F1 says Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia eyeing races
With F1 satisfied that its three races in the United States are enough for that market, attention has shifted to other regions to capture a growing worldwide interest in grand prix racing.Speaking at an F1 in Depth event in Monaco on Thursday night, which was co-hosted by Autosport Business, MaffeiContinue Reading
Verstappen: Red Bull now needs to be at 100% in F1, and hasn’t been
Verstappen and Red Bull’s dominance since the second half of 2022 has been such that the Dutchman has largely cruised to his second and third world titles, with observers expecting the radically different RB20 would keep the Milton Keynes-based squad’s advantage intact.But gradual upgrades by McLaren and Ferrari have nowContinue Reading
Williams in advanced talks with Sainz over 2025 F1 deal
Sainz’s future has been the subject of intense speculation over recent weeks as he bids to finalise a race seat for next year.He is known to have an offer to join Sauber on a long-term deal that would run through into its transition to become the Audi works team fromContinue Reading
F1 drivers urge FIA to delete best laps of Monaco red flag culprits
Yellow and red flags in qualifying can be particularly disruptive on the tight confines of the Monte Carlo street circuit, something which has been exploited in the past.In 2006 Michael Schumacher parked up on purpose at Rascasse to prevent Fernando Alonso from improving on the German’s provisional pole time.Schumacher wasContinue Reading
2024 Indy 500 weather forecast: will it rain on Sunday?
Excitement is at an all-time high with the build-up to the Indy 500 well underway – but the weather is not looking so kind. Rain is forecasted for race day, which could severely impact proceedings as the Indy 500 does not run in the wet, due to the threat of aquaplaningContinue Reading
How Espargaro “silenced many mouths” during his underdog MotoGP career
Whenever an ‘exceptional press conference’ is quickly ushered into the MotoGP weekend schedule for a single rider, it usually means only one thing: retirement.Growing up in nearby Granollers, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya seemed like the perfect place for 34-year-old Aleix Espargaro to begin winding down a MotoGP career that beganContinue Reading
2024 NASCAR Coke 600 at Charlotte schedule, entry list, and how to watch
Joey Logano took a dominant win in the NASCAR All-Star Race, leading 199 of 200 laps from pole position.However, the story was all about what happened after the race. Frustrated over being intentionally crashed out by Kyle Busch at the very start of the event, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted himContinue Reading
Pagenaud to drive de Ferran’s 2003 Indy 500 winner at IMS
De Ferran, who was the 2000 and 2001 CART IndyCar champion for Penske, passed away in December at the age of 56 following a heart attack during a driving event in Miami.Pagenaud, the 2019 Indy 500 winner also with Penske, has been out of racing action since his horrendous 180mphContinue Reading
Alonso bullish Aston Martin “will fix things quicker than other F1 teams”
Aston Martin came out of the blocks flying in 2023 with six podiums for the Spaniard across the first eight races.But as rivals Mercedes, Ferrari and in particular McLaren all made bigger gains over the past 12 months, Aston has found it hard to keep up in the development race,Continue Reading
Sainz confident of not missing competitive F1 drive as Audi deadline looms
The Spaniard is out of contract at the end of this season after Ferrari elected to replace him with Lewis Hamilton for 2025.He is still weighing up his options, with Sauber having made him a lucrative offer to join the squad as it transitions into Audi from 2026.However, it isContinue Reading