Piastri: I have all tools to challenge for F1 title, now I need to deploy them
Oscar Piastri believes he has all the tools he needs to compete for the Formula 1 world championship but has conceded he now must “deploy them all the time”. Australian Piastri earned his first grand prix victories as part of the McLaren effort that saw the team clinch a first constructors’Continue Reading
How Red Bull’s previous dominance masked issues that it faced in 2024
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has conceded the squad’s previous dominance under Formula 1’s ground-effect regulatory era masked “a lot of the issues” with its cars.The Milton Keynes-based outfit failed to hold onto its constructors’ championship from 2023 as McLaren and Ferrari surpassed its points total across the seasonContinue Reading
Ford Raptor – the American manufacturer’s new contender for 2025 Dakar Rally
Ford, together with its long-time World Rally Championship partner M-Sport, has designed the new Raptor T1+ to take on the Dakar Rally.With a star-studded line-up including past winners Carlos Sainz Sr and Nani Roma, former Audi star Mattias Ekstrom and promising youngster Mitch Guthrie Jr, the American manufacturer is alreadyContinue Reading
What Espargaro learned about Marquez from his time at Honda
Pol Espargaro was surprised to see how Marc Marquez was able to tame an increasingly difficult Honda MotoGP bike during their team-mates in 2021-22.Having played a major role in building KTM’s MotoGP operation from scratch, Espargaro got the opportunity to race for the factory HRC team in 2021 alongside six-timeContinue Reading
Why Russell thinks his natural driving style suits the current F1 cars well
George Russell believes his “natural driving style has worked well” with the current generation of Formula 1 cars and is another reason behind his excellent qualifying record in 2024.Russell ended the previous campaign with a 24-6 qualifying split against his now former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and also finished oneContinue Reading
F1 Commentators: Sky Sports, Channel 4 and F1 TV commentary teams for 2025
The 2025 F1 season sees a record-equaling 24 race calendar, with the first race on 16 March in Australia. British F1 viewers can watch every race live on Sky Sports F1 or catch the highlights on Channel 4.This arrangement is the result of several years of evolution of F1 broadcastingContinue Reading
Gallery: How F1 tech evolved during the 2024 season
Red Bull Racing RB20 detailPhoto by: Giorgio Piola A close-up of the Red Bull RB20’s rear end, featuring a downward sloping surface at the tail end of the engine cover. It’s also apparent how the semi-detached tip section sits ahead of the upper flap line and reaches out over theContinue Reading
Autosport’s top 10 club racing drivers of 2024
Every year, dozens of drivers enjoy championship success across a wealth of different national racing categories.But some of these title winners stand out more than most. Whether it is because of the quality of the opposition they’ve had to defeat or because of their sheer number of wins across theContinue Reading
Honda needs to gain half a second over winter in MotoGP, reckons Marini
Honda must find another half a second during the winter break in order to be competitive in MotoGP next year, according to factory rider Luca Marini.The Japanese manufacturer endured another disastrous campaign in MotoGP this year with the troublesome RC213V, ending up at the bottom of the standings behind Yamaha.AContinue Reading
McLaren explains the development discipline behind its F1 world title
Avoiding the pitfalls of Formula 1’s ground-effect machinery helped McLaren cap a staggering 18-month development curve in 2024 with its first F1 constructors’ title for 26 years. McLaren started 2023 on the back foot, but promised a large upgrade that would revamp its first season under team principal Andrea Stella.Continue Reading