New qualifying red flag rule will stop drivers “ruining the session for everyone else”
Formula 2
A new rule which will see Formula 2 and Formula 3 drivers who cause red flags in qualifying lose their times has been welcomed by team bosses.
Stroll “looking after his limbs” following off-season injury last year
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Stroll “looking after his limbs” after 2023 injury • Maloney quickest in second day of F2 test • New Drive to Survive trailer
Imola to mark 30 years since Senna and Ratzenberger’s deaths at grand prix
Formula 1
The promoters of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix will mark 30 years since the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger when Formula 1 returns to Imola in May.
F2 racer Crawford joins Aston Martin’s young driver programme
Formula 1
Former Red Bull Junior Team member Jak Crawford has joined Aston Martin’s driver development programmer.
Why Aston Martin expect their AMR24 can keep pace in the development race
Formula 1
Having sacrificed some race weekends last year to learn lessons for the AMR24, Aston Martin believe their new car will be a better all-rounder.
First pictures: Alonso and Stroll complete first laps in new Aston Martin AMR24
Formula 1
Aston Martin’s new AMR24 has run on-track for the first time in a shakedown filming day at Silverstone with Lance Stroll at the wheel.
‘I’m the only champion available for 2025 – and a fast world champion’ – Alonso
Formula 1
Fernando Alonso says he could race in F1 until the age of 50. But he will decide how far he wants to go before committing to a team for 2025.
“Red Bull are absolutely beatable” Aston Martin declare as they present new car
Formula 1
Aston Martin are going into the new season confident last season’s dominant champions Red Bull can be caught.
Alonso: Hamilton could be the ingredient Ferrari need to win championships
Formula 1
Fernando Alonso expects Lewis Hamilton to raise Ferrari to a more competitive level when he joins the team next year.
First pictures: Aston Martin reveals its new F1 car for 2024
Formula 1
Aston Martin have revealed their AMR24 car for the first time in a launch event at their new factory at Silverstone.
Fans crashed website buying tickets to my Shanghai grandstand – Zhou
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Fans crashed website buying tickets to my Shanghai grandstand – Zhou • Haas shake down new car • Hauger leads rain-hit Bahrain F2 test
Does F1 now need rules to reverse the rise of colourless cars?
Debates and Polls
Should the FIA step in and enforce a rule requiring teams to paint the majority of their cars? Have your say in this weekend’s poll.
Vowles ‘didn’t sleep for days at a time’ in first season in charge at Williams
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Vowles up for “days at a time” • Ferrari junior Taponen has one hand on FRMEC title • Bilinski takes yet another FROC win
Tsolov completes 2024 Formula 3 grid with ART
Formula 3
Alpine junior driver Nikola Tsolov will compete in a second season of the Formula 3 championship after ART in 2024, completing the F3 grid.
Gasly feels “in a much better place” as he begins second season at Alpine
Formula 1
Pierre Gasly expects to start his second season at Alpine in better shape after the progress he made last year.
Caption Competition 235: Ocon shows off his new ride
Caption Competition
Alpine Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon showed off his new cockpit to Hypercar team mates Mick Schumacher and Ferdinand Habsburg at the team’s launch this week.
Horner investigation unlikely to be resolved before team’s launch
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Horner investigation unlikely to be resolved before team’s launch • F3 field almost set as Bedrin takes PHM seat • IndyCar’s similarity to NASCAR surprises Larson
Ricciardo targets top five finishes in the first half of the season for RB
Formula 1
Daniel Ricciardo says RB can target higher finishing positions from the start of the year than it managed throughout the whole of last season.
‘A horrible project’: Why duplicating Red Bull’s trend-setting suspension is so difficult
F1 technology
More teams are expected to adopt the suspension layout used by Red Bull and McLaren last year. Sauber’s James Key explains why it’s “very difficult” to perfect.
RB01 revealed: First images of RB’s first F1 car under team’s latest identity
Formula 1
RB, Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team, has revealed the first images of its new car following its rebranding.