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Ocon registered the first point-scoring finish of the year for the French squad after finishing 10th in last Sunday’s race.The result marked the end of a point-less run that stretched to the 2023 Las Vegas GP for Alpine, which has struggled this year as a result of an overweight car that has failed to be competitive.Miami was the first grand prix where the team finally met the minimum weight limit …Keep reading

Autosport understands that MotoGP rights holder Dorna has held several meetings with premier class teams to help honour the occasion.Dorna has suggested that the special liveries on the bikes should be vintage in nature and limited to one round, likely the Dutch Grand Prix on 28-30 June.The series initially considered the possibility of holding these celebrations at the inaugural Kazakhstan Grand …Keep reading

Robyn was appointed to her role in November 2022 as part of a bid by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to reform the management structure of the organisation.She was chosen after more than 15 years of experience in the automotive industry, having previously served as the CEO of Volvo in Switzerland since 2017, as well as holding management positions at Nissan and DaimlerChrysler.Since her …Keep reading

The Hyundai driver heads to Portugal this week – which marks the start of the WRC’s traditional gravel season – sitting fourth in the championship and 33 points adrift of championship leader and team-mate Thierry Neuville.After uncharacteristic errors in Monte Carlo and Sweden, Tanak showed signs of his pace in Kenya before an unfortunate crash from second position. Despite struggling with the …Keep reading

Lando Norris scored his maiden F1 victory on Sunday for McLaren, the team’s first since the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.The turnaround from the team’s position last year has been heralded, with developments allowing McLaren to leap ahead of Aston Martin and Mercedes in the pecking order and, on occasion, challenge Red Bull and Ferrari at the front.Pointing to this as a source of inspiration for …Keep reading

The seven-time MotoGP champion has outlined a plan to continue racing a WRT BMW M4 GT3 in the two series in what will be only his fourth year racing full-time in cars after retiring from two wheels at the end of 2021. “I like racing the GT3 car and for me, these two championships are the top two in the world,” said Rossi, who added a WEC campaign in the new LMGT3 class to his continued …Keep reading

Despite showing some impressive signs of recovery over the winter, and benefitting from a new concession system that came into force this year, Honda has struggled to make much progress at the beginning of the 2024 season.Approaching this weekend’s French Grand Prix, it sits at the bottom of the constructors’ standings on just 13 points, having failed to break inside the top 10 even once …Keep reading

Ferrari’s SF-24 will receive the first of three planned upgrade packages next week, when F1 heads to Italian soil for the first time in 2024.It has deployed its second and last filming session on its own Fiorano test track to give its comprehensive upgrades package a first run-in and reduce the calibration work needed in Imola.While filming days are limited to 200km and conducted on special …Keep reading

A crushing 1-2 after a strategic masterclass in the last race, a 44-point lead in the teams’ standings and one of, if not the most, competitive packages in the Formula E Championship at the halfway point of the 2024 season.Heading into the second half of the campaign, which gets underway this weekend with the Berlin E-Prix double-header, Jaguar and its drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy are …Keep reading

Around 2000 guests, ranging from drivers from all categories to family and friends – including F1 team boss Christian Horner, comedian Rowan Atkinson plus a host of fans who had been lucky to secure tickets – joined the ceremony at Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to Moss who died in April 2020.His Majesty the King was represented by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, with Prince Michael of Kent …Keep reading