No mechanics: How a pit stop fiasco nearly cost Rene Rast’s DTM Nurburgring victory
Rene Rast charged to an unchallenged victory in the DTM at the Nurburgring on Sunday, but the Schubert BMW driver had one major moment of concern during the first pitstop.“When I arrived there, there was nobody there except my lollipop. And the mechanics were not there,” he said after theContinue Reading
Why Rast’s pitstop almost went wrong on his way to DTM Nurburgring victory
Rene Rast charged to an unchallenged victory in the DTM at the Nurburgring on Sunday, but the Schubert BMW driver had one major moment of concern during the first pitstop.“When I arrived there, there was nobody there except my lollipop. And the mechanics were not there,” he said after theContinue Reading
How Michael Schumacher made Top Gear’s The Stig look “like an idiot”
“Britain’s least successful grand prix driver.”With that headline, running in 40-odd-point text on the right-hand side of a double-page spread, readers of the August 1992 edition of Car magazine were introduced to Perry McCarthy. On the opposite side, in a singularly ‘route one’ piece of art direction, McCarthy was photographedContinue Reading
Kuala Lumpur emerges as favourite to host 2026 MotoGP season launch
Kuala Lumpur has emerged as the frontrunner to host the 2026 MotoGP season launch, a format first introduced ahead of the 2025 season in Bangkok, Motorsport.com has learned.While Dorna is yet to announce its final decision, Motorsport.com understands that the Malaysian capital city currently enjoys the broadest support.Another option underContinue Reading
Kuala Lumpur emerges as favourite to host MotoGP 2026 season launch
Kuala Lumpur has emerged as the frontrunner to host the 2026 MotoGP season launch, a format first introduced last year in Bangkok, Autosport has learned.While Dorna is yet to announce its final decision, Autosport understands that the Malaysian capital city currently enjoys the broadest support.Another option under consideration has beenContinue Reading
Fewest mistakes takes the F1 title? The Piastri-Norris errors in 2025 so far
As Formula 1’s calendar has ballooned over the past couple of decades, it’s a bit easier to get away with an off-weekend – nonetheless, championship credentials are still awarded to those who make the least mistakes.With just nine points between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at this stage in theContinue Reading
Winners and losers from NASCAR’s Watkins Glen triple-header
All three national divisions of NASCAR were racing at Watkins Glen this weekend. And while the winners were no surprise, there were plenty of unexpected moments. The Truck race went into triple overtime, the Xfinity race featured a 45-minute red flag, and the Cup race — well, that race alsoContinue Reading
Spire Motorsports releases Andres Perez in mid-season shakeup
Spire Motorsports has decided to part ways with driver Andres Perez, effective immediately. The Mexican-born driver currently sits 17th in the championship standings with just two top tens this year. The split seems mutual, as the team said they are “permitting Andrés Pérez de Lara to explore other opportunities” forContinue Reading
Emerson Fittipaldi: ‘If I had an F1 team, I’d hire Verstappen’
Reigning four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen might just be the most highly-rated current driver – and Emerson Fittipaldi clearly won’t disagree.Double world champion Fittipaldi was asked by Autosport in an exclusive interview about the Red Bull driver’s current performance, and the Brazilian readily singled him out as theContinue Reading
F1 2026 cars must be made “easier” for drivers – Vowles
Williams team principal James Vowles says Formula 1 teams still have work to do to ease driver complaints over the increased workload with the all-new 2026 cars, but plays down initial panic over the seismic changes.Next year F1 is changing both chassis and power units in what is seen asContinue Reading