Bezzecchi set to join factory Aprilia MotoGP team in 2025
Current VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi is finalising a move to the factory Aprilia MotoGP for the upcoming MotoGP season, Autosport understands.This move comes a year after three-time MotoGP grand prix winner Bezzecchi elected against a factory-spec Ducati at Pramac for 2024 to remain with his VR46 set-up on aContinue Reading
What’s the latest on F1’s 2025 driver market?
As F1 heads to its busiest stretch yet, with five races in six weeks until the summer break, more dominos are expected to fall in the 2025 driver market.Don’t expect any sudden moves at Mercedes, as the team has time on its side. It has been clear for a whileContinue Reading
F1 Spanish GP: Norris edges Verstappen in tight FP1
Lando Norris drew first blood in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix weekend, taking the fastest lap in FP1 over championship leader Max Verstappen.The Briton slotted in ahead of Verstappen prior to a red flag in the second half of the opening practice session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and longerContinue Reading
M-Sport reveals Ford Puma for WRC Rally1 debutant Sesks
Martins Sesks is all set to make his top-flight World Rally Championship debut now the covers have come off the non-hybrid powered Ford Puma Rally1 car he will pilot.The Latvian driver, who finished runner-up in the 2023 European Rally Championship, will make his Rally1 debut on Poland’s gravel roads in nextContinue Reading
Red Bull reveals five key changes to RB20 for Spanish GP
Red Bull has revealed the details of its Spanish Grand Prix upgrade package aimed at maximising aerodynamic efficiency of its RB20 for warmer Formula 1 races.With the team facing an increased challenge from its rivals ahead of the next European phase of the season, it has introduced a raft ofContinue Reading
The characteristics that are holding back Aston Martin’s F1 car
Aston Martin has been honest that upgrades it has brought to its Formula 1 car this year have made it more “difficult” to drive.Having delivered a host of developments to try to lift it closer to the front of the field, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll have found that theContinue Reading
Friday favourite: Fittipaldi on the F1 team-mate who was his “best personal friend”
Two-time Formula 1 champion and double Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi was no stranger to racing against the very best during a motorsport career spanning more than three decades.This included competing in the same team as Jochen Rindt and Denny Hulme, as well as Indy 500 winners Rick Mears andContinue Reading
F1’s superlicence change not about Antonelli, Red Bull stands to gain
The FIA’s superlicence rules alteration to allow certain worthy 17-year-olds to enter Formula 1 is unrelated to Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli and may actually benefit Red Bull, Autosport understands.Earlier this month, the governing body updated Appendix L of its International Sporting Code with a clause that states special dispensationContinue Reading
Ferrari fast tracks upgrades in F1 Spanish GP push
Ferrari has managed to get its latest Formula 1 upgrades ready for the Spanish Grand Prix as it bids to bounce back from its Canada struggles. Even before the team’s changes are formally confirmed in the FIA submission document ahead of opening free practice, the modifications to its sidepods, ‘Cobra’ wingletsContinue Reading
Verstappen: Red Bull’s F1 dominance won’t return at Spanish GP
Max Verstappen says he doesn’t believe Red Bull will regain its early 2024 Formula 1 dominance at the Spanish Grand Prix, despite encountering a strong circuit for its car.F1 returns to a more traditional run of European circuits, beginning with a triple-header featuring Barcelona, the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone.ItContinue Reading