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
Horner: Verstappen’s focus has to be on F1 after Nurburgring test
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen is free to let off steam in other motorsport series, but reaffirmed that the Dutchman’s “focus has to be” on Formula 1 following a secret test at the Nurburgring last week.Verstappen drove Emil Frey Racing’s Ferrari 296 GT3 car during aContinue Reading
F1 Imola GP: Piastri fastest from Norris in FP1, Bortoleto crashes
Oscar Piastri has pipped McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by 0.032s in the first free practice session for F1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, which was red flagged for a late crash by Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.At the historic Italian track outside Bologna, which is set to host its last F1 raceContinue Reading
Rally de Portugal Friday Morning highlights
All the highlights from Friday at the 2025 FIA WRC Rally de Portugal. SourceContinue Reading