British Rally Championship winner and M-Sport founder Malcolm Wilson has been nominated by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem as his preferred candidate to succeed Robert Reid as the governing body’s deputy president for sport.Members will vote on this at the extraordinary general assemblies and conference in Macau in June.Reid resignedContinue Reading
Formula 1 will not return to V10 engines or any naturally aspirated powertrains in the near future, with the F1 Commission confirming its commitment to the power unit regulations that will come into force next season.Those regulations were discussed and approved by the FIA back in 2022, while engine manufacturersContinue Reading
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has suggested he’d like to see more contention over the technical regulations in the championship, labelling a handful of examples from his own time at Ferrari as moments of “spice”.In his previous role at the Maranello company, which encompassed roles in the commercial department beforeContinue Reading
Formula E has announced it will continue running the London ePrix around the Excel exhibition centre until at least 2026, with the indoor/outdoor spectacle allowing both parties to drive their commitments to sustainability and the environment.Formula E brings a global television audience to Excel London, a unique event for theContinue Reading
Stage-end interviews will return at this week’s Rally Islas Canarias after the World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) and the FIA reached an agreement over penalties for swearing during an event.World Rally Championship drivers opted to remain silent or speak in their mother tongue during stage-end interviews at Safari Rally Kenya lastContinue Reading
Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with National Editor Stephen Lickorish for another edition of the Autosport National Podcast. On this week’s show, the pair preview the upcoming GB3 Championship and TOCA support classes, both kicking off this weekend at Silverstone and Donington Park respectively.The focus in GB3 will likelyContinue Reading
Sometimes I wonder what I’m watching when I travel the world to report on international sportscar racing. Not motor racing as I knew it, I’m prone to moan. It has become too controlled, too choreographed, if you like. I’m thinking Balance of Performance, strict limits on car development, convoluted safetyContinue Reading
Reigning British and European Rallycross champion Patrick O’Donovan got the defence of his domestic title under way with a pair of wins at Lydden Hill on Easter weekend.BRX’s headline Supercar category featured arguably its strongest field for some time, with a roster that included returning champions and race winners, equippedContinue Reading
Castle Combe’s 75th anniversary celebrations opened on Easter Monday, with special performances highlighting each of the resident racing club’s four championship double-headers as a wet morning presaged a warm sunny afternoon. Thrilling 500cc Formula 3 races also gave spectators a glimpse into Curly Dryden, Stirling Moss and Peter Collins’ 1950Continue Reading
There were plenty of thrills and spills during a mixed weekend of weather for the Silverstone MotorSport Vision Racing meeting as the most spectacular action came from the Pickups – which produced thunderous noise and close racing across two heats and a final.Ryan Hadfield led most of heat one, withContinue Reading