Alex Rins has stressed that his lack of competitiveness at struggling Yamaha has nothing to do with the limp with which he has been walking since his freak accident at Mugello over a year ago.Both Rins and Fabio Quartararo have voiced their disappointment with the lack of grip on the M1 increasingly loudly of late. They have cited multiple problems with the bike, which is the most sensitive on the ... Keep reading
Alliance Racing is planning to replace its Ford Focus STs and bring a fresh manufacturer to the British Touring Car Championship in 2026.The squad, which under the NAPA Racing UK banner clinched its third successive BTCC teams title at Brands Hatch last weekend, introduced the fourth-generation ST during its former incarnation as Motorbase Performance in 2020.An intensive winter of development ... Keep reading
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 finishing lower than second to end the season coincided withsnatching seven poles ... Keep reading
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 in the future, having just clinched its first podium at Fuji last month.The WEC and ... Keep reading
Franco Colapinto has surprised the outside world with his impressive Formula 1 performances for Williams since an unexpected Monza debut. But himself? Not so much.Colapinto was dropped into the Williams to replace the struggling Logan Sargeant from September's Italian Grand Prix onwards. At the time questions were raised over whether or not the Argentinian F2 prospect was ready, and whether team ... Keep reading
IndyCar'sannouncement earlier this week ofinaugural Grand Prix of Arlington set for 2026 has brought a high level of widespread anticipation, with the street circuit layout also getting everyones attention.A collaborative effort between Penske Entertainment, the Dallas Cowboys, and REV Entertainment, the official events partner of the Texas Rangers, the IndyCar Series will return to the ... Keep reading
1. Visa Cash App RB F1 Team - Undergraduate Internship Programme 2025-2026 - Milton KeynesThe Visa Cash App RB F1 Team has the opportunity to join its Undergraduate Internship Programme 2025-2026.This 13-month programme will see you join its Aerodynamics and Vehicle Performance departments in the UK and will include Aerodynamic Development, CFD Methodology, Data Science, Strategy, Simulation & ... Keep reading
Ducati has decided to halt development of its 2024 MotoGP bike as the title battle between Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia enters the final phase.With four events to go in the championship and 10 points separating Martin and Bagnaia in the standings, Ducati has halted the development of the GP24 so that the pair can fight for the title with the machinery they already know.Bagnaia took his ... Keep reading
One of the biggest unknowns about the 2024 Formula 1 season is how Red Bull went from crushing the opposition up to the Chinese GP to being on the backfoot since Miami.Max Verstappens victory in Shanghai, his fourth out of five races at the start of this season, came with nearly identical 13-second margins at the front in that weekends sprint and main grand prix. The world champion had been ... Keep reading
Ford star Matthew Payne and Triple Eight veteran Jamie Whincupled the times in the opening day's practice sessions for Sunday's Bathurst 1000.But the talking point of the day was that Whincup's teammate, points leader Will Brown, is looking at a tough weekend after co-driver Scott Pye smashed their Chevrolet Camaro at The Cutting late in the afternoon session.Young bloke, cold tyres... ... Keep reading
Scottish Legends ace Stewart Black sealed his latest title success with two more wins last weekend, thereby extending his lead in the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings.Black, Piers Grange and Dan Brown have enjoyed a close battle at the top of the leaderboard all year but the former has now taken his 2024 tally to 17 victories and has therefore pulled two clear of Grange as the ... Keep reading
Williams team boss James Vowles recently stated his duo of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz will be "the best driver line-up on the grid" in 2025, kickstarting an interesting discussion as several teams could realistically make that claim.So, which team really has the best line-up next year? Our writers have their say.Jake Boxall-Legge - McLaren's duo takes it on current formRoute-one pick? Perhaps ... Keep readi
Prior to Oliver Bearman, the last time a driver raced with two different teams in one year was when George Russell replaced Lewis Hamilton who was suffering from COVID-19 at the Sakhir GP after being drafted from his Williams seat.Bearman has climbed behind the wheels of both the Ferrari and the Haas during the 2024 season as part of his reserve driver role. The then-18-year-old made his ... Keep reading
Michael Andretti's decision to step down from running his race team on a day-to-day basis will have no immediate bearing on its bid to join the Formula 1 grid.Autosport has learned that Andretti's Silverstone factory continues to recruit staff in a bid to have a full 2026 chassis ready before the New Year.Former F1 and IndyCar driver Andretti has built one of the most successful motorsport teams ... Keep reading
Matt Payne took provisional pole position for the Bathurst 1000 after a qualifying session of fine margins at Mount Panorama.Payne and his Grove Racing Ford streaked around the 6.213km circuit in a time of 2m05.6452s to edge out fellow Mustang pilot Cameron Waters by a scant 0.0060s.It just seemed to hook up really nicely and it just seemed to turn really well at 'The Grate', he explained ... Keep reading
Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has conceded Red Bull couldn't have been expected to keep all of its key members together amid a string of high-profile departures in recent weeks.Off the back of designer Adrian Newey announcing his exit in May - and since signing for Aston Martin - Red Bull will also see sporting director Jonathan Wheatley leave for Sauber-Audi and head of strategy Will ... Keep reading
Supercars has revealed a new season format from next year with a Finals rounding out the campaign to decide the 2025 champion.The Australian series will switch to a three-stage split season, with the opening eight rounds counting for a Sprint Cup and the two endurance races determining an Enduro Cup champion, before the Finals format kicks in.There will also be a point resets, with all 10 drivers ... Keep reading
Australia will make its debut hosting the historic Race of Champions in 2025 as the motorsport event will head to Sydneys Accor Stadium.Accor Stadium is mostly known for holding the 2000 Summer Olympic Games and it will host the Race of Champions on the 7-8 March - just a week before Melbourne opens the 2025 Formula 1 season.Drivers will battle on a purpose-built asphalt track, after two years ... Keep reading
The sight of Deagen Fairclough standing on the top step of a British Formula 4 podium clutching a trophy has been one of the defining images of this season. After all, its one that has been seen 14 times during an unprecedented campaign of domination during which he has broken multiple records.Even with the title already wrapped up, it was a sign of Faircloughs character that he still ... Keep reading
To make a winning start with a brand-new car and team-mate partnership, everything must go right. But Jorg Muller didnt especially fancy his chances heading into the 1999 Sebring 12 Hours in the Williams-designed BMW V12 LMR after testing at Homestead was blighted by gearbox problems. The diff always blew apart! he says.Liberal application of lock wire from his Schnitzer mechanics meant ... Keep reading
Surely nobody is naive enough to believe that sport and politics are not interlinked, especially when it comes to motorsport. Multiple categories now benefit from races or championships that are paid for by governments or regimes.It could be argued that Formula 1 has always been inextricably linked to politics, by virtue of its association with promoters or brands as it blends sport, entertainment ... Keep reading
Toyotas announcement of a technical partnership with Haas has inevitably triggered the idea that it could mark the first step in an official return to Formula 1.Since the Japanese manufacturer's decision to quit grand prix racing at the end of 2009, amid the fallout of the global financial crisis and its failure to win on track, the world and series are in a very different place where competing ... Keep reading
The WRC2 title fight could be set for another twist following confirmation that a previously rejected protest from Oliver Solberg will be reheard by Rally Chile stewards.A petition led by FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley has resulted in the case regarding a notional time being awarded to Solberg's title rival and Rally Chile WRC2 winner Yohan Rossel to be reviewed.Solberg lodged a protest ... Keep reading
Haass new alliance with Toyota is a seismic moment in the short history of Formula 1s youngest team.The American squad joined the grid back in 2016 with a new and to some, controversial model in allying closely with Ferrari for its technical development. Now, it has a new partner in the giant automotive manufacturer.The primary aim is for Haas to speed up per its team ... Keep reading
Red Bull has revealed how Formula 1s financial realities played their part in it losing key staff members like Jonathan Wheatley and Will Courtenay this year.The Milton Keynes-based squad is undergoing a period of organisational restructuring, with a number of its senior figures having accepted jobs elsewhere and set to move on.Its chief technical officer Adrian Newey is departing for Aston ... Keep reading
