Thrown a career lifeline by Aprilia after his acrimonious split with Yamaha midway through 2021, Vinales had so far failed to deliver the kind of results expected of him.But in America, having taken a breakthrough sprint win in Portugal, Vinales put together a perfect weekend where he took pole, sprintContinue Reading
Five years is an awful long time in Formula 1 and it feels even longer given the global pandemic that interrupted F1’s visits to Shanghai.The last time F1 travelled to China, Max Verstappen had only won five races and RB was still racing as Toro Rosso rather than its previousContinue Reading
Bastianini is in the final year of his two-season contract with the factory Ducati squad and was spared demotion for 2024 by Pramac’s Jorge Martin not winning the title in 2023.Four times a grand prix winner in 2022 on the Gresini Ducati, Bastianini struggled for form in an injury-plagued campaign in 2023.But theContinue Reading
Jacques Villeneuve’s return to Formula 1 at Renault for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in 2004 was a seminal moment in Franck Montagny’s career. Then a test driver for Renault, he had been the logical choice for the seat vacated by Toyota-bound Jarno Trulli. But instead it was 1997 worldContinue Reading
Verstappen won 19 of the 22 races on the F1 calendar in 2023, and secured last year’s drivers’ championship in early October after finishing second in the Qatar sprint race.His achievements over the past three seasons in F1 have thus ensured his place on this year’s Time 100 list, whichContinue Reading
After 26 seasons at the helm of Yamaha, Britain’s Lin Jarvis revealed last weekend in an interview with Motorsport.com that 2024 will be his final year as the brand’s most senior executive. Before closing this chapter, Jarvis managed to extend 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo’s contract until the end ofContinue Reading
London, April 17, 2024 – Rebecca Clancy has been named Editor-in-Chief, Autosport, it was announced today by Mike Spinelli, Head of Content, Motorsport Network. Her appointment is effective 29 April. Autosport is the world’s most influential source for racing news and analysis. A lifelong sports fan, Clancy joins Autosport from TheContinue Reading
While Red Bull remains the team to beat in F1 right now, Newey has no doubt that the opposition is closing in, as the world champion squad finds it harder and harder to make gains with its car.He sees no reason why one of his outfit’s competitors cannot even leapContinue Reading
While the 2024 season is in full swing, attention has switched to the upcoming 2026 regulations, with the teams working tirelessly along the FIA to get a grip on the new changes, which the FIA hopes will produce closer racing. New for 2026 is the introduction of Active Aero, whichContinue Reading
On 13 May, in the week leading up to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Christie’s Auction House will be offering a selection of watches from the personal collection of the seven-time world champion in an auction in Geneva.The star item is a unique Platinum Vagabondage 1 that had been commissionedContinue Reading