The growing relevance of the United States to Formula 1 was a major catalyst in Santander becoming an official partner to the series, Autosport has learned.Santander has signed a multi-year deal with F1 which will begin at the start of 2025 after the bank’s sponsorship agreement with Ferrari expires.It wasContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc’s brilliant tyre management was critical to his Italian Grand Prix victory for Ferrari.But on a day when rival McLaren was left ruing the missed opportunity it had to secure a 1-2 finish, differences in car performance also played a big part in what happened.McLaren’s nervousness about being ableContinue Reading
Compared to the opening half of the season, where Max Verstappen utterly dominated the F1 grid, Red Bull has had less success – especially highlighted in the Italian Grand Prix where Verstappen finished 6th, Sergio Perez in 8th. But is this purely McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes improving beyond the RB20’sContinue Reading
In this edition of the show, the trio discuss McLaren, which has arguably become the best team in Formula 1, and with a genuine chance to capture both drivers’ and constructors’ world titles. But with Charles Leclerc beating both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on the day, is McLaren trippingContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso has lamented Aston Martin’s position in the Formula 1 pecking order with the team struggling to keep the upper hand on its midfield rivals.The Silverstone-based outfit was the fifth-fastest team in the first part of the season but the AMR24’s upgrades have not delivered the expected performance gainsContinue Reading
International rallying returned to Britain for the first time since 2019 last weekend as Rali Ceredigion made a resoundingly successful debut as part of the European Rally Championship. The event certainly filled British rally fans with hope and, just maybe, could be a catalyst for a Rally GB revival.Last weekendContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas says F1 rookie Franco Colapinto was to blame for the lengthy delay in forming up on the grid at Monza that earned the ire of commentator Martin Brundle.Sauber duo Bottas and his team-mate Guanyu Zhou had qualified in the final two positions on the grid for the ItalianContinue Reading
Outgoing Peugeot World Endurance Championship driver Nico Muller has aspirations to continue his sportscar career after joining Porsche for a Formula E campaign with Andretti.Muller stressed that his focus later this year would be his drive with the Andretti Porsche customer team in FE, but he has outlined a desireContinue Reading
The Ferrari Challenge has been added to the schedule for this year’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, while an ice rink will also be installed on top of the Paddock Club.There were no support races for the 2023 race when F1 returned to Sin City for the first timeContinue Reading
Ferrari’s interest in signing Adrian Newey had cooled as the Scuderia did not wish to become involved in a bidding war with Aston Martin, Autosport understands.Newey is set to be announced at Aston Martin after speculation over his future, as he prepares to leave Red Bull after 18 years atContinue Reading