Carlos Sainz Sr has said “now is the right time” to consider running for FIA president, as he dismissed any suggestion of a conflict of interest.Speaking exclusively to Autosport, the two-time World Rally champion said he was “currently in the process of figuring out how much support I will getContinue Reading
One thing about Alpine’s movements over the past 24 hours was wholly expected; the other was not. Promoting Franco Colapinto to the racing line-up at the expense of Jack Doohan was forecast not only in the past few days, but before a wheel was even turned this season; signing the loquaciousContinue Reading
Flavio Briatore has denied suggestions that disagreements between him and team principal Oliver Oakes led to the latter’s Alpine F1 departure.Oakes was brought to the team in July last year to replace Bruno Famin and then went on to form a tandem with executive advisor Briatore. But six races intoContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering running against Mohammed Ben Sulayem to be the next FIA president.Sources close to the former World Rally champion and Dakar winner said that several key figures from within the motorsport world have approached him about running against Ben Sulayem, the current FIA president.Autosport understands thatContinue Reading
Discover the features of Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari ahead of the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. SourceContinue Reading
Regular readers of this column will have noticed – indeed they could scarcely have not noticed! – that over the years Gilles Villeneuve has figured in it a great deal more than any other personality in racing. I make no excuse for this, but would like to try to explainContinue Reading
Gamers of a certain vintage will recall Cannon Fodder, the 1990s tactical shoot ’em up (as the genre was then known) wherein you guided a squad of soldiers through a series of dangerous and fast-paced missions. Your pool of soldiers was limited, but nevertheless expendable to a degree.There appear toContinue Reading
Jack Doohan says losing his race seat at the Alpine F1 team to Franco Colapinto is “a tough one for me to take” after it was confirmed he would step back, six races into the 2025 season.Doohan was yet to score points for the Alpine squad, and after another challengingContinue Reading
After a disappointing start to his Formula 1 career, Australian racer Jack Doohan has been replaced at the Alpine F1 team by reserve driver Franco Colapinto. The switch will see Colapinto race for the French team from F1’s next outing at Imola, for at least five rounds.Read Also: Formula 1AlpineContinue Reading
The Alpine Formula 1 team has officially confirmed Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan for the next five races of the 2025 season, starting at next week’s Emilia Romagna GP in Imola.Doohan has been relieved of his duties after six difficult race weekends over which the Australian showed flashes ofContinue Reading