The growing perception problem facing IndyCar
There is a common phrase that perception is reality, and right now the reality is the IndyCar Series has a perception problem. While last Saturday’s round in St. Louis featured incredible racing for the majority of the contest, it was quickly marred with multiple controversial decisions from race control.When JosefContinue Reading
Mercedes set to hand Antonelli FP1 rookie outing at F1 Italian GP
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is set to be handed his first FP1 outing with Mercedes at the Italian Grand Prix as preparations for his potential promotion to its Formula 1 line-up from 2025 intensify.The Italian, who turns 18 on Sunday, is strongly tipped to be named as replacement for Ferrari-bound LewisContinue Reading
AMABA winner Loake completes Aston Martin F1 prize test at Silverstone
Joseph Loake claimed his Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year prize on Wednesday, completing 25 timed laps as he got behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car for the first time.The 19-year-old, who currently competes in Formula 3 for Rodin, was announced as the AMABA winnerContinue Reading
Ducati’s MotoGP advantage will begin to disappear from 2025, reckons Espargaro
KTM test rider Pol Espargaro believes Ducati will slowly lose its stranglehold on MotoGP from next year, as the changes to its programme start to bite.Espargaro, who contested last week’s Austrian Grand Prix as a wildcard entrant, reckons that Ducati will immediately feel the loss of Jorge Martin, Enea BastianiniContinue Reading
F1 2024 Dutch Grand Prix Preview – Is F1 Heading To Africa?
After a month-long Summer Break, Formula 1 returns this week for the first of the final 10 races to close out the 2024 season. Round 15 of the Championship sees the sport head to the Dutch GP at Zandvoort, a tight, technical circuit with banking up to 19 degrees high.Continue Reading
Mini champion Zelos to make BTCC debut with Excelr8 in place of Pearson
Newly crowned Mini Challenge champion Dan Zelos will make his British Touring Car Championship debut at Donington Park this weekend, replacing Ronan Pearson at Excelr8 Motorsport.Zelos wrapped up a third Mini title last time out at Knockhill after a second dominant season on the bounce with all of his MiniContinue Reading
Bagnaia, Martin confident fierce MotoGP rivalry won’t change their relationship
MotoGP stars Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin say they won’t let the 2024 championship battle come in the way of their harmonious relationship.Locked in a tense fight for the riders’ title since the beginning of the season, Bagnaia and Martin are separated by just five points at the top ofContinue Reading
F1 Academy Zandvoort: Start time, how to watch and more
After a two-month break, F1 Academy is back with its fourth round in the Netherlands. The all-female single-seater series last took to the track at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the Spanish Grand Prix, with the first race won by Abbi Pulling and Chloe Chambers taking her maiden win inContinue Reading
Hamilton engineer Bonnington to stay with Mercedes in expanded role
Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes race engineer Pete Bonnington has been promoted to head of race engineering and will stay with the Formula 1 team in 2025.Bonnington will dovetail his new role with his existing race engineering duties for Hamilton until the end of the season.A Mercedes spokesperson has confirmed the 49-year-oldContinue Reading
Why an avoidable club racing rumpus has caused uproar
Anyone getting a sense of deja vu? Does the governing body launching a consultation on clumsy proposals without a proper explanation of the reasoning behind them sound familiar?But, no, I’m not talking about the controversial changes to track-limits rules launched at the start of last year. Instead, I’m referring toContinue Reading