What Doohan’s blunt response to Colapinto replacement rumours revealed about Alpine’s driver situation
Alpine driver Jack Doohan has issued a firm riposte to questions about his long-term Formula 1 future after Franco Colapinto joined the team as a reserve driver over the off-season – pointing out he was in the Argentine’s exact position a year ago.Alpine signing temporary 2024 Williams driver Colapinto as oneContinue Reading
The verdict on Formula E’s Pit Boost delayed debut
“It could be an absolute s***show” was a phrase uttered more than once in the Jeddah Corniche Circuit’s paddock last weekend, and not just because the decision had been taken to add a surplus of chicanes to the truncated layout ahead of Formula E’s debut.After more than two years ofContinue Reading
Mir: “I hadn’t had any bad moments until I came to Honda; I was spoiled”
Joan Mir feels it was tough for him to accept an uncompetitive bike at Honda because he had been “spoiled” by his early success in MotoGP with Suzuki.Mir’s arrival at Repsol Honda in 2023 coincided with a slump in the Japanese manufacturer’s performance in the premier class, and he hasContinue Reading
Could 2025 be Rovanpera’s biggest WRC test yet?
The two-time world rally champion has struggled in the opening two rounds of the 2025 World Rally Championship season, but history has proved Kalle Rovanpera always overcomes a challenge.“It was in my mind that it was going to be difficult [before the rally] but I did not expect it toContinue Reading
Inside Daytona 500’s big crash, from the drivers’ point of view
Denny Hamlin was on the cusp of a historic fourth victory in the Daytona 500. Austin Cindric had a chance to secure his second Harley J. Earl trophy in the last four years. Chase Briscoe and Cole Custer were fighting for what would have been the biggest win of theirContinue Reading
The winners and losers from the Daytona 500
The 2025 Daytona 500 turned into another wild season-opener for the NASCAR Cup Series, kicking off the 77th season with the kind of insanity the race is known for, en route to William Byron winning for the second year in a row.But before Byron lifted the Harley J. Earl Trophy,Continue Reading
Ben Hunt: Ticktum’s tantrum at Jeddah E-Prix sets a precedent for FIA swearing rules
Dan Ticktum’s swear-laden rant at last weekend’s Jeddah E-Prix will go unpunished despite the wishes of the FIA president to stamp out swearing.The 25-year-old’s radio exchange with race engineer Michael Lee occurred midway through the opening contest of Saudi Arabia’s Formula E weekend. It came after Ticktum’s car developed an electricalContinue Reading
Why Norris has got his Verstappen battle tactics targeted differently ahead of F1 2025
What Formula 1 drivers and their team bosses are not saying at this time of year is usually much more revealing ahead of a new campaign.And for one that’s predicted to be even closer and more competitive than the last time the championship got a season-long scrap for world titleContinue Reading
Joey Logano: ‘Tried to back out and couldn’t’ after crash ends Daytona 500 bid
Joey Logano describes his point-of-view after being involved in a multicar crash that ended the No. 22’s chance at the Daytona 500 victory. SourceContinue Reading
Could Russell’s row with Verstappen spill over into F1 2025?
George Russell’s extraordinary row with Max Verstappen across the final two grands prix of the 2024 Formula 1 season was as explosive as it was unprecedented.Although the end of the campaign cut off the discourse, there is every likelihood that it will erupt again throughout the 2025 season.In a remarkablyContinue Reading