New backer to support two-car BMW team
British Touring Car Championship powerhouse West Surrey Racing has secured backing for a two-car team of BMWs from LKQ Euro Car Parts for 2025.The switch of allegiance for LKQ comes after its partnership with the Honda team of One Motorsport in 2023, which then transferred to title sponsorship of twoContinue Reading
Why McLaren thinks it can overcome its 2025 wind tunnel deficit
McLaren believes that the reduction in wind tunnel time that it faces as a result of winning the Formula 1 constructors’ championship will not be as big a handicap as some think.The Woking-based outfit’s triumph in last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix helped to secure its first teams’ title sinceContinue Reading
Friday favourite: The Supercars legend who helped a former F1 hopeful conquer Bathurst
Alex Premat hasn’t been short of rapid team-mates during a career that has sampled multiple disciplines across the world.The 2004 Macau Grand Prix winner went up against Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton in GP2, finishing inside the top four both seasons, and alongside Audi colleague Mike Rockefeller saw off theContinue Reading
FIA governance restructure given the green light
Changes to the FIA statutes have been granted at the General Assembly in Rwanda, affecting the roles of the ethics and audit committees at motorsport’s governing body.Under new plans, the responsibilities of the compliance officer would mean that power would be handed over to the FIA president and the presidentContinue Reading
Acosta “worries” about KTM’s financial situation ahead of MotoGP factory move
MotoGP star rookie Pedro Acosta is ‘worried’ about the prospects the KTM team faces in 2025 amid the huge financial troubles the Austrian manufacturer is undergoing, according to the rider’s manager.Earlier this month, it was revealed that KTM is facing a debt of around 3 billion euro after having announcedContinue Reading
Rwanda launches official bid for F1 race at Wurz-designed track
Rwanda has formally announced its bid to hold a Formula 1 race at a new track close to the planned Bugesera airport near Kigali.The spectacular circuit, which will make full use of the hilly terrain where it is to be constructed, is being designed by former F1 driver Alexander Wurz.AutosportContinue Reading
The 2025 design ideas behind RB’s last update of 2024
RB introduced a new nose and front wing assembly at the last Formula 1 race of the season in Abu Dhabi last weekend.But while the team did briefly use the latest design during practice on Friday, the team quickly reverted to its regular specification for the rest of the weekend.TheContinue Reading
Mir explains why Zarco was faster on a satellite Honda in MotoGP 2024
Factory Honda rider Joan Mir says he understands why Johann Zarco was able to comprehensively outperform him in MotoGP in 2024 despite being on satellite machinery.While Mir endured arguably his worst season in the premier class on the uncompetitive and unreliable RC213V, Zarco was able to achieve some shock results on the same bikeContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: The pointlessness of Verstappen’s flying visit to Rwanda
Perhaps in one way the punishment serves the ridiculous nature of the crime. The inconvenience of an eight-and-a-half-hour flight each way to Rwanda to “undertake some work” with the Rwanda Automobile Club as retribution for swearing during a press conference.Coming at the end of the longest-ever season in Formula 1’sContinue Reading
Bearman “sad” that engine trouble hindered times in Super Formula cameo
Haas Formula 1 signing Oliver Bearman says he’s “sad” he didn’t get the chance to push for a better result in Super Formula’s post-season Suzuka test due to engine trouble.Bearman was the star attraction of the third and final day of the three-day test on Friday, reserved for rookies, asContinue Reading