Gasly hails “best Friday” despite Imola crash with rabbit damaging floor
Alpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly heralded 2025 Imola Grand Prix practice as “the best Friday so far this year”, despite admitting a crash with a rabbit hampered his running.After a turbulent few weeks for the French side, which has featured the resignation of team boss Oliver Oakes and the announcementContinue Reading
Verstappen “overtaken by McLarens” in F1 Imola GP race runs
Max Verstappen says he was passed and dropped by the McLarens during Imola Formula 1 practice long runs, with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko saying the team lacks four tenths.The world champion endured a difficult FP1 and then finished Friday running in fifth place in a slightly more positive FP2 session,Continue Reading
F1 Imola GP: McLarens again on top in second practice with Gasly third
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris ended Friday at Formula 1’s Imola Grand Prix fastest as McLaren retained its early 2025 advantage, heading a red-flagged FP2 session after Isack Hadjar’s off.Piastri had already led the way in FP1 earlier in the afternoon and further underlined McLaren’s ominous form by pipping team-mateContinue Reading
Briatore contradicts Alpine’s five-race F1 plan for Colapinto
Alpine team leader Flavio Briatore has contradicted his own squad’s announcement that Franco Colapinto had been promoted to a race seat for the next five Formula 1 rounds from this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.Alpine announced on 7 May that it was replacing Jack Doohan, who had failed to score a singleContinue Reading
Sudden failure forces Fourmaux out of Rally Portugal victory fight
Adrien Fourmaux exited the Rally Portugal victory battle in unfortunate circumstances, which has helped relieve the pressure on Hyundai World Rally Championship team-mate and rally leader Ott Tanak.After struggling at Rally Islas Canarias last month, Hyundai bounced back on Portugal’s tricky gravel stages on Friday morning with Tanak and FourmauxContinue Reading
McLaren F1 boss opens up about secrets of Piastri’s speed
“Trying to find little bits everywhere” was how Oscar Piastri described the marginal-gains approach he feels has boosted him to four grand prix wins this season and the championship lead.“It’s quite a different feeling when you win a race because you feel like you’ve just gotten by or had goodContinue Reading
Will Aston Martin’s updated AMR25 kickstart its F1 season?
There are a few conditions to be aware of when it comes to the latest iteration of the AMR25. It was not wholly conceived in the British squad’s brand new wind tunnel; most of the development work with the package took place in December and January in Mercedes’ wind tunnel,Continue Reading
Ocon lambasts Alpine F1 driver switch which may “ruin” Doohan’s career
Former Alpine racer Esteban Ocon has hit out at the team after it demoted Jack Doohan back to a reserve driver role just six grands prix into the 2025 Formula 1 season.Alpine promoted Doohan to a race seat at the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year, with Ocon givingContinue Reading
Three people killed in fire at Bicester Motion
Two firefighters and a member of the public have been killed following a fire at the Bicester Motion complex on Thursday night.The site is home to a number of motorsport and automotive businesses, with many focused on the historic scene.The McLaren Formula E squad is among those based at BicesterContinue Reading
Raul Fernandez: “I don’t race for money – I race to be happy”
Eighteenth overall in the MotoGP world championship with only 15 points, Raul Fernandez endured his fair share of criticism in the early part of the 2025 season.While the Spaniard is guaranteed a 2026 contract with independent Aprilia team Trackhouse, some have questioned whether his place on the grid is justifiedContinue Reading