Marquez completes first laps on factory Ducati in Barcelona MotoGP test
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez made his debut with the factory Ducati team in the Barcelona post-season test on Tuesday morning.More than an hour after the track action began, Marquez finally headed out on track to get his first taste of next year’s GP25 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.The Spaniard completedContinue Reading
Toyota targets “almost perfect” Rally Japan to snatch WRC title
Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala believes it could take “an almost perfect” Rally Japan to wrestle the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown from Hyundai.The Japanese marque heads into the season finale on home soil sitting 15 points adrift of rivals Hyundai in the fight for the constructors’ honours.Toyota has claimedContinue Reading
Aprilia’s Rivola appointed new president of the MotoGP Constructors’ Association
Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola will become the new president of the MotoGP World Championship Constructors’ Association (MMSA), Autosport has learned.The Italian was chosen in a vote that took place on Monday during preparation for the official post-season test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.With his election, Rivola will replace KTM CEOContinue Reading
Explained: How F1’s new driver cooling device will work
The FIA’s prototype method for its new Formula 1 cooling device involves cooled water being pumped around driver overalls, with different design approaches permitted in future rules, Autosport can reveal.Last week, the results of the latest meeting of the F1 Commission declared that a new driver cooling provision will beContinue Reading
Wales retains ERC status in new look 2025 calendar
Wales has retained its place on the 2025 European Rally Championship calendar which will feature a brand new event in Spain next year.The ERC schedule once again features eight events comprising five asphalt and three gravel rallies, beginning in April with the season finishing in October.Following a successful debut thisContinue Reading
Podcast: Reviewing the 2024 British GT season
The latest episode of the Autosport podcast reviews a 2024 British GT season that went down to the wire at Brands Hatch.In the GT3 division, Rob Collard became a champion for a second time with the Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini squad, but this time the 2020 title-winner’s success was a familyContinue Reading
How F1 Academy is growing alongside F1 on path to self-sufficiency
Susie Wolff is certain that F1 Academy will one day stand on its own two feet as a symbol that motorsport is no longer exclusively a man’s world.The 2025 calendar has now been announced as the female-only series continues to build, with a culminating race in Las Vegas set toContinue Reading
Details of Marc Marquez’s first test with factory Ducati emerge
Marc Marquez will make his debut as a factory Ducati team rider in Tuesday’s official MotoGP test in Barcelona wearing an all-red suit without personal sponsorship branding on a one-off basis.The Spaniard will start a new chapter in 2025 and will once again have all the muscle that drives a factoryContinue Reading
F1 Academy Las Vegas debut announced as 2025 calendar revealed
The Las Vegas Strip Circuit will host the 2025 finale of the F1 Academy season – which will once again consist of seven rounds.The street track is one of three new additions for the female-only series, with Shanghai and Montreal also joining the calendar from next year.The seven rounds willContinue Reading
Is Wehrlein, not Vettel, a contender for Porsche Le Mans seat after surprise test?
Pascal Wehrlein could be in the running for a factory drive with Porsche in next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours after a surprise appearance in last week’s Daytona test.While Porsche Penske Motorsport has already announced the driver pairings for its two factory 963 LMDh cars in the 2025 World EnduranceContinue Reading