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How Jeddah is attracting international fans and becoming a major motorsport hub

The E1 World Championship brought electric powerboat racing to the Red Sea waterfront, before Formula E returned to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit under floodlights. From racing on water to racing on asphalt, the city is demonstrating its capacity to host multiple top-tier events in quick succession. Saudi Arabia may have been a relatively late entrant to racing, but the Kingdom's ambition to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qfhPvsR via IFTTT
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Changes made to Super Formula race weekends in 2026

Super Formula has adjusted its format for the 2026 season, going back to uniform distances across double-header race weekends with fixed pit windows. The Japanese single-seater series took the unorthodox step of varying the lap count between Saturday and Sunday races last year, while also abolishing the pit window for Sunday contests except for the single-race events at Sugo and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nRKLbSo via IFTTT

MotoGP wants to introduce a minimum rider salary

MotoGP is in the final stages of implementing a protocol that will introduce a minimum salary of €500,000 a year for riders competing in the premier class, Autosport understands. This measure has been widely discussed in recent years, amid disparity in rider earnings. While leading stars such as Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo have secured base salaries exceeding €10million, other ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yCUBzPi via IFTTT

Why Melbourne will be more challenging for F1 – and what a plan B might look like

The moment Max Verstappen voiced his concerns about the new Formula 1 regulations, he immediately added: “On this circuit in Bahrain it's not too bad, but when we go to Melbourne, that's when you will really see how much we run out of energy on the straights.” The Red Bull driver has received backing from others in the paddock since then. Among them, Oliver Bearman and Oscar Piastri have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/c76A3tQ via IFTTT

Aprilia’s tech trick which came to light during MotoGP testing

Aprilia’s latest MotoGP trick on the RS-GP26 came to light following the final day of MotoGP testing in Buriram. A previously hidden duct drawing air from beneath the fairing has now been exposed. There is one opening on each side, channelling airflow through a new pathway. Until last year, the bike featured a Formula 1-inspired S-duct that collected air from the lower section of the fairing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/beIrJWM via IFTTT

Formula E aims to increase calendar for Gen4 with additional US round

Formula E is aiming to expand the calendar further for the arrival of Gen4 cars in the 2026-27 season, which is set to feature 18 to 19 races. The ongoing 2025-26 campaign already features a record 17 races across 11 venues with the addition of Madrid and Sanya, although Jakarta has been dropped. While the final 2025-26 calendar wasn’t announced until October last year, Formula E is ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qeR8DMb via IFTTT

How Ferrari's F1 2026 rear wing is reminiscent of 2011 Mercedes

If there was one team that really surprised the Formula 1 paddock with its imaginative designs during pre-season testing, it was Ferrari. In Bahrain, the Scuderia not only brought a new feature to the area behind the exhaust, designed to make the most of the volume allowed by the new-for-2026 regulations, but also a rear wing with an innovative opening mechanism as it flips 180 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AQpcBSn via IFTTT