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Lando Norris has candidly admitted he has “not performed at the level of a world champion” thus far in the 2024 Formula 1 season.The current campaign has been one of major breakthroughs for McLaren. It continued its upward trajectory from last year with its latest major upgrade package in May, which allowed it to start putting Max Verstappen and Red Bull under serious pressure with its rapid 2024 …Keep reading

Honda rider Joan Mir feels he ‘cannot be competitive in any area’ with the RC213V in MotoGP as his miserable run in 2024 continues.Mir was initially upbeat about a new engine configuration that Honda debuted at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend but was left to accept the sad “reality” at the Japanese manufacturer come Sunday.In a dry race where all riders were on the same tyres, the …Keep reading

For Heikki Kovalainen, the McLaren MP4-23 will forever be remembered as the car that guided him to his only Formula 1 victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. But that isn’t the only reason why it’s his favourite.Kovalainen’s career has had several chapters. He made 111 starts in F1 before tackling Japan’s Super GT scene and becoming champion in 2016. Now he’s back competing in rallying …Keep reading

Ex-Formula 1 driver Nyck de Vries says he is open to racing in Super Formula full-time in the future, ahead of his debut in the series at Motegi for Team Impul.Toyota World Endurance Championship regular de Vries has been drafted into Impul’s line-up for both this weekend’s fifth round and the Fuji double-header in October, taking over the #19 car that Theo Pourchaire was originally supposed …Keep reading

Alpine has finally confirmed that Jack Doohan will race for its Formula 1 team in 2025, as predicted by Motorsport.com. The French manufacturer has been evaluating options for a replacement for the Haas-bound Esteban Ocon for several months.And with its efforts to lure Carlos Sainz on board having failed, it has elected to hand its young driver Doohan the opportunity. The Australian will be …Keep reading

Formula 1 teams are discussing plans to prevent an all-out testing war in 2025 by limiting running of recent ground-effect cars, Motorsport.com has learned.With the F1 grid getting more and more competitive, and nailing mechanical set-ups proving to be the key to maximising performance on race weekends, teams have quickly realised the benefits that can be had from running recent cars.Under F1’s …Keep reading

McLaren has revealed six key changes to its Formula 1 car at Zandvoort as it brings the first major upgrade to its car since Miami.The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger recently, and has its sights set on launching a bid to beat its Milton Keynes rival to the constructors’ championship.McLaren’s run of form since a major overhaul to its MCL38 helped it win …Keep reading

The issue goes back to Hamlin’s victory at Bristol Motor Speedway in March. The No. 11 team has been hit with an L2-level penalty for failing to meet NASCAR’s engine seal requirements.NASCAR explained the penalty with the following statement, noting that Toyota reported the issue themselves: “Each race-winning engine must be inspected by NASCAR once the race team determines that its life cycle …Keep reading

NASCAR sent a clear message last week to drivers that there are impressive consequences for your actions, especially for Austin Dillon who was stripped of his playoff eligibility after plowing through the cars of Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin to win the Cup race at Richmond. But Dillon and the Richard Childress Racing team immediately moved to appeal the decision where a three-person panel only …Keep reading

Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) hopes Romain Grosjean sees that they have a good thing going, and stays beyond the 2024 IndyCar Series season. But it’s far from guaranteed right now.”He is one of those people from whom one learns a lot,” team co-owner Ricardo Juncos told Motorsport.com. “But well, right now we don’t know if we will be able to continue with him or not.” “He already has offers …Keep reading