and Yamaha close the gap to European manufacturers, with the two fallen Japanese giants having slipped away considerably from competition the previous year.Read Also:MotoGPAleix Espargaro gets …Keep reading

Another loss for NASCAR on Monday when Judge Kenneth D. Bell of the US District Court denied the series’ request to delay the transfer of the Stewart-Haas Racing charter to Front Row Motorsports. The request was in response to last week’s ruling, when Judge Bell had granted a preliminary injunction to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports that will allow them to keep their charters, while the …Keep reading

Clips from fans of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso stretching the legs of a very special, screaming V10 McLaren have been circulating on socials as of late. The occasion? The two-time world champion and former McLaren driver reunited with his former boss, Zak Brown for a very special track day, with Alonso’s father, Jose Luis Alonso, in tow. The Papaya boss’ extensive car collection is …Keep reading

The host track of NASCAR’s finale changed often in its early years. It really wasn’t until the 1970s when the series began to see some sort of consistency, with Ontario Speedway hosting the final race from 1974 to 1980, and then Riverside International Raceway until 1986. From 1987 through the year 2000, the season concluded at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2001 would be an outlier year due to the …Keep reading

In Formula 1, regulations cover everything from the flexibility of wings, to how long mechanics should spend at the track, to how much time teams spend in the wind tunnel. Once the cars are racing, the regulations continue to pile on — from track limits to moving for slower cars — for which the rule-breakers often need to serve their time during the race or suffer a more serious penalty, such …Keep reading

Excitement has been building for America’s top open-wheel series since FOX Sports and IndyCar announced a new media rights deal in June, with early promises already being served through promotions during NFL broadcasts. Awareness hit a new level during the “FOX NFL Sunday” pregame show that announced Michael Strahan as the honorary pace car driver for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 …Keep reading

RB Formula 1 team principal Lauren Mekies has said the team has collectively taken responsibility for failing to make Daniel Ricciardo’s final stint at the squad a success.Last summer Ricciardo was given a second chance by Red Bull as an experienced back-up option to potentially replace Sergio Perez at the main team.His initial RB cameo in 2023, in place of underperforming Nyck de Vries …Keep reading

Maverick Vinales has revealed he asked Aprilia to introduce only incremental updates to its MotoGP contender in 2024 instead of instigating a major overhaul.The Noale-based brand debuted a heavily-revised version of the RS-GP at the start of the year with an increased focus on aerodynamics as it set about closing the gap to Ducati and KTM.The strategy appeared to pay dividends when Vinales …Keep reading