23XI and FRM move to keep charters, want “immediate access” to NASCAR documents
As expected after last week’s lawsuit filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, seeking to keep their charters for the 2025 season while the lawsuit is ongoing. If their request is not granted, they will be forced to compete as “open” teams nextContinue Reading
Williams to “compromise” next season ahead of 2026 rules overhaul
Williams team principal James Vowles has warned that the 2025 Formula 1 season will prove tricky for the British outfit as it focuses on the new regulations for the following year.F1 cars will be overhauled from 2026 onwards, with smaller dimensions, reduced weight, simplified aerodynamics and toned-down downforce and drag.HavingContinue Reading
Alpine open to entering IMSA with LMDh car in the future
Alpine says it would be “logical” to compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship once the brand inches closer to entering the North American automotive market.The French manufacturer has revealed it is open to the idea of expanding its factory LMDh programme with the A424 beyond the World Endurance Championship inContinue Reading
Sauber last scored a year ago – how is Audi planning to arrest that poor form?
Sauber last scored Formula 1 championship points exactly a year and a day ago when, as Alfa Romeo, it bagged a double-points finish at the Qatar Grand Prix.Since then, its reversion to the Sauber brand name has not been particularly conducive to success; the team is the only remaining outfitContinue Reading
Will Britain’s halfway house return to top endurance racing open the door to WEC?
At the start of every season in recent times I’ve let out a sigh, one that involves the exhalation of more air each time. Each year my exasperation grows as I go into another new season knowing that I won’t be reporting on a major international endurance race in myContinue Reading
FIA makes two leadership appointments
The FIA has announced two senior leadership appointments as part of president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s efforts to transform the governing body.Spaniard Alberto Villarreal is to join as general manager, while Italian Alessandra Malhame will become the FIA’s new Senior HR Director.Villarreal, who will report directly to Ben Sulayem and theContinue Reading
Foster to graduate to IndyCar with RLL in 2025
British Indy NXT champion Louis Foster will graduate to IndyCar next season with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing after agreeing a multi-year deal beginning in 2025.The 21-year-old captured the 2024 Indy NXT championship with Andretti Global, winning eight of 14 races to defeat Jacob Abel.A run of 11 races without finishingContinue Reading
The die is cast as Hot Wheels partners with Formula 1
Formula 1 fans will be able to hold their favourite cars in the palm of their hands from next year as the series welcomed Hot Wheels as a new global partner.The 2025 contenders will be shrunk down to 1:64 scale as Hot Wheels adds another collection to their ever-growing garage.InContinue Reading
Silverstone aims to host WEC again after 2025 ELMS round
Silverstone has outlined an ambition to again host the World Endurance Championship after a return of the European Le Mans Series to the venue in 2025 was announced last week.Stuart Pringle, managing director of Silverstone, explained that there is an ongoing dialogue with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, co-organiser ofContinue Reading
Back in ’74 – How McLaren Conquered the Indy500 and F1 Titles in One Year
Back in 1974, McLaren performed a feat that very few teams have achieved in motorsport – winning both the Indy500 AND the F1 Championship in the same year, with the McLaren M16 and M23 cars respectively. But what made these cars so spectacular? What makes them so similar, yet soContinue Reading