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Plato departs troubled BTCC team

Plato Racing will continue in the British Touring Car Championship with a new name after the departure of team principal Jason Plato. Since the team’s stellar weekend at Knockhill last time out, which netted the first win for its Mercedes A35 Saloon in a full-points Sunday championship race, Plato Racing was placed into administration with losses of over £800,000. Following a statement ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/h7IPbaV via IFTTT
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Hadjar could miss F1 Dutch GP with Red Bull replacement plan already in place

Max Verstappen could have a different team-mate alongside him for his final home race on the Formula 1 calendar. Hadjar is dealing with a wrist injury sustained during a gym session ahead of the race weekend at Zandvoort and could be forced to miss the Dutch Grand Prix. Laurent Mekies' team has yet to make a formal decision and, at this stage, declined to comment when approached by Autosport ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6UJKk8E via IFTTT

FIA: F1's Macarena wings to stay, but Red Bull had to do "more work"

One of the most eye-catching innovations of the first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season has been the rotating rear wing, quickly dubbed the Macarena wing by Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur. Ferrari was the first to unveil the concept during winter testing and managed to surprise several rivals – including McLaren – with the innovative solution. At that point, Red Bull was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mdLXciB via IFTTT

DS Automobiles' outstanding track record in Formula E

At the recent London E-Prix, an important chapter in the history of Formula E came to a close with DS Automobiles’ final appearance. From DS Virgin Racing to DS Penske, via the triumphant years with DS Techeetah, the French manufacturer has left its mark on the championship’s evolution, going out on a high note with Taylor Barnard’s victory in the final race. It is difficult to separate ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QwqVnxp via IFTTT

Worm's Eye View is Polley's triple Formula Vee winning perspective at Silverstone

Back at a very different-looking Silverstone to that at which Jenny Nadin (later Birrell) won the first British Formula Vee race on 18 June 1967 - a fortnight before Formula Ford debuted at Brands Hatch - Dubliner Dan Polley moved two steps further towards the 750 Motor Club’s championship at its annual International circuit weekend. A consummate brace of victories in the fabled WEV (Worm’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Kzr1tbe via IFTTT

Dickens defeats the Bentleys after intriguing Silverstone Allcomers tale

The finale of the annual Bentley Drivers Club meeting last weekend was its Allcomers race and this featured the unusual spectacle of modern Bentley GTs, two Bentley T-type specials, a 750 Formula car and a Citroen Saxo (among others) going head-to-head. The winners in the end were Clubmans machinery, led by the Mallock Mk29 of Steven Dickens, over 30 seconds ahead of Steven Chaplin in a Phantom ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ClgdQLW via IFTTT

Why Honda's F1 project looks completely different from its Red Bull years

When Adrian Newey appeared at the FIA team principals' press conference during the Formula 1 season opener in Melbourne, the legendary designer attracted attention for several reasons. Newey spoke openly about Honda's battery problems, acknowledged that his role as team principal had distracted him from his design duties to some extent, and said – with some exaggeration – that Honda had ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8zDHZBE via IFTTT