The other teams have also been given smaller extra spending limits in an effort to reach a consensus for an agreement. CapEx became a talking point this season as the FIA financial regulations hit home. Teams like Williams who had lagged behind in investing in their facilities complained that it would be impossible for them […]
Espargaro signed to return to KTM and Tech3 for the 2023 season following two difficult years at Honda, following his first stint with the Austrian marque from 2017 to 2020. The eight-time podium finisher’s season was immediately halted by a serious incident in the second practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix in March, in […]
The limited practice opportunities offered on a sprint race weekend, with just one practice session before cars get locked into parc ferme conditions, allied to the tricky conditions at Losail, have clearly steered many teams away from wanting to waste time checking out developments. Seven squads have brought no modifications to their 2023 challengers, with […]
On Wednesday, Honda announced that it would be parting ways with Marquez at the end of the current season, one year earlier than his contract expiration date. Though yet to be officially confirmed, Marquez will move to Gresini next season to ride – in principle – a year-old Ducati bike. Dall’Igna, who has transformed Ducati […]
The Japanese driver has just had his contract at AlphaTauri extended for another year, with him set to line-up alongside Daniel Ricciardo. With much intrigue about what Red Bull will do with its own second seat in 2025 if Sergio Perez is not retained, next season could be make or break for Tsunoda if he […]
The American has shown flashes of pace throughout his first season in F1, but these have been outweighed by mistakes which have mounted up over recent races – with notable crashes at Zandvoort, Singapore, and Suzuka following the summer break. This has led to speculation that Sargeant could be moved aside for 2024 should Williams […]
With his Maranello squad having unlocked some key understandings of its car since the Dutch GP, its form was also lifted recently by a new floor that arrived in Japan. It was able to edge ahead of main rival Mercedes at Suzuka, as the two teams lock horns in the fight for second in the […]
Alpine targeted retaining fourth in the 2023 constructors’ standings while closing the gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. However, it has fallen to sixth behind Aston Martin and McLaren. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer and long-time sporting director Alan Permane have departed this season, reportedly having disagreed with Renault’s top brass over how soon success […]
The FIA announced this week that the Andretti project had passed the first two phases of the entry process, having been approved by the governing body. The matter now passes to F1 for a commercial discussion, which will revolve in large part around the potential impact on the finances of the 10 existing teams. MORE: How […]
The Marquez/Honda tie-up has been one of immense success. Bringing the Moto2 champion up to MotoGP in 2013, Honda reaped the rewards instantly as the Spaniard scored his first grand prix victory in just his second race. Marquez would go on to win that year’s world championship as a rookie before dominating in 2014 for […]