There was a slight discrepancy between the look and the words. “I am very, very happy,” Ayao Komatsu assured the media on the evening after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Though he seemed rather tired and somewhat disappointed instead, as he leaned back in his chair with his arms crossedContinue Reading
In order to create a more balanced field in the Dakar Rally, the FIA has introduced a Torque Meter this year. Autosport caught up with the governing body’s cross-country director Jerome Roussel to find all the secrets behind it.What is a Torque Meter and how does it work?The Torque MeterContinue Reading
The Formula 1 team principal role has consistently evolved over time, where the differences between now and back in the championship’s early years are staggering.A team boss was once the person who founded the constructor, think Bruce McLaren or Frank Williams, and held the role for decades.But now, the approachContinue Reading
It doesn’t take long to come up with a list of drivers who massively enhanced their reputations last season.Franco Colapinto translated relative obscurity in Formula 2 into being touted for a Formula 1 seat at Red Bull after impressing during his unexpected mid-season graduation with Williams. Oliver Bearman’s points-scoring cameoContinue Reading
It will be a busy January for those charged with etching job titles into the frosted glass of the office doors in Aston Martin’s newly built Silverstone campus. Former Mercedes High Performance Powertrains boss Andy Cowell, recruited as group chief operation officer to replace Martin Whitmarsh last October, has addedContinue Reading
The FIA has defended its decision to prevent Carlos Sainz Sr and Sebastien Loeb from completing the 2025 Dakar Rally after both sustained roll cage damage to their cars.Two of the most high-profile drivers in this year’s Ultimate field were thrown out following separate rollovers in the opening three stagesContinue Reading
Williams team principal James Vowles has said “a lot of the really positive bits” that happened to his Formula 1 squad in 2024 were invisible to the public eye.The Grove-based team endured a tougher season last year, finishing ninth in the constructors’ championship with several substantial crashes for Alex Albon,Continue Reading
Porsche aces Matt Campbell and Ayhancan Guven will defend their Bathurst 12 Hour victory from last year in next month’s edition of Australia’s prestigious endurance race.Campbell and Guven won the first round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge in 2024 alongside Laurens Vanthoor in a Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded byContinue Reading
Thanks to NASCAR’s latest broadcasting deal, racing fans will have quite the time navigating television schedules and the web to watch the action over this year’s race weekend. What was originally split exclusively between FOX Sports and NBC, now pushes race coverage to several outlets that will change throughout theContinue Reading
Alpine’s decision to sign Franco Colapinto as its third reserve driver may, on paper at least, look to be a strange deal. But it actually makes a lot of sense.Colapinto’s switch from Williams was confirmed on Thursday, with the 21-year-old signing a multi-year deal to join initially as the team’sContinue Reading