McLaren’s subtle dig at Red Bull sets stage for intriguing 2025 F1 fight
This time last year all the talk in the paddock at testing and the Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain centred around the disarray at Red Bull and Christian Horner’s WhatsApp controversy.The behind-the-scenes power struggle eventually resulted in a truce, and Horner staying in power, but not without rival teamsContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: Rounding-up media day for the Australian Grand Prix
Excitement is building in Melbourne for the 2025 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend.So, Autosport’s Filip Cleeren and Emily Selleck are live from Albert Park’s Melbourne Walk to round-up the first media day of the forthcoming campaign.Plenty of topics arise, with particular focus on the hometown heroes ofContinue Reading
How F1 drivers are handling the pressure at the Australian Grand Prix
How are the rookies dealing with the pressure of their first race build-up? And how are the Australian drivers, Jack Doohan and Oscar Piastri dealing with very different pressures at a home race, and with the Australian media? Motorsport.com’s FIlip Cleeren and Emily Selleck round up all the news fromContinue Reading
Two British GT stars absent from 2025 grid as 2 Seas reveals new line-up
Two British GT stars are set to skip the 2025 championship in favour of racing abroad together as 2 Seas Motorsport has announced a changed driver line-up for this season.Phil Keen, who is tied with Jonny Adam for the most overall race wins on 19, and 2022 champion Ian LoggieContinue Reading
Introducing F1’s rookies: Mercedes undertakes a Verstappen-like project with Antonelli
For Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, it’s personal promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli to a Formula 1 race seat with the Silver Arrows squad at just 18.Wolff is viewing Antonelli’s sensational rise through the junior formulas as the chance to put right what went wrong in Mercedes missing out on Max Verstappen’sContinue Reading
What Domenicali’s extended reign means for F1’s future
“Adapt or die” is a popular maxim in the business world – but, to paraphrase the famous words of Mandy Rice-Davies: they would say that, wouldn’t they? Change is inherently self-justifying, especially when one business is buying another and swaggering egos are in play.Many are those in management, particularly theContinue Reading
Gary Watkins: Are the tentacles of the WEC BoP dumbing down the racing?
No Balance of Performance, no golden age of sportscar racing. Period. Like it or not, the BoP is one of the building blocks of the success of top-flight prototype racing around the world.You can’t criticise its place at the highest levels of endurance motorsport for that reason, but perhaps inContinue Reading
The Masters at Termas de Rio Hondo
Marc Marquez has 3 wins to his tally in the Argentina GP SourceContinue Reading
Hardened Norris relishing F1 2025 title tilt after learning from Verstappen fight
“I’m just excited to have another crack at it,” is Lando Norris’ approach to the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ championship on the eve of the opening round in Melbourne.If the McLaren driver is at all chastened by last season’s ultimately forlorn attempt to topple Max Verstappen, he is not lettingContinue Reading
F1 celebrates historic milestone with big events and iconic new Puma clothing
The F1 World Championship has come a long way since its first race at Silverstone in 1950 and as it celebrates its 75th anniversary through this season, it is pulling out all the stops to make it something special – including the release of a very special range of PumaContinue Reading