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What is an F1 pay driver? All to know about the controversial tag

Motorsport is one of the most expensive industries in the world as Red Bull paid a staggering $7,445,817 to enter the 2024 F1 season. But costs are also high at a national level with teams paying up to £29,000 for a space on the British GT grid. So it is…

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Should You Buy an EV Track Car?

Hyundai’s boxy Ioniq 5 N provides a best-case argument, but lap times aren’t the limiting factor for go-fast EVs.

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The “peak grip” tyre secrets that are key to F1’s qualifying battle

If a driver can extract just one more tenth out of their tyres over a single qualifying lap, that can be the difference between getting knocked out in Q1 or Q2 or making it all the way through to the final shoot out.

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Why a Monaco tyre test could help spice up F1 races elsewhere

The recent Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix highlighted how the variability produced by a pretty much nailed-on two-stopper helps trigger plenty of overtaking and action.

Motorsport

5 things a lifetime of bike testing has taught me about how to upgrade your MTB

Starting cheap, seeing the whole system, trying before you buy, measuring carefully, or servicing rather than upgrading. What can our most experienced test editor tell you about improving your mountain bike?

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Custom Ti, one-off parts, and diamond coated cranks: Sea Otter 2024 tech roundup

A comprehensive collection of gear and culture from a weekend at the 34th Sea Otter Classic

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F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of "painted" Shanghai track surface

With F1 teams having done a lot of pre-event work in the simulator based on information from both Pirelli and the FIA, they were caught out when they arrived at the circuit on Wednesday by the visibly different track surface.

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F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of “painted” Shanghai track surface

Autosport

What is the cooldown room in F1? All you need to know about the procedure

Over time F1 fans have watched the live broadcast cut to the driver cooldown room after each grand prix to see the top three finishers debrief the race.

Autosport

Why F1 teams are racing into the unknown in China

Five years is an awful long time in Formula 1 and it feels even longer given the global pandemic that interrupted F1's visits to Shanghai.

Autosport

Custom hybrid shifters and prototype tyres: Elisa Balsamo's Classics setup

Why is Elisa Balsamo using custom SRAM shifters on her Classics setup?

Cycling Weekly

Horner expects Ricciardo to "bounce back" from rough F1 2024 start

Ricciardo crashed out of the Suzuka race on the first lap following contact with Williams driver Alex Albon in Turn 3, which pitted both drivers into the outside tyre barriers.

Autosport

Porsche's Skunkworks Built the Taycan Turbo GT

Only a handful at Porsche knew about this car’s development. We learned what makes it remarkable.

Motor1

Men's Paris-Roubaix tech gallery: Gravel bikes, prototypes, and one enormous chainring

All the tech scoops from the biggest one day race of the season

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Our writers rate the 2024 F1 Japanese GP race

As expected after the Australian GP hiccup, the three-time world champion took his third straight win in a row at Suzuka, leading from pole to finish over 11 seconds ahead of Sergio Perez.

Autosport

Rating the 2024 F1 Japanese GP race

As expected after the Australian GP hiccup, the three-time world champion took his third straight win in a row at Suzuka, leading from pole to finish over 11 seconds ahead of Sergio Perez.

Cycling Weekly

Prototype tyres and five other tech insights from Paris-Roubaix Femmes

From special tyres to ultra-grippy bar tape, here's what we spotted at the start of this year's Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Motorsport

How F1 strategy "headache" opens up intriguing Japanese GP

Teams all too frequently bin off one of the choices – either because the soft is too aggressive, the medium falls into no-man's land, or the hard is too conservative – but this weekend's race in Japan has left what Pirelli's head of car racing Mario Isola says is a…

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What unusual final F1 practice revealed about true Suzuka race form

After the initial sighter runs had been completed, most teams sent their drivers out for lengthy stints on higher fuel to see how they stacked up on the tricky tyre management task at this demanding layout with its abrasive track surface.

Autosport

Pirelli: F1 Chinese GP return prompts major uncertainties after five-year absence

The last race at the Shanghai circuit was held in 2019, before COVID-19 triggered an extended absence from the country.

Autosport

What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2024 Japanese GP

Max Verstappen and Red Bull led the way in opening practice for Formula 1’s 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, but this was far from a repeat affair of the opening day from the 2023 event at Suzuka just six months ago.

Autosport

Pirelli seeks talks with FIA and F1 teams over flawed wet-tyre rule

A new way of allocating wet-weather rubber for 2024 meant teams were reluctant to use any intermediate tyres in Suzuka’s damp FP2 session because they wanted to save them for later in the weekend.

Cycling News

'We tested over the limit' - We talk Paris-Roubaix tech with Lidl-Trek's Technical Manager

Glen Leven talks mechanics' tricks, equipment choices and paying for groceries at Lidl

Motorsport

"Punchy" Pirelli tyre choice could promote two-stop F1 race in Australia

Traditionally the event has been seen as a one-stopper, but this year Pirelli opted to go a step softer than previously and bring its C3, C4 and C5 compounds in an attempt to create more interesting strategy choices.

Autosport

"Punchy" Pirelli F1 tyre choice could produce two-stop Australian GP

Traditionally, the event has been seen as a one-stopper, but this year Pirelli opted to go a step softer than previously and bring its C3, C4 and C5 compounds in an attempt to create more interesting strategy choices.

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