Taking the positives from a challenging weekend in Jeddah.Shov talks through why we struggled in the fast corners, why we didn't double stack during the Safety Car and much more in our Akkodis Race Debrief
Kvyat, 29, is a Russian racing driver with 110 starts and three podiums as a Formula 1 driver between 2014 and 2020. His best result came in the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix, finishing second to Sebastian Vettel. 2015 was his best season overall, driving for Red Bull and ending the year seventh in the championship standings.Since leaving F1, he has done several races in the FIA World Endurance ...Keep reading
If you spend just five minutes with the Solberg family, it’s virtually impossible not to get wrapped up in the unadulterated and infectious passion they exude for rallying.Rallying is very much a family affair for the Solbergs. Petter made the surname a household one around the world when he and Phil Mills took the famous blue and yellow factory Subaru to the world title in 2003. His wife ...Keep reading
PPM claimed victory in both the opening rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Daytona’s Rolex 24 and the World Endurance Championship in Qatar with its LMDh 963 prototype.But Diuguid warned that its streak could end this Saturday, with the second round of IMSA’s so-called ‘36 Hours of Florida’ on the former airbase that’s renowned as a car breaker.“Looking at the first two races ...Keep reading
Kobayashi, 37, became the first Japanese driver to run a Cup race in 20 years when he made his debut at the Indianapolis Road Course last year. He started 28th and finished 33rd after being involved in a few incidents during the event. The 2021 Le Mans 24 overall winner has previously said that it was his lifelong dream to race in NASCAR, even before aiming to compete in Formula 1.
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Fabio Quartararo was the leading Yamaha in last Sunday’s Qatar GP down in 11th and 17.701 seconds off race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati.Team-mate Alex Rins also struggled, missing the points in 16th on his debut for the Japanese marque.This led to 2021 world champion Quartararo stating that Yamaha is “further than ever” from its European rivals, despite being one of only ...Keep reading
It was in the summer of 2019 when Aston Martin first announced its plan to build a Hypercar to the World Endurance Championship’s LMH rules.The intention was to enter the championship from 2021, but it won’t be until next year before the Valkyrie lines up on the grid at the Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours.A lot has happened since Aston first laid out its ambition of returning to ...Keep reading
A 32-year-old from Värnamo, Sweden, Rosenqvist set the tone early by leading opening practice and breaking the track record at the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit during Top 12 qualifying before advancing to the Fast Six and securing a front row start for only the fourth time in MSR’s history.The outcome of the race could have undoubtedly been different if Rosenqvist didn’t start ...Keep reading
The eight-time grand prix world champion finished fourth in last Sunday’s grand prix at Losail, having scored a fifth place in the sprint and sixth in qualifying.FEATURE: How Qatar MotoGP debut proved Marquez's Ducati switch is already paying off Over the distance of the grand prix, Marquez’s average lap pace on his GP23 was just 0.160s down on dominant race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the ...Keep reading
The Swiss outfit has twice been hit by expensive pitstop issues, with Bottas delayed in Bahrain and his team-mate Zhou Guanyu affected in Saudi Arabia.In addition the C44 is not putting enough energy into its tyres which has compromised one-lap performance in qualifying and also left Bottas struggling on the hard compound during the Jeddah race."I think it needs to be a wake-up call,” said ...Keep reading
At the beginning of February, the ADAC announced McLaren as the seventh manufacturer for 2024, but refused to provide any details about the British manufacturer’s first proper programme in the series.Now it has been revealed that Dorr Group, the owner of McLaren’s largest dealer network in Europe, will campaign two 720S GT3 Evos in the category for Clemens Schmid and Ben Dorr.Both cars from ...Keep reading
Just how exciting, technical and innovative is Sportscar Racing today? Both IMSA and WEC have had major gains in popularity over the last few years, with new categories and manufacturers joining. We brought in Blake Hinsey, former Formula 1 Performance Engineer, to experience his first 24 Hours of Daytona, and take a deep dive into the data driving the development of Endurance Racing. IMSA President John Doonan and Ex-F1 Champion Jenson Button to help Blake get a deeper understanding of how integral Bosch is to IMSA's entire operation.
“As someone who loves the sport, it's definitely disappointing to see what's going on right now. It doesn't look good from the outside world. I think it's a really important time for the sport to really show and stick to its values, holding ourselves accountable for our actions.“And it's a really pivotal moment for the sport – in terms of what we project to the world. How it's handled. And ...Keep reading
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