One of motorsport’s most storied surnames will make its mark on Formula 1 next season: one that achieved remarkable success on two wheels in the 1990s, and one that now wishes to indulge in similar fortunes on four.Jack Doohan has been rewarded for his service as Alpine’s reserve driver, earningContinue Reading
Lando Norris has conceded he has “not performed at the level of a world champion” thus far in the 2024 Formula 1 season.The current campaign has been one of major breakthroughs for McLaren. It continued its upward trajectory from last year with its latest major upgrade package in May, whichContinue Reading
Honda rider Joan Mir feels he ‘cannot be competitive in any area’ with the RC213V in MotoGP as his miserable run in 2024 continues.Mir was initially upbeat about a new engine configuration that Honda debuted at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend but was left to accept theContinue Reading
For Heikki Kovalainen, the McLaren MP4-23 will forever be remembered as the car that guided him to his only Formula 1 victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. But that isn’t the only reason why it’s his favourite.Kovalainen’s career has had several chapters. He made 111 starts in F1 beforeContinue Reading
McLaren has revealed six key changes to its Formula 1 car at Zandvoort as it brings the first major upgrade to its car since Miami.The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger recently and has its sights set on launching a bid to beat its Milton KeynesContinue Reading
Ex-Formula 1 driver Nyck de Vries says he is open to racing in Super Formula full-time in the future ahead of his debut in the series at Motegi for Team Impul.Toyota World Endurance Championship regular de Vries has been drafted into Impul’s line-up for both this weekend’s fifth round andContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams are discussing plans to prevent an all-out testing war in 2025 by limiting running of recent ground effect cars, Autosport has learned.With the F1 grid getting more and more competitive, and nailing mechanical set-ups proving to be the key to maximising performance on race weekends, teams haveContinue Reading
Alpine has finally confirmed that Jack Doohan will race for its Formula 1 team in 2025, as predicted by Autosport. The French manufacturer has been evaluating options for a replacement for the Haas-bound Esteban Ocon for several months.With its efforts to lure Carlos Sainz on board having failed, it has electedContinue Reading
NASCAR Cup frontrunner Denny Hamlin has been handed a sizeable 75-point deduction for an engine infringement on his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota from earlier this year.The issue goes back to Hamlin’s victory at Bristol Motor Speedway in March. The #11 team have been slammed with an L2-level penalty for failing toContinue Reading
The issue goes back to Hamlin’s victory at Bristol Motor Speedway in March. The No. 11 team has been hit with an L2-level penalty for failing to meet NASCAR’s engine seal requirements.NASCAR explained the penalty with the following statement, noting that Toyota reported the issue themselves: “Each race-winning engine must be inspectedContinue Reading