Alpine driver Jack Doohan has issued a firm riposte to questions about his long-term Formula 1 future after Franco Colapinto joined the team as a reserve driver over the off-season – pointing out he was in the Argentine’s exact position a year ago.Alpine signing temporary 2024 Williams driver Colapinto as oneContinue Reading
“It could be an absolute s***show” was a phrase uttered more than once in the Jeddah Corniche Circuit’s paddock last weekend, and not just because the decision had been taken to add a surplus of chicanes to the truncated layout ahead of Formula E’s debut.After more than two years ofContinue Reading
Joan Mir feels it was tough for him to accept an uncompetitive bike at Honda because he had been “spoiled” by his early success in MotoGP with Suzuki.Mir’s arrival at Repsol Honda in 2023 coincided with a slump in the Japanese manufacturer’s performance in the premier class, and he hasContinue Reading
The two-time world rally champion has struggled in the opening two rounds of the 2025 World Rally Championship season, but history has proved Kalle Rovanpera always overcomes a challenge.“It was in my mind that it was going to be difficult [before the rally] but I did not expect it toContinue Reading
Dan Ticktum’s swear-laden rant at last weekend’s Jeddah E-Prix will go unpunished despite the wishes of the FIA president to stamp out swearing.The 25-year-old’s radio exchange with race engineer Michael Lee occurred midway through the opening contest of Saudi Arabia’s Formula E weekend. It came after Ticktum’s car developed an electricalContinue Reading
What Formula 1 drivers and their team bosses are not saying at this time of year is usually much more revealing ahead of a new campaign.And for one that’s predicted to be even closer and more competitive than the last time the championship got a season-long scrap for world titleContinue Reading
George Russell’s extraordinary row with Max Verstappen across the final two grands prix of the 2024 Formula 1 season was as explosive as it was unprecedented.Although the end of the campaign cut off the discourse, there is every likelihood that it will erupt again throughout the 2025 season.In a remarkablyContinue Reading
As Britons locked out the podium for the first time in Formula E history last weekend, Oliver Rowland headed the charge and proved himself to be the all-electric championship’s in-form driver. The Nissan driver’s victory in Mexico City a month ago was somewhat fortuitous after being aided by a late safetyContinue Reading
Williams driver Carlos Sainz says the FIA’s clampdown on swearing is “too much” and thinks it would be bad for Formula 1 if drivers were no longer allowed to show emotion inside the car.Last month, F1’s governing body issued an update to its Sporting Code, featuring a series of stewards’Continue Reading
Speaking to Autosport on Friday evening, Maaden CEO Bob Wilt asks for an honest answer to his own question – had this writer heard of the company before it linked up with Aston Martin last year?The answer, as he predicted, was ‘no’. But it also explained just why Maaden wasContinue Reading