Antonelli beats Doohan in chase for same F1 race number
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has beaten Jack Doohan in taking race car #12 next season after both set their sights on the same digit.Under Formula 1’s current sporting regulations, drivers have to choose a permanent number that they keep for their entire F1 career.Numbers only become available if a driver’s F1Continue Reading
MotoGP Aragon GP: Marquez blitzes field to claim pole by eight tenths
Marc Marquez extended his dominance at MotorLand Aragon by taking his second MotoGP pole position of the season on the Ducati GP23.The 31-year-old has headed all four sessions so far in the Aragon Grand Prix and is now favourite for the sprint as well as the 12th race of theContinue Reading
Wolff decided on Antonelli “five minutes after” Hamilton’s Ferrari move
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says he decided Andrea Kimi Antonelli would be Lewis Hamilton’s successor “five minutes after” he learned of the Briton’s Ferrari move.On Saturday, Mercedes finally announced that 18-year-old Antonelli will be promoted to a race seat next year alongside George Russell as Hamilton’s replacement.The announcement bringsContinue Reading
F3 reveals new Dallara racer to debut in 2025
The FIA Formula 3 Championship has lifted the covers of its all-new 2025 car in a special launch ceremony at Monza.The Dallara-built car will debut next year and is confirmed to run for the next three seasons.Visually, it has similarities to the current F1 and F2 models, with curved frontContinue Reading
What we learned on Friday | 2024 #AragonGP
Catch Marc Marquez if you can! The 8-time World Champ is in a league of his own but the Aprilias (the fourth of them) are looking strong, do not discount Bagnaia and Martin and watch out with Zarco! #AragonGP SourceContinue Reading
Piastri thinks it still too early to play support role for Norris
Oscar Piastri says it is too early for him to consider playing a support role to help Lando Norris’ Formula 1 world title bid.Off the back of an upswing in form for McLaren, Norris has an outside chance of snatching the championship from the grasp of current leader Max Verstappen.But,Continue Reading
Mercedes chasing fix for Monza “sauna” seat heat issue
Mercedes is working to address a severe seat heat issue at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix after its race drivers complained about the problem in the FP2 session it led.The German manufacturer has dominated the early storylines from Monza with Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s crash and announcement of his 2025 raceContinue Reading
F3 Italy: Tramnitz scores maiden win as title fight rolls on to finale
Tim Tramnitz became the 12th different F3 race winner this season, breaking his duck in the Monza sprint race, while the championship fight remains wide open heading into tomorrow’s finale.In the penultimate outing of the season, the MP Motorsport driver was a picture of composure, taking a lights-to-flag victory inContinue Reading
Vowles apologises to Schumacher over “isn’t special” remark
Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles has apologised to Mick Schumacher for remarks he made about him not being “special”.In the wake of Williams electing to take rookie Franco Colapinto rather than the more experienced Schumacher as replacement for Logan Sargeant, Vowles spoke to media on Friday at MonzaContinue Reading
The risks in Mercedes signing its first rookie F1 driver for 70 years
Finally, it’s out: Andrea Kimi Antonelli will race for Mercedes as Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton’s replacement in the 2025 Formula 1 season.In signing with the Silver Arrows squad, Antonelli breaks a long tradition, which stretches back 70 years to 1954 and the season Karl Kling made his world championship F1 debutContinue Reading