The off-track action that makes the Miami GP an F1 race like no other

Sponsored by  This year sees the third iteration of the event, which seems to get bigger and better each year. Las Vegas is a tough act to follow, so Miami is sure to be stepping things up yet again for 2024 – and with MoneyGram, you could be there.If the number of celebrities in attendance and the amount of F1-related events taking place around the city are a measure of an F1 event’s …Keep reading
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F1 publishes sustainability gains amid 2030 net zero push

F1’s Net Zero by 2030 campaign aims to cut 50% of absolute carbon emissions compared to its 2018 baseline, which encompasses the energy consumption at its facilities, F1’s race events and all the travel and logistics in between. It pledges to put a credible offset strategy in place for the rest of its emissions.While the full suite of data on 2023 is not available yet, F1’s latest impact report …Keep reading
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Alpine fast-tracks F1 floor upgrade to China amid recovery push

Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have yet to score points as a late car concept change has seen the Enstone squad make a sideways step while its midfield rivals all made significant gains compared to last year.Initial upgrades brought at the Japanese Grand Prix appeared to give a glimmer of hope, with Ocon advancing to Q2 to qualify 13th, but both he and Gasly were powerless to fight …Keep reading
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How Haas delivered its F1 “game changer”

Having expressed concern over the winter that it could start the year on the back foot, and potentially even be on the last row, its situation is much better than that. Amid the pack of five teams picking up the rear, its tally so far leaves it seventh in the constructors’ championship.But the biggest transformation at Haas is not something that can be measured in points. Instead, it can be gauged …Keep reading
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FIA WEC set for debut at iconic Imola

FIA WEC set for debut at iconic Imola

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Despite playing host to a WEC round for the first time, the venue is no stranger to endurance racing, with the history dating back half a century, to the inaugural 1000km of Imola race, which was first held in 1974. More recently, the circuit has been a regular fixture on the European Le Mans Series calendar, which makes it a familiar territory for several competitors taking part in this Sunday’s six-hour WEC event.

With 14 manufacturers (Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Isotta Fraschini, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota), 37 cars (19 Hypercars and 18 LMGT3s), and a star-studded entry list comprising of 110 drivers from 28 different countries, the WEC is experiencing a golden era this season.

Round two of this year’s season will mark the first competitive outing for the all-new, 2024-spec 9X8 Hypercar from Peugeot TotalEnergies, featuring radical aerodynamic upgrades including an addition of a rear wing.

There will also be two changes on the entry list versus the curtain-raiser in Qatar. GT3 ace and three-time Bathurst 12 Hour race winner Jules Gounon will stand in for Ferdinand Habsburg at Alpine Endurance Team, following a testing accident that left the Austrian with two fractured vertebrae.

The #2 Cadillac will have just two drivers, with Britain’s Alex Lynn and New Zealand’s Earl Bamber confirmed to drive the Cadillac V-Series R, and with Sebastien Bourdais (who joined the duo in the season-opening race) being on IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship duty at Long Beach this weekend.

The entry also features several local teams and drivers, giving the Tifosi plenty of options in terms of support, including last year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans winners Ferrari, as well as new-for-2024 Hypercar-class entries, Lamborghini and Isotta Fraschini.

A total of 12 Italian drivers will compete on home soil this weekend, including Ferrari AF Corse’s trio Antonio Giovinazzi, Antonio Fuoco and Alessandro Pier Guidi and Lamborghini Iron Lynx’s duo Mirko Bortolotti and Edoardo Mortara. There will also be great anticipation for the home hero and multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi, who is in his WEC rookie season in an LMGT3-class BMW M4 operated by Team WRT.

The anti-clockwise circuit is characterised by its unique old-school feel and watching Hypercars around the 4.909-kilometre layout will be a sight to remember. During each tour, drivers of the top-class machinery reach speeds of around 312kph and are full-throttle for approximately 50 per cent of the lap.

At last month’s Qatar’s 10-hour curtain-raiser, Porsche was victorious in both Hypercar and LMGT3. However, with the strength of this year’s grid, there will be no shortage of contenders looking to dethrone the German manufacturer.

With a very different circuit layout and contrasting weather conditions likely, the second round of the WEC should be a different ball game altogether, and it will be fascinating to see which cars turn out to be best suited to the unique challenge of one of motor sport’s most hallowed grounds.

World Endurance Championship

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Horner: Red Bull’s 2026 F1 engine project “hitting targets”

Red Bull Powertrains will be working in conjunction with Ford to help deliver the engine that will power the current world champion squad for F1’s new rules era.It already has its dynos hard at work in evaluating the performance of its new turbo-hybrid design and while there have been various rumours about the level of progress Red Bull is making with its project, Horner insists everything is on …Keep reading
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