The best visualisation of just how different Formula 1 life has become for Valtteri Bottas was formed in 2025 Bahrain pre-season testing, when Autosport found him in the Mercedes pitbox with a wheelgun in his hand.But the Finn wasn’t starting a new role as a mechanic for the Silver ArrowsContinue Reading
“I think I can probably win the constructors’ championship on my own right now”, Max Verstappen smiled during a Dutch media session ahead of the 2023 British Grand Prix. He said it jokingly, but there was truth in his comments on two fronts. At the time, Red Bull’s dominance wasContinue Reading
Le Mans is set to host MotoGP’s French Grand Prix until 2031 at the earliest, after a multi-year extension was signed with Dorna Sports.The French GP has taken place at Le Mans Circuit Bugatti on 11 occasions from 1969 to 1995, then every season since 2000.“Our contract as promoter endsContinue Reading
Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe says Yuki Tsunoda’s Formula 1 future at Red Bull lies in his own hands, with the Japanese brand undertaking a new project with the Aston Martin outfit in the world championship.Tsunoda has received a long elusive promotion to Red Bull’s main team for theContinue Reading
Exciting rookie Max Hall shaded the big guns by topping the first of two days of official British Touring Car Championship testing at Croft on Tuesday.The effervescent West Country youngster, who only turned 18 at the end of February, stamped in a 1m20.532s best midway through the afternoon session atContinue Reading
The chances of a Formula 1 race in Thailand continue to improve as Williams driver Alex Albon became the latest representative of the series to meet with the country’s prime minister.Hopes of a grand prix around the streets of Bangkok have existed for some time but the process was steppedContinue Reading
With the highly contentious legal battle between 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR over the 2025 Charter Agreement ongoing, yet another lawsuit relating to charters has arisen. However, this is very different from the 23XI/FRM vs. NASCAR situation, which claims the sanctioning body violated antitrust laws.This lawsuit, filed inContinue Reading
Sammy Smith driving into the final corner at Martinsville from several car lengths back in order to intentionally wreck Taylor Gray for the NASCAR Xfinity Series win didn’t work out for him, Gray or the rest of the field [besides race winner Austin Hill]. It turns out the chaos Smith’sContinue Reading
The reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin is set to return from injury and contest this month’s Qatar Grand Prix after receiving a positive medical check-up.Martin has missed the opening three weekends of the 2025 campaign due to a training injury which gave him three fractures in his left hand.ItContinue Reading
Kyle Larson hopes to become just the fifth driver to ever complete ‘The Double’ — a coveted achievement where a driver runs both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s longest race [the Coca-Cola 600] on the very same day.Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, John Andretti, and Kurt Busch have all successfully doneContinue Reading