Colapinto linked to Alpine role for 2025 F1 season
Franco Colapinto has been linked with a role at the Alpine Formula 1 team for 2025, the Argentine rumoured to be seen as a backup plan in case Jack Doohan doesn’t deliver early on.Colapinto made a good impression last year when he replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from the ItalianContinue Reading
Autosport Awards announces Qiddiya as presenting sponsor
The Autosport Awards, motorsport’s most prestigious awards evening, today announced that Qiddiya will be the presenting sponsor for 2025. This sponsorship includes the inaugural Business Exchange, which will take place on the morning of the awards celebration.The newly reimagined Autosport Awards will take place on January 29, 2025, at London’sContinue Reading
Derek Chang announced as new Liberty Media president and CEO
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has announced the appointment of Derek Chang as its new president and CEO.The role was previously held by Greg Maffei, who helped Liberty complete its takeover of F1 in January 2017 but departed at the end of last year.Chang, who has extensive knowledge of sportsContinue Reading
Hirakawa joins Alpine as F1 test and reserve driver
Le Mans 24 Hours winner Ryo Hirakawa has joined Alpine’s Formula 1 team as its test and reserve driver.Having previously been a part of McLaren’s driver development programme, Hirakawa will switch to Alpine in 2025 and take on an expanded role with the Renault Group brand.He will participate in Alpine’sContinue Reading
Helio Castroneves’ biggest challenge ahead of his Daytona 500 attempt
Helio Castroneves, at 49 years old, remains a charismatic personality and energetic driver complete with a remarkable resume — winning the Indianapolis 500 four times and earning three consecutive overall victories in the Rolex 24. But the challenge ‘Spider Man’ is about take on next month at Daytona, is something entirelyContinue Reading
Dakar 2025: Stage 4 Highlights by Aramco
We take a look at the day’s highlights of Stage 4 of the 2025 Dakar Rally, sponsored by Aramco. SourceContinue Reading
Should MotoGP follow WSBK and let sprint races decide the starting grid?
MotoGP introduced sprint races at the start of the 2023 season, significantly changing the series’ old and proven weekend format.While the consensus remains that the move is a success, some feel that it has taken attention away from qualifying and made the schedule even more punishing for teams.In an exclusiveContinue Reading
Is F1 calendar rotation a cash grab or a sensible move? Our writers have their say
After the announcement that the Belgian Grand Prix has signed a new four-race contract over the next six seasons, it has committed to Formula 1’s planned rotational system.F1 will head to Spa-Francorchamps in 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2031 but will miss out in 2028 and 2030 as part of itsContinue Reading
Dacia gives up on appeal: Loeb to return home after Dakar exit
Dacia has given up hope on nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb returning to the Dakar Rally following his forced exit from the event.The FIA had not authorised Loeb to start the fourth test of 2025 on Wednesday after the roll cage of his Dacia Sandrider was found to have beenContinue Reading
Dakar 2025, Stage 4: Al-Rajhi strikes back to win, disaster for Al-Attiyah
Yazeed Al-Rajhi claimed an emphatic victory in Stage 4 of Dakar Rally to move to second in the overall standings behind Henk Lategan, as Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble.Having lost a heap of time in the third test of the rally on Tuesday, the local Saudi Al-Rajhi hit back in theContinue Reading