Following months of giving Logan Sargeant the benefit of the doubt, a costly crash in Zandvoort has finally prompted the Williams Formula 1 team to replace him with Franco Colapinto.But how justified is Williams’ call and is the young Argentine the right replacement?Was Williams right to sack Sargeant?His position at Williams hadContinue Reading
Many budding racing drivers have grown up playing the Formula 1 game, but one British teenager has turned that dream into a reality. Alisha Palmowski made an immediate impression in single-seaters by winning the GB4 season-opener at Oulton Park in March, and has added two more victories since to remainContinue Reading
Former 125cc rider and VR46 team manager Pablo Nieto believes the Ducati GP24’s MotoGP dominance this year is explained by it being “simpler” and “smoother” to ride than its predecessor.Ducati’s latest-specification bike has been the class of the field this year, winning 10 of the 11 rounds so far andContinue Reading
The World Rally Championship would like to add another asphalt round to its calendar in 2026 to further even out the split between tarmac and gravel rallies.Now the championship has published an expanded 14-round calendar for next season, the WRC is already looking to 2026 as demand to join theContinue Reading
Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore insists that he should not be viewed as the “bad guy” in a plan by Renault to end its Formula 1 engine programme.As part of a review by Renault CEO Luca de Meo into the future of the Alpine F1 squad, the French manufacturer is ready to abandonContinue Reading
After nine weekends and 18 races, the curtain is ready to fall on the Formula 3 season at Monza this weekend. Prema has already claimed the teams’ championship, so all the focus is on the drivers’ battle.By Autosport’s maths, there are four drivers with a realistic chance of topping the orderContinue Reading
British Touring Car Championship title contender Tom Ingram feared the prospect of a second crown had “slipped through our fingers” before his sterling recovery drive in Donington Park’s third race.The Excelr8 Motorsport driver had entered the event with a slender three-point lead over West Surrey Racing pilot Jake Hill, butContinue Reading
Super GT has moved this weekend’s Suzuka race to December due to an incoming typhoon in Japan.Originally supposed to be the fifth round on 31 August – 1 September, the Suzuka 350km will now serve as the season finale on 7-8 December, organiser GTA announced on Wednesday.The change to theContinue Reading
Franco Colapinto is set to make his Formula 1 debut this weekend in the Italian Grand Prix, having replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams for the rest of the season.The 21-year-old has been a Williams Academy driver since his second F3 campaign in 2023 and follows in the footsteps of countrymenContinue Reading
Gresini has revealed that Moto2 frontrunner Fermin Aldeguer will join its MotoGP line-up for 2025, partnering Alex Marquez.The announcement was nothing more than a formality, as Gresini was the last remaining team within Ducati’s stable that still had a seat available for next year.Aldeguer’s move to MotoGP was confirmed atContinue Reading