Quartararo fastest on first day of Sepang MotoGP test, Martin crashes
Fabio Quartararo set the quickest time on the opening day of the Sepang MotoGP test, while Jorge Martin suffered a huge crash on the Aprilia and was taken to hospital.Yamaha’s Quartararo had already laid the benchmark in last week’s shakedown at the same venue, and his recent knowledge of theContinue Reading
On the bubble – Moet & Chandon returns as F1 champagne provider
Moet & Chandon has become the latest LVMH brand to partner with Formula 1 as the luxury champagne makes its return to the podium this season – while also becoming title partner of the Belgian Grand Prix.F1 and LVMH signed a 10-year global partnership last year, worth around $1billion, whichContinue Reading
Alpine announces new team-mates for Schumacher in WEC 2025
Mick Schumacher will be joined by Frederic Makowiecki and Jules Gounon in Alpine’s World Endurance Championship line-up for 2025. It means the ex-Formula 1 racer will have two new full-season team-mates in the #36 Alpine A424 LMDh for his second year of sportscar racing. In 2024 he was joined by Nicolas Lapierre andContinue Reading
Martin taken to hospital after huge crash in Sepang MotoGP test
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martín suffered a horror crash just two hours into the the Sepang MotoGP test on Wednesday, forcing medical services to take him to a nearby hospital.At around ten minutes to twelve in Malaysia, the Spaniard was approaching the entrance to Sepang’s second corner, a tight left-handContinue Reading
Aston Martin completes line-up for Hypercar project in WEC and IMSA
Aston Martin will run an all-British line-up in one of its Valkyrie AMR-LMHs at the Le Mans 24 Hours and across the full World Endurance Championship this season.The double Le Mans class winner Harry Tincknell, who was announced as part of The Heart of Racing Hypercar class line-up last November,Continue Reading
NASCAR to introduce F1-esque fastest lap bonus point in 2025
NASCAR, in a way, is taking notes from F1’s old playbook. The American stock car series recently renewed its long-standing partnership with Comcast, and as part of the new deal, the sanctioning body is introducing the ‘Xfinity Fastest Lap’ point.As it stands, the driver and team who secures the fastestContinue Reading
Analysis: How strategy could shift with Xfinity Fastest Lap point
Spire Motorsports crew chief Travis Peterson breaks down the new Xfinity Fastest Lap point set to be introduced in 2025 across all national series and how teams may use that as a strategy. SourceContinue Reading
JA on F1 Podcast: How Brown turned McLaren into a title-winning outfit
When Zak Brown joined McLaren as its CEO in 2018, it was a completely different operation to it is now having won the 2024 Formula 1 constructors’ championship.It was McLaren’s first teams’ crown since 1998 and came after several management and structural changes from the moment Brown first walked throughContinue Reading
Luck is becoming “too much of a factor” in Formula E
Two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne has warned of potential unintended consequences as the all-electric championship launches its Pit Boost next week at the Jeddah E-Prix.Formula E introduced a raft of updates to its sporting and technical regulations this season, unveiling its Gen3 Evo. The car uses softer Hankook rubberContinue Reading
Razoon Porsche victorious in Gedlich 6 Hours Portimao
Razoon Porsche clinched victory in the inaugural Gedlich Racing six-hour race in Portimao, with Simon Birch and Thomas Andersen seeing off a competitive field in their 992 GT 3.The first-ever six-hour race organised by Gedlich featured a 35-minute minimum combined pitstop time in the first five hours and 30 minutesContinue Reading