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As much as the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a popular test venue with challenging layout drivers enjoy, its ageing facilities and historically poor accessibility have long been a thorn in the side of both people working in the F1 paddock and the fans who pay for the privilege to attend.The circuit was built in 1991 as part of Barcelona’s bid for the 1992 Olympic Games, which completely …Keep reading

Northamptonshire Police have found no criminal offences over an anonymous email accusing the Mercedes Formula 1 team of dangerous sabotage of Lewis Hamilton’s car.Earlier this month, an anonymous email accused Mercedes and especially team principal Toto Wolff of “systematic sabotaging” of Hamilton’s car, strategy and mental health.The email was sent to the same list of F1 and media representatives …Keep reading

Max Verstappen is bracing himself for potentially bad news, with Honda increasingly likely to confirm he has lost one of his Formula 1 power units.An early demise of the nearly new engine that was removed from his car in Canada, and is currently being inspected at Honda’s headquarters at Sakura in Japan, would open the door for Verstappen to need to soon add an extra power unit to his pool.And …Keep reading

Eight-time world rally champion Sebastien Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais are undergoing medical checks following a crash on reconnaissance for this week’s World Rally Championship round in Poland.Details of the accident and the condition of the factory Toyota drivers are unclear.Toyota posted a short statement on social media following the incident.“Seb and Vincent have been involved in a …Keep reading

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola says the Italian marque has leaned on what Marco Bezzecchi did in MotoGP prior to 2024 as to what he can be capable of in 2025.On Monday, following initial Motorsport.com reports last week, Aprilia announced that it had signed Valentino Rossi protege Bezzecchi to its factory team for 2025 to join Jorge Martin.Aprilia has made no secrets of its desire to hire an Italian …Keep reading

Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen will make his Goodwood Festival of Speed debut next month as part of a major Red Bull presence at the event.Verstappen is due to drive the RB16B, in which he claimed the first of his F1 titles in 2021, up the famous hill at Goodwood on the Sunday of the 11-14 July event – and this car is one of seven Red Bull F1 models scheduled to be in action.This will …Keep reading

Home Formula 1 heroes Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso sparked an intriguing debate at Barcelona last weekend around the context of Red Bull’s near-defeat to McLaren: Does the venue still provide the ultimate test of car performance?Thanks to its old position as a regular pre-season test venue, its place on the calendar consistently for the last 33 years, and regular hosting of non-F1 race events …Keep reading

Ferrari fast-tracked a new upgrade for the Spanish Grand Prix in a bid to keep pace with the clear steps that its Formula 1 rivals have made in recent weeks.And while it endured a pretty disappointing time at Barcelona, the message coming out of the Maranello squad was that this was not down to the new parts not working – it was the fact it was held back by its historical high-speed bouncing …Keep reading

Reddick stayed out at the end of the second stage and inherited the race lead. The driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota then held the position on the several restarts that followed, fighting off attacks from Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, and Ryan Blaney.With rain threatening, the racing was fierce and the cautions many while Reddick tried to hang on, despite his tire disadvantage. After 30 laps …Keep reading

The Sauber Formula 1 team is looking to find reserve driver Theo Pourchaire a new home in IndyCar after being dropped by Arrow McLaren.Last week it was announced Arrow McLaren had signed a multi-year deal with Nolan Siegel to run its #6 Chevrolet from last weekend’s Laguna Seca round onwards.The news came only weeks after McLaren had confirmed 20-year-old Formula 2 champion Pourchaire would remain …Keep reading