Analysis: Alpine’s A525 looks familiar – with minor tweaks to the car that sparked a resurgence
Of all the development curves taken across 2024’s Formula 1 season, Alpine’s was arguably the steepest – and it needed to, given that its A524 was overweight, light on downforce and planted at the back of the field when the campaign started. That it finished the year sixth in theContinue Reading
Alpine’s 2025 F1 car breaks cover in Bahrain shakedown
Alpine’s new A525 Formula 1 car was revealed on Monday ahead of the 2025 season with the team conducting a shakedown at Bahrain International Circuit.Officially a filming day, the test was run over a maximum of 200km (124 miles) with demonstration tyres, as per the regulations.Both Pierre Gasly and hisContinue Reading
Creighton off to a flier with first ‘proper’ BRC win on East Riding Stages
William Creighton cites his East Riding Stages victory last weekend as his first British Rally Championship win, despite taking a maximum score at Rali Ceredigion last year; however, this was different.This time Creighton and co-driver Liam Regan didn’t rely on a team-mate checking in late to secure victory – thisContinue Reading
One Motorsport finally confirms BTCC return with Hondas
British Touring Car Championship team One Motorsport has finally revealed that it is “ready to race” in the series for a 2025 return with Hondas after skipping last season.The Brackley squad appeared on BTCC organiser TOCA’s list of TBL entrants’ licence holders for 2025 when it was released in earlyContinue Reading
Analysis: Can an aerodynamic overhaul make Mercedes’ W16 a regular winner?
The moving goalposts, when it comes to allegories and idioms about luck, sidestep from “third time’s the charm” to “bad luck comes in threes”. And, when it comes to Formula 1’s current technical regulations, Mercedes’ own expectations may make a similar step as its third car in this ruleset –Continue Reading
Reigning MotoGP champion Martin will miss Thailand GP due to new injury
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will sit out this week’s Thailand Grand Prix after suffering a fracture during training.Martin fractured his left hand on Monday, just days before he was due to contest the season’s opening round in Buriram. He is now set to undergo an operation on Tuesday.The SpaniardContinue Reading
Reigning MotoGP champion Martin will miss Thai GP due to new injury
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will sit out this week’s Thailand Grand Prix after suffering a fracture during training, Autosport has learned.Martin is understood to have fractured his left hand on Monday, just days before he was due to contest the opening round of the season at Buriram. He isContinue Reading
The WRC drivers statement shows it’s time for common sense to prevail
For the World Rally Championship drivers and co-drivers to unite in such a way against the FIA’s decision to impose sanction for swearing is an extraordinary move, but also a logical next step.The ball is now firmly in the FIA’s court after the World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) issued aContinue Reading
Mercedes unveils 2025 W16 car ahead of Bahrain F1 testing
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has taken the covers off its 2025 car, the W16.Like its rival teams Mercedes had already revealed the 2025 livery at last week’s F175 launch event in London, using an older model. Now it has unveiled the launch spec of the W16 car that itsContinue Reading
Analysis: Aston Martin’s unrepresentative AMR25 renders and Haas’ VF-25 details
Aston Martin used to be pretty reliable when it came to launching new cars. When it unveiled its 2022 machine, one of the first cars to court the public’s gaze since ground effect-style aerodynamics were reintroduced, the Silverstone squad let it be known that it was unveiling a ‘proper’ carContinue Reading