Willy Tagliavini, founder/owner/managing director of Supertech Performance, San Jose, California, found his passion for racing at a very young age, growing up in Argentina. Today, he’s just as passionate about racing – and race engineering – as ever. And he's the subject of this edition of EPARTRADE's "Five Questions With...

Honda has spent seven of its Formula 1 engine development tokens on an internal combustion engine and turbo compressor update ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.The Japanese manufacturer's main focus is to improve combustion efficiency so a large chunk of the tokens have been spent in that area. The...

Formula 1 cars could feel like they are "on rails" for drivers in 2017, claims Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery.With the introduction of wider front and rear wings and tires next season, it is anticipated the cars will be three to six seconds per lap quicker, dependent on the circuit....

World champions Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button are hoping Formula 1's new technical direction for 2017 will address their unhappiness with its current state.Both McLaren-Honda drivers have criticized F1 recently, with Alonso attacking the conservative style of racing and reiterating his belief that the current cars are too slow reiterating...

Honda would benefit from a second Formula 1 team but no one is interested, claims the firm's motorsport boss Yusuke Hasegawa.F1's other three engine manufacturers all supply at least two teams.Honda was mentioned last year as a potential partner for Red Bull, albeit as a last resort as the team...

Veteran racing engineer Bill Pappas has joined IndyCar as Vice President of Competition, Race Engineering.Pappas brings more than 30 years of motorsports experience to the position and has cultivated strong relationships throughout the racing community."We are very pleased to have someone with Bill's vision and experience join our team at...

Renault has conceded it took too long to identify the problems that held its engine back early in the 2015 Formula 1 season.The French manufacturer made sweeping changes to its power unit, particularly its hardware, over the 2014-15 winter in a bid to make up ground on Mercedes and Ferrari....

The Ducati MotoGP team thinks losing its dispensation to use softer tires than Honda and Yamaha in 2016 might actually prove beneficial.A package of measures to help the struggling Italian squad – which was later adapted into the rules as an ongoing set of dispensations for less successful manufacturers –...

Honda will be impossible for rival Formula 1 engine manufacturers to copy if its "unique" power unit ideas pay off, reckons McLaren driver Fernando Alonso.The Japanese firm has endured a torrid return to F1 with McLaren this year, racking up a string of failures and generally being mired in the...

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has expressed objections to the prospect of the introduction of a cheap engine alternative into Formula 1.F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone revealed on Sunday the FIA is to soon announce a tender process in the hope of luring an independent engine provider into F1, making...