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Former Renault and Sauber F1 team principal Vasseur took control of the Scuderia in December 2022, when he was named as the replacement for Mattia Binotto.During his tenure, Vasseur has confirmed Enrico Cardile as Ferrari’s new technical director, replaced Laurent Mekies as racing director and, most notably, lured seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton away from Mercedes to join the famous …Keep reading

Although Kovalainen is not suffering from any symptoms and can carry on with his day-to-day life without any issues, the Finn has decided against competing in rallying until he has made a full recovery.Kovalainen was set to return to the Japanese Rally Championship in 2024 with Rally Team AICELLO, which has switched from Skoda machinery to a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 entry this year. The 42-year-old …Keep reading

On lap 27 of the 267-lap race, Buescher crashed into the Turn 1 wall after losing the right-front wheel. The impact required a red flag to repair the wall. The wheel came off in pieces, and Buescher explained later that he believed something in the suspension ended up cutting the wheel in half.As is the norm when a team loses a wheel on track, which is considered a safety vioaltion, NASCAR has …Keep reading

It’s the moment you’ve been anticipating for ages: iRacing 2024 Season 2 is officially here, and with it comes the release of our Tempest weather system that includes rain. But that’s not all—with multiple new cars and tracks, user experience improvements, and much more, the list of new content is overflowing. Here’s a look at some of what to expect: Tempest Weather System and Rain Racing: Our all-new weather system brings forecasted settings and custom timelines to road racing tracks and many of our most popular cars, from the full lineup of IMSA GTP and GT3s to rookie-level machines like…

The latter was apparent in last weekend’s NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, when Briscoe ran consistently up front and appeared to have race-winning speed until he picked up some damage with a run-in with Ryan Blaney racing for position early in the final stage.Briscoe ended the race 21st but with teammate Noah Gragson finishing sixth, it was clear SHR appears to have improved from …Keep reading

Sainz took the final step on the podium in Bahrain far behind the dominant Max Verstappen, but only two seconds in arrears of the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez.Sainz’s 25-second deficit to Verstappen was half the gap of the same race 12 months ago when Ferrari’s tyre management issues and inconsistent handling first came to the surface.Read Also: Formula 1Sainz: “Pleasant surprise” …Keep reading

Hendrick drivers have won two of the 2024 season’s first two races, with William Byron winning the Daytona 500 and Kyle Larson dominating in a victory Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.With Daniel Suarez’s win at Atlanta for Trackhouse Racing, the only manufacturer that did not begin the season with a new car body has yet to lose a race.Despite the wins, there are signs Toyota and Ford teams …Keep reading

Since last season, the FIA has been making efforts to avoid dangerous scenarios of drivers coming across slow-moving cars while on flat-out qualifying laps.Various ideas have been tried out, with an attempt at the Bahrain GP to force drivers to keep to a maximum delta time at all marshalling posts having been abandoned after it proved troublesome during trials in practice.The solution used in …Keep reading

When is the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?Unusually, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix takes place on Saturday 9 March at 12:00pm ET at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.Because of the start of Ramadan on Sunday 10 March, this year’s race has been brought forward one day to be held on the Saturday night, as did the season-opening Bahrain GP.So, there are two free practice sessions on Thursday, and one on …Keep reading

According to the BBC story, a whistleblower claims that they were told “on behest of the FIA president” to not homologate the street track ahead of last November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix – a flagship event for F1 as it moved to promote the race itself for the first time.This claim is included in a report, which the BBC claims to have seen, by the FIA’s compliance officer to its …Keep reading