Why the FIA’s F1 flexi wing U-turn might backfire
The FIA has changed its stance by imposing stricter tests on F1’s controversial flexing wings to avoid the topic causing more drama over the 2025 Formula 1 season, but by delaying their introduction it is guaranteed to remain a talking point.Until late last season the FIA’s single-seater director Nikolas TombazisContinue Reading
Peroni on brand as Autosport Award accolade celebrated at eponymous bar
Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% was able to toast its own success at the Autosport Awards last week after being named Brand Partnership of the Year alongside Scuderia Ferrari.The brand began its partnership with Ferrari at the start of 2024 and launched a one-minute heist film starring team principal Fred VasseurContinue Reading
MotoGP Sepang test: Schedule, riders and how to follow
MotoGP will host its first full-fledged pre-season test of 2025 at the Sepang International Circuit outside Kuala Lumpur on 5-7 February. The series had already organised a shakedown at the same venue last week, but only test riders, rookies and race riders from Yamaha and Honda were allowed to take partContinue Reading
Las Vegas GP brought forward by two hours as F1 2025 race times revealed
The start time of the Las Vegas Grand Prix has been brought forwards by two hours to an 8pm slot for the 2025 edition – meaning the Formula 1 race will now start at 4am in the United Kingdom.This is different from the first two races held on the city’sContinue Reading
Race Rewind: The Clash opens the season with a bang at Bowman Gray
It’s the No. 9 that survives the “Madhouse.” Chase Elliott wins the Cook Out Clash in its first year at Bowman Gray Stadium. SourceContinue Reading
How Timo Glock’s DTM comeback came about
Former BMW star Timo Glock has explained how he secured a return to the DTM this year after being out of action for the last three seasons.The German has been recruited by Dorr Motorsport to lead its sophomore campaign in the DTM, where it will field a pair of McLarenContinue Reading
The mistake Yamaha can’t afford to repeat with its satellite MotoGP deal
Japanese culture is marked by tradition, and this is perfectly palpable in MotoGP, where Yamaha and Honda have resisted as much as they could before surrendering to the cruellest evidence and concluding that their methods, infallible until just over five years ago, have become completely obsolete. Neither of them managedContinue Reading
Lawson gets new race engineer for 2025 F1 season
Red Bull has named Sergio Perez’s former performance engineer Richard Wood as the new race engineer for incoming Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson in 2025.Wood garnered experience on the Red Bull pit wall several times during 2024 when Perez’s regular race engineer Hugh Bird was on paternity leave.A long-term RedContinue Reading
Pearson makes Toyota switch for 2025 BTCC season
British Touring Car Championship race winner Ronan Pearson has switched to the official Toyota line-up for the 2025 season.The 23-year-old Scot left Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai with three rounds remaining of the 2024 campaign, but a very strong post-season test with Speedworks Motorsport at Donington Park has encouraged him to joinContinue Reading
Rossi’s advice for Bagnaia: ‘Don’t fall into Marquez’s traps’
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has advised his protege Francesco Bagnaia to ‘not fall into Marc Marquez’s traps’ as the two pair up at the factory Ducati team this year.Double champion Bagnaia is set to face his biggest challenge in MotoGP in 2025, with former Honda star Marquez joining him as aContinue Reading