Inside the McLaren that won its first and only race at Le Mans
In 1995, the McLaren F1 GTR of JJ Lehto, Yannick Dalmas, and Masanori Sekiya beat the odds (and its fellow F1 GTR runners) to take a surprise Le Mans 24 Hours victory. That car, entered by Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing and run by Paul Lanzante, was only ever meant to run asContinue Reading
Wolff reveals what it would take to step down as Mercedes F1 boss
Toto Wolff revealed he would “vacate the spot immediately” as Mercedes Formula 1 boss should the ideal successor arise. Wolff has run the Silver Arrows since 2013, during which time he has led Mercedes to a record-breaking eight consecutive constructors’ titles, plus seven drivers’ crowns.But the introduction of ground-effect cars inContinue Reading
Steiner reveals why he invested in Tech3 MotoGP outfit
Guenther Steiner has outlined the background to his move into MotoGP, revealing when he started seriously considering purchasing the Tech3 team.On Friday, it was announced that former Haas Formula 1 team principal Steiner will lead a consortium of investors and take over the ownership of KTM’s satellite team in aContinue Reading
Guenther Steiner reveals inside story behind Tech3 MotoGP team acquisition
Guenther Steiner has outlined the background to his move into MotoGP, revealing when he started seriously considering purchasing the Tech3 team.On Friday, it was announced that former Haas Formula 1 team principal Steiner will lead a consortium of investors and take over the ownership of KTM’s satellite team in aContinue Reading
F1 Italian GP: Hamilton leads Ferrari 1-2 in opening practice
Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari 1-2 in the Italian Grand Prix’s opening practice session of the weekend, leading Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.169s in the timesheets.Hamilton fired in a 1m20.117s in the final five minutes of the session to overturn Leclerc’s line-leading time, as the Monegasque had foundContinue Reading
McLaren explains engine fix for Norris after F1 Dutch GP failure
McLaren is bullish it can prevent a repeat of Lando Norris’ reliability issues in last week’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, and explained what is happening with the Briton’s power unit pool.Norris’ McLaren MCL39 started developing problems with seven laps to go at Zandvoort and the title protagonist soon groundContinue Reading
Haas Factory Team will switch to Chevrolet and align with Hendrick in 2026
Haas Factory Team fields one full-time NASCAR Cup team with Cole Custer, as well as two full-time Xfinity teams with Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer. There will be no changes to their driver lineup for 2026, but Haas will be making a major manufacturer switch as they leave Ford and joinContinue Reading
Hamilton willing to sacrifice F1 Italian GP qualifying to help Leclerc
Lewis Hamilton says he would be happy to provide Ferrari stablemate Charles Leclerc with a slipstream in Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix qualifying.Leclerc and Hamilton are set for their biggest weekend of the year as winless Ferrari is under pressure to perform in front of its adoring tifosi at theContinue Reading
Monaco GP to remain on F1 calendar until 2035 with contract extension
Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix will remain on the calendar until 2035 after signing a fresh four-year contract extension with commercial rightsholder FOM.The agreement is the second contract extension for Monaco in less than 12 months after organiser Automobile Club of Monaco had already hammered out a deal with F1Continue Reading
Why Ferrari chose not to fight Hamilton’s ‘harsh’ F1 Italian GP penalty
Wherever Lewis Hamilton qualifies on his maiden appearance for Ferrari before its home fans at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, he will start at least five places further back.He incurred the penalty during the run-up to last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, failing to slow down sufficiently forContinue Reading