Left in limbo by their parent company, the employees of Renault’s under-threat Formula 1 engine programme are making their voices heard at the Italian Grand Prix.Renault chief Luca de Meo is currently working through plans to abandon the brand’s long-time F1 engine programme in France’s Viry-Chatillon and switch to MercedesContinue Reading
As someone who had several star team-mates, particularly during the British Touring Car Championship’s Super Touring heyday, double champion John Cleland finds it tough to select a favourite.The 72-year-old Scot immediately runs through the colleagues he had at Vauxhall between 1991 and 1999, during which time he took 17 winsContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas is leading the race to partner Nico Hulkenberg at Sauber in Formula 1 next year.The 35-year-old, who surprised many by shooting to the top five in FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix, is understood to be the number one target for Sauber for the final year of theContinue Reading
Ferrari has brought an upgraded floor to Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix in a bid to help cure the bouncing problems that have held the team back in recent races.A new floor design that arrived at the Spanish Grand Prix triggered a difficult spell for the Maranello-based squad as itContinue Reading
Max Verstappen headlined a red-flagged opening practice session at the Italian Grand Prix as Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s first Mercedes session lasted just 10 minutes with his Parabolica shunt.Antonelli immediately got into his stride on the soft tyres and logged a 1m23.955s to go top, although his opening effort was eclipsedContinue Reading
Hungary’s Balaton Park Circuit is poised to host its first MotoGP race next year while Portugal is likely to drop off the calendar, Autosport understands.While the full schedule for the 2025 season is yet to be announced, more and more dates are coming to light as Dorna finalises plans forContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s long-awaited F1 debut with Mercedes lasted just 10 minutes before he crashed out of FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix.The 18-year-old was running in place of George Russell to gain his first experience behind the wheel in F1 but, having initially set the fastest lap of theContinue Reading
Williams team principal James Vowles has recalled the decision process that will lead to Franco Colapinto making his Formula 1 debut, as the team turned down options in Liam Lawson and Mick Schumacher.Although Schumacher was heavily linked to Logan Sargeant’s seat in the wake of the Dutch Grand Prix, whileContinue Reading
Marc Marquez, the undisputed master of exploiting low or mixed grip conditions, set the pace in free practice 1 for MotoGP’s Aragon GP on his Gresini Racing Ducati GP23.Marquez’s five wins at the circuit make him the most successful rider in the 14 editions of the Grand Prix, and heContinue Reading
Kalex co-founder Alex Baumgartel has parted ways with Honda after just six months, Autosport can reveal.It was during the first pre-season test of the year at Sepang in February that the German technical was seen for the first time in HRC uniform. Honda subsequently revealed that Baumgartel had joined asContinue Reading