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Rinus VeeKay embracing leadership role at ECR entering 2024

Although only 23 years old, VeeKay is already going into his fifth season in North America’s premier open-wheel championship.

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Brown "confident" McLaren can keep Norris long-term despite Red Bull interest

Norris currently has a contract to race with McLaren – where he has competed ever since he entered F1 as a rookie back in 2019 – until the end of the 2025 campaign.

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Upbeat McLaren has seen no “diminishing returns” on F1 2024 car gains

While preparations continue back at its factory for the official launch of the MCL38 next month, McLaren on Tuesday evening revealed the livery that its car will run in.

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McLaren reveals new-look 2024 F1 livery ahead of MCL38 launch

The Woking-based team has made a change to its new season launch process for 2024, as in previous years it revealed both the livery and launch specification of its new design simultaneously.

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Sainz 'can't let his guard down' as Loeb chases him for Dakar win

Sainz holds a lead of just over 20 minutes over Loeb following Tuesday's 417km test between Ha'il and Al-'Ula, making him the favourite for overall victory with just three stages to run in the 46th edition of the rally-raid.

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Porsche adds ex-BMW technical director to IMSA GTP attack

Last year, Fry was working on its German rival BMW’s GTP challenger – the M Hybrid V8 – which inherited its sole race win from Porsche at Watkins Glen, following a post-race technical inspection that disqualified the 963 that won on the road.

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Prodrive: Dakar is Sainz's to lose as he remains cautious of Loeb threat

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Zhou confident Sauber F1 can return to 2022 level

Zhou scored just six points in his second season in F1 in 2023, equalling his debut year tally, as the then-named Alfa Romeo team struggled for competitiveness with its C43 amid a close midfield battle. The Hinwil squad finished ninth, down from sixth in 2022 when Zhou's team-mate Valtteri Bottas…

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Wolff: FIA needs stability amid "concerning" F1 departures

In recent weeks, sporting director Steve Nielsen and single-seater technical director Tim Goss have both left the FIA. Their departure comes after the exit of Deborah Mayer as head of the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission.

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Dakar 2024, Stage 9: Loeb strikes back to win, Sainz remains in lead

Nine-time World Rally champion Loeb led throughout the 417km test between Ha’il and Al-’Ula on Tuesday to take his fourth stage victory of 2024, beating the Audi of Sainz by 4m14s.

Autosport

Steiner: Some owners "don't understand" new manager bounce impossible in F1

Steiner’s ousting from Haas ahead of the 2024 campaign means Aston Martin’s Mike Krack is now the third longest-serving F1 team principal, after he was appointed to replace Otmar Szafnauer at the end of the 2021 season.

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The key updates in F2’s bold new design

As one chapter in Formula 2’s history closes, with the retirement of its 2018 car, another begins in 2024 with the introduction of its new model. The new Dallara-built F2 2024, which will be raced for at least the next three seasons, features the latest FIA safety innovations, and aspires…

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Dall'Igna: MotoGP concessions allow rivals to make mistakes Ducati can't make

On the 10th anniversary of his arrival at the Bolognese company, the engineer has been accumulating influence, in his team and in the championship, to the point of being seen by many as the Adrian Newey of the competition. After breaking most records last season, Ducati will face 2024 in…

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Dall'Igna: MotoGP concessions allow rivals to make mistakes Ducati can't

On the 10th anniversary of his arrival at the Bolognese company, the engineer has been accumulating influence, in his team and in the championship, to the point of being seen by many as the Adrian Newey of MotoGP. After breaking most records last season, Ducati will face 2024 in full…

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Zhou confident Sauber F1 team can return to 2022 level

Zhou scored just six points in his second season in F1 in 2023, equalling his debut season tally, as the then-named Alfa Romeo team struggled for competitiveness with its C43 amid a close midfield battle. The Hinwil squad finished ninth, down from sixth in 2022 when Zhou's team-mate Valtteri Bottas…

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Was suspension choice the unsung hero to Red Bull's F1 dominance?

But it would be a mistake to think that the RB19 was so good just because of downforce, as there have been plenty of indications that suspension's impact on its vehicle dynamics was a critical element of its success too.

Autosport

Mercedes W15 'feels like a car for the first time in two years' in F1 sim

Mercedes doubled down on its failed 2022 concept in 2023, which left it unable to bridge the gap with the dominant Red Bull squad as it beat Ferrari to a distant second place in the constructors' standings.

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Red Bull reveals F1 2024 launch date

Red Bull's launch date is the latest of the dates teams have announced thus far, taking place just six days before winter testing gets underway in Bahrain.

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Piastri on Webber's hindsight and why answers not tantrums key to F1 progress

Compared to some of his more publicly charismatic compatriots to have raced in F1, Australian rookie Piastri appeared notably guarded whenever he was dealing with the media last season.

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Piastri explains why answers, not tantrums, key to F1 progress

Compared to some of his more publicly charismatic compatriots to have raced in F1, Australian rookie Piastri appeared notably guarded whenever he was dealing with the media last season.

Autosport

Dakar 2024, Stage 8: Sainz rebuilds lead as Ekstrom heads Audi 1-2

Following up on his third stage win at this year’s event, Loeb looked set to carve more time out of Sainz’s overall advantage as he led the Spaniard by three minutes, and nearest rival Ekstrom by one minute, entering the final 100km of the Al Duwadimi to Ha’il stage.

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Long-time Toyota technical director Vasselon replaced

Vasselon, 60, has been succeeded on a temporary basis by David Floury as the technical chief of the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds Toyota's World Endurance Championship programme, develops the engines for its World Rally Championship GR Yaris Rally 1 and builds the GR Supra GT4 customer racer. The move announced…

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A good start to the season for DS Penske

Fully pumped up. Like the rest of the team, after encouraging simulator sessions, Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne arrived at the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City with firm intentions. "We've worked tirelessly and we have every reason to believe in ourselves," commented Stoffel Vandoorne before the race. "Of course,…

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Wolff commits to new Mercedes F1 contract with no performance clauses

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Telegraph, Wolff has revealed that he recently agreed with his fellow shareholders to a new deal to remain at the helm at the squad until at least the end of 2026.

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Mercedes, Alpine reveal F1 2024 car launch dates

Alpine is holding its 2024 season launch, which will also involve its World Endurance Championship team, on 7 February.

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