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Allison has just returned to the role of technical director at Mercedes after the German manufacturer swapped Mike Elliott across to take his previous position of chief technology officer. With Mercedes working on an aggressive update package for the current W14, Allison has taken charge of working out how best to attack future development. While […]
The Honda rider has been absent since fracturing his hand in the controversial collision with Miguel Oliveira in the first grand prix of the season in Portugal that has led to a long-running appeal process to have a double long lap penalty overturned. Marquez underwent surgery at the Clinica Ruber Internacional in Madrid immediately after […]
The race, held on a high-speed course around the city of Baku, has been characterised by its action-packed races to become something of a modern classic in F1’s current cast of circuits. Having achieved a sell-out crowd for the first time in its history, the 2023 edition of the Baku race also features F1’s first […]
The 2022 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year winner has become the latest member of the Formula 1 team’s junior line-up, alongside 2021 Award winner Zak O’Sullivan. Browning currently competes for Hitech Pulse-Eight in Formula 3, and sits 10th in the drivers’ standings with 14 points and a best finish of fifth in […]
Bastianini suffered a broken shoulder blade in a collision with VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini on the second lap of the sprint race at the season-opening Portuguese GP last month. The Ducati rider was ruled out of the remainder of the Portugal weekend and underwent further checks on his shoulder, which determined he would not […]
Scrutiny over calls made by F1 race control ramped up after the chaotic end to the Australian Grand Prix, which was red-flagged three times and then restarted to finish under the safety car. Russell, who is a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), said that the biggest concern was an apparent lack of […]
The 2023 season was billed to be the longest in MotoGP history at 21 events, though has been cut back by one after the FIM and Dorna Sports announced on Wednesday that the inaugural Kazakhstan GP had been cancelled due to homologation hurdles. The new campaign kicked off on 26 March in Portugal and will […]
That was one of the obvious questions to emerge when the former’s planned move to Faenza was announced on Wednesday in the wake of rumours about his possible departure. Vasseur remains bullish, insisting in essence that Ferrari is a big organisation and that it’s not about individuals. However, there’s no doubt that Vasseur saw his […]
The reigning world champion slid out of the Americas Grand Prix two weeks ago while leading, marking the fourth time he has done this since 2020. Crashing twice in three grands prix in 2023, Bagnaia in Austin blamed his falls on the new Ducati being too stable, which meant it was harder to feel the […]
The new sprint format, which will leave a sole practice session over the weekend as Saturday’s sessions have been switched to sprint qualifying and race sessions, will be put to the test for the first time in Baku before being used in five more races this year. The Spaniard, who has enjoyed a great run […]