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Devising and implementing the perfect race strategy is a real ‘team effort’ in Formula 1. However, every team has a couple of people who are particularly tasked with determining the right plan of attack.Red Bull Racing has three: Head of race strategy Will Courtenay, principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz and senior strategy engineer Stephen Knowles.Courtenay, who, as his job title points …Keep reading

The eight-time world champion, for the first time in his MotoGP career, is not racing within a factory team after electing to quit Honda to join the Gresini squad on a year-old Ducati.While once a move that would have seen him slide down the order, the current competitive nature of MotoGP means you can fight for the championship even racing on a year-old bike.Marquez has already scored more points …Keep reading

On Monday, Motorsport.com broke the news that Ducati had made a U-turn on its decision to promote championship leader Jorge Martin from Pramac to its factory squad.The way was paved for Marquez to go to the factory Ducati team when Aprilia announced it had signed a multi-year deal with Martin.With Marquez stating at the Italian Grand Prix that racing on a factory bike at Pramac was “not an option” …Keep reading

Last year’s VF-23 was somewhat peculiar; although it showed great pace in qualifying in Nico Hulkenberg’s control, tyre management issues plagued it in the races. The drivers stated that, to make it to the end on conventional strategies, they had to stop racing the cars around Haas and effectively pin their hopes on the whims of fortune.This year’s car is a different prospect. The team’s test …Keep reading

According to a representative with Borg-Warner who was close to the situation, Jones passed away peacefully of natural causes in the presence of family members at Torrence Memorial Medical Center in Torrence, California.He was the oldest living winner of the Indianapolis 500, having achieved the ultimate success in 1963 edition of the famed race.Jones was born on Aug. 12, 1933, in Texarkana …Keep reading

Weatherman, who competes full-time for DGM Racing in its No. 91 Chevrolet, was penalized in violation of Sections 4.4.B&D in the NASCAR Rule Book, which references the sport’s Code of Conduct.The penalty report specifically cited “contact with another vehicle on pit road after the race.”After the conclusion of Saturday’s race, Weatherman apparently intentionally ran into the No. 39 Ford of …Keep reading

Ghiotto, a former Formula 2 driver, will be back behind the wheel of the Honda-powered No. 51 machine for Dale Coyne Racing for this weekend’s event at Road America (June 6-9) and the following race at Laguna Seca (June 21-23) after a bye week.The 29-year-old Italian made his debut in North America’s premier open-wheel championship with Dale Coyne Racing at Barber Motorsports Park in April …Keep reading

The Late Model star secured his first full-time Cup ride with SHR’s No. 4 Ford team this year after showcasing his talent in the Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports and as an occasional fill-in driver in Cup.However, Berry is back in the position of looking for another Cup ride after SHR announced last week that it would be shutting down at the end of the 2024 season.It’s a situation he never …Keep reading

The Tuesday 4 June schedule at the 2024 TT was meant to see the opening Superstock and Supertwin races run.But rain forced a heavy revision of the timetable, with the Superstock race being scrubbed and the Supertwin contest pushed back from 2pm to 7:40pm.While the weather improved over the course of the day and the one-lap solo warm-up session was able to run, competitors advised the Clerk of the …Keep reading

Somehow, the news that Red Bull has re-signed Sergio Perez for another two seasons, taking his tenure at the team to six years, is not a surprise. But perhaps it should be, given the Mexican’s performances alongside Max Verstappen.A case could be made for it being the wrong move for Red Bull and, indeed, Formula 1, so let’s make it.Any neutral fan wants the top seats to be taken by the best …Keep reading