The European Union’s highest institution will open an “in-depth investigation” to determine whether the purchase of MotoGP by Formula 1 owner Liberty Media violates its antitrust framework.The European Commission, one of the EU’s decision-making bodies with executive power, is determined to closely analyse Liberty’s acquisition of Dorna, which holds theContinue Reading
Please contain your rage! Or at least soften it until you’ve read to the end of this piece.The Autosport Top 50, which has become a traditional end-of-season monster since the first edition in 2002, is not meant to be provocative but the very nature of it means that it is.TheContinue Reading
Rising MotoGP star Pedro Acosta feels “relieved” after visiting the headquarters of beleaguered Austrian manufacturer KTM, according to his manager.Acosta travelled to Mattighofen in Austria on Tuesday to understand how KTM’s dismal financial situation could have consequences for its MotoGP programme, now that he has become an integral part ofContinue Reading
While Formula 1 continues to make good gains in improving its sustainability, one of the most obvious areas of wastage clearly still needs addressing.With the quest to reduce environmental impact being all about marginal gains rather than delivering a silver bullet solution, it is quite remarkable that F1 finds itselfContinue Reading
BMW has announced that Kelvin van der Linde will join its pool of factory drivers in 2025, two years after he split with rival German brand Audi.As reported by Autosport last week, the South African will unite with younger brother Sheldon van der Linde at BMW’s factory roster next yearContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas has been re-signed by Mercedes to be its reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber.The Finnish racer scored 10 grand prix wins for the Silver Arrows squad in a 100-race stint between 2017 and 2021 when heContinue Reading
Across five Formula E races in the second half of the 2024 season, Antonio Felix da Costa took four wins spanning Berlin, Shanghai and Portland – where he doubled up.Even after losing an earlier victory at Misano, due to an illegal throttle pedal spring that offered no tangible advantage, theContinue Reading
On the face of it, Esteban Ocon’s second-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix might be doing a lot of heavy lifting here, but it’s easy to overlook a handful of other impressive moments in a difficult final season with Alpine.Ocon led a decent portion of that Interlagos race, andContinue Reading
George Russell has implored FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to “express what his goal is” with motorsport’s governing body, amid the ongoing tension between the Emirati former rally driver and Formula 1 racers. The 2024 F1 season finished with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association still awaiting a formal response to itsContinue Reading
Isack Hadjar finished as the Formula 2 runner-up after a season in which he took more victories than any other driver, triumphing four times across feature races at Melbourne, Imola, Silverstone and Spa. The Frenchman was also unfortunate to be denied in Monaco.Hadjar’s title bid ultimately ended with a failedContinue Reading