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Who is Ayao Komatsu? All to know about the new Haas F1 team boss

The Haas Formula 1 team announced this week (10 January) the shock departure of team principal Guenther Steiner, with Ayao Komatsu as his replacement.

Autosport

De Vries: Troubled Formula E pre-season testing not "an excuse"

The Dutchman will race in the all-electric championship for the first time since 2022 after his brief tenure in Formula 1 last season with AlphaTauri.

Autosport

Why Steiner’s departure is a big loss for Haas F1

In two years, all teams but Mercedes and Red Bull have changed their team principals. Steiner has joined Mattia Binotto, Jost Capito and Otmar Szafnauer (twice) on the list of those who were ousted in somewhat acrimonious circumstances, with director of engineering Ayao Komatsu taking over at Haas.

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Sargeant: People "expect less" from US F1 drivers

After a difficult start to his rookie campaign in F1 last year, Sargeant became the first driver from the United States since 1993 to score points when he was classified 10th at his home race in Austin.

Autosport

DS Penske targets stronger Formula E campaign

Formula E underwent somewhat of a reset last year with the arrival of the Gen 3 machinery and the third-generation single-seaters were very different from the cars they replaced.

Autosport

Livestreaming this weekend: Prototype, GT4 and GT Winter Series from Barcelona

The 2024 season of the Winter Series organised by Gedlich Racing continues this weekend (9-10 March) at Barcelona. Four different championships will be held this year (GT Winter Series, GT4 Winter Series, Prototype Winter Series and Formula Winter Series). The calendar includes six weekends between January and March at tracks…

Autosport

Red Bull: Copying alone not enough to help rivals catch up in F1

In the wake of Red Bull's total domination of F1 in 2023, it is anticipated that its competitors will converge on the concept that the Milton Keynes-based team has put to such good use since the latest ground-effect era started.

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Al-Attiyah will "do everything" to help Loeb beat Audi to Dakar win

Al-Attiyah’s bid for a sixth career win in Dakar took a crushing blow on the 48-hour Stage 6 when his Prodrive Hunter screeched to a halt after a harsh landing just before the penultimate waypoint, leaving him stranded in Empty Quarter.

Autosport

Marciello joins Rossi for BMW debut in Bathurst 12 Hour

Marciello will drive a WRT-entered BMW M4 GT3 in the Australian endurance classic on February 18, sharing the car with MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi and Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Maxime Martin.

Motorsport

F1’s super-stiff ground effect cars ‘not great’, says Allison

As part of an effort by grand prix racing’s chiefs to improve overtaking, F1 switched to a ground effect rules concept from the start of the 2022 season.

Motorsport

Dakar 2024, Stage 6B: Loeb wins 48-hour test, disaster for Al-Attiyah

As the 549km test around Shubaytah resumed on Friday, Loeb sat third in the order behind Audi duo Carlos Sainz Sr and Mattias Ekstrom, with 5m19s to make up and only a third of the distance remaining.

Autosport

Can Dennis and Andretti fend off the Formula E pack?

Formula E embarked on a new era just over a year ago, with the fresh, more powerful Gen3 machines offering teams the opportunity to reset the hierarchy and establish a revised pecking order in the championship.

Autosport

Honda planning extensive testing schedule for 2024 MotoGP season

As a consequence of their poor results last year, both Honda and Yamaha - the only two Japanese brands in the championship - will benefit from a series of advantages agreed by the other manufacturers and the various bodies that organise and legislate the championship.

Autosport

Honda planning 22 private tests during 2024 MotoGP season

As a consequence of their poor results last year, both Honda and Yamaha – the only two Japanese brands in the championship – will benefit from a series of advantages agreed by the other manufacturers and the various bodies that organise and legislate the championship.

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Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver winner Loake steps up to F3 with Rodin

Loake, who picked up the prestigious award last month, graduates from the GB3 championship having finished third in the overall standings in 2023, in a campaign highlighted by four wins split across Oulton Park, Silverstone and Brands Hatch.

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McLaren setting development targets, not results as its F1 2024 goals

After a torrid start to 2023, McLaren made dramatic steps with its mid-season car upgrades that allowed Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take nine podiums between them, propelling the team past fast-starting Aston Martin to fourth in the constructors' championship.

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McLaren setting development targets, not results, as its F1 2024 goals

Motorsport

Dakar 2024, Stage 6A: Sainz retakes lead after Al-Rajhi's retirement

Al-Rajhi dropped out of the fight for victory when he crashed into a dune at the start of the 48-hour chrono stage, suffering severe damage to his Toyota Hilux.

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Cullen heads final 2023 Autosport National Driver Rankings

Cullen took over at the head of the table in late October after a class victory in his Lotus Cortina in a Historic Racing Drivers Club race at Silverstone and was not to be denied first place thereafter with no one inside the top 50 improving following the season-ending Plum…

Autosport

F2 runner-up Vesti makes ELMS switch

Vesti is ending a remarkable junior formula career which saw him take the title in the 2019 Formula Regional European Championship and be a consistent frontrunner during his two years in Formula 3.

Evening Standard

F1 shock as Guenther Steiner sacked as team principal of Haas

American team make surprise move as Ayao Komatsu hired

Motorsport

Gene Haas “embarrassed” by his team’s poor F1 form

The American has also opened up on his reasons for not renewing the contract of team principal Guenther Steiner, and for promoting Ayao Komatsu to the role rather than taking on an outsider.

The Independent UK

Season 10 is an opportunity not to be missed - not just for fans, drivers and teams but for Formula E itself

After the chaos and drama in season nine, it all starts again in Mexico City this weekend in the all-electric motor racing championship

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Can F1’s latest engineer team boss pull off a McLaren-style turnaround for Haas?

After all, the way that Andrea Stella took to the team principal role at McLaren like a duck to water – helping steer one of the most impressive F1 comebacks in living memory – showed all that’s possible with the right engineering-led focus at the top.

Autosport

Magazine: Autosport International preview, Hamilton on Mercedes

It’s been 25 months since Hamilton last won a race in F1, by some margin the longest drought he has endured since bursting onto the scene in 2007.

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