Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles says it is “incredibly painful” for his squad to miss out the Barcelona shakedown test this week, but denies rumours the team’s car will be significantly overweight.Last week Williams abandoned its plans to attend F1’s first testing opportunity of the 2026 pre-season inContinue Reading
Although only two teams took to the track on the second day of Formula 1’s five-day ‘shakedown’ behind closed doors at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, there was plenty of material for analysis.During the morning, as Ferrari focused on data collection and logging mileage on its first proper day of runningContinue Reading
Seven years ago, Red Bull signed sophomore Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly as Max Verstappen’s new team-mate following the Frenchman’s convincing rookie season, forgoing a more experienced option in Carlos Sainz – but Gasly crashed twice at Barcelona in pre-season testing and was demoted to Toro Rosso after a nightmareContinue Reading
After a two-month winter break, MotoGP bikes will return to the track this week for the first official test of the year. While the entire grid won’t be in action until the main Sepang test, all five manufacturers will be present in some capacity for what is officially labelled theContinue Reading
KTM boss Pit Beirer has admitted the manufacturer has not yet “done enough” to convince Pedro Acosta to stay beyond 2026, but is confident it can show significant progress on track this season.Acosta was groomed by KTM through the junior ranks and has become a central figure in its MotoGPContinue Reading
Aprilia has announced that 2024 MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will miss the first pre-season test of the year at Sepang next week.As reported by Autosport earlier this month, Martin will sit out the three-day test in Malaysia on 3-5 February after undergoing two more surgeries in the winter to treatContinue Reading
The initial filming day for Racing Bulls at Imola and the collective shakedown in Barcelona mark the first steps for Red Bull-Ford Powertrains on track.The partnership came about after Red Bull’s negotiations with Porsche – which wanted to be a partner “on equal footing” – broke down and Ford Performance directorContinue Reading
The Red Bull Formula 1 team is still evaluating its plans for a final day of Barcelona running after Isack Hadjar suffered a crash with the new RB22 on Tuesday.In tricky wet conditions, Hadjar spun backwards into the wall at Barcelona’s final corner, damaging the rear of Red Bull’s 2026Continue Reading
The second day of Formula 1’s secretive ‘shakedown week’ at the Circuit de Catalunya proved much quieter as only two teams took to the track. Ferrari, like McLaren, had signalled its intention to miss the opening day but the reigning constructors’ champion also did not appear on the second.Each teamContinue Reading
The World Rally Championship making a return to the USA next year is a step closer, with a candidate test rally planned later this year.The WRC has long held an ambition to return to the USA for the first time since the 1988 Olympus Rally, with the project a keyContinue Reading