Formula 1
McLaren adds Palou, O’Ward to junior scheme led by Le Mans winner
IndyCar frontrunners Pato O’Ward and Alex Palou have been added to McLaren’s rebooted Formula 1-oriented ‘McLaren Driver Development Programme’
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IndyCar
Team-mate drama + death threats – Ilott’s Long Beach explained
Whether it was asking for crash damage to be repaid, crashing, team-mate drama or death threats on social media, Callum Ilott had a rough Long Beach race that we explain and outline what it means for IndyCar fans and viewers
Formula 1
Schumachers to pursue legal action over gossip mag ‘AI interview’
The family of Michael Schumacher is reported to be planning legal action against a German magazine over an AI-generated ‘interview’
Formula E
Berlin quirks will exacerbate Formula E teams’ big Gen3 headache
Formula E teams have had one big set-up shift in particular to deal with in 2023, and not all have got on top of it yet. That knowledge is unlikely to be put under any greater strain than it is in Berlin this weekend
MotoGP
Inside a title winner’s mission to reinforce the Ducati armada
Fabio Di Giannantonio has been Ducati’s slowest rider for the majority of his brief time in MotoGP – Simon Patterson finds out his plan to fix that
Formula 1
Why McLaren’s sure overhaul is no ‘wretchedly unworkable’ repeat
It may take some time for McLaren to understand its F1 tech revamp – but it does at least have a different inspiration to a problematic past idea that on the surface it looks quite similar to
Formula 1
What the best-known Hulkenberg F1 stat actually means
Nico Hulkenberg might be back in F1, but the likelihood is he’ll end his career podium-less (even if he nearly ended his wait at the most recent race). But that doesn’t stop teams bringing him back again and again
IndyCar
The generational divide IndyCar’s clash row exposes
A decade ago, would a driver have overtaken, say, Dario Franchitti the way Pato O’Ward did on Scott Dixon in Long Beach? Probably not – but JR Hildebrand ponders whether that’s just the way IndyCar racecraft has evolved
Formula 1
Ricciardo’s 2023 Red Bull F1 duties include a Nordschleife run
Daniel Ricciardo will pilot a Red Bull Formula 1 car on the legendary Nordschleife circuit later this year as part of his duties as the team’s 2023 reserve driver
Formula E
Aitken sought FE advice from a driver disillusioned by it
Ahead of his first outing in a Formula E car, one-time Williams F1 driver Jack Aitken has sought advice. But not from the likeliest of sources – instead, he’s spoken to someone who eventually decided the series was “not for me”
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WEC’s next round at Spa features record-breaking Hypercar entry
The TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps will feature the biggest entry of the World Endurance Championship’s premier Hypercar class so far
Formula 1
The biggest format constraint F1 must free itself from
As Formula 1 prepares to approve a major change to how its sprint race weekends work, Edd Straw urges the series to release itself from a mindset that’s still holding its format experimentation back