Espargaro becoming Honda MotoGP test rider is its first genuine improvement of 2024
On Tuesday, Honda finally confirmed Autosport’s initial reports that three-time grand prix winner Aleix Espargaro will become its MotoGP test rider in 2025.Honda’s 2024 campaign continues to limp along without much reward following a Dutch Grand Prix in which is leading rider (Johann Zarco) was 13th and 42.767s away fromContinue Reading
What it Takes to be an F1 World Champion – Exclusive Interview with Damon Hill
Joining James Allen on the podcast this week is Damon Hill, 1996 F1 World Champion and broadcaster, whilst he trains for his Neuro UK Fundraiser, cycling the 2024 L’Etape du Tour event in France. The pair discuss everything from the upcoming 2024 Silverstone Grand Prix, what it’s like for BritishContinue Reading
Ferrari hoping for F1 “sanity check” in British GP
Team boss Fred Vasseur hopes Ferrari can perform a “sanity check” when Formula 1 returns to its traditional weekend format at the British Grand Prix.Carlos Sainz picked up his first podium since Monaco at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend, with team-mate Charles Leclerc hamstrung by early damage to hisContinue Reading
Ex-Mercedes F1 engine boss Cowell replaces Whitmarsh as Aston CEO
Former Mercedes Formula 1 engine chief Andy Cowell will replace ex-McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh as Aston Martin’s group CEO from 1 October, the team announced on Tuesday.Cowell is best known for overseeing Mercedes’ High Performance Powertrains division between 2013 and 2020, during which it built the engines that ledContinue Reading
Should the FIA clamp down on Verstappen-style defending? Our F1 writers have their say
The crash between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix reignited the debate about the limits of defensive driving and the consequences the drivers should face when they go too far.So is it time for the FIA to clamp down on defensive tactics like Verstappen’s, or shouldContinue Reading
Hyundai gearing up for WEC hypercar programme, WRC long-term future unclear
Hyundai looks set to join the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and race at the Le Mans 24 Hours within the next three years. Autosport has learned the South Korean manufacturer is gearing up to develop an LMDh hybrid prototype for a programme that is likely to encompass the GTP categoryContinue Reading
Rins to miss Germany MotoGP round, Gardner set to be Yamaha’s replacement
Yamaha’s Alex Rins is set to miss this weekend’s MotoGP German Grand Prix following a crash at Assen, with former Tech3 rider Remy Gardner set to replace him.Six-time grand prix winner Rins was thrown from his M1 at the opening corner of last weekend’s Dutch GP and suffered two smallContinue Reading
Ex-F1 driver Mazepin begins testing in Europe as EU sanctions lift
Former Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin has completed a GT3 test in Hungary after the sanctions imposed against him by the European Union were lifted at the start of the year.In a ruling by the European Union’s General Court on 20 March, Mazepin was removed from the list of individualsContinue Reading
How the latest Mercedes tweak played its part in Austria F1 win
Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix was never likely to produce a huge list of updates as being a sprint in the middle of a triple header made it far from ideal to bring new parts.Nonetheless, some teams bucked the trend as they continue to try to eke out the tinyContinue Reading
Honda signs retiring Espargaro to expand MotoGP test team
Honda has signed Aleix Espargaro as a test rider for the 2025 MotoGP season to assist with the development of the beleaguered RC213V.As revealed by Autosport last month, Espargaro will switch to the Japanese manufacturer in a test role at the end of his glittering racing career that has seen himContinue Reading