Mick Schumacher will depart from his Formula 1 reserve driver position at Mercedes at the end of the season, as Valtteri Bottas looks set to assume the role for 2025.The German joined the team as reserve at the start of 2023 after losing his Haas seat to Nico Hulkenberg atContinue Reading
It’s quite easy to marvel at the sight of a World Rally Championship car darting through narrow asphalt lanes, sliding between snow banks and surviving some of the world’s toughest rocky terrains. But exactly how are these machines built?Hyundai Motorsport has lifted the lid on the process with a behind-the-scenesContinue Reading
Formula 1 race director Rui Marques faces increased duties at the Qatar Grand Prix in having to take charge of F2 as well, following the latest shock FIA exit, Autosport has learned.Just one week after former F2/F3 race director Marques took over in F1 from Niels Wittich, who himself wasContinue Reading
Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire has landed a test and development role with the Peugeot World Endurance Championship squad. The Frenchman, who partially contested the 2024 IndyCar campaign with Arrow McLaren, has been signed by the French marque after driving one of its 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercars during theContinue Reading
As regulations change and evolve, F1 teams find themselves able to find new ways to reincorporate good concepts that worked previously but suddenly lost their edge for one reason or another.The latest example of this phenomenon is the reintroduction of grooves on the brake disc rotor, with Carbone Industries triallingContinue Reading
DTM champion Mirko Bortolotti has conceded he will be “sad” when the “special” Lamborghini Huracan GT3 bows out of active service and is replaced by the new Temerario model for 2026.Aside from 2020, when he had a short stint at sister brand Audi before returning to Lamborghini, Bortolotti has beenContinue Reading
Sergio Perez admitted at his home Mexican race that his 2024 Formula 1 season had been “terrible” – and having scored just two points in the three rounds since, little has changed.Speculation about Perez’s future at the team has persisted throughout the year. After beginning the season with an adequateContinue Reading
Formula 1 has taken another step on its path to reach its 2030 Net Zero commitments after announcing further investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel alongside Qatar Airways.With Qatar Airways launching its own Sustainable Aviation Fiel (SAF) programme, F1 has joined up as the inaugural member, strengthening the relationship with oneContinue Reading
The 2027 World Rally Championship regulations are likely to offer manufacturers a range of powertrain options and cars that will be significantly cheaper through a cost cap on components.The WRC’s 2027 ruleset for the future of Rally1 and Rally2 is expected to be revealed at next month’s World Motor SportContinue Reading
Dear reader,Autosport will celebrate its 75th birthday in 2025 and will start an exciting new era as it does so. As well as marking the special occasion on autosport.com and the Autosport Podcast, the magazine will begin a significant new chapter of its life.From January, Autosport magazine will become aContinue Reading