IndyCar’s Juncos Hollinger Racing sign former Williams F1 engineer Brown
IndyCar squad Juncos Hollinger Racing has announced the signing of longtime motorsports veteran David Brown as its technical director ahead of the 2025 campaign.The former Williams Formula 1 engineer has five decades of experience in racing and will replace Yves Touron, who is leaving JHR after joining in 2022.Brown’s motorsportContinue Reading
Ferrari unconcerned by Hamilton’s “not fast anymore” remarks
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has zero concerns about Lewis Hamilton’s speed, despite the difficult end to the Formula 1 season he is having with Mercedes.Hamilton has struggled to extract as much pace out of the W15 car consistently this year as his team-mate George Russell.The seven-time champion also had aContinue Reading
KTM to pause MotoGP bike development amid huge financial crisis
KTM’s MotoGP bosses have decided to pause the development of its bikes amid the huge financial crisis the Austrian manufacturer is facing, Autosport has learned.The decision is one of the measures included in the plan aimed at keeping KTM’s sporting project safe after the manufacturer filed for insolvency last week.ItContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: Swearing outbursts, arguments and sackings…what is going on with F1?
It is like Formula 1 is trying to out-do the Netflix cameras this season, given the current spate of swearing and angry rows witnessed across the grid.The weekly sackings at the FIA are becoming more like The Apprentice television series, only with Mohammed Ben Sulayem, rather than Lord Alan Sugar,Continue Reading
Former Moto2 rider Pons walks barefoot from Spain to Pakistan
Ex-Moto2 rider Axel Pons has radically altered his life after retiring from motorcycle racing, having walked barefoot from Spain to Pakistan on his way to India.The Spaniard, who raced in the intermediate class between 2009-17 with limited success, returned to the limelight when a video of him surfaced on theContinue Reading
Restart Racing to become a Hyundai customer team for 2025 BTCC campaign
British Touring Car Championship team Restart Racing will switch to Hyundai customer cars for the 2025 season.Restart joined the BTCC in 2024 with two Cupra Leons acquired from the dissolved Team Hard and has now entered “a multi-year collaboration” with Hyundai team Excelr8 Motorsport, whose i30 N Fastback carried TomContinue Reading
Seven things we learned at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix
Three safety cars, a veritable smorgasbord of penalties, and a series of surprise results all defined this year’s trip to the Losail circuit: a featureless expanse in the Qatari desert that has inexplicably become a favourite among the drivers. The racing might have been a little stilted at the frontContinue Reading
Doohan ready for F1 challenge despite high rookie benchmark
Alpine boss Oliver Oakes believes Jack Doohan is well prepared for his Formula 1 debut at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, although admits the benchmark set by other debutants this year is high.Doohan will replace Esteban Ocon for the season finale after the Frenchman was released from the team toContinue Reading
Norris’s Qatar yellow flag error is exactly what he can’t do in 2025 F1 title fight
Very fine margins are deciding Formula 1 races. Even over the course of a grand prix or sprint distance – think Lando Norris leaving the door ajar for Max Verstappen in the shorter Austria contest this year – a split-second call can make the difference.Maybe this is why the driversContinue Reading
Perez “knows what the situation is” as Red Bull exit set after Abu Dhabi GP
Christian Horner insists Sergio Perez is “old enough and wise enough to know what the situation is” as Red Bull looks set to split with the Mexican after Abu Dhabi.The Mexican will finish only eighth in the drivers’ standings despite team-mate Max Verstappen winning his fourth title, with Perez’s shortcomingsContinue Reading