Miami GP radio controversies are latest in F1’s complex history with team orders
Drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz let their disdain for their respective teams show over team radio at the Miami Grand Prix, with the latter falling foul to a team orders mix-up that meant he lost out to his team-mate in the race.Sainz was assured that he wouldn’t beContinue Reading
Gambrell the early leader as Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings return
The UK racing season is now two months old so it is time to restart the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings and racing rookie Steve Gambrell is the surprise early pacesetter.It may be Gambrell’s first season but he has defied that lack of experience to already notch up sevenContinue Reading
The former F1 team owner now racing pre-war machines
You would be hard pushed to find two more contrasting environments in the world of motorsport. The friendly paddock of pre-war categories here in the UK may bear little resemblance to the grandiose yet “cut-throat” Formula 1 conclave, but it is at these far more humble club events that youContinue Reading
Pedro Acosta fit for MotoGP French GP action after surgery
Pedro Acosta has been declared fit to contest this weekend’s French Grand Prix following the MotoGP rider’s recent arm-pump surgery.The KTM man went under the knife on the Tuesday following last month’s race and test at Jerez, after finally admitting to a condition that has troubled him since the startContinue Reading
Acosta fit for MotoGP French GP action after surgery
Pedro Acosta has been declared fit to contest this weekend’s French Grand Prix following the MotoGP rider’s recent arm-pump surgery.The KTM man went under the knife on the Tuesday following last month’s race and test at Jerez, after finally admitting to a condition that has troubled him since the startContinue Reading
Here’s why MotoGP doesn’t race the full track at Le Mans
MotoGP races all over the world. From Spain to Japan, America to Germany, and almost everywhere in between – sorry, penguins, there’s still no Antarctic GP yet – and at tracks new and old. And some even in locales familiar to those outside the world of two-wheeled racing.Each year, MotoGP’sContinue Reading
Bezzecchi remains coy on what advice MotoGP legend Rossi gives to him
Aprilia factory rider Marco Bezzecchi has revealed that his mentor and former boss Valentino Rossi gives him advice informed by data to which the highly connected MotoGP legend has privileged access.Speaking with Autosport over the most recent Spanish Grand Prix weekend, where Rossi was present, Bezzecchi was asked whether hisContinue Reading
Wickens: Taking the next step on the comeback trail
Robert Wickens was always going to get back into a racing car after the life-changing injuries he sustained at the wheel of an Indycar at Pocono in 2018. He never doubted it, and nor did those around him. So no one should be surprised that his comeback is gathering paceContinue Reading
The crucial message behind Chadwick’s latest milestone
“That doesn’t make so much of a difference.”Jamie Chadwick was quick to shrug off the significance of becoming the first female driver to win outright in the European Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard on Sunday. After all, she had won the LMP2 class in her only previous category startContinue Reading
Autosport magazine: What’s going on at Red Bull?
The end of an era or a mere blip? A gradual decline or another season in which it manages to snare a title? Following the turmoil of 2024 and McLaren’s ascendance, Red Bull’s position in Formula 1 is an intriguing one. Love it or loathe it, Red Bull has been theContinue Reading