How Bearman’s Japanese GP performance demonstrated why Haas signed him
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has praised the maturity shown by Oliver Bearman both on and off the track after the Formula 1 rookie sealed a top-10 finish in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.Having been 10th before being promoted to eighth place in China following the disqualifications of Lewis Hamilton and CharlesContinue Reading
Indy 500 racer, NASCAR team owner Shigeaki Hattori killed in traffic accident
Winning racer and championship-winning team owner ‘Shige’ Hattori has died. Hattori was involved in a three-car traffic accident on Saturday morning. The tragic incident took place around 9:15 a.m. EST on I-77 northbound in Mecklenburg County, about 30 minutes north of Charlotte, North Carolina. He was driving a 2025 ToyotaContinue Reading
Why dirty air is such a problem in F1 2025
Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix will not be billed as one of Formula 1’s all-time classics as low tyre degradation largely left the field in its qualifying order by the chequered flag. The lack of passing opportunities during the race was also of significant note.It has never been particularly easy toContinue Reading
MotoGP regulations set for review after “unprecedented” Austin drama
MotoGP’s race direction has given Autosport an in-depth analysis of the chaos that unfolded on the Grand Prix of the Americas starting grid in unstable weather conditions.The Austin event called for quick thinking given several things failed to go as planned – including the safety car crashing into the barriersContinue Reading
Verstappen family takes double victory as Jos wins on ERC debut
News of Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix triumph was delivered to Jos Verstappen while sitting in a rally car en route to success in the European Rally Championship.Last weekend offered up a double victory for the Verstappen family as Max’s masterful drive from pole to win the JapaneseContinue Reading
2 Seas enjoys dream start to British GT in 2025 at Donington Park
British GT3 debutants Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss claimed an incredible victory from pole in the two-hour Donington Park race to kickstart the 2025 season. The 2 Seas Mercedes finished 1.1 seconds ahead of the Barwell Lamborghini after Jewiss withstood late pressure from Sandy Mitchell, who shared the Huracan with AlexContinue Reading
Alonso: Japanese GP now has the same problem as Monaco
Fernando Alonso has compared Suzuka to Monaco in terms of being a Formula 1 race that is basically won on a Saturday during qualifying.Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix saw a dearth of overtaking as the spectacle failed to spark into an entertaining race with Max Verstappen winning from pole.It is somethingContinue Reading
Red Bull talents in the thick of Ginetta Junior Donington Park action
R Racing duo Alfie Slater and Red Bull Junior Rocco Coronel scored their first car racing victories as Ginetta Junior’s 20th anniversary season, featuring revised G40 Evo machines, got under way at Donington Park.Slater, younger brother of 2023 series dominator Freddie, passed team-mate Scott Kin Lindblom and Elite Motorsport’s GinettaContinue Reading
Horner says equal driver status compromised McLaren’s F1 Japanese GP
Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner thinks Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri having equal status made it harder for McLaren to fight Max Verstappen in Suzuka.Having been outqualified by Verstappen’s stunning pole lap on Saturday, Norris and Piastri spent the grand prix chasing the reigning champion in anContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: Verstappen defeats McLaren pair at Japanese GP
Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge wrap up their coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix in what was a tense battle at the front between Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.Mark and Jake review the “if’s and but’s” of the race, as to whether McLaren should have been more aggressiveContinue Reading