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Aston Martin Racing has officially won the battle over Adrian Newey, with the legendary Formula 1 designer taking up a role as Managing Technical Partner next year as well as becoming a shareholder.In a newly created role at the Silverstone-based team, Newey will oversee the ambitious squad’s crucial 2026 car design for F1’s all-new technical regulations.Newey’s signature had been widely coveted …Keep reading

Add the record Formula 1 drivers’ title hauls of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton together and you only just surpass the 13 such championships cars designed by Adrian Newey have amassed in his long list of grand prix racing successes. And then there are those 12 constructors’ crowns on top. This alone explains the clamour surrounding his Red Bull exit and impending arrival at Aston Martin …Keep reading

Elfyn Evans says he needs to “get back to normal ways” and “enjoy” being behind the wheel after an Acropolis Rally that severely dented his World Rally Championship title aspirations. The Toyota driver headed to Greece hoping to re-ignite his championship hopes after a driveshaft failure, followed by a crash on Sunday in Finland, left the Welshman with a zero-points score. However, Evans could …Keep reading

Miami Grand Prix organisers would have no concerns about running back-to-back races with Canada in the future in an attempt to help Formula 1 achieve sustainability targets.With F1 aiming to be net carbon zero by 2030, addressing travel between races on the calendar will be a must moving forward.Grouping races by region seems to be the most logical route to cutting down on the movement of people …Keep reading

Aston Martin’s expected confirmation later this morning that it has signed design legend Adrian Newey is a game-changing moment for the team.If there is one individual who has a bit of a midas touch, then Newey would be your prime candidate, having helped guide his three most recent teams (Williams, McLaren and Red Bull) to multiple championship successes. His tally of 12 constructors’ …Keep reading

The weekend started off badly in qualifying as Hamlin could be found slogging around the track, over two seconds off the pace. He landed himself a start at the very back of the grid for Atlanta. His team immediately went under the hood, choosing to replace plug wires. The same change was made to his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Ty Gibbs in a proactive attempt to avoid the same …Keep reading

Sunday’s race evolved into a head-to-head battle between Team Penske and Trackhouse Racing, and as the caution along with a checkered flag waved over the start/finish line, Joey Logano crossed as the winner ahead of Daniel Suarez. But in order to get a full view of how the finish played out, we have to rewind the clock a bit.On Lap 178 of 260, most of the field came down pit road for the final …Keep reading

After introducing a significant car upgrade package, McLaren dominated the Dutch Grand Prix straight out of the 2024 Formula 1 summer break. That’s a familiar story for the championship, but the details of this case are actually quite different.McLaren’s brake, suspension, wings and floor edge update introduced at Zandvoort was its biggest package since it’d rather transformed the MCL38 with 10 …Keep reading

There is a possibility of Agustin Canapino returning to the IndyCar Series as part of a one-off effort in a third entry with Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) for the 2025 edition of the Indianapolis 500. The 34-year-old Argentine mutually parted ways with JHR last month after a string of five consecutive finishes of 18th or worse – with the last four results being 22nd or lower – that put the …Keep reading

Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia set the pace in the post-race Misano MotoGP test on Monday, leading a 1-2-3 result for Ducati.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia took the top spot with two hours to go with a time of 1m30.619s, which was just over three tenths down from his Misano Grand Prix pole lap of 1m30.304s.Pramac’s Franco Morbidelli sprung to second place in the final hour with a late …Keep reading