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The set-up error behind Quartararo’s British GP penalty

Fabio Quartararo lost the points he had originally scored at last weekend's MotoGP British Grand Prix, plummeting to 16th place with a 16-second penalty. This penalty is usually imposed when a rider has not completed enough laps with tyre pressure above the level specified by Michelin for safety reasons, but that was not the case on Sunday. The Yamaha rider was penalised because the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NldczLP via IFTTT
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The life and racing lessons McNish learned from Senna and Audi

For long-time Audi stalwart and Le Mans winner Allan McNish, becoming Audi's first racing director in Formula 1 feels like the natural progression of his storied career on both sides of the pitwall. After climbing the UK single-seater ladder in the late '80s and early '90s, McNish's road to the top took a number of strange turns, with a McLaren F1 test role that ultimately didn't lead to an F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UeoDCJR via IFTTT

How Buemi and Di Grassi defined Formula E’s Gen1 era

After this weekend’s season-ending London E-Prix, the last two active drivers who competed in Formula E’s inaugural race in 2014 will bow out of the all-electric championship. Sebastien Buemi will now focus on his WEC programme with Toyota, while Lucas Di Grassi is retiring from racing altogether. Combined, they have taken 21 pole positions (including 17 for record co-holder Buemi) and a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nSkgGbE via IFTTT

'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

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