Latest news with #AlanBaldwin
Hindustan Times
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Motor racing-Dominant McLaren sure to attract more scrutiny, says Horner
By Alan Baldwin HT Image LONDON, - Formula One champions and leaders McLaren will attract more scrutiny and face more questions about their cars simply because they are so dominant, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner. McLaren have won five of six races this season and took a dominant one-two in Miami on Sunday, with championship leader Oscar Piastri ahead of teammate Lando Norris while George Russell's third-placed Mercedes was more than half a minute behind. There was plenty of chatter about tyre temperatures afterwards, and questions about how McLaren were managing better than others to keep them under control. After unsubstantiated suspicions last year, without any formal protest, that McLaren might be putting water in the rear tyres to cool them down, team boss Zak Brown ostentatiously sipped from a drinking bottle with 'tire water' stickers on it. He also made the point that anyone suspecting his team of illegality should launch a formal protest if they really believed it. "I'm not suggesting that there's anything illegal on the car," Horner, who had Max Verstappen start on pole but finish fourth, told reporters. "Well done to McLaren, they were in a league of their own. "Of course in Formula One there are always going to be questions that are raised. " did exactly the same about the front suspension on our car last year. So it's inevitable when you're running at the front, as we have for the last few years, you always come under more scrutiny. "McLaren have got the car to beat at the moment, that's quite clear. They're going to be tough to beat over the next few races." McLaren are already 105 points clear of second-placed Mercedes. "We're just not good with the tyres over an extended run. And McLaren shows how it's being done," said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. "They are definitely doing an excellent job by being able to go fast around the corners without overheating them . So this is what we need to look up to and engineer our way out." Wolff said the top people at McLaren Brown, principal Andrea Stella and chief designer Rob Marshall were "good people with integrity. "I have no doubt that these guys stay within the rules. It's just really good development. They've understood how to manage the tyre much better than everybody else. And in my opinion, it's totally legit. "It started two years ago in Austria. They brought an update that was much better than they expected. And part of the development since then was also nurturing the tyres in the right way." Wolff said Mercedes needed to find out where to focus their development attention and identify the main performance contributors. "And we are on it. Completely on it. So it's not like we are looking at it like Bambi in front of the headlights. We are on it. We are in there. We are trying to find out, we are experimenting. And we are going to definitely be able to challenge." This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
The Star
02-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Motor racing-Formula One extends Miami GP contract to 2041
MIAMI (Reuters) -Miami will stay on the Formula One calendar until 2041 in a 10-year extension that makes the race the longest contracted round of the world championship, the sport announced on Friday. The Miami Grand Prix is the first of three rounds in the United States and takes place this weekend around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. It was held for the first time in 2022, the start of an initial decade-long contract. "Extending this agreement until 2041 is a strategic milestone of enormous importance, which strengthens our presence in America and consolidates the ever-deepening bond with our fan base there," said F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali in a statement. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Toby Davis)
The Star
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Motor racing-FIA approves GM as Formula One engine supplier from 2029
(Reuters) -Formula One's governing body has officially approved GM Performance Power Units as an official engine supplier from 2029, the FIA said on Wednesday. The company has been formed by TWG Motorsports and General Motors to power the new Cadillac team that will debut next season. Cadillac will use Ferrari units until the GM engines are available. "With this approval from the FIA, we will continue to accelerate our efforts to bring an American-built F1 power unit to the grid," said GM Performance Power Units CEO Russ O'Blenes in a statement. The company plans to open a dedicated facility near Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2026. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)
