Yamaha’s development of a new V4 engine for its MotoGP bike is in an advanced state, Motorsport.com has learned. Yamaha has not publicly acknowledged that it is working on a change to its engine concept, which currently consists of an inline four-cylinder unit. The only references in this regard have been the very vague answers
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Miami GP organisers “wouldn’t mind” F1 double-header with Montreal
Miami Grand Prix organisers would have no concerns about running back-to-back races with Canada in the future in an attempt to help Formula 1 achieve sustainability targets. With F1 aiming to be net carbon zero by 2030, addressing travel between races on the calendar will be a must moving forward. Grouping races by region seems
Newey is ready for Aston Martin, but is the team ready for him?
Aston Martin’s expected confirmation later this morning that it has signed design legend Adrian Newey is a game-changing moment for the team. If there is one individual who has a bit of a midas touch, then Newey would be your prime candidate, having helped guide his three most recent teams (Williams, McLaren and Red Bull)
Where’s Denny? A cautious approach made a dismal day for Hamlin
The weekend started off badly in qualifying as Hamlin could be found slogging around the track, over two seconds off the pace. He landed himself a start at the very back of the grid for Atlanta. His team immediately went under the hood, choosing to replace plug wires. The same change was made to his
How the Penske duo bested Trackhouse in NASCAR overtime
Sunday’s race evolved into a head-to-head battle between Team Penske and Trackhouse Racing, and as the caution along with a checkered flag waved over the start/finish line, Joey Logano crossed as the winner ahead of Daniel Suarez. But in order to get a full view of how the finish played out, we have to rewind
The restraint unity that’s meant McLaren avoiding F1 2024’s widespread floor pain
After introducing a significant car upgrade package, McLaren dominated the Dutch Grand Prix straight out of the 2024 Formula 1 summer break. That’s a familiar story for the championship, but the details of this case are actually quite different. McLaren’s brake, suspension, wings and floor edge update introduced at Zandvoort was its biggest package since
Red Bull’s ‘monster’ to Ferrari’s bouncing: What’s behind F1’s car balance problems?
In a year when so many Formula 1 teams have hit different upgrade problems, there is one common theme among them: car balance headaches. From Max Verstappen complaining his RB20 has turned into a ‘monster’, to Ferrari’s return of high-speed bouncing, to the Mercedes becoming nervous in qualifying and Aston Martin losing its way for
Latvala: Toyota’s WRC title chances “pretty much gone”
Toyota’s chances of winning the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown are “pretty much gone” after Hyundai scored a 1-2-3 at the Acropolis Rally, reckons team boss Jari-Matti Latvala. The reigning manufacturers’ champions endured a weekend to forget, leaving Greece 35 points behind Hyundai in the championship standings with only three rounds of the season remaining.
Mini replaces F1-bound Bearman for F2 Baku debut
Gabriele Mini will partner Andrea Kimi Antonelli for Prema when F2 heads to Azerbaijan this weekend after full-season driver Oliver Bearman was called up by Haas to replace Kevin Magnussen, who is serving a race ban for the weekend. The ban came after the Dane notched up 12 points on his FIA superlicence for a
DTM debutant Pepper slams Rast after crash: ‘Rules are different for him’
Factory Lamborghini driver Jordan Pepper blasted Rene Rast after their collision in Sunday’s DTM race at the Sachsenring, saying the rules are different for the three-time champion. Schubert BMW’s Rast was trying to overtake Pepper for 11th when he tagged the Grasser Lamborghini of the DTM debutant into Turn 1, sending him crashing into the