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Over the Monaco weekend, Ferrari and McLaren headlined the order as championship leaders Red Bull struggled to contend with the street circuit’s bumps and could only manage sixth through Max Verstappen – sandwiched by the two Mercedes drivers.Read Also:Formula 1Verstappen: Red Bull “clearly doesn’t understand” F1 bump weaknessVasseur acknowledged that the field had …Keep reading

This weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello has always been earmarked by Ducati management as the moment it wants to finalise its factory team line-up for 2025.However, earlier this week it told Motorsport.com that it would not make the official announcement on its decision at Mugello.The race for the second factory Ducati seat has become between championship leader Martin and six-time MotoGP …Keep reading

Grand Prix racing’s key stakeholders have begun discussions to frame the next Concorde Agreement, the document by which F1 is run, that is set to cover the period 2026 to 2030.History has shown that the Concorde discussions are often extremely fraught, as teams vie for greater commercial rights income from the promoter as well as over other teams.When Ecclestone was F1 supremo he often pitched …Keep reading

Early season feedback from television images, especially in the night races, has highlighted the fact that it has become hard to distinguish some of the cars from certain angles.In particular it is understood that the Aston Martin and Mercedes liveries, plus the Williams and RB, have been singled out for the way that they can sometimes appear indistinguishable from certain viewpoints when running …Keep reading

The German manufacturer took the covers off the facelifted version of its GT3 challenger at the Nurburgring on Wednesday night, just days before the circuit is due to host its annual 24-hour enduro on 1-2 June.The M4 GT3 has received a midlife refresh just three years after the car was introduced in 2022 as a successor to the M6; manufacturers typically run a new GT3 vehicle for at least four …Keep reading

Bell picked up an important win on Sunday night in the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway – the longest race of the year also pays the most points because it’s divided into four stages.And while Bell was already locked into the playoffs thanks to his win earlier this season at Phoenix, more victories mean more playoff points, which will help in his hunt for the series …Keep reading

Castroneves, a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, will pilot the Honda-powered No. 66 entry for this weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix and the following race at Road America on June 9th.The decision, according to an MSR press release, was mutual between both the team and Blomqvist for him to “step aside” for the two events. Blomqvist suffered an opening lap crash – where he went below the …Keep reading

FRM currently operates two full-time Cup teams with Michael McDowell (No. 34) and Todd Gilliland (No. 38). McDowell is set to leave the team for Spire Motorsports at the end of the year.The team has entered a third car on a part-time basis, and recently earned Ford Tier 1 Ford status after forming a technical alliance with Team Penske.The charters, created with the start of the 2016 season …Keep reading

Bowyer, who turns 45 this week, has over 500 starts in the Cup Series with ten victories. He retired from competition after the 2020 season and currently works as an analyst for FOX Sports’ NASCAR coverage.However, he will return to the driver’s seat next month with Spire Motorsports, piloting the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado. He will reunite with crew chief Brian Pattie, who led Bowyer to a …Keep reading

A 34-year-old Frenchman, Vautier will drive the Honda-powered No. 51 entry for DCR on the tight and challenging 1.645-mile, nine-turn street circuit based in the heart of Motor City. The upcoming outing will mark Vautier’s return to the IndyCar Series since 2017, when he was called upon by DCR as a substitute for the injured Sebastien Bourdais at Texas Motor Speedway and finished 16th. The …Keep reading