How the FIA’s U-turn delivered a much needed “rocket” for the WRC
During this period the WRC has gone full circle. There was a concept to abandon the hybrid-powered Rally1 cars entirely and install Rally2 as the top tier. There was the idea of creating a Rally2 plus category by downgrading Rally1 cars and upgrading current Rally2 cars. But on balance stabilityContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: Brown’s Ferrari F1 bromance and the importance of fun
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and his friendship with Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has become noticeable to the point they are revelling in each other’s successes.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris of McLaren are separated by just seven points in the drivers’ championship as they hunt down leader Max Verstappen.It is aContinue Reading
Magazine: Canadian GP review and 2026 F1 rules insight
In this week’s edition of Autosport magazine, out today (13 June), Jake Boxall-Legge explains how McLaren narrowly missed a couple of chances to beat Red Bull after a stellar performance from Lando Norris. George Russell also had a chance in a rejuvenated Mercedes, but got involved in a little tooContinue Reading
Wolff warns FIA the “ship has sailed” for F1 2026 engine tweaks
Amid the backdrop of the FIA admitting that its draft 2026 technical rules are going to need refining to make cars faster, one possibility that has emerged to help things is in tweaking the engines.As part of a push to secure the headline 50-50 split of power input from the ICE andContinue Reading
Vinales makes Tech3 KTM MotoGP switch alongside Bastianini for 2025
As revealed by Motorsport.com on Wednesday, the Spaniard will end his three-year stint with Aprilia, which has yielded one grand prix victory in Austin this year and a total of seven podium finishes.He will join the structure currently managed by Tech3 and KTM’s parent company Pierer Mobility Group, which currentlyContinue Reading
Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota back on top in FP2 after qualifying disaster
Sebastien Buemi went quickest in the two-hour FP2 night session on Wednesday in the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a time half a second up on his nearest rival.He emulated team-mate Brendon Hartley, who topped the times in FP1 in #8 before both cars ended up outsideContinue Reading
Canapino returns to Juncos Hollinger Racing IndyCar drive
The decision comes after the 34-year-old Argentine driver sat out last weekend’s race at Road America, with mental health cited following a controversial week.A collision earlier this month in the Detroit Grand Prix between Canapino and Arrow McLaren rookie Theo Pourchaire sparked vile remarks on social media aimed at theContinue Reading
Vinales set for KTM MotoGP switch
The Spaniard will bring the curtain down to his three-year stint with Aprilia, which has so far yielded one grand prix victory in Austin this year and a total of seven podium finishes.He will join the structure currently managed in tandem by Tech3 and KTM’s parent company Pierer Mobility group,Continue Reading
Maverick Vinales set for KTM MotoGP switch
The Spaniard will bring the curtain down to his three-year stint with Aprilia, which has so far yielded one grand prix victory in Austin this year and a total of seven podium finishes.He will join the structure currently managed in tandem by Tech3 and KTM’s parent company Pierer Mobility group,Continue Reading
Vanthoor made the difference for ‘unexpected’ BMW provisional Le Mans pole
Vanthoor led the first qualifying session of the most prestigious World Endurance Championship round with a lap of 3m24.465s, nearly two-tenths faster than Cadillac’s Sebastien Bourdais.Vanthoor was only 16th quickest in the short first sector, but he was timed in 1m33.097s in the last one, with Cadillac’s Alex Lynn andContinue Reading