How Ricciardo’s F1 experience played a part in his downfall
Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane believes Daniel Ricciardo using his Formula 1 experience to ‘overthink things’ played a part in his downfall last season.Ricciardo returned to the team [then known as AlphaTauri] midway through the 2023 campaign as a replacement for Nyck de Vries, though a broken metacarpal sustainedContinue Reading
“A celebration of innovation” – Saudia worked with Formula E and Newcastle United for a successful cross-partner collaboration
Alexander Isak is currently scoring for fun in the Premier League, but the striker also took centre stage when Newcastle United and Formula E were brought together by Saudia to create ‘The Secret Driver’.With the airline wanting to celebrate its partnership with both a Premier League football club and theContinue Reading
Top 10: Ranking the best F3000 non-champions
The International Formula 3000 championship was born 40 years ago. The final rung on the single-seater ladder before Formula 1 began in 1985 and enjoyed a 20-year run, with future F1 race winners Jean Alesi, Olivier Panis and Juan Pablo Montoya among its champions before the category was replaced byContinue Reading
Patterson completes Un-Limited Cupra BTCC line-up
Up-and-coming tin-top racer Dexter Patterson has secured his return to the British Touring Car Championship at the wheel of an Un-Limited Motorsport Cupra Leon.The 21-year-old Scot will be the oldest half of the expanded two-car Un-Limited line-up, in which he partners teenaged 2024 Mini Challenge runner-up Max Hall.Patterson, an ex-kartingContinue Reading
Ogier: WRC crews “less prepared than ever” for Monte Carlo
Sebastien Ogier believes crews will arrive at the World Rally Championship season opener “less prepared than ever” following the introduction of new tyres and hybrid-less cars for 2025.Ogier is once again gearing up to start a partial WRC campaign with Toyota, beginning with this month’s season opener in Monte CarloContinue Reading
A year without Steiner: How “boring” tweaks yielded crucial gains for Haas
There was a slight discrepancy between the look and the words. “I am very, very happy,” Ayao Komatsu assured the media on the evening after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Though he seemed rather tired and somewhat disappointed instead, as he leaned back in his chair with his arms crossedContinue Reading
FIA’s Torque Meter for Dakar: What is it and how does it work?
In order to create a more balanced field in the Dakar Rally, the FIA has introduced a Torque Meter this year. Autosport caught up with the governing body’s cross-country director Jerome Roussel to find all the secrets behind it.What is a Torque Meter and how does it work?The Torque MeterContinue Reading
F1 team principals: Who are they and what do they do?
The Formula 1 team principal role has consistently evolved over time, where the differences between now and back in the championship’s early years are staggering.A team boss was once the person who founded the constructor, think Bruce McLaren or Frank Williams, and held the role for decades.But now, the approachContinue Reading
Are these drivers set for a breakout year in 2025?
It doesn’t take long to come up with a list of drivers who massively enhanced their reputations last season.Franco Colapinto translated relative obscurity in Formula 2 into being touted for a Formula 1 seat at Red Bull after impressing during his unexpected mid-season graduation with Williams. Oliver Bearman’s points-scoring cameoContinue Reading
Cowell takes team principal role in Aston Martin F1 team restructure
It will be a busy January for those charged with etching job titles into the frosted glass of the office doors in Aston Martin’s newly built Silverstone campus. Former Mercedes High Performance Powertrains boss Andy Cowell, recruited as group chief operation officer to replace Martin Whitmarsh last October, has addedContinue Reading