Red Bull head of F1 strategy Courtenay to join McLaren
The McLaren Formula 1 team has announced it has signed Red Bull’s chief strategist Will Courtenay as its new sporting director.Having initially joined the team as a systems engineer in 2003 under its Jaguar guise before moving to a strategy role once the team became Red Bull in 2005, heContinue Reading
WRC confident Paraguay will deliver “unique new story” after test event success
The World Rally Championship is confident Paraguay will offer the series a “unique new story” next year following last weekend’s successful test event.Paraguay is set to make its WRC debut next year as the gravel rally joins an expanded 14-round 2025 calendar after signing a multi-year agreement.Last weekend, WRC eventContinue Reading
Why KTM must come to its senses and not panic amid MotoGP slump
No one can dispute Stefan Pierer’s long-standing business acumen. In addition to holding the position of CEO at KTM, he also sits on the boards of several billion-dollar companies.At the same time, it is clear that business projections are not so easily replicated in an ecosystem like MotoGP. The AustrianContinue Reading
Why DTM won’t use F1’s gravel bed at the Red Bull Ring
The DTM will not use the gravel strip Formula 1 experimented with at the final two corners of the Red Bull Ring this year to fix the circuit’s long-running track limits problem.Ever since the Spielberg venue became a mainstay of the motorsport calendar again after being refurbished by energy drinksContinue Reading
JA on F1 Podcast: Aston Martin sets 2027 title target
Aston Martin managing director, commercial and marketing, Jefferson Slack has laid down the gauntlet with a direct target to be fighting for Formula 1 world championship honours by 2027.Having been on the grid in various guises since 1991 when racing as Jordan, the Silverstone-based team has transformed since a consortiumContinue Reading
Indian GP fading out of 2025 MotoGP calendar
India’s chances of returning to the MotoGP calendar in 2025 are fading, Autosport has learned, ahead of the official unveiling of next year’s calendar.The race at the Buddh circuit, just outside Delhi, made its debut in the championship in 2023 but did not take place this season despite appearing inContinue Reading
Leclerc: Consistency can still save Ferrari’s long shot F1 title bid
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has conceded his team doesn’t have the outright speed to challenge McLaren for this years’ constructors’ championship, but hopes it will still be in the mix through consistency.While McLaren has been the form team in F1, taking over from Red Bull, Ferrari’s resurgence in recent racesContinue Reading
Michelin responds to Bagnaia’s “strange” tyre issue in Misano
Michelin says it couldn’t find any problem with Francesco Bagnaia’s rear tyre in its initial analysis following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Bagnaia suffered an inexplicable drop in pace after losing second place to team-mate Enea Bastianini on lap five of 27 at Misano, a problem thatContinue Reading
How its past nightmare explains Red Bull’s surprise Singapore turnaround
With Red Bull’s RB20 known to have weaknesses over bumps and kerbs, the mindset heading into the event had always been one of damage limitation.But things seemed even bleaker after Friday practice when both Verstappen and Sergio Perez seemed to be out of sorts with their cars.They were both unhappyContinue Reading
WRC stars set for revamped Monza Rally Show
The Monza Rally Show will return this year with World Rally Championship teams and drivers set to attend the event at the famous Italian circuit.The event will celebrate Pirelli’s four-year stint as the WRC’s sole tyre supplier with the championship set to welcome Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook as its controlContinue Reading