Robert Wickens was always going to get back into a racing car after the life-changing injuries he sustained at the wheel of an Indycar at Pocono in 2018. He never doubted it, and nor did those around him. So no one should be surprised that his comeback is gathering paceContinue Reading
“That doesn’t make so much of a difference.”Jamie Chadwick was quick to shrug off the significance of becoming the first female driver to win outright in the European Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard on Sunday. After all, she had won the LMP2 class in her only previous category startContinue Reading
The end of an era or a mere blip? A gradual decline or another season in which it manages to snare a title? Following the turmoil of 2024 and McLaren’s ascendance, Red Bull’s position in Formula 1 is an intriguing one. Love it or loathe it, Red Bull has been theContinue Reading
Somkiat Chantra will not take part in the MotoGP French Grand Prix having been unable to fully recover from forearm surgery he underwent last week.The LC Honda rider underwent surgery last Wednesday to address issues caused by compartment syndrome at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona by Dr Xavier Mir’s team.AlthoughContinue Reading
The pattern after the first six Formula 1 weekends of 2025 is clear: Max Verstappen can compete with McLaren over a single lap and compensate for some weaknesses himself, but on most Sundays he and Red Bull simply don’t have the tools to fight the papaya cars over a fullContinue Reading
Amid all the talk about 2026’s hybrid engines and how they will be deployed, getting to F1’s lower weight limit may well cause teams the biggest headache of all.The minimum car weight for F1’s new rules era has been set at 768kg, 32kg down on the current limit of 800kg.Continue Reading
In this emergency JAonF1 podcast we discuss why Carlos Sainz Sr is set to take on Mohammed Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency and what happens next.Motorsport Network’s Global Editorial Director Rebecca Clancy, who broke the story on Autosport and Motorsport earlier today, joins James Allen in the studio toContinue Reading
Various tracks have hosted the NASCAR finale in the sport’s past, but only four currently on the schedule have ever held the honor before. But none held it longer than Homestead, hosting the championship-decider every year between 2002 and 2019.The season finale has become increasingly important in the past decadeContinue Reading
Mohammed Ben Sulayem is preparing to run for re-election at the head of motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. But the vote comes at a tough time for the organisation after it was rocked by resignations, sackings and raised tensions with drivers.Ben Sulayem took the helm of the Fédération Internationale deContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz Sr has said “now is the right time” to consider running for FIA president, as he dismissed any suggestion of a conflict of interest.Speaking exclusively to Autosport, the two-time World Rally champion said he was “currently in the process of figuring out how much support I will getContinue Reading