Autosport 75: Ferrari’s last British F1 world champion
The failure of Jim Clark’s Lotus with just over a lap of the Mexican Grand Prix to go, which robbed the Scot of a second consecutive Formula 1 title, could be seen as the defining moment of 1964. That, or the clash in the same race between championship contender GrahamContinue Reading
How Honda went from “GP2” humiliation to F1 redemption with Red Bull
The start of the 2025 season may not have gone to plan at Red Bull HQ, but it will still celebrate its successful partnerships with Honda in style at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix before the two parties go separate ways.Marking the 60th anniversary of Honda’s first grand prix winContinue Reading
The key advantage for Bottas vs Perez in the 2026 F1 return race
The best visualisation of just how different Formula 1 life has become for Valtteri Bottas was formed in 2025 Bahrain pre-season testing, when Autosport found him in the Mercedes pitbox with a wheelgun in his hand.But the Finn wasn’t starting a new role as a mechanic for the Silver ArrowsContinue Reading
How dependent is Red Bull on Verstappen – now and for the future?
“I think I can probably win the constructors’ championship on my own right now”, Max Verstappen smiled during a Dutch media session ahead of the 2023 British Grand Prix. He said it jokingly, but there was truth in his comments on two fronts. At the time, Red Bull’s dominance wasContinue Reading
Le Mans gets new MotoGP deal to host French GP
Le Mans is set to host MotoGP’s French Grand Prix until 2031 at the earliest, after a multi-year extension was signed with Dorna Sports.The French GP has taken place at Le Mans Circuit Bugatti on 11 occasions from 1969 to 1995, then every season since 2000.“Our contract as promoter endsContinue Reading
Honda won’t “interfere” with Tsunoda’s F1 future amid Red Bull split
Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe says Yuki Tsunoda’s Formula 1 future at Red Bull lies in his own hands, with the Japanese brand undertaking a new project with the Aston Martin outfit in the world championship.Tsunoda has received a long elusive promotion to Red Bull’s main team for theContinue Reading
Rookie Hall stuns by topping first BTCC test
Exciting rookie Max Hall shaded the big guns by topping the first of two days of official British Touring Car Championship testing at Croft on Tuesday.The effervescent West Country youngster, who only turned 18 at the end of February, stamped in a 1m20.532s best midway through the afternoon session atContinue Reading
Albon meets Thai PM to show support for F1 race in Bangkok
The chances of a Formula 1 race in Thailand continue to improve as Williams driver Alex Albon became the latest representative of the series to meet with the country’s prime minister.Hopes of a grand prix around the streets of Bangkok have existed for some time but the process was steppedContinue Reading
Legacy Motor Club’s “patience has run out,” filing lawsuit against Rick Ware Racing
With the highly contentious legal battle between 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR over the 2025 Charter Agreement ongoing, yet another lawsuit relating to charters has arisen. However, this is very different from the 23XI/FRM vs. NASCAR situation, which claims the sanctioning body violated antitrust laws.This lawsuit, filed inContinue Reading
NASCAR penalizes Sammy Smith for intentional wrecking at Martinsville
Sammy Smith driving into the final corner at Martinsville from several car lengths back in order to intentionally wreck Taylor Gray for the NASCAR Xfinity Series win didn’t work out for him, Gray or the rest of the field [besides race winner Austin Hill]. It turns out the chaos Smith’sContinue Reading