Hélio Castroneves describes first Daytona 500 qualifying experience
Hélio Castroneves will turn to the duels to race his way into the Daytona 500 as qualifying was “not as expected” on Wednesday night. SourceContinue Reading
Austin Cindric talks setting up for success ahead of Daytona 500
Austin Cindric describes the importance of checking boxes to set up for success after securing front-row spot for Daytona 500. SourceContinue Reading
Norris vows to “get my elbows out” with Verstappen in F1 2025 title challenge
Lando Norris has said starting a new Formula 1 campaign on equal footing with Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen will change how aggressively he can race the Dutchman.Norris mounted an unlikely title bid last year after McLaren started the season significantly worse than Red Bull, but a comprehensive MiamiContinue Reading
Autosport National newsletter and podcast launched
A new weekly Autosport National newsletter and podcast is being launched to provide a dedicated spotlight on the diverse range of motorsport held in the UK.The new offerings are designed to underline Autosport’s continued commitment to club motorsport and will sit alongside an increased amount of online coverage and aContinue Reading
Why Stella is confident as McLaren launch their F1 2025 season
Ben Hunt and Alex Kalinauckas report from Silverstone as reigning Constructors Champions McLaren took to the track, the first team to do so to kick off the 2025 F1 Season. The pair discuss why team principal Andrea Stella is confident McLaren can retain their place at the top of sportContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: McLaren flexes its muscles to kick off F1 launch season
It was a rare thing these days. A team hosting an in-person car launch, rather than pressing ‘send’ on an email containing some made-up quotes from its drivers and rendered images of its F1 car.It was even rarer that it was the reigning world champion squad that would be firstContinue Reading
Piastri clears a confidence quibble in time for F1 2025: “I can be world champion”
Ahead of his second Formula 1 season with McLaren last year, Oscar Piastri could feel an awkward “weaknesses” he wanted to address. Now, as his team launches its 2025 challenger, he’s crystal clear he has what it takes to become world champion.After all, the 2024 campaign that ended with McLarenContinue Reading
MotoGP protects Barcelona GP, putting other races in Spain and Portugal in doubt
MotoGP has revealed that it will host no more than two races in Spain and Portugal from 2027 after signing a new contract with Barcelona.On Wednesday, MotoGP announced that it had agreed terms with Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to keep the Catalan GP on the calendar until 2031. It’s a five-year dealContinue Reading
Eddie Jordan-led consortium buys London Irish rugby club out of administration
Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has acquired a rugby team with links to his native Ireland, heading a consortium to buy it out of administration.Sunbury-based London Irish had just achieved its highest Premiership Rugby finishing position in 14 years – fifth – when it collapsed with £30m debtsContinue Reading
Analysis: McLaren’s MCL39 unveil offers few details – but there’s some evident developments
Formula 1’s 2025 launch season kicked off in cryptic fashion with the constructors’ championship winners, no less.McLaren opened the yearly cloak-and-dagger proceedings with a quintet of images of its MCL39 from a distance while undergoing its Silverstone shakedown, dressed in a papaya and black dazzle camo livery that makes itsContinue Reading