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Italian outlet Corriere della Serra and French newspaper L’Equipe have reported that the 74-year-old has been tapped up by Renault CEO Luca De Meo to become a special advisor to help the squad turn around its fortunes.Reportedly, his role would entail helping the team’s recruitment drive to bolster its Enstone headquarters and its engine plant at Viry-Chatillon rather than a more hands-on …Keep reading

Sunday’s 78-lap cruise through the Monaco streets was hamstrung by a heavy first-lap crash involving Sergio Perez and Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg.Under the resulting red flag, all drivers were allowed to change tyres, negating the need for mandatory pitstops later on.The rule stops disadvantaging drivers who are yet to pit right before a mid-race red flag, but having a lap-one …Keep reading

Hill, the series points leader, was fined $25,000 and docked 25 driver points for a violation of Section 4.4B of NASCAR’s Member Code of Conduct.The section covers actions including “wrecking and spinning another vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is removed from competition,” and “any actions deemed to compromise the safety of an event or otherwise pose a dangerous risk to the safety of …Keep reading

Aston Martin brought an upgrade package to Imola, but so did many of its direct rivals, which meant that in the relative game of in-season development, the Silverstone-based squad hasn’t been able to make any progress on the timesheets.The AMR24 has also proven harder to set up and drive, with both Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll having similar complaints of how the car proved tough to keep …Keep reading

VR46 rider Bezzecchi was an outside contender for the title during his breakthrough 2023 campaign, where he eventually finished third in the standings to champion Francesco Bagnaia and second-placed Jorge Martin after scoring victories in Argentina, France and India.But the Italian’s results have nosedived since he switched to last year’s GP23 bike, with the opening six rounds of the season …Keep reading

Like everybody else, I have a bucket list of things that I keep creating. And, like most people, the rate at which the list grows generally exceeds the rate at which we actually do the things on it. With work and family commitments, time is the most valuable commodity for society today and, unless we proactively decide to do something, that bucket list is going to only go one way.In the past year …Keep reading

Verstappen qualified and finish sixth in Monaco, while team-mate Sergio Perez was eliminated in Q1 and then caught up in a lap-one accident.It followed an already challenging weekend in Imola, where Verstappen and Red Bull had to dig deep to fix their car handling issues between free practice and qualifying, and the Dutchman was just able to keep McLaren’s Lando Norris at bay in the race.Miami …Keep reading

“It could be right on the cusp of tripping over and then you’ve got 22 cars stopped out on the track and we all look a bit silly.” Andretti team principal Roger Griffiths’ comments during the opening practice session ahead of last weekend’s Shanghai E-Prix double-header reflected what many already felt, including this writer, that it did indeed look a bit silly.No more than five minutes …Keep reading

Hamilton raised some eyebrows at the Monaco Grand Prix when he suggested he would be unable to ever outqualify Russell again this season – and was at pains to point out his team-mate had had exclusive use of a new front wing for Monte Carlo.Read Also:Formula 1Why Russell got new Mercedes F1 front wing over Hamilton in MonacoAlthough it subsequently emerged that Hamilton …Keep reading

On Tuesday the promoter of the Indian GP announced that this year’s MotoGP race was cancelled and it will look to reschedule the event in March 2025.Dorna had intended to slot the Kazakhstan GP, which was originally supposed to be held in June but had to be postponed due to severe floods in the region, into the weekend held by Indian GP.MotoGP officials have now confirmed the change, with the …Keep reading