New Williams boss Vowles has readily acknowledged the team must overcome years of underinvestment, which has previously led it to recruit the well-funded Nicholas Latifi, Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin. Given F1s popularity surge in the United States, some have labelled the signing of Sargeant the first full-time American race driver in the series since Alexander Rossis four-race ... Keep reading
Pramac Ducatis Martin ran wide at Turn 2 on the opening lap and tried to recover ground into Turn 3 when he lost the front-end and wiped out Marquez. Marquez was taken to the medical centre for checks on his knee after he got stuck between both stricken Ducatis and hit the wall, but was cleared of any serious injury. Though conceding he is angry at the missed opportunity brought ... Keep reading
Ilott struck the Turn 1 wall on lap 6 of the race, and had to limp around a whole lap, to get his punctured right-front tyre replaced. That put him a lap down, so when the full-course caution came out for Scott Dixon being in a tyre wall on lap 20, his team delayed his first scheduled stop to allow him to get his lap back on the pack that was cruising behind the safety car. However, a delay in ... Keep reading
Austin, which last hosted the WEC in 2020, looks to be favourite to take the all-important North American slot on the schedule in place of Sebring. Interlagos, which was on the calendar in 2012-14, appears set to effectively replace Portimao when the series calendar goes back to its traditional eight races. WEC boss Frederic Lequien refused to confirm any new or returning races for next year ... Keep reading
That possibility is one of the more intriguing stories to have emerged during the April break, and while it may sound a little far-fetched, history has shown that anything can happen in F1, especially when it comes to juggling team identities and power unit suppliers. The 2026 season will see a reshuffle of engine partners with Sauber leaving Ferrari to become the works Audi outfit, and Red ... Keep reading
Until now the shootout format has been used on a largely experimental basis, but for this season it will feature at five of the 10 rounds; the first two events at Donington Park and Brands Hatch, along with Oulton Park, Knockhill and Silverstone. Hill won qualifying bragging rights in 2022 for claiming the Goodyear Wingfoot title based on qualifying points in his first season at the wheel of a ... Keep reading
Audi didnt have to look very far when it came to finding a race team for its debut at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1999. Joest Racing would have been top of anyones list after back-to-back victories in the French enduro in 1996 and 97. But how it came to be in that position one that has resulted in 11 Le Mans wins with the German manufacturer is a complex story of chance and ... Keep reading
Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul read a prepared statement to the media in Croatia on Wednesday to explain what happened in the incident in which Breen died last Thursday during a pre-event test on Croatian roads. Co-driver James Fulton was unharmed in the incident. Abiteboul confirmed that the accident occurred at a relatively low speed and that the car had collided with a wooden fence ... Keep reading
The FWA, which has been established by Franks daughter and former deputy team principal Claire, is aiming to raise 1.5 million to kickstart its work over three initial years. This will be aimed at improving the lives of people who have suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury and the organisation is being created in conjunction with the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA). The SIA ... Keep reading
These days, team owner Michael Andretti is far more comfortable sitting in front of the media than he ever was as a driver, but still, its not his favourite activity. So it was a pleasant surprise to see him twice visit the Long Beach media centre last weekend. But he had good reason: at this venue where he scored his first Indy car win (1986) and his 42nd and final win (2002), he saw three of ... Keep reading
What makes it unique is that it is being promoted by Liberty Media and F1 and not by a local third party. The city and the casinos that own the land are partners, but the commercial rights holder is taking the big risks and stands to win or lose depending on how the weekend pans out. F1's role as a promoter is a fascinating development for the series and one that established race organisers ... Keep reading
Under WRC regulations teams can register three crews to be eligible to score constructer points, with only the highest-finishing two crews scoring points. However, following the tragic death of Hyundai driver Craig Breen in testing crash last week leading up to the event, Hyundai will only field two cars this weekend, after deciding to contest the event following careful discussions with ... Keep reading
The South Korean marque announced earlier this week that it would honour Breen, who died in Rally Croatia testing crash last Thursday, by running a special colour scheme on its entries for the fourth round of the WRC. After careful consideration, which included discussions with Breen's family, surviving co-driver James Fulton, and Hyundai Motorsports crews and team members, the team decided ... Keep reading
After persisting with its troubled 2022 concept, Mercedes found out even before the season started that it had likely made the wrong decision and instead devoted its development resources towards a changed floor and sidepod concept, which is being readied for next month's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. It remains committed to that course change, even if Hamilton and George Russell ... Keep reading
Team boss Jim Glickenhaus has revealed that the chances of the Mercedes factory driver, winner of the DTM in 2021, racing one of his two Pipo-engined 007 Le Mans Hypercars entered for the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 10-11 June are receding. I dont see it happening, although there are still discussions, he told Autosport. Its a shame that its ... Keep reading
Lawson has switched to Japans top single-seater series for his 2023 campaign after two seasons in F2, causing a sensation by winning on his debut for Team Mugen at Fuji Speedway earlier this month. The New Zealander came to Super Formula having already amassed the 40 points necessary for a superlicence through his exploits in F2, DTM and other junior single-seater series like Formula 3 and ... Keep reading
The Italian manufacturer has revealed an intent to make an additional Le Mans entry in the Hypercar class, for the car that Iron Lynx run in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in North America alongside the LMDh fielded in the full WEC season. Lamborghini motorsport boss Giorgio Sanna confirmed the plan for a two-car assault on Le Mans at last weekends Portimao WEC round when asked about how ... Keep reading
Ingram claimed the BTCC title for the first time in the final race last year at the wheel of his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N and, after the cars arrived in parc ferme, outgoing champion Ash Sutton peeled the #1 sticker off the window of his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST and stuck it onto Ingrams car. Ingram has always raced with the #80 his only previous outright crowns ... Keep reading
It's all change for 2023 with a very different feel to the British Touring Car Championship support series line-up. After over a decade with two series on the bill, Ginetta has departed.Instead, the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB Cayman series joins the support package on a full-time basis. Plus there are plenty of intriguing guest categories also due to appear. But, even among the ... Keep reading
Several years ago, McLaren operated a three-person technical structure with Tim Goss, Matt Morris and Peter Prodromou working alongside each other. Goss and Morris later left the team, and in 2019 James Key joined as technical director with overall responsibility for the car. The latest structure has derived from a review commissioned by CEO Zak Brown and conducted by Stella over the latest ... Keep reading
Fernando Alonso has starred to take a hat-trick of podiums even if sometimes theyre belated while Lance Stroll has raced well despite carrying an injury. Its been a remarkable turnaround since the green teams travails only 12 months ago, and its a story into which Alex Kalinauckas delves. Team chief Mike Krack is particularly interesting and who knows? perhaps Aston ... Keep reading
The reigning world champion won last years visit to Croatia after coming through a thrilling final stage showdown with then Hyundai driver Ott Tanak. While the route is largely unchanged from last year, Rovanpera believes the roads are rougher and will feature more cuts with more sharp edges on the sections of differing tarmac compared to 12 months ago. Significant rain in the lead up to ... Keep reading
We look like a bunch of wankers. Its fair to say that a star was born when Guenther Steiner uttered words to that effect on an early season of Drive to Survive. Just as much as the Netflix documentary has propelled Formula 1 into the limelight and helped it amass a new following, so too it has done the same for the Haas F1 team principal. T-shirts emblazoned with his face and ... Keep reading
Rossomondo has been brought in to replace Manel Arroyo as chief commercial officer at Dorna, having previously served as vice president of global sponsorship and media for the National Basketball Association in North America. He was present at the Americas Grand Prix last week for the first time, with Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta describing his arrival to the series as "a new era in ... Keep reading
The rally world has been shocked by the death of Hyundai driver Breen, who died in a testing crash last week in preparation for the asphalt event. The fourth round of the world championship has continued albeit in a subdued and sombre manner with all drivers and teams paying tribute to the 33-year-old Irishman. After careful consideration, which included discussions with Breen's family ... Keep reading