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Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli and the FIA have worked together on an action plan that should help avoid a repeat of the tyre problems that marred last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, Motorsport.com has learned.As F1 returned to the revamped Losail circuit in 2023, it hit trouble as tyre problems were encountered because of damage being caused by new ‘pyramid’ kerbs that had been installed.Following …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc was furious at the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, making his feelings clear over the radio to engineer Bryan Bozzi after Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz ignored orders not to attack him.Having looked on course to overcut Sainz during the final round of stops, Leclerc was passed by the Spaniard, who dully secured another podium before he leaves the Italian squad.But was Sainz …Keep reading

“I have to say this is the most motivated I’ve felt at a pre-season test, because I hate testing to be honest.”Dan Ticktum’s candour and frankness during a motorsport career that counts two Macau Grand Prix victories has won him many fans as well as alienating plenty of others. That hasn’t changed over the last three seasons in the Formula E world championship.Despite the opening round of …Keep reading

Lance Stroll’s opening pitstop disaster in the Las Vegas GP was caused by his Aston Martin Formula 1 car suffering a radio failure on lap one of the race.The 26-year-old responded to instructions to aid his launch from 18th on the grid, but then could not communicate with his engineer Ben Michell thereafter.This meant when he suffered with the extreme graining on the medium tyres many of his …Keep reading

Red Bull has admitted that it is “not confident” about its chances in F1 next year, despite Max Verstappen wrapping up his fourth world championship in Las Vegas.In the wake of a major threat from McLaren’s Lando Norris in a run of races after the summer break, Red Bull and Verstappen managed to get to the bottom of troubles with their RB20 to unlock the pace needed to turn the tables in recent …Keep reading

Ferrari kick-started its 2025 plans in a public way at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as it ran a new floor that was purely experimental and was never actually intended to be raced with now.It ran on Carlos Sainz’s SF-24 during free practice in a bid to help the Scuderia gather some vital information that can help its understanding in bringing the perfect floor design for next season.The gap between …Keep reading

Hyundai “needs to do better” and learn from Ott Tanak’s Rally Japan accident that contributed to a “painful” World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title defeat, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul.The Korean marque missed out on a first manufacturers’ title since 2020 in dramatic circumstances on the final day of the season at last weekend’s Rally Japan. Read …Keep reading

Formula 1’s statement on Monday that it is moving forward with plans to allow a General Motors entry could be viewed as a complete turnaround in attitude from series bosses.It was only back in January that FOM declared an application by Andretti-Cadillac to enter F1 was rejected because it did not feel that what was proposed added value to the championship.In a press release issued at the time …Keep reading

The Andretti family will retain an involvement in the revised plan for a General Motors Formula 1 team, with 1978 world champion Mario Andretti serving as a director on the board.On Monday F1 announced it has agreed in principle a deal to allow an entry for the GM group to enter grand prix racing in 2026 with its own team.This came as part of a restructured plan from the original idea of a …Keep reading

Less than three months after Franco Colapinto was called up to Formula 1 by Williams mid-season, the 21-year-old’s life has turned on its head. The Argentinian driver has amassed more than four million Instagram followers and is a bonafide sporting sensation in South America. It’s the kind of fame usually reserved for the likes of Lionel Messi — and Colapinto is finally adjusting to …Keep reading