Formula 1 will scrap the fastest lap point for the 2025 season, and will boost young driver running at grands prix.The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council rubber-stamped the rule changes as it gathered on Thursday to discuss a wide range of topics across the championships it sanctioned.From next year, F1Continue Reading
Formula E organisers have been unable to find a 17th race for the upcoming season that leaves a two-month gap in the schedule, but plan to host an as-yet-unannounced event that will “maintain engagement with fans”.A 17-race calendar was initially announced in June by the all-electric championship, with a TBDContinue Reading
After almost two decades working at one of the most successful junior single-seater teams in motorsport, Stephanie Carlin joined McLaren at the beginning of the year, supporting young drivers who are part of the team’s Driver Development Programme.Carlin’s route to the job is in stark contrast to the previous academyContinue Reading
IndyCar’s new Arlington round, scheduled to debut in March 2026, has some drivers feeling it has multiple reasons why it could rival Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix.North America’s premier open-wheel championship will return to Texas in 2026 after a two-year absence thanks to an all-new street race that was announcedContinue Reading
Thierry Neuville doesn’t need any advice and knows “what he needs to do” to take a maiden World Rally Championship title this weekend, according to Hyundai boss Cyril Abiteboul. Neuville heads into the penultimate round of the season in Central Europe knowing he will claim rallying’s ultimate prize if he extends hisContinue Reading
Sebastien Bourdais will join the factory Cadillac team for the final round of the 2024 World Endurance Championship in Bahrain early next month.Bourdais, the outright 2014 Daytona 24 Hours winner, will join Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber in the #2 Chip Ganassi-entered Cadillac V-Series.R for what would be his thirdContinue Reading
Ott Tänak set the tone for this week’s Central European Rally by topping Thursday morning’s shakedown stage, held near the Czech capital Prague. SourceContinue Reading
Mazda MX-5 ace Ben Short has broken Stewart Black, Piers Grange and Dan Brown’s stranglehold on the top Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings places having moved into second.Short has enjoyed a remarkable season in the 750 Motor Club’s MX-5 Cup and added two more wins at last weekend’s DoningtonContinue Reading
From the hazy, heady days of tobacco giants to the cryptic crypto currency courtships of recent years, Formula 1 has always relied on sponsorship revenue for a significant slice of the funding required to go racing.Ask any fan what their favourite car is, or who they feel is the greatestContinue Reading
Pedro Acosta has voiced the commonly held paddock belief that Ducati would prefer factory rider Francesco Bagnaia to win this year’s world championship over Aprilia-bound Pramac man Jorge Martin.Acosta made the remark as he reflected on a stunt engineered by MotoGP promoters, in which KTM’s 20-year-old rookie asked a questionContinue Reading