Exclusive: How Piastri chased his target of improved qualifying over F1 2025
Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri targeted improved qualifying performances in the off-season prior to 2025, which he believes has translated into stronger overall races throughout the year.After two years spent largely in the shadow of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, Piastri began his third season in much greater form andContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri Exclusive: From Rookie to F1 Title Contender in His Own Words
Oscar Piastri has a nine-point lead in the 2025 Formula 1 championship over team-mate Lando Norris, following the first 14 races of the season. In an exclusive chat with Autosport, hosted at McLaren’s Technology Centre, the Australian broke down the key details of his season so far. He picks theContinue Reading
How McLaren made F1’s best car even better
If McLaren had to sprint until the final hurdle of the 2024 season to fend off Ferrari’s prancing horse for the team’s first constructors’ crown since 1998, then it is heading towards a second title at a canter this year.Its 11 wins in 14 is almost double the victories claimedContinue Reading
Bray holds the Line at top of Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings
The gap between Ali Bray and George Line at the top of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings remains at four wins after each took a hat-trick last weekend.Many of the Rankings’ heavy-hitters were in action, and there has been plenty of change towards the top of the tableContinue Reading
Autosport magazine: The start of a great McLaren era and rating the class of 2025
Alain Prost’s 1985 Formula 1 title success and our school report on the crop of 2025 feature in the latest Autosport magazine, out today (14 August).McLaren’s domination of F1 in the 1980s began with the MP4/2 in 1984, with Prost taking the first of his three titles with the teamContinue Reading
Porsche to celebrate Le Mans success in Suzuka 1000Km with iconic Joest livery
Porsche will celebrate its privateer Le Mans 24 Hours successes with a special livery for next month’s Suzuka 1000Km based on the colours of the famous New Man Joest 956.The colour scheme with which Joest Racing won Le Mans in 1984 and ‘85 will feature on a Porsche 911 GT3-RContinue Reading
Why “hungry” Russell accepts he needs to bide his time for an F1 title bid
George Russell says the long wait for a Mercedes title challenge has made him “more hungry than ever” for success in Formula 1.Russell has been part of the Mercedes set up since joining its junior programme in 2017, and after waltzing through title-winning campaigns in GP3 and F2 Russell lookedContinue Reading
NASCAR will not limit Victory Lane celebrations after Connor Zilisch’s fall
After winning Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen, Connor Zilisch climbed from the car to celebrate, as he had done in his previous five wins this year. However, this time, he slipped off the car and fell onto the ground in a frightening moment. He suffered a brokenContinue Reading
One year later: Remembering NASCAR’s most infamous Richmond finish
How far is a driver willing to go in order to win their way into the NASCAR playoffs, and at what point does the sanctioning body decide it’s too far? Well, one year ago this week, Austin Dillon answered both of those questions at Richmond Raceway.NASCAR returns to the VirginiaContinue Reading
Natalie Decker to make NASCAR return in Daytona Xfinity race
Natalie Decker will join the short list of female drivers to compete in NASCAR after becoming a mother, giving birth to her first child on February 5th of this year.She will drive the No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet with sponsorship from Wawa. Josh Bilicki will drive the No. 91 asContinue Reading