Raul Fernandez: “I don’t race for money – I race to be happy”
Eighteenth overall in the MotoGP world championship with only 15 points, Raul Fernandez endured his fair share of criticism in the early part of the 2025 season.While the Spaniard is guaranteed a 2026 contract with independent Aprilia team Trackhouse, some have questioned whether his place on the grid is justifiedContinue Reading
Horner: Verstappen’s focus has to be on F1 after Nurburgring test
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen is free to let off steam in other motorsport series, but reaffirmed that the Dutchman’s “focus has to be” on Formula 1 following a secret test at the Nurburgring last week.Verstappen drove Emil Frey Racing’s Ferrari 296 GT3 car during aContinue Reading
F1 Imola GP: Piastri fastest from Norris in FP1, Bortoleto crashes
Oscar Piastri has pipped McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by 0.032s in the first free practice session for F1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, which was red flagged for a late crash by Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.At the historic Italian track outside Bologna, which is set to host its last F1 raceContinue Reading
Rally de Portugal Friday Morning highlights
All the highlights from Friday at the 2025 FIA WRC Rally de Portugal. SourceContinue Reading
“When he arrived, the SF-25 was already defined.” Vasseur defends Ferrari F1 technical director
“It’s basically the same as it’s been for three years,” Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said of Ferrari’s engineering setup while facing questions from the media ahead of the 2025 Imola GP. “We’ve made some mistakes with the car, but we know where to improve.” The line of questioning directed at VasseurContinue Reading
Red Bull plots McLaren challenge with new F1 Imola GP updates
Red Bull’s endeavours to chase after Formula 1 championship leader McLaren have continued as the team has introduced a new sidepod package for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.In Miami, the RB21 was equipped with a revised floor, and this is to be paired with a reshaped set of sidepods in Imola;Continue Reading
British F4’s appearance on British GP support bill set for international flavour
Motorsport UK CEO Hugh Chambers says British Formula 4’s non-championship races on the British Grand Prix support bill will be “an international festival of F4” with teams reporting huge interest.Two 25-minute contests will be held at Silverstone in July as F1, F2, F3 and F4 will all appear at theContinue Reading
Autosport Retro: My favourite F1 season – Karun Chandhok’s 1997
On Episode 1, we have former F1 driver, turned historic racer and broadcaster, Karun Chandhok and his favourite season – 1997.It was a season likely to be most remembered with one of F1’s most intense rivalries as Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher went head to head with Williams’ Jacques Villeneuve.The season-defining crashContinue Reading
Verstappen fears Red Bull won’t close McLaren gap soon
Max Verstappen says it is unrealistic to expect Red Bull to close its race pace deficit with McLaren in the short-term despite a range of upgrades coming to the 2025 Formula 1 car.Verstappen finished 40 seconds behind McLaren’s race winner Oscar Piastri at the most recent Miami Grand Prix, havingContinue Reading
The Outlap – F1 Media Day at Imola GP
Ben Hunt and Filip Cleeren report live from the paddock on media day for the Emilia-Romagna GP. The pair discuss the latest expected upgrade packages for Red Bull and McLaren, with Max Verstappen sure that even with new upgrades, they’ll struggle to close to gap to the reigning Champions. AlsoContinue Reading