F1: Mercedes brings massive upgrades to Spa
The Mercedes F1 team continues to throw the kitchen sink at their W14 car, bringing massive upgrades yet again at Spa Francorchamps. –by Mark Cipolloni– Hoping if they throw enough … Read More
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(GMM) Team boss Mike Krack has swerved away from Fernando Alonso’s suspicion that the mid-season tire construction change explains Aston Martin’s recent slump. Alonso, who turns 42 on Saturday, repeated … Read More
(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo on Thursday appeared to point the finger of blame for his nightmare two seasons at McLaren squarely at the Woking based team. Dr Helmut Marko, a top … Read More
(GMM) Despite a 5-place grid penalty for a new gearbox, Red Bull and Max Verstappen are not ruling out victory this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. At the tight, twisty Hungaroring a … Read More
(GMM) The big buzzwords in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock as the Belgian GP weekend kicked off were rain and cancellation. The rain as already heavy on Thursday, when Pierre Gasly led … Read More
Porsche team Avalanche Andretti’s driver Jake Dennis leads the drivers’ championship. The Porsche factory team is 2nd in the team standings heading into the season Formula E finale. The most … Read More
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB co-owners Maury Gallagher and Jimmie Johnson today announced Calvin “Cal” Wells III as the club’s Chief Executive Officer. Wells brings a wealth of experience and a proven … Read More
The ten existing F1 teams each stand to reap a $120 million infusion of money as the Series is on the cusp of expanding to 12 teams. –by Mark Cipolloni– … Read More
A press conference has been scheduled for August 3rd at 5:30pm in Nashville, where the announcement of the move of the race to downtown will be made. IndyCar’s 2024 season-finale … Read More
In the F1 Drivers Press Conference today at Spa Francorchamps, Charles Leclerc was asked about the dangers of racing at Spa in the rain. –by Mark Cipolloni– Two drivers have … Read More
Ahead of the Belgian GP from a very wet Spa Francorchamps, ten drivers in two groups of five met to answer questions from the media. DRIVER GROUP 1 – Valtteri … Read More
Tree-hugger Electric EVs burn houses down, ignite spontaneously, kill people, and they even sink cargo ships. A deadly blaze on a cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars from Germany resulted … Read More
To win the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa a driver must have a powerful engine and a car that gets down the straights at high speed. –by Mark Cipolloni– Teams … Read More
Nico Rosberg has warned Max Verstappen “not to get complacent” as he schools the rest of the Formula 1 drivers week-in and week-out. Verstappen is closing in on Sebastian Vettel’s record … Read More
Ferrari reported this morning that Laurent Mekies’ will leave the team this week and is being replaced with Diego Ioverno. Mekies will not be in Belgium, and he leaves the … Read More
Both Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang Supercars will carry tribute liveries at this weekend’s Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight. WAU co-naming rights partner Mobil 1 will this weekend celebrate the 30th anniversary … Read More
Rumor has it that Pirelli will be announced as F1 tire supplier for another 3 years after the decision is ratified at an FIA meeting on Friday in Spa. The … Read More
(GMM) Mario Isola has hit back at Lewis Hamilton’s claim that Pirelli is wasting excessive amounts of wet-weather Formula 1 tires after every race. Hamilton was among the critics of … Read More
(GMM) Formula 1 has hit its rev-limiter with the scheduled 24 races for 2024. That is the claim of the sport’s CEO Stefano Domenicali. Responding to concerns from the teams … Read More
Denny Hamlin, whose contract with Joe Gibbs Racing expires after 2023, will return to the team in 2024, a Toyota official said Wednesday. Although Denny Hamlin’s contract with Joe Gibbs … Read More