Alpine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto has said “instructions by the team must always be followed no matter what” after disobeying a team order in the United States Grand Prix.Despite pitting earlier than nearly anyone in the Austin race on lap 13, Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto put pressure on Colapinto duringContinue Reading
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella is upbeat about Oscar Piastri’s and Lando Norris’ chances of fending off Max Verstappen and Red Bull over the remaining Formula 1 races.Piastri and Norris were beaten by Verstappen in the upgraded Red Bull in each of the last four races, including in Singapore whereContinue Reading
Yamaha MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo said he needed to “disconnect from racing” after a frustrating outing at the Australian Grand Prix last weekend.Quartararo started the Phillip Island weekend on a strong note, putting his M1 on pole position with record-breaking pace in qualifying.While few expected him to feature in theContinue Reading
The growth of Formula 1 in America is well publicised and was underscored again this week with the Apple TV rights deal and a contract extension for the United States Grand Prix. However, F1 is not the only motorsport enjoying a Stateside popularity boom, with the focus of the Autosport BusinessContinue Reading
McLaren will not bring any further upgrades to its 2025 car to help Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris hold off Max Verstappen in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship and the squad also feels Norris’ United States Grand Prix race pace offered some reassurance. Verstappen won his third grand prix in fourContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton had a rather uneventful race at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix until the final lap, when an unidentified problem cost him four seconds and put him under threat from Oscar Piastri.After getting a good start that allowed him to move ahead of George Russell while keepingContinue Reading
VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio believes Aprilia has closed the gap and is probably “ahead” of Ducati in the MotoGP pecking order following Raul Fernandez’s victory in the Australian Grand Prix.Phillip Island marked the second weekend in a row where Aprilia had a clear advantage over the rest of the field,Continue Reading
MotoGP has confirmed the return of the Repsol brand after the lubricant supplier ended its Honda partnership at the end of the 2024 campaign. Repsol will become the official lubricant supplier to Moto2 and Moto3 next year, as well as serving as a title sponsor at a grand prix and enjoyingContinue Reading
Cadillac Formula 1 test driver Colton Herta will join Hitech for his highly-anticipated move from IndyCar to Formula 2 in 2026.The 25-year-old will combine his newly-announced racing commitments with development work for Cadillac’s new grand prix team in the “simulator and at selected grands prix”.The TWG-owned squad said that “theContinue Reading
Red Bull’s rise during the second half of the 2025 Formula 1 season has been, to use Laurent Mekies’ own words from Singapore, “spectacular”.Since the summer break, Max Verstappen hasn’t finished lower than second. The pure pace wasn’t there in Zandvoort, but from then on, the form has been impressive:Continue Reading