Formula 1

What manufacturers have attacked within F1 engine freeze

F1 engine manufacturers didn’t exactly have much freedom to make improvements with a freeze implemented – and even more limitations are in place for 2023. That’s made finding performance gains a painstaking process, but it looks like all the manufacturers have managed to

Formula 1

An extra benefit to McLaren’s imminent new F1 windtunnel

The long-awaited arrival of the McLaren Formula 1 team’s new windtunnel later in 2023 has the potential to solve more of its problems than might be obvious

Motorcycle racing

The solution Irish motorcycle road-racing crisis really needs

Though there are some hopeful signs after the recent bombshell news that all 2023 Northern Irish motorcycle road racing would be cancelled, Simon Patterson argues the current crisis should be the spur for a complete reorganisation to give the sport a more secure future

Formula 1

Claire Williams is back at Williams – but not the F1 team

Former deputy Formula 1 team principal Claire Williams is back working for Williams – but not within its F1 team. Edd Straw explains more

Formula 1

‘Race-ready’ A523 makes Alpine’s 2022 car look ‘like a toy’

Emboldened by a “spot on” shakedown with “perfect correlation”, Esteban Ocon is ready to declare the new Alpine F1 car a huge step forward

Formula 1

Hamilton’s take on biggest question over his Mercedes F1 future

Lewis Hamilton’s future with the Mercedes Formula 1 team he won six drivers’ titles with might come down to one important question

IndyCar

Mexico City, Pau, Bathurst – JR Hildebrand’s dream IndyCar calendar

The old Hockenheimring, a night race at Indianapolis, a Pau street race – IndyCar could get a lot more inventive with its calendar. JR Hildebrand dares to dream of what an alternative 2023 IndyCar schedule could look like

Formula 1

Gasly/Ocon are already exhausted – but spotlight won’t go away

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have stressed there is no bad blood in their relationship. Imagine the frustration, then, when the first media questions at Alpine’s 2023 F1 launch were about the new team-mates’ tense past

MotoGP

Can ’70-75%’ Bastianini trouble Bagnaia right away?

Enea Bastianini seems to be on the back foot with the 2023 Ducati relative to MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia – but only because both he and Bagnaia are trending in the right direction

Formula 1

How Alpine’s plan to outdevelop F1’s elite starts from race one

Alpine’s ambitious 2023 vision will start with a “very visual” upgrade in the opener – something it says won’t have been possible before

Formula 1

Impatient Norris’s outlook on McLaren’s F1 reality check

Unless McLaren is overplaying how reserved its expectations are for the start of 2023, an impatient Lando Norris may be on the brink of a frustrating Formula 1 season. This is how he’s handling that prospect, and how the team’s handling him

Formula 1

FIA clarifies driver free speech rule and possible penalties

The FIA has moved to clarify its free speech regulation, outlining when drivers can make certain comments, defining which comments count, and hinting at the possible penalties for a breach