Daniel Lloyd

The Red Bull RB20 was, fittingly, the last car to launch ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season. It was fitting because the other teams had displayed (most of) their updates aimed at getting closer to last year’s champion squad, which only amplified the levels of awe when the radically different RB20 was finally revealed. Rather than continuing along a similar vein of development from its previous title-winning cars, Red Bull went for a very different design that contained some elements akin to those previously tried by its rivals.

Mercedes, Aston Martin and Williams are the three Mercedes-powered teams on the Formula 1 grid, meaning they also use a transmission supplied by the German marque. This agreement naturally extends to components in the rear suspension, which is linked to the gearbox. For the 2024 season, which starts in Bahrain this weekend, Mercedes and its customer Aston Martin have switched to pushrod suspension at the rear, having previously operated with pull rods. Williams, on the other hand, has remained in the pull rod camp.

The International Business Days Le Mans conference will return for its 16th edition this year, taking place on 12-13 June in the build up to the famous 24-hour race in France.

After finishing last in the 2021 constructors’ standings with zero points, Haas at least managed to get off the mark in the first season of the current Formula 1 rules cycle in 2022. However, after taking one step forward, its results under the ground effect era went a further two steps back last year as it returned to the foot of the table.

Embarking on an electrification project as a Formula E manufacturer alongside Yamaha represents the ‘first pillar’ in Lola’s revival, according to its motorsport director Mark Preston.

Nova Motorsport has been named as the exclusive tyre supplier for the British Hillclimb Championship, marking the company’s third contract announcement after it acquired all Avon assets.

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Andretti Global has moved into a new 44,600 square metre facility at Silverstone as the American motorsport powerhouse continues to work towards a future Formula 1 entry.

An updated version of IndyCar’s aeroscreen protective device will make its debut at this weekend’s Grand Prix of Long Beach.

This weekend’s British Touring Car Championship season-opener at Donington Park heralds the first race for a more potent hybrid boost system that delivers twice the power compared to last year.