How MotoGP crash statistics defy common beliefs about 2024
MotoGP’s official crash statistics for 2024 paint a very different picture to what many would have perceived about the recently-concluded season.Without looking at the numbers, one would have thought MotoGP broke the record for the most crashes in a single season. After all, this season was branded as the “championshipContinue Reading
Is the junior pathway to F1 actually ‘broken’?
A common complaint among fans of Formula 1’s main feeder series, Formula 2 and Formula 3, is that drivers rarely get the chance to progress into race seats in the top tier. Championship-winning talents have often been forced to sit on the sidelines in a reserve capacity and wait untilContinue Reading
How Colapinto U-turn opens door for Red Bull’s Lawson F1 promotion
Liam Lawson appears to be in pole position for a Red Bull Racing promotion for the 2025 Formula 1 season after the team’s interest in Franco Colapinto cooled.Despite signing a two-year contract extension earlier this year, Red Bull appears to have finally given up on Sergio Perez being able to turn hisContinue Reading
Ocon and WEC star Hirakawa to drive for Haas F1 in Abu Dhabi test
Esteban Ocon will get his first taste of Haas machinery in the end-of-season Formula 1 test in Abu Dhabi, and will be joined by Toyota World Endurance Championship driver Ryo Hirakawa.Ocon was released by Alpine ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to ensure he could pick up hisContinue Reading
Ocon informed of Abu Dhabi F1 exit plan just hours before Qatar GP
Esteban Ocon found out that Alpine wanted him to step down for the final race of the Formula 1 season just hours before the Qatar Grand Prix, Autosport has learned.Ocon’s spell with the French car manufacturer has come to an early end, as he will not take part in thisContinue Reading
F1 to host final Dutch Grand Prix in 2026
Formula 1 will hold its final Dutch GP of the modern era in 2026, with race organisers having agreed to just a single-year extension to its current contract.It means that there will be just two more events hosted at Zandvoort before the curtain will be brought down on the event.TheContinue Reading
Chadwick switches to ELMS with LMP2 seat for 2025
Jamie Chadwick will return to sportscar racing in 2025 after signing a deal with the IDEC Sport LMP2 team in the European Le Mans Series.The three-time W Series champion was announced as part of a 44-car ELMS grid on Tuesday at the French squad that won the ELMS title inContinue Reading
Ocon speaks out on Alpine F1 exit: “This is not how I wanted things to end”
Esteban Ocon has insisted “this is not how I wanted things to end” having been denied the opportunity to properly say goodbye to members of the Alpine Formula 1 team.News of the Frenchman’s dropping for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi season finale moved fast after the Qatar Grand Prix and OconContinue Reading
Audi’s last GT3 car delivery marks the end of an era, but will F1 push be worth it?
As Audi looks ahead to its ambitious Formula 1 project in 2026 with Sauber, it is simultaneously leaving behind its history in other disciplines of motorsport. The German manufacturer has pulled the plug on every single one of its racing programmes in order to redirect its focus on F1, evenContinue Reading
WRC Safari Rally Kenya tipped for expansion in 2025 amid larger changes
Safari Rally Kenya is set to cover more competitive kilometres next year although general changes to World Rally Championship event formats are likely to be “evolutionary” rather than “revolutionary”.Changes to event formats have been a topic of discussion in 2024 with the FIA and the WRC Promoter keen to offerContinue Reading