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The German manufacturer has had a challenging start to the 2024 season, with last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix exposing a particular weakness that its new W15 has in high-speed corners.While the squad does not have answers right now as to what is causing the unexplained problem, Wolff has declared that he has total faith in the team getting on top of matters.And, although there is …Keep reading

Coming into the third race of the 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season at Atlanta Motor Speedway, there are 16 drivers looking to score their first career victory in the series. Nearly half of the field of the 40 best stock car sim racers haven’t won at the top level. If you discount the four rookies that are brand new to the series, that’s still 12 drivers, just under one-third of the field, that are seeking that feeling that drivers like Wyatt Tinsley and Donovan Strauss have gotten in two of the last three races in the series. Superspeedway racing…

Valtteri Bottas lost almost 50 seconds at his second stop in the Bahrain GP with a cross-threading issue at the front axle. In last weekend’s Saudi Arabian race Zhou Guanyu was delayed by a similar problem for around 25 seconds when he pitted.The Chinese driver was one of only four drivers not to have stopped when the safety car came out, and despite having to deal with some cooling issues he …Keep reading

Scrutineering plays a crucial role for any F1 grand prix, as it’s the technical checking of cars to ensure all entrants are legal throughout a race weekend.It is something all cars and drivers must go through where one failed test could result in disqualification. So, the FIA – who carry out the checks – uses a rigorous process to ensure everything is as precise as possible.But, how does the …Keep reading

The rising star joined Trackhouse as a development driver in January. Soon after, he won the Rolex 24 at Daytona on debut in the LMP2 class.A winner of several national karting titles, he was also the MX-5 Cup championship runner-up in 2022, while also claiming Rookie of the Year honors. The following year, he won four races in ten starts. Zilisch made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2023 …Keep reading

Almost one year on from revealing that he was considering legal action over F1 and the FIA’s handling of the 2008 Singapore GP ‘crashgate’ controversy, Massa has put his money where his mouth is in seeking redress.The Brazilian has sprung into action after revelations last year from then F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone that grand prix racing’s chiefs were aware early on of Nelson Piquet Jr …Keep reading

Norris was one of only four drivers who opted to gain track position by not stopping when Lance Stroll’s crash triggered a safety car period early in the Saudi Arabian GP.Having started sixth, Norris was left in the lead at the restart, and he managed to stay in front of Max Verstappen for two laps. Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc also subsequently got by him.As with fellow non-stoppers Lewis …Keep reading

And while it lagged behind the super slippery Haas that topped the official speed trap in qualifying, the RB20 was best able to balance its straightline potential with brilliant downforce for cornering too.While wing levels are often a key factor in determining a team’s downforce/drag levels, what was especially interesting in Saudi Arabia was how Red Bull managed to help its cause through …Keep reading

Magnussen received a first 10-second penalty after contact with Albon following the safety car resumptions.With the Dane’s own race effectively ruined he then passed Yuki Tsunoda by going off track.He subsequently slowed down the following group – including Albon – in order to create a pitstop window for Haas team-mate Nico Hulkenberg up ahead.The strategy worked, as Hulkenberg was …Keep reading

The Italian outfit has emerged as Red Bull’s main challenger so far this season, but it has found itself unable to stop Max Verstappen grabbing pole position and race wins at the first two races.And while it is clear that it needs to unlock a pretty big chunk of performance before it can think about racing wheel-to-wheel with the world champion squad, Ferrari reckons that delivering on that …Keep reading