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
Coulthard’s son to make car racing debut in GB4
The teenage son of 13-time Formula 1 race winner David Coulthard will make his car racing debut in GB4 this year with Douglas Motorsport.Dayton Coulthard, 16, first began karting in 2019 and has contested several different categories, including winning the WM plate at Whilton Mill last year.He has already begunContinue Reading
Mazda BTCC Super Tourer from 1993 to race in the UK for first time in 30 years
A one-time British Touring Car Championship pole sitting Mazda Xedos 6 will make its first UK racing appearance for more than 30 years at Brands Hatch this summer.The ex-Patrick Watts car from 1993 is among several machines being shipped from New Zealand for the third edition of Super Touring PowerContinue Reading
Vauxhall team’s BTCC future in jeopardy after sponsor termination
The future of the reigning British Touring Car Championship Independents’ title holder Power Maxed Racing has been jeopardised by the withdrawal of its main backer.Pendragon Management Services, whose CarStore and Evans Halshaw divisions featured as title sponsor of the Midlands squad’s Vauxhall Astras in 2022-23 and 2024 respectively, has endedContinue Reading
McLaren becomes first F1 team to reveal 2025 car design, with enforced camouflage livery
McLaren has revealed its MCL39 Formula 1 car at a Silverstone season launch event – becoming the first team to show off a 2025 design, albeit with temporary restrictions on its livery.As all 10 teams are committed to only fully revealing their 2025 liveries at the F1 75 Live eventContinue Reading
Marquez sets scintillating pace in Thailand to end MotoGP testing on top
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing at Buriram, leading another 1-2 finish for Ducati.Having already established himself as the pacesetter on Wednesday, Marquez found another three tenths overnight to lower the benchmark to 1m28.855s on the factory Ducati.This put himContinue Reading
Eni happy returns – energy company back in F1 with Alpine
Eni has made a return to Formula 1 and is back on board at Enstone after signing a strategic partnership deal with both Alpine and Renault.The energy tech company was last in F1 with Benetton in 2000 but will now work with Alpine as the team’s official energy and fuelContinue Reading
Ducati opts for 2024 engine for all six MotoGP bikes
Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has revealed that all six of its MotoGP bikes will be equipped with last year’s engine.The decision, taken over the last 15 days, has led to a considerable change of plans and a deviation from the roadmap Ducati laid out over the winter.Both Marc MarquezContinue Reading
F1 reserve drivers: All the back-up drivers for 2025
Formula 1 teams are well underway preparing for the forthcoming 2025 campaign, which will consist of 24 grands prix beginning in Melbourne on the 14-16 March.The grid is set and all but two teams – McLaren and Aston Martin – have changed their driver line-up, meaning this year will haveContinue Reading
Russell and Bearman star in latest Autosport magazine
New Mercedes team leader George Russell is the cover star for the second Autosport monthly magazine, out today (13 February).Much of the focus last year was on the title battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, and Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari. But Russell also made his presence felt inContinue Reading