South Africa opens bid process for F1 return after 32-year hiatus
The South African government has opened up a bid process for prospective organisers of a future Formula 1 race in the country.The government of the African nation has appointed a so-called Formula 1 Bid Steering Committee which has been tasked with finding potential organisers for South Africa’s return to theContinue Reading
Welsh forest rallying in turmoil as storm damage causes events to be cancelled
Forest rallying in Wales in 2025 has been thrown into turmoil after the season’s opening two events were cancelled due to storm damage, including a British Rally Championship fixture.Storm Darragh, which ravaged across mid-Wales in particular, has felled countless trees and left the forest roads further affected by landslips andContinue Reading
Marquez starting the “most important challenge of my career” at factory Ducati
Marc Marquez has described his switch to Ducati as the “most important challenge” of his career as he aims for his first MotoGP title since 2019.Marquez began life as a factory Ducati rider during Monday’s launch event in Italy, as he made his highly-anticipated debut in the company’s corporate redContinue Reading
Hamilton makes first visit to Ferrari F1 factory ahead of testing debut
Lewis Hamilton is set to make his Ferrari track debut on 22 January at Fiorano Circuit, driving the F1-75 car from the 2022 Formula 1 season, Autosport understands.Joining Charles Leclerc at the Scuderia for the upcoming campaign after spending the last 12 years at Mercedes, Hamilton went to Maranello onContinue Reading
The underrated GT star who has quietly become a firm favourite at Lamborghini
Sandy Mitchell is under no illusion that the recognition gained for success in British GT pales in comparison to that of the British Touring Car Championship. Take the fan-voted Autosport National Driver Award for instance. A BTCC competitor has won all but five editions of it since 2008 and noneContinue Reading
Is the WRC’s new tyres supplier ready for its Monte litmus test?
New World Rally Championship tyre supplier Hankook is “100% confident” in its product ahead of its competition debut in Monte Carlo despite drivers feeling its winter tyres require more development.The Korean firm has taken over as the WRC’s control tyre supplier this year following the end of Pirelli’s four-year stint,Continue Reading
Ducati Unveils their 2025 Challenger
Ducati has showcased the bike that former world champions Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez will race in MotoGP this year. SourceContinue Reading
Ducati launches Bagnaia and Marquez’s 2025 MotoGP bike in Italy
Ducati has showcased the bike that former world champions Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez will race in MotoGP this year.In a special event held at the Italian ski resort Madonna di Campiglio on Monday, the Ducati GP25 was showcased to the public for the first time in its predominantly redContinue Reading
Record breakers – Google Cloud and Formula E host AI hackathon to trailblaze motorsport technology
Claiming a Guinness World Record, introducing the sport to new faces and hosting a competition that focused on inclusion – all in a day’s work when Google Cloud and Formula E collaborated last year.Some 1,130 people attended an AI hackathon event staged around the London E-Prix in July as GoogleContinue Reading
Vowles: Sainz-Albon partnership brings leadership to Williams, not politics
Williams team principal James Vowles says he is expecting his 2025 line-up of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon to bring his Formula 1 team the leadership it needs to help steer it out of its current plight.The British squad landed a major coup by signing race winner Sainz on aContinue Reading