Bahrain’s ‘mini-DRS’ suspicions are a storm in a teacup – for now
In the wake of Formula 1’s 2025 pre-season testing at Bahrain, suggestions were abound that a handful of teams suspected that their rivals had employed some form of “mini-DRS” on the straights.Video footage emerged on social media of Mercedes’ rear wing appearing to tilt back at high speed. Other footageContinue Reading
How impressive was Ai Ogura on his MotoGP debut in Thailand?
Marc Marquez may have won the Thailand Grand Prix after a measured ride from pole, but Ai Ogura’s performance on the Trackhouse Aprilia was just as impressive.On his first race appearance in MotoGP, the young Japanese rider finished an incredible fifth, scoring the best result for a debutant since Marquez’sContinue Reading
The winners and losers from NASCAR’s first road race of the 2025 season at COTA
NASCAR’s first road race of the season brought the Cup Series down to the heart of Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas, where the road racing specialists failed to capitalize on the opportunity before them, which included a new track layout. The win came down to a four-way fightContinue Reading
Katherine Legge takes next step in NASCAR career with Cup debut at Phoenix
Katherine Legge — a name many have seen across various racing paddocks over the years, particularly as a veteran sports car and IndyCar driver — will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. The 44-year-old becomes just the 17th woman to ever compete at the highestContinue Reading
Sweet dreams are made of teams – Airtasker and Racing Bulls highlighting unsung heroes
Tim Fung loves Formula 1, he considers the job of measuring the distance between a car’s front wing as “badass” and, through Airtasker’s new partnership with Racing Bulls, the Australian is setting out to shine a light on the stories less told within the championship.The online marketplace connects people whoContinue Reading
What we didn’t learn from the F1 Bahrain pre-season test
Testing was held in unusual conditions, so will the results be representative? – Oleg KarpovOn Thursday evening in Bahrain, a few hours after Lando Norris’ impressive long run, Andrea Stella was asked during his media briefing about whether McLaren will change its approach to celebrating success this year. Will itContinue Reading
How Dixon’s woes gave Palou an unlikely victory in the 2025 IndyCar opener
Chip Ganassi Racing has a multi-champion superstar capable of extracting wins from what seem the most impossible of circumstances. Scratch that: it has two of them, because Alex Palou is a Catalan clone of Scott Dixon. Reigning title holder Palou bobbed around in the mix for over half of the IndyCarContinue Reading
Why the V12 of the Aston Martin Valkyrie leaves fans striving for more
Whenever I’m at a race for Autosport, the World Endurance Championship or whatever, I like to venture out on track to get a feel of what the cars are doing.A bit of elevation is always good to enhance my view as well as the spectacle. Not much chance of thatContinue Reading
Exclusive: Why the FIA has closed formation lap and damaged car loopholes for F1 2025
The FIA has made a raft of changes to Formula 1’s sporting rules for the 2025 season, with two loopholes concerning formation laps and damaged cars the most notable alterations.Article 43.8 of F1’s sporting rules has been changed to state “all cars starting from the pitlane able to do soContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: WEC Qatar review
Gary breaks down what led to Ferrari’s runaway victory, the first for the factory team outside of the Le Mans 24 Hours, in a massive podium lockout, as well as the impact the Balance of Performance adjustments had on usual top contenders Porsche and Toyota.There’s also a breakdown into theContinue Reading