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'This is not F1 on two wheels' - Ezpeleta on investment and evolution in MotoGP

Autosport: Are you satisfied with the expansion process that MotoGP has set out? Carlos Ezpeleta: People tend to immediately think about the number of races when we talk about the global footprint, but the business is much broader than that. This year, we have 14 events in Europe and eight outside Europe. Next year, it will be nine and 13, and I think that figure will probably balance out at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/p2YZ3a4 via IFTTT
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Willmott and Thompson on the move in Autosport National Rankings

Mini Challenge Clubsport champion Oli Willmott and Pickups star Aaron Thompson have shot into the top five of the Autosport National Rankings.  The Clubsport series held its final round of the 2026 season – a very early finish – at Donington Park, and Willmott’s clean sweep of the three races put him onto 11 victories for the season. That means he has leapt 14 positions to second spot in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VFsjPGS via IFTTT

Buemi to leave Formula E after 12 seasons

Sebastien Buemi will retire from Formula E at the end of this weekend’s London E-Prix to take on an advisory role with DS Virgin Racing, it has been announced. The Swiss driver will bring the curtain down on a glittering stint in the all-electric championship after 12 seasons during which he scored 14 wins, 36 podiums, 17 pole positions and the 2015-16 drivers’ title. Speculation has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ps0TFvV via IFTTT

Why Cadillac has decided to act now and replace Lowdon with Budkowski

More than a week before the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, the Formula 1 world was abruptly awakened from its summer break. At 3pm UK time, Cadillac decided the time was right to make a shock announcement: Graeme Lowdon had been replaced as team principal with immediate effect by Marcin Budkowski. Two elements of that news are not particularly strange in themselves. For many in the paddock ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/djpxoIm via IFTTT

How driver talent still makes a big difference under F1 2026 rules

The complaints have been rumbling since before the start of the Formula 1 season. Periodically they intensify, especially at so-called ‘energy-starved’ circuits where the ratio of corners to straights, and the type of corners, mitigate against the new-generation cars being able to recharge their batteries through the lap. A tweak to the regulations implemented ahead of the Miami Grand Prix ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/z1e0fYq via IFTTT

MotoGP "absolutely want" to introduce F1-style budget cap

The explosion in popularity experienced by Formula 1 over the past five years has been described by some as a unique phenomenon in the history of sport. Labels aside, one of the factors that has turned F1 into such an attractive proposition for manufacturers is its profitability. And that cannot be explained without the introduction of the budget cap, which in 2021 put the brakes on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Ao2Si5D via IFTTT

FIA admits F1's ADUO system has "weaknesses" – but defends its measurements

Few topics in the Formula 1 paddock have generated as much political debate during the first half of the season as ADUO, the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities. The system was introduced as a safety net for a manufacturer that falls behind, partly in response to Honda's situation under the previous regulations, but in practice it has turned into a political battleground. Toto ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xR0rgPJ via IFTTT