Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has opened up on the team’s decision to switch to Mercedes powertrains for Formula 1’s new rules for 2026, stating the team simply wanted “the best engine in the back of the car”.The team’s parent company Renault had invested in F1’s switch to a near-50:50Continue Reading
For 90 years, the voiturette racing cars produced by English Racing Automobiles in the 1930s have engendered passion and national pride. Motor racing in the 1930s was dominated by German and Italian marques, but in 1933 three British enthusiasts decided to get their country into the spotlight.ERA was the brainchildContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia says he can already notice a “huge” difference between Ducati’s new MotoGP prototype and the outgoing GP24 bike he took to 11 grand prix wins this year.The two-time MotoGP champion got his first opportunity to sample an early version of the GP25 that he will race in 2025 onContinue Reading
As Formula 1 enters a final triple-header that will decide the outcome of both championships, there is an inevitability that at its denouement will be a ton of regret from the losers. That is perhaps more so when it comes to the constructors’ championship fight, since each of the three contendersContinue Reading
Ott Tanak will be able to fight “without his hands tied” at the World Rally Championship title-deciding Rally Japan, according to Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul.Both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles will go down to the wire on Japan’s asphalt stages this weekend, with the former to be fought betweenContinue Reading
Mercedes will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1999 as part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with the Iron Lynx team.The German manufacturer will enter the WEC for the first time in the LMGT3 class with the successful Mercedes-AMG GT3, a winner ofContinue Reading
Yamaha says it outperformed its own expectations in Tuesday’s official MotoGP pre-season test in Barcelona, with Fabio Quartararo clocking the second-fastest time of the day.The Japanese manufacturer brought a revised version of the M1 to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, having managed to upgrade the chassis, aerodynamics and engine.Factory rider Quartararo endedContinue Reading
By fielding a “hurt” Carlos Sainz alongside Alex Albon, Williams will be bolstered by a driver looking to prove wrong the top teams that turned him down.While there is naturally a lot of interest in Lewis Hamilton’s long-awaited move to Ferrari to partner Charles Leclerc, the driver Hamilton replaces hasContinue Reading
Pramac rider Jorge Martin has revealed he ‘feared’ he would never be able to win a championship in MotoGP at the start of the year as he struggled with his mental health.The Spaniard said he became scared of losing while heading into his fourth season in the premier class, despiteContinue Reading
Mark Winterbottom and Tickford Racing will reunite in 2025, with the recently retired full-time Supercars driver returning to his old squad as a endurance co-driver.The former Supercars champion and Bathurst 1000 winner will partner Cam Waters in one of the team’s Ford Mustangs at The Bend 500 and Bathurst 1000Continue Reading