James Courtney announced his retirement by accident – on the television news. With his eyes set on a career in real estate, it made sense for the 44-year-old to plug the Gold Coast firm he was joining and talk up his expertise. But in doing so, he also stated thatContinue Reading
Mercedes will not run its problematic floor first introduced at Spa at any point in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as it assesses whether this has caused its post-Belgium victory form dip.Mercedes entered 2024’s recent summer break on the back of three wins in four races – including an on-the-road 1-2Continue Reading
A revolutionary new car tracking and track digitisation system could change the way circuits make revenue – and police track limits.I R Kinetics has developed an infrared system that can track all cars in every race in real time to a greater degree of accuracy than is currently possible usingContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz reckons Ferrari’s execution of races and strategy has kept it in the Formula 1 constructors’ title hunt, despite a “poor” middle part of the season.Amid expectations that McLaren will surpass Red Bull in the constructors’ championship standings owing to their respective performance shifts and current eight-point difference, FerrariContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso says he played a role in trying to convince Formula 1 design legend Adrian Newey to join Aston Martin, though he admits he might run out of time to benefit from his work.After months of speculation Aston Martin announced on Tuesday it had signed Newey to work onContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri is ready to look at the “bigger picture” and help Lando Norris in his Formula 1 drivers’ title fight but insists he will not be simply pulling aside to let his McLaren team-mate past.Team boss Andrea Stella confirmed on Thursday that, heading into the Azerbaijan Grand Prix thisContinue Reading
McLaren driver Lando Norris says team-mate Oscar Piastri won’t have to give up Formula 1 race wins to support his title bid.McLaren has come out backing Norris as he aims to overturn Max Verstappen’s 62-point lead in the drivers’ championship, with Red Bull’s downturn in form offering the Briton aContinue Reading
It’s all change at the top of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings as Scottish Legends star Stewart Black has retaken first, while Dan Brown is up to second.Black grabbed another two wins at Knockhill last weekend to take his 2024 tally to 15 and knock Piers Grange offContinue Reading
Oliver Bearman is looking to lay his Formula 1 foundation when he steps into Kevin Magunssen’s Haas at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The British driver has been confirmed in a permanent Haas seat from next season and made his F1 debut with Ferrari as a last-minute stand-in for Carlos SainzContinue Reading
Arvid Lindblad has joined F3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli in having his place on the 2025 F2 grid confirmed.The British driver will compete for Campos, the team that currently fields fellow Red Bull junior and championship leader Isack Hadjar.Lindblad enjoyed a largely successful maiden F3 campaign, winning the season-opening sprint raceContinue Reading