Aston Martin Formula 1 junior Jak Crawford will step up to the role of third driver for the Silverstone squad for the 2026 season.The 20-year-old American, who joined Aston’s junior programme last year, will become the team’s official reserve driver after a range of simulator work, private testing and FP1Continue Reading
Kalle Rovanpera has completed his first outing in a Formula 2 car as the two-time World Rally champion gears up to make the switch to single-seater racing next year. Rovanpera announced plans for a bold career switch last month, which will see the Finn leave the World Rally Championship at the endContinue Reading
Cadillac Formula 1 test driver Colton Herta will race for the American manufacturer in three IMSA SportsCar Championship endurance contests next year. Herta will dovetail his F1 duties and an F2 campaign driving for Hitech with appearances at the start-of-season Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours IMSA rounds, plus theContinue Reading
All 10 Formula 1 teams successfully obliged with the championship cost cap during the 2024 season with only Aston Martin found to be in a “procedural breach”, the FIA has confirmed. F1 introduced a cost cap in 2021 to try and create a more level playing field between the top andContinue Reading
All 10 Formula 1 teams successfully obliged with the championship cost cap during the 2024 season with only Aston Martin found to be in a “procedural breach”, the FIA has confirmed. F1 introduced a cost cap in 2021 to try and create a more level playing field between the top andContinue Reading
One may argue that no form of racing is inherently inferior to others, but George Russell branding his Formula 1 rivals’ driving standards in last week’s Mexico Grand Prix as lawnmower-worthy has raised an interesting point.He can hardly be blamed. When Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Max VerstappenContinue Reading
The No. 22 Team Penske team’s ears perk up when the Nos. 9 and 11 battled at Martinsville Speedway; hear some snippets from Radioactive this week. SourceContinue Reading
The Formula 1 championship battle has turned on its head in just a couple of months. Oscar Piastri has been unable to maintain his comfortable lead over Lando Norris and now finds himself one point behind his team-mate in the standings, with Max Verstappen hot on his heels.Losing that manyContinue Reading
A post-qualifying meeting can be credited for Oscar Piastri’s performance turnaround in the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix weekend, revealed McLaren team boss Andrea Stella.The 24-year-old finished fifth at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez after a very disappointing qualifying session where he came eighth, but started seventh due to Carlos Sainz’sContinue Reading
Joan Mir says he is “proud” to have overtaken Fermin Aldeguer’s Ducati with Honda’s improved straightline performance in the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix.Factory HRC rider Mir bagged his second podium in four races at Sepang, finishing third behind winner Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta, after Francesco Bagnaia retired late onContinue Reading