Liberty Media completes its purchase of MotoGP
Just over a week after the European Commission authorised Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna, the American company has finalised the purchase of 86% of the Spanish firm, following a payment of €4.3billion.The remaining 14% is retained by Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna, and Enrique Aldama, who oversees the company’s operations.TheContinue Reading
Liberty Media completes the purchase of MotoGP
Just over a week after the European Commission authorised Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna, the American company has finalised the purchase of 86% of the Spanish firm, following a payment of €4.3billion.The remaining 14% is retained by Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna, and Enrique Aldama, who oversees the company’s operations.TheContinue Reading
Why Gene Haas “gets annoyed” by repeated offers to buy his F1 team
While then-team boss Guenther Steiner repeatedly denied reports about a possible sale, Haas’s ongoing participation in Formula 1 was a topic of debate before the team signed the new Concorde Agreement to continue under the cost cap.Now the picture looks completely different. As Haas competes in its 10th season, teamContinue Reading
Road to 2026, Episode 1: The Journey So Far
Before looking to the future and 2026’s regulation changes, first we must look back at the past. In episode one of our new Road to 2026 series with PETRONAS Motorsports we look at the history of the partnership, the origin of hybrid technology in F1, and how, together, we’ve pushedContinue Reading
Mayer: FIA president has not kept his promises and is centralising power
Tim Mayer admits he must prove he is the person who can bring about the changes he insists are required within the FIA after announcing he will run for presidency of motorsport’s world governing body.When Carlos Sainz Sr revealed he had opted against challenging Mohammed Ben Sulayem, it appeared theContinue Reading
Alpine announces Nielsen as F1 team managing director
The Alpine Formula 1 team has completed the signing of Steve Nielsen, who will take up the role of managing director at the Enstone squad.As previously reported by Autosport, Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore had identified his former Benetton and Renault colleague and respected paddock veteran Nielsen as the ideal replacement forContinue Reading
We predict the outcome of every Round 2 matchup in NASCAR’s $1 million challenge
At EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), the field of 32 was cut in half as NASCAR’s five-week in-season challenge officially got underway. Even with the expected chaos of a drafting track, no one expected a 23-car pileup that would help the No. 32 and No. 31 seeds defeat the No. 1 andContinue Reading
Ibbotson’s Imp inches up to second in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport Rankings
Ali Bray’s large lead at the top of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings has been cut after a triple success for James Ibbotson last weekend.It is a week where there has been plenty of changes towards the summit of the leaderboard, in complete contrast to the previous oneContinue Reading
Verstappen remains tight-lipped on F1 future but rules out sabbatical
It appears everyone is now talking about Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 future – apart from the four-time world champion himself. At his cagey media session at Silverstone, in a Red Bull motorhome heaving with print journalists asking similar questions to last week’s Austrian Grand Prix, Verstappen quickly made clear he wouldn’t respondContinue Reading
Piastri explains viral Alpine radio message from F1 Austrian GP
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has explained his radio message at the close of last week’s Austrian Grand Prix, when he said “Alpine still managed to find a way to f*** me over all these years later,” that was quickly picked up by the media.Piastri’s message made reference to his time at theContinue Reading