IndyCar

McLaren’s latest F1-inspired plan to raise its IndyCar game

How McLaren might transfer its Formula 1 ideas and processes to its IndyCar team has always been an intriguing question. It’s got a new idea for 2024 that it thinks will raise the bar again

IndyCar

Podcast: Contentious penalties and chaos in IndyCar finale

JR Hildebrand and Jack Benyon discuss the penalties, chaos and triumphs in IndyCar’s wildly messy Laguna Seca finale, and wider problems with officiating

MotoGP

MotoGP’s 2023 title race: Game on or a mirage?

Jorge Martin is back within one maximum weekend score of Pecco Bagnaia in the MotoGP points standings – with eight rounds still to go. But good as his perfect points haul at Misano was, the circumstances mean it can’t be assumed that the title fight is back on

Formula 1

F1 Tech Show: Why FIA’s latest wing clampdown matters

Flexible bodywork may technically be outlawed in Formula 1, but teams are still drawn to exploiting ‘aeroelasticity’ where they can. That’s why there’s another FIA crackdown coming

Formula 1

F1’s seemingly stalled driver market is a problem for Red Bull

If you thought Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes F1 contract had stalled the F1 driver market to a juddering halt, it’s worth bearing in mind that 13-16 seats are, as it stands, up for grabs for 2025. And there’s uncertainty enveloping Red Bull – which might just dictate how the whole situation unfolds

Formula 1

Assessing Aston Martin’s ‘within 0.3s’ Stroll/Alonso analysis

For Aston Martin, F1 team-mates need to be split by no more than three tenths. Does Lance Stroll fulfil that criteria – and is it enough?

Formula E

Andretti finally resolves seat next to Formula E champion Dennis

Norman Nato looked to be out of Formula E again after Nissan decided not to renew his services – but he has a seat for 2024 after all, and with the Andretti team that took Jake Dennis to this year’s title. Might Nato finally have landed on his feet?

MotoGP

MotoGP podcast: Why a Marquez-Honda split feels closer again

All the wild twists and turns in the Marc Marquez/Honda/Gresini saga, along with a San Marino GP review, in the latest episode of our MotoGP podcast

Formula 1

The problem with F1 officials’ favourite penalty

F1 stewards seem to default to five-second penalties these days – which leaves the system vulnerable to being gamed

Formula 1

Is there anyone who could beat Verstappen in this Red Bull?

Christian Horner reckons no one else could get as much speed out of the dominant 2023 Red Bull Formula 1 car as Max Verstappen. Is that true? We assess how the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Lando Norris might fare

MotoGP

Quartararo ‘expected much better’ from new Yamaha engine

Yamaha MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo its 2024 engine prototype has fallen well short of his expectations in the Misano test

MotoGP

Marini fastest in pivotal MotoGP test for Honda and Yamaha

As Honda and Yamaha trialled their 2024 prototypes, Luca Marini led both sessions of the Misano MotoGP test for VR46 Ducati