At just 21 years old, Pedro Acosta already knows what it means to become the centre of attention overnight; to be labelled as the next extraterrestrial to land in MotoGP from the same planet that once produced Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi; and to deal with the frustration of notContinue Reading
Mexico’s motorsport federation has blamed Liam Lawson’s near-miss with marshals at Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix on his alleged failure to sufficiently slow down under a double yellow flag.The marshals’ intervention aimed at clearing debris from the collision between the Racing Bulls driver and Carlos Sainz on lap 1. TheContinue Reading
Oliver Bearman provided the feel good story of Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix with an opportunistic drive to fourth, but it would be too easy to ascribe his breakthrough result to a lucky break.Haas introduced late-season upgrades in Austin which were long in the making, breaking a midfield trend whereContinue Reading
Supercars has announced a 14-round calendar for 2026, confirming a second round in New Zealand and a return to Queensland Raceway.The new schedule means that the teams and drivers will have the highest number of events since the pre-COVID series of 2019.The NZ sweep will start with the Taupō MotorsportContinue Reading
John Malone will step down as chairman of Liberty Media and Liberty Global, the company that owns both Formula 1 and MotoGP, to be replaced by Robert R. “Dob” Bennett at the start of next year.Malone will be installed as chairman emeritus when Bennett takes over as chairman, having ledContinue Reading
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur was significantly impressed by Oliver Bearman at the Mexico Grand Prix and briefly thought he was set for his maiden podium in Formula 1.The 20-year-old finished fourth for Haas at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday, marking his best career result to date and joint-best forContinue Reading
In this special edition of the James Allen on F1 podcast we hear from Aston Martin chief technical officer Adrian Newey, who shares some insights into his process and defines what has made him so successful. He reveals fascinating detail on what he learned from failure.He also names out theContinue Reading
FIA presidential candidate Laura Villars is suing the federation over its democratic standards, with a first hearing set for 10 November.The next presidential election will take place on 12 December, with four people having announced candidacies – but only incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem will actually be able to run.The rulesContinue Reading
Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle would have given Max Verstappen a drive-through penalty for cutting the Turns 1-2-3 section at the start of the Mexico Grand Prix.Verstappen found himself on the dusty outside kerb ahead of the first braking zone at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with polesitter Lando Norris onContinue Reading
Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez has confirmed the Japanese manufacturer’s apparent lack of progress with its V4-powered MotoGP bike.Following its debut at the San Marino Grand Prix last month, the machine made its second race appearance at the Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend.But Fernandez, who rode the bike on bothContinue Reading