Explained: How F1’s new driver cooling device will work
The FIA’s prototype method for its new Formula 1 cooling device involves cooled water being pumped around driver overalls, with different design approaches permitted in future rules, Autosport can reveal.Last week, the results of the latest meeting of the F1 Commission declared that a new driver cooling provision will beContinue Reading
Wales retains ERC status in new look 2025 calendar
Wales has retained its place on the 2025 European Rally Championship calendar which will feature a brand new event in Spain next year.The ERC schedule once again features eight events comprising five asphalt and three gravel rallies, beginning in April with the season finishing in October.Following a successful debut thisContinue Reading
Podcast: Reviewing the 2024 British GT season
The latest episode of the Autosport podcast reviews a 2024 British GT season that went down to the wire at Brands Hatch.In the GT3 division, Rob Collard became a champion for a second time with the Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini squad, but this time the 2020 title-winner’s success was a familyContinue Reading
How F1 Academy is growing alongside F1 on path to self-sufficiency
Susie Wolff is certain that F1 Academy will one day stand on its own two feet as a symbol that motorsport is no longer exclusively a man’s world.The 2025 calendar has now been announced as the female-only series continues to build, with a culminating race in Las Vegas set toContinue Reading
Details of Marc Marquez’s first test with factory Ducati emerge
Marc Marquez will make his debut as a factory Ducati team rider in Tuesday’s official MotoGP test in Barcelona wearing an all-red suit without personal sponsorship branding on a one-off basis.The Spaniard will start a new chapter in 2025 and will once again have all the muscle that drives a factoryContinue Reading
F1 Academy Las Vegas debut announced as 2025 calendar revealed
The Las Vegas Strip Circuit will host the 2025 finale of the F1 Academy season – which will once again consist of seven rounds.The street track is one of three new additions for the female-only series, with Shanghai and Montreal also joining the calendar from next year.The seven rounds willContinue Reading
Is Wehrlein, not Vettel, a contender for Porsche Le Mans seat after surprise test?
Pascal Wehrlein could be in the running for a factory drive with Porsche in next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours after a surprise appearance in last week’s Daytona test.While Porsche Penske Motorsport has already announced the driver pairings for its two factory 963 LMDh cars in the 2025 World EnduranceContinue Reading
Submit your F1 questions to the Autosport podcast
Autosport readers are invited to submit their questions on Formula 1 and the wider world of grand prix racing for inclusion in our new weekly show, the Autosport Q+A Podcast.Presented by host Bryn Lucas and with regular guest Kevin Turner – Autosport’s chief editor – the show seeks to answerContinue Reading
The mental metamorphosis that helped Martin secure his first MotoGP title
As Jorge Martin stood in parc ferme at the Barcelona circuit wearing the Terminator overalls that commemorated his first MotoGP championship title, a figure watched him from afar, diluted in the people who crowded the pitlane, standing next to Jorge Lorenzo.Xero Gasol is a psychologist who is used to workingContinue Reading
Macau GP winner Ugochukwu praised for key Piastri trait
Dominant Macau Grand Prix winner Ugo Ugochukwu has been hailed by his team for a key trait that McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri showed it in the past.The American was in dominant form in Macau last weekend, securing pole position and leading every lap of the qualification race andContinue Reading