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The summer break is officially over and done with. The Formula 1 circus returned from its holidays in typically rambunctious fashion, laying down an assortment of storylines to make up for a fallow period in the annual soap opera.For those missing sandy beaches, the seaside town of Zandvoort offered a neat way to wean people off their out-of-office messages and thrust them back onto the F1 hamster …Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says his team knows it has “an issue” and needs to improve to fend off the McLaren threat.The reigning world champions hold a commanding lead of 70 and 30 points in both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships respectively.However, the Milton Keynes squad is now without a win in five rounds and Max Verstappen has admitted its form is “alarming” after McLaren’s …Keep reading

Mercedes customer Haupt Racing Team has denied rumours about a possible exit from the DTM in 2025, saying it is operating profitably. Speculation about the future of HRT has been rife in the paddock, with many suggesting that it could withdraw from the championship at the end of the season.An increasing number of HRT employees are believed to have applied for jobs at other teams, while rumour …Keep reading

Haas is free to take its cars and equipment to Monza after former sponsor Uralkali confirmed receipt of a refund payment believed to total $9 million and an F1 car.The team had been unable to depart the Netherlands after bailiffs and police visited it in the pitlane at the Dutch Grand Prix on Thursday evening after Uralkali went through the courts having claimed last month that Haas had missed a …Keep reading

Several MotoGP riders have expressed their disapproval of the idea of capping the number of Spanish and Italian riders on the grid in the coming years.In a recent interview, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta suggested that there should be a limit on the number of entries from Spain and Italy to enable a more diverse field of riders. While the MotoGP chief has always insisted that the premier class should …Keep reading

The World Rally Championship has selected 15 aspiring female drivers that will compete to win a fully funded drive in the Junior WRC next year.The WRC launched its women’s driver development programme in the hope of unearthing new talent and increasing female participation in the discipline.In recent years women have enjoyed success in co-driving with Reeta Hamalainen and Enni Malkonen winning …Keep reading

Toyota has been hit with a reduction in power and an increase in weight under the Hypercar Balance of Performance for this weekend’s Austin round of the World Endurance Championship. The two Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars have lost 9kW or 12bhp in base power and gained 5kg in minimum weight for the Lone Star Le Mans six-hour race on 1 September in the BoP adjustment following the …Keep reading

Mick Schumacher and Liam Lawson have emerged as leading contenders for Williams if the Grove-based squad elects to make a driver change from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.Williams team boss James Vowles is understood to be evaluating his options in the wake of another big accident for Logan Sargeant at Zandvoort last weekend.Read Also:Formula 1Sargeant destroys Williams F1 car in …Keep reading

Max Verstappen believes something has “gone wrong” with Red Bull’s development that has introduced balance issues to his 2024 Formula 1 car.Verstappen and Red Bull were the class of the field in the early stages of the season, but a dominant victory by McLaren’s Lando Norris in the Dutch Grand Prix further underlined that the Woking squad has since overtaken Red Bull as the quickest team on the …Keep reading

Lando Norris’s decision to go for the extra fastest lap point on the final lap of Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix was made alone – with McLaren unaware of his plan.The young British driver was in dominant form in Sunday’s race at Zandvoort after recovering from a poor start.He surged past early leader Max Verstappen and pulled comfortably clear to secure the biggest winning margin seen in F1 …Keep reading