The top five F1 Australian GP season openers
Ever since Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit replaced Adelaide on the Formula 1 calendar, it (for fans of a certain age) became synonymous with ‘the start of a new season’ for over 20 years. Adelaide had held every single closer between 1985 and 1995, before the race moved south-east to theContinue Reading
McLaren are all in on Oscar Piastri with a new long term contract
With the Australian Grand Prix about to get under way, we cover the breaking news that McLaren have rewarded Oscar Piastri with a “multi-year deal” which suggests he will be with the team until 2028. Ben Hunt travels to the centre of Melbourne to get the reactions of fans, andContinue Reading
McLaren’s early deal for Piastri wards off interest from rival F1 teams
McLaren has sent its latest statement of intent to rival Formula 1 teams aiming to pick it apart as it announced an early contract renewal for Oscar Piastri.The news that the Australian has committed his future by penning a fresh multi-year contract – wording which suggests he will at least beContinue Reading
McLaren’s early deal for Piastri wardens off interest from rival F1 teams
McLaren has sent its latest statement of intent to rival Formula 1 teams aiming to pick it apart as it announced an early contract renewal for Oscar Piastri.The news that the Australian has committed his future by penning a fresh multi-year contract – wording which suggests he will at least beContinue Reading
Piastri extends McLaren F1 deal to join Norris on long-term contract
Oscar Piastri has signed a new contract with the McLaren Formula 1 team in what has been described as a “multi-year” deal.Piastri’s previous deal still ran until the end of 2026, but McLaren has now moved quickly to extend the Australian’s terms ahead of the 2025 season opener this weekend inContinue Reading
Carl Edwards joins Amazon Prime Video as part of its NASCAR broadcast team
Carl Edwards, who was recently inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, has announced plans to become part the Prime Video’s racing coverage this summer. Ever since he shocked the NASCAR world when he abruptly walked away from racing after nearly winning the 2016 Cup Series title, people have hopedContinue Reading
Carl Edwards joins Prime Video as part of its NASCAR broadcast team
Carl Edwards, who was recently inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, has announced plans to become part the Prime Video’s racing coverage this summer. Ever since he shocked the NASCAR world when he abruptly walked away from racing after nearly winning the 2016 Cup Series title, people have hopedContinue Reading
Gomez clinches Formula Winter Series title at Barcelona finale
Gabriel Gomez clinched the 2025 Formula Winter Series title despite a poor final weekend of the season in Barcelona.The US Racing driver retired from the opening, 30-minute contest before finishing fifth and fourth in the final two races at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.But such was his advantage heading into the seasonContinue Reading
GT and GT4 Winter Series: Champions crowned at Barcelona
Cristiano Maciel and Rui Aguas (AF Corse Ferrari 296 Challenge) entered the final weekend of the GT Winter Series season with a slim advantage of eight points in the overall championship. Alessio Ruffini and Milos Pavlovic of Auto Sport Racing came into Barcelona in second. However, the deck was stackedContinue Reading
Introducing F1’s rookies: Bearman and the rise that started the wave of 2025 newcomers
For the fourth part of a mini-series where Autosport is assessing the early Formula 1 careers of the six 2025 rookies, today we’re introducing Ollie Bearman. He, more than any other F1 newbie this year, is responsible for the current large rookie crop.After all, it was Bearman’s one-off appearance forContinue Reading