Alonso: Abu Dhabi repaid Stella for our 2010 F1 title miss
Fernando Alonso says McLaren’s Formula 1 title in Abu Dhabi has repaid team boss Andrea Stella for Ferrari’s title loss in 2010.Stella was Alonso’s race engineer at Ferrari when the Spaniard went into the 2010 season finale with an eight-point lead on Red Bull’s Mark Webber and an 15-point leadContinue Reading
Ben Sulayem finds ally in swearing clampdown in Mercedes boss Wolff
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s push to drive swearing out of Formula 1 has received unlikely support from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.While Wolff does not see eye-to-eye with Ben Sulayem on every topic in F1, he thinks the efforts to clean up the image of drivers is something worth fightingContinue Reading
Oliveira reveals Indonesia injury caused by short circuit on Aprilia MotoGP bike
Miguel Oliveira has revealed that a short circuit caused him to lose control of his Aprilia MotoGP bike and break his wrist in practice at Mandalika.Trackhouse rider Oliveira was taking part in FP1 at the Indonesian GP, a race he had won in 2022 with KTM, when he was thrownContinue Reading
Morbidelli: 2024 a “great year” despite lack of results on Ducati GP24
Franco Morbidelli has described 2024 as a “great year” for him despite failing to score a grand prix podium on what was widely regarded as the best bike on the grid.After two torrid seasons at Yamaha’s factory team, Morbidelli moved to Pramac this year alongside Jorge Martin, earning the opportunityContinue Reading
Albon: F1 2024 a “missed opportunity” for Williams
Alex Albon says the 2024 Formula 1 season feels like a “missed opportunity” for Williams as it dropped to ninth in the standings.Williams started the season on the back foot with an overweight FW46 and while a lot of effort went into taking the weight out again, that also impacted itsContinue Reading
How 2024 brought out a new passion in a Porsche expert
I started my 2024 season with the Bathurst 12 Hour. That came off the back of winning all three races in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia there last year, and we won our class. An endurance race is always tricky, so it was great to do it with an awesomeContinue Reading
Rally legend Mouton receives FIA Lifetime Achievement Award
Rally legend Michele Mouton picked up the FIA Lifetime Achievement Award at the world motorsport governing body’s prize-giving in Rwanda.Mouton has enjoyed a 50-year career in motorsport acting as a trailblazer for women drivers while playing a vital role in improving safety.Mouton is most famous for her exploits competing inContinue Reading
O’Sullivan considers Japan an option to continue racing career after F2 exit
Williams Formula 1 junior Zak O’Sullivan says he is considering Super Formula as an alternative for 2025 after losing his seat in Formula 2 midway through this year.O’Sullivan was a surprise late addition to the entry for this week’s post-season test at Suzuka, joining Kondo Racing for the final dayContinue Reading
Liberty Media’s $4bn MotoGP deal facing EU probe
The European Union looks set to probe Liberty Media’s purchase of the MotoGP world championship, according to a report by Bloomberg.Liberty, which also owns Formula 1, announced in April that it planned to acquire an 86% stake of Dorna Sports, the company which has owned MotoGP since 1992.In August, theContinue Reading
The remarkable tale of F1’s unlikeliest team ‘boss’
It was one of the more bewildering sights of the 2014 Formula 1 season, as Finbarr O’Connell took his place in the FIA team principals’ press conference at the Abu Dhabi GP. O’Connell was working for insolvency firm Smith & Williamson, who in turn had taken on the administration ofContinue Reading