Ferrari has announced its development driver Arthur Leclerc will replace Carlos Sainz during first free practice at Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, forming a unique line-up with his elder brother Charles.As part of F1’s requirement to enter a rookie driver in two FP1 sessions, Ferrari has opted to handContinue Reading
On Tuesday evening this writer received a phone call from a senior member of staff at an F1 team expressing their concern about the bombshell that the FIA is proposing to change the way it is governed.Essentially, the proposal removes the power from the FIA ethics committee to tackle complaintsContinue Reading
Former Williams Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant has agreed to drive in the 2025 European Le Mans Series, joining Jamie Chadwick at the new LMP2 entry run by Genesis and IDEC Sport.On Wednesday Hyundai luxury brand Genesis announced the first details of its Genesis Magma Racing hypercar programme for 2026,Continue Reading
Andre Lotterer and Pipo Derani are the first drivers named for the new Genesis LMDh prototype that will debut in the 2026 World Endurance Championship.Reigning WEC champion Lotterer and four-time Sebring 12 Hour winner Derani were revealed in the official launch of the entry of Hyundai’s premium brand into top-lineContinue Reading
MotoGP’s official crash statistics for 2024 paint a very different picture to what many would have perceived about the recently-concluded season.Without looking at the numbers, one would have thought MotoGP broke the record for the most crashes in a single season. After all, this season was branded as the “championshipContinue Reading
A common complaint among fans of Formula 1’s main feeder series, Formula 2 and Formula 3, is that drivers rarely get the chance to progress into race seats in the top tier. Championship-winning talents have often been forced to sit on the sidelines in a reserve capacity and wait untilContinue Reading
Liam Lawson appears to be in pole position for a Red Bull Racing promotion for the 2025 Formula 1 season after the team’s interest in Franco Colapinto cooled.Despite signing a two-year contract extension earlier this year, Red Bull appears to have finally given up on Sergio Perez being able to turn hisContinue Reading
Esteban Ocon will get his first taste of Haas machinery in the end-of-season Formula 1 test in Abu Dhabi, and will be joined by Toyota World Endurance Championship driver Ryo Hirakawa.Ocon was released by Alpine ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to ensure he could pick up hisContinue Reading
Esteban Ocon found out that Alpine wanted him to step down for the final race of the Formula 1 season just hours before the Qatar Grand Prix, Autosport has learned.Ocon’s spell with the French car manufacturer has come to an early end, as he will not take part in thisContinue Reading
Formula 1 will hold its final Dutch GP of the modern era in 2026, with race organisers having agreed to just a single-year extension to its current contract.It means that there will be just two more events hosted at Zandvoort before the curtain will be brought down on the event.TheContinue Reading