Dunne dusted off for McLaren FP1 outing at Austrian GP

NASCAR's in-season challenge has arrived, but what exactly is it all about? But before we get into specifics, let's be clear that this has no bearing on the actual championship in any way, shape or form.The purpose of this bracket-style tournament is simply to provide some added excitement and engagement for fans, while also awarding a $1 million dollar prize to the driver who actually wins ...Keep reading

Carmelo Ezpeleta says MotoGP’s future is “even brighter” as Liberty Media takes control following EU approval.

In terms of points on the board – which convert into dollars in the coffers once Formula 1’s prize funds are dished out – Gabriel Bortoleto has yet to deliver on his considerable early promise. Only two other drivers – Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto – are also on zero points and neither of them has driven the full season.So it would be easy for a casual viewer to look at the 20 ...Keep reading

“Also, we’ve seen a bit of a pattern that Lewis, at the beginning of the season, needs to find his mojo and the second half of the season has always been very strong.”

In terms of points on the board – which convert into dollars in the coffers once Formula 1’s prize funds are dished out – Gabriel Bortoleto has yet to deliver on his considerable early promise. Only two other drivers – Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto – are also on zero points and neither of them has driven the full season.So it would be easy for a casual viewer to look at the 20 ...Keep reading

KTM's Maverick Vinales was saving tyres before a clash with Franco Morbidelli ended his Italian MotoGP charge - Ducati only 10th on top speed charts.

Chris Porritt’s aggregate victory in the Jochen Rindt Trophy feature, centrepiece of last weekend’s splendid British Automobile Racing Club Thruxton Retro event, was a cliffhanger.Driving his ex-Divina Galica 1977 Formula 2 Chevron-BDG B40 superbly, Porritt pounced when poleman Rory Smith’s 1984 FAtlantic Ralt RT4 was boxed in lapped traffic at the Club chicane on Saturday. As Smith’s ...Keep reading

Two changes for first practice in Austria...

Formula 2 championship leader Alex Dunne will make his Formula 1 free practice debut with McLaren at the Austrian Grand Prix, taking Lando Norris' seat for Friday's FP1 session.The Irishman is in his first F2 season, having stepped up to the series with Rodin after a single season of F3. This continues his rapid progression through the junior series ranks, in which he won 2022's British F4 ...Keep reading

Red Bull prospect Arvid Lindblad took the wheel of Racing Bull's 2023 AT04 for his first proper F1 test at Imola.In a camouflaged car that originally ran under the team's AlphaTauri name, Lindblad split TPC [Testing of Previous Cars] duties with fellow Red Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix venue. Lindblad took command of the AT04 in the morning, with Iwasa taking care of ...Keep reading

Jack Miller described his Italian MotoGP bike as “basically unrideable” after clutch, aero and fuel issues forced him to retire from 15th.

Red Bull prospect Arvid Lindblad has taken the wheel of Racing Bull's 2023 AT04 for his first proper F1 test at Imola.In a camouflaged car that originally ran under the team's AlphaTauri name, Lindblad split TPC testing duties with fellow Red Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix venue. Lindblad took command of the QAT04 in the morning, with Iwasa to taking care of the ...Keep reading

As much as McLaren will want to move on from Lando Norris' Canadian Grand Prix clash with Oscar Piastri when it comes to the subject of Austria, it will invariably remain a talking point at the Red Bull Ring race.Norris largely headed off most of the criticism by owning up to the incident immediately after it took place. In his post-race debrief, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella also ...Keep reading

As much as McLaren will want to move on from Lando Norris' Canadian Grand Prix clash with Oscar Piastri when it comes to the subject of Austria, it will invariably remain a talking point at the Red Bull Ring race.Norris largely headed off most of the criticism by owning up to the incident immediately after it took place. In his post-race debrief, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella also ...Keep reading

Winner: Marc Marquez Perhaps it is a trifle obvious to call Marc Marquez a winner considering he left the Mugello circuit with all the points on offer over the Italian Grand Prix weekend. However, the fact remains that the Spaniard was expecting far more resistance from his Italian team-mate Francesco Bagnaia. Having just clinched pole position in the sprint, the older Marquez brother ...Keep reading

Ralf Schumacher has made a bold claim about McLaren’s internal politics...

Unusual car: Warburton’s Caldwell Formula FordThe Caldwell is a rare Formula Ford chassis in the UK, but made history back in 1969 when a D9 won the first SCCA National Formula Ford Championship at Daytona, in the hands of US racing school pioneer Skip Barber.Seen in both Formula Ford and Formula Vee in the US, the cars were built by Ray Caldwell’s Autodynamics company. Andy Warburton ...Keep reading

“It’s not in a sort of dictatorial way, it’s very much into the detail and explaining things from first principles.”