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Finally, it’s out: Andrea Kimi Antonelli will race for Mercedes as Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton’s replacement in the 2025 Formula 1 season.In signing with the Silver Arrows squad, Antonelli breaks a long tradition, which stretches back 70 years to 1954 and the season Karl Kling made his world championship F1 debut for Mercedes alongside the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio and co.Their career ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BkYhizZ via IFTTT

Mercedes has finally confirmed that Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be Lewis Hamilton’s replacement in Formula 1 next year.The young Italian had been widely tipped for the seat alongside George Russell for several months, despite the German manufacturer’s flirting with Max Verstappen.And while Antonelli has faced perhaps more struggles in Formula 2 this season than anticipated, Mercedes is clear ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4crTx0u via IFTTT

George Russell has backed a Formula 1 proposal to host a sprint race for rookie drivers after the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tyre test, but Max Verstappen is unconvinced.The F1 Commission will discuss the idea at the end of September of giving rookie drivers – those that have not competed in more than two GPs – a dedicated televised race after the tyre test that has come to close each ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nKN6Xxj via IFTTT

Mercedes will again test the floor upgrade it has struggled to get working since Spa back-to-back with an older version in opening practice for Formula 1’s 2024 Italian Grand Prix.The Silver Arrows unleashed its latest floor development on the eve of this season’s summer break at the Belgian race, but did not race with it at Spa after encountering confusing results regarding drag levels ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9MXyLzP via IFTTT

Walter P. Chrysler's great-grandson, in an open letter to Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, proposes a "graceful and profitable exit" for the Chrysler and Dodge brands. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/PtlaqAo via IFTTT

Ever since Wales Rally GB dropped off the World Rally Championship calendar in 2020, the UK rally scene has been bereft of a global event. But the wait is finally over as this weekend marks the return of international-level rallying in Britain with the European Rally Championship hosting its penultimate round of the season in Wales.While the rally-mad nation’s famous gravel forest WRC stages ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nJKOqPY via IFTTT

Reigning Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki will join Dick Johnson Racing in 2025, taking the place of Team 18-bound Anton de Pasquale.At nearly the same time the announcement was made, there was also confirmation that rising star Cooper Murray will step up to join Erebus Motorsport to replace Kostecki.“I am excited to join the Shell V-Power Racing Team, a team with such a rich history of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/E30TPZr via IFTTT

Super GT has moved this weekend’s Suzuka race to December due to an incoming typhoon in Japan.Originally supposed to be the fifth round on 31 August - 1 September, the Suzuka 350km will now serve as the season finale on 7-8 December, organiser GTA announced on Wednesday.The change to the schedule has been made in response to a massive storm - named Typhoon 10 - that is expected to hit the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mVk1p9O via IFTTT

Franco Colapinto is set to make his Formula 1 debut this weekend in the Italian Grand Prix, having replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams for the rest of the season.The 21-year-old has been a Williams Academy driver since his second F3 campaign in 2023 and follows in the footsteps of countrymen Juan Manuel Fangio, Carlos Reutemann and Gaston Mazzacane, the most recent Argentinian to feature on the F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3ilQTjB via IFTTT

Formula 1 is evaluating the idea of a rookie sprint race to be held after the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tyre test.As part of a discussion that began at the most recent F1 Commission meeting, series bosses and team principals have been pondering how best to offer further track opportunities to young drivers.With testing of current cars so restricted, it is felt by senior figures that rookie drivers ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tfsS6aA via IFTTT

McLaren's Andrea Stella is a diplomatic man who is rightly earning the plaudits for overseeing the team's substantial improvement over the past 20 months.A steady hand on the tiller, Stella is a key factor behind McLaren's transformation and until now, has comfortably rowed down the middle in terms of siding with his drivers, maintaining an impressive degree of harmony and diplomacy.But as the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/k1yjolf via IFTTT

The 2025 Supercars Silly Season took a turn on Tuesday with the news that Mark Winterbottom will split with Team18 at the end of the season, and his seat will be filled by Anton De Pasquale.Winterbottom, the 2015 Supercars champion, confirmed on social media that the Chevrolet team, owned by businessman Charlie Schwerkolt, has signed another driver for next season.“To my supporters, the last 24 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5HWi6St via IFTTT

Martins Sesks will rejoin the World Rally Championship’s top tier after securing a deal to contest Rally Chile next month. The 24-year-old Latvian made his Rally1 debut earlier this year courtesy of a two-round programme funded by the WRC Promoter and his personal sponsors to compete in Poland (June) and Latvia (July).Sesks and co-driver Renars Francis turned heads in those two gravel rallies ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/w9K4m7o via IFTTT

Tesla's CEO sold the home, which is down the street from where Lee Iacocca used to live, in 2020 when he was getting rid of some possessions. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/WsmDY5V via IFTTT

Mick Schumacher and Liam Lawson have emerged as leading contenders for Williams if the Grove-based squad elects to make a driver change from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.Williams team boss James Vowles is understood to be evaluating his options in the wake of another big accident for Logan Sargeant at Zandvoort last weekend.Sargeant, who is being dropped by the team at the end of this year ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ma1f0JR via IFTTT

Lando Norris’s decision to go for the extra fastest lap point on the final lap of Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix was made alone – with McLaren unaware of his plan.The young British driver was in dominant form in Sunday’s race at Zandvoort after recovering from a poor start.He surged past early leader Max Verstappen and pulled comfortably clear to secure the biggest winning margin seen in F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AxKcbaX via IFTTT

Santino Ferrucci’s stout qualifying run to capture his maiden IndyCar Series pole for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland was another milestone delivered from the consistent effort in bringing AJ Foyt Racing back from the depths of racing hell.When Ferrucci joined AJ Foyt Racing at the start of 2023, the organisation was fresh off of its lowest point after two full-time entries finished 24th and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xutM89j via IFTTT

Daytona delivered on the drama Saturday night when Harrison Burton surged ahead in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford to out-duel Kyle Busch and win his way into the 2024 playoffs.Parker Retzlaff shoved Burton ahead of Busch on the final, a fellow Chevrolet driver. Burton then blocked aggressively, crossing the finish line and finally becoming a winner in the NASCAR Cup Series after 98 career ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nwRGvUO via IFTTT

A federal judge upheld a $350,000 punitive damages award against a Michigan dealership in a spot delivery and wrongful repossession case. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/IYlp8bt via IFTTT

Christian Horner has launched a staunch defence of Red Bull's decision to retain Sergio Perez for the remainder of the 2024 Formula 1 season – insisting the team has "the two best drivers" for the current car.With team-mate Max Verstappen leading the drivers' championship and despite Horner admitting Perez has been in a "spiral" amid recent struggles, the team stuck by the Mexican and threw its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rdKCGf4 via IFTTT

Formula E has released a statement on presenter Jermaine Jenas after the BBC dismissed him for sending messages to two colleagues.The former professional footballer was the anchor for Formula E's coverage on TNT sport last season, replacing long-term host Vernon Kay for the championship's 10th season and completing his duties alongside roles for the BBC and other radio broadcasters.But Jenas was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VcPLGIU via IFTTT

Alpine’s announcement that it will promote Jack Doohan to a Formula 1 race seat in 2025 leaves just three cockpits available on next year’s grid.But in reality there are not that many options available for drivers still trying to secure their futures, because in all likelihood there is just one vacancy left completely open.While Mercedes, RB and Sauber/Audi have yet to officially confirm ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/F94bCvW via IFTTT

Formula 1 teams are discussing plans to prevent an all-out testing war in 2025 by limiting running of recent ground effect cars, Autosport has learned.With the F1 grid getting more and more competitive, and nailing mechanical set-ups proving to be the key to maximising performance on race weekends, teams have quickly realised the benefits that can be had from running recent cars.Under F1’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/q2X8jkd via IFTTT

Alpine has finally confirmed that Jack Doohan will race for its Formula 1 team in 2025, as predicted by Autosport. The French manufacturer has been evaluating options for a replacement for the Haas-bound Esteban Ocon for several months.With its efforts to lure Carlos Sainz on board having failed, it has elected to hand its young driver Doohan the opportunity. The Australian will be team-mate to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iSLHDUv via IFTTT

Supercars racer James Courtney has revealed he did not mean to announce his impending retirement from motor racing in the manner that he did.The 2010 Supercars champion was appearing on a local Gold Coast news bulletin to talk about his upcoming career in real estate when he revealed his intention to step aside from racing at the end of next season.It looked like a plug for the agency he was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/p1czGgY via IFTTT

Bespoke sneakers from designer Dominic Ciambrone borrow patterns, materials and colors from the Cadillac Lyriq, Celestiq, Optiq and Escalade IQ. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Yb9LBSq via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes race engineer Pete Bonnington has been promoted to head of race engineering and will stay with the Formula 1 team in 2025.Bonnington will dovetail his new role with his existing race engineering duties for Hamilton until the end of the season.A Mercedes spokesperson has confirmed the 49-year-old will stay with the team in 2025 as Hamilton departs to Ferrari, becoming the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/d6H5Xbr via IFTTT

Anyone getting a sense of deja vu? Does the governing body launching a consultation on clumsy proposals without a proper explanation of the reasoning behind them sound familiar?But, no, I’m not talking about the controversial changes to track-limits rules launched at the start of last year. Instead, I’m referring to the suggested alterations to the regulations surrounding race series.These ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ECq0wmn via IFTTT

When the Toro Rosso team renamed itself to AlphaTauri, it pledged to become a "sister team" to Formula 1's championship-winning Red Bull team - and this path has progressed with its RB rebrand.RB has always used transferrable components developed by the lead Red Bull team, but took on the rear suspension package part-way through 2023 in an effort to transform a dismal start to the season. This ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/N50dawI via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia is on a roll in the 2024 MotoGP season. Despite making some mistakes in the sprint races this year, the two-time champion has been a class apart on Sundays, where most of the points are awarded.His victory in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix was his seventh of 2024, putting him well clear of title rival Jorge Martin's tally of two from the opening 11 rounds. It also means the Italian ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Gx8egX5 via IFTTT

McLaren is set to "cash in" on its Formula 1 aerodynamic testing over the first part of the season, after bringing relatively few upgrades in the opening 14 races.The aerodynamic testing regulations (ATR) in contemporary F1 restricts how much wind tunnel time and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) resources can be used, with each team receiving limits. These are allocated depending on their ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hbVu2fd via IFTTT

The Ford Probe I, the first of several Italian-made concepts that eventually led to the production car in 1988, caught fire while being towed back to Southern California. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/NYLBUu9 via IFTTT

Europe's top-selling Chinese brand, SAIC's MG Motor, won't be at the Paris auto show in October and neither will Great Wall. After skipping the 2022 event, BMW, Audi and VW will return to Paris as will Ford and Kia. French participants will include Renault, Citroen and Peugeot. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Cg3yGxm via IFTTT

Pedro Acosta felt like he was leaving KTM’s home MotoGP round at Spielberg with “pain in his chest” after unexpected problems left him trundling down in 13th place.Although the RC16’s form has been on a decline for some time, there was a glimmer of hope that the bike would go around well at the Red Bull Ring due to its strong track record.However, after failing to break into Q2, Tech3 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3juwCpi via IFTTT

Mercedes always had faith that its W15 Formula 1 car would be quick, and was actually surprised it could not deliver on its potential earlier in the campaign. The German manufacturer went into F1’s summer break with a tally of three wins from the last four races, with George Russell having triumphed in the Austrian Grand Prix, and Lewis Hamilton adding victories in Great Britain and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aPF7ctg via IFTTT

RB rolled back on its Barcelona floor after identifying it as the main reason its Spanish Grand Prix upgrades missed the mark, according to technical director Jody Egginton.A series of updates aimed at raising the level of the VCARB 01 to consolidate sixth in the constructors' championship ended up hurting the balance of RB's 2024 car, leading to a frustrating Barcelona weekend.Egginton detailed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kETwPZN via IFTTT

Josef Newgarden recovered from a spin to take victory in a chaotic IndyCar Series race on Saturday night at the 1.25-mile St Louis oval.The Team Penske driver's race narrowly avoided disaster on lap 196 when he was pressing team-mate Scott McLaughlin for the lead and spun at Turn 2, but avoided any lasting damage to rejoin in fourth place.As Newgarden cycled back to the front, the action sparked ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TIzJcKH via IFTTT

Cam Waters consolidated on a solid Saturday to win the 18th and final Sprint race of the 2024 Supercars season at Symmons Plains on Sunday.The Tickford Ford Mustang driver started second on the grid and took advantage of an error by team-mate Thomas Randle on the opening lap when Randle, who earlier in the day became the ninth polesitter of the 2024 season, made a small mistake at Turn 4 and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EMJtO3o via IFTTT

Valtteri Bottas is relaxed about his Formula 1 future. With not knowing yet if he will remain on the grid for 2025, and seeing seats at rival teams dry up, Bottas could be forgiven for feeling anxious. But as he points out when we chat at the British Grand Prix, "this isn't his first rodeo".The Finnish driver, who will turn 35 at the end of this month, currently sits at the bottom of the drivers' ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rozxGuH via IFTTT

Nick Percat has taken the win in the 17th race of the Supercars season at a chilly Symmons Plains Raceway.Good driving and strong strategy put Percat at the top in cold and windy conditions in the first Supercars round in late-winter in Tasmania.He had settled into third place in the early laps in his Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro, but stayed out a lap later than his main opposition and a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mQKH8aC via IFTTT

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F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali revealed the championship is in talks with Rwanda over plans to host a grand prix in the East African country.Domenicali told Autosport that Rwanda is “serious” about the project, especially as F1 does not currently hold a round in Africa despite grands prix in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.But a visit to the continent is now a key target as F1 aims to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wMLxXfK via IFTTT

The prototype's development was led by Honda Racing Corp. U.S., which handles Honda and Acura racing programs in North America. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/WUevm6O via IFTTT

The commercial rights holder of the World Rally Championship is investigating a potential sale of the business, according to a media report.WRC Promoter GmbH acquired the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship in 2013. Previously, the promotion was handled by North One Sports, but the 10-year (in force since 2010) contract with the FIA was cancelled before the 2012 season when North One ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OoET9ld via IFTTT

Mercedes says it still needs time to fully get on top of the tyre temperature issues that are influencing its performance in Formula 1.The German manufacturer has noted a trend this year where its W15 car shines in cooler conditions but, if temperatures go up, it struggles more compared to the opposition.The team suspects that this is a consequence of the car putting more heat into its rear tyres ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/365d9Oj via IFTTT

Under-fire NASCAR Cup race winner Austin Dillon insists that his spotter’s “wreck him” call before he collided with Denny Hamlin at Richmond on Sunday night “didn’t change” what then happened.Dillon qualified for the playoffs with his victory but is awaiting NASCAR’s penalty report from the weekend to see if it chooses to penalise him for wrecking both Hamlin and Joey Logano at the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/liu3YMe via IFTTT

The Mercedes Formula 1 team thinks that Lewis Hamilton has benefited more than team-mate George Russell from the gains made with the W15. The German manufacturer had a tough start to the season, with its 2024 F1 challenger proving to be inconsistent and having a narrow performance window. However, as the squad has unlocked the secrets of its potential, the car has moved towards the front of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/a6XkCzZ via IFTTT

Musk said the world should move toward sustainable energy and that battery-powered cars could be part of that future, without requiring people to give up the things they like to do. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/294PYJ6 via IFTTT

Porsche’s aspirations to return to Formula 1 are now “a closed chapter”, the marque’s motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach has revealed.Laudenbach’s assertion that Porsche has no plans for a comeback more than 30 years on from its last engagement as an engine supplier with Footwork in 1991 represent the marque’s first comments about an F1 entry since the full unveiling of the 2026 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FjdvVa1 via IFTTT

Formula 1's modern era is littered with examples of front-running teams paying a big price for sticking with two equal drivers.As recently as 2007, when McLaren fielded then-reigning world champion Fernando Alonso and rookie Lewis Hamilton, infighting saw both drivers miss out on the title by a single point as Kimi Raikkonen snatched the crown with Ferrari.Other notorious rivalries such as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EHulY7w via IFTTT

The Salzburgring is being considered as a hot candidate to make a comeback on the DTM calendar as early as 2025.The chief of the Austrian venue believes all the “homework” has been done and the circuit is ready to welcome the DTM for the first time since its only previous appearance in 1987.Read Also: DTMIs the future of DTM's street event at Norisring in danger? ADAC ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/otnVByk via IFTTT

Toyota has confirmed that Sebastien Ogier will be part of its World Rally Championship line-up for next month’s Acropolis Rally Greece.The eight-time world champion had been tipped to start the rough gravel rally from 5-8 September to assist Toyota’s push to retain its WRC constructors’ title.Toyota has now announced its line-up for the event, fielding three GR Yaris Rally1s, with part-time ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3rgtCdh via IFTTT

Red Bull put an end to weeks of speculation by backing Sergio Perez after the Belgian Grand Prix, confirming Max Verstappen's struggling team-mate will remain in his seat after the summer break.Perez has been struggling to perform in the RB20 since May, and while Verstappen has been able to limit the damage ever since rival teams caught up with Red Bull, Perez has been costing the Milton ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Qs6Zcv3 via IFTTT

Jake Hill continued a great day at Knockhill for BMW in the British Touring Car Championship with victory in the second race of the event.Hill, who has now taken the championship lead from Tom Ingram, was one of only two drivers in the top 10 allowed to start this race on the soft Goodyear tyre, and used it to good effect to pass the sister West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport of Colin ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4AZhb8k via IFTTT

Colin Turkington cruised to victory in the first British Touring Car Championship race of the day at Knockhill in a dominant performance.While the four-time champion and his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport took the chequered flag by over eight seconds, the championship fight hotted up once more thanks to a rare non-finish for series leader Tom Ingram.Poleman Turkington and the rest of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FTi6pbB via IFTTT

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola admits the manufacturer is “doing something wrong” in MotoGP after watching it slip away from Ducati in the pecking order in recent races.Aprilia has gone from regularly challenging MotoGP’s dominant marque to being only an occasional top-five scorer in a span of just four months, with last weekend’s British Grand Prix perfectly capturing its remarkable downfall ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MJjv57k via IFTTT

Ayao Komatsu says Haas is currently enacting a recruitment drive “never seen before” in its Formula 1 history, after convincing owner Gene Haas and his key lieutenant to make fresh investment.Komatsu was appointed team principal of the American squad at the start of 2024, after Gene Haas opted to axe former team boss Guenther Steiner in a surprising move.This was after Haas had finished last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sblvyJF via IFTTT

Shifting to a software-based process helped the small Ohio and Pennsylvania car dealership group Pillar Automotive streamline accounting staff and strengthen oversight. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/vbWTSjH via IFTTT

Fans and journalists love to assess drivers, discover who is starring, who is underperforming and how team-mates with the same machinery compare. With Formula 1 in its summer break, now seems like a good time to look at the crop of 2024.There are, of course, plenty of ways to compare drivers, but one of the key ones is raw speed. Without it, no driver will be successful, and qualifying is, in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PIGX862 via IFTTT

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has lashed out at Ducati for signing Marc Marquez to its factory MotoGP team in 2025, saying the consequences of the decision are immense.The seven-time premier class champion believes Ducati should have given an opportunity to a rider from its existing pool of talent to partner Francesco Bagnaia next season instead of going after Gresini rider Marquez.The Italian ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SjrmnOa via IFTTT

Alongside David Coulthard's demo runs, the Ferrari 310B turned out to be one of the main attractions at The Racing Day in Assen. It is the Formula 1 car in which Michael Schumacher won the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix .Nowadays, the car is owned by 80-year-old Erich Zech. The German was already in Assen last year, but back then the car was not ready for action. Earlier this month, the 310B could ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UQhCM0V via IFTTT

Ever wondered why a World Rally Championship driver is faster than another on a stage? From next season some of those answers will come to light through the championship’s new Command Centre concept.For rally fans of a certain generation, Virtual Spectator provided the first clear opportunity to understand and compare drivers on a rally stage. The technology created a virtual map of the stage ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OHfKqBN via IFTTT

Several MotoGP riders have supported the decision to appoint Simon Crafar as the series’ primary steward from 2025.Former grand prix and World Superbike racer Crafar will become the new chief of MotoGP’s stewards panel next year, taking over the role from two-time 500cc champion Freddie Spencer.Crafar is popular among fans thanks to his commentary and pitlane reporting role with Dorna, and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tdvG5IY via IFTTT

Ducati has defended the decision to reduce its involvement to just three factory bikes in the 2025 MotoGP season, saying it won’t negatively impact its performance.Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna said that cutting down the supply of official bikes from four to three next year was the “best compromise” for the Italian manufacturer as it prepares for Pramac’s exit from its satellite ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bv9gnNY via IFTTT

His 2025 Formula 1 debut with Mercedes isn't even definitively decided or announced yet, but few drivers would be arriving on the big stage with the plaudits or the weight of expectation as Andrea Kimi Antonelli.Celebrating his 18th birthday on the Sunday of the Dutch Grand Prix later this month, Antonelli has had a meteoric rise, vaulting directly from Formula Regional into a Formula 2 seat, all ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LdpgbRS via IFTTT

Formula 1 chiefs have scheduled talks with representatives of Rwanda next month as the African country bids to push forward with plans to host a grand prix.As F1 eyes future calendar expansion to make the most of the championship’s boom in interest around the world, it has been clear that having a race on the African continent is a key target.While a number of countries in the region have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FIGyABP via IFTTT

The sporting element of Formula 1 remains important to boss Stefano Domenicali, even if Liberty Media has faced criticisms in recent years for elements like sprint races.While resistance to the Saturday sprint format has died down, it has not gone away completely – even if the format used this year is probably the best so far.For Domenicali, although he thinks the sceptics should not be totally ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cigmhJM via IFTTT

Honda has been cashing in on a surge in demand for hybrids as fading subsidies weigh on sales of battery-electric vehicles globally. The weak yen is helping out, too.  from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/F14GYe2 via IFTTT

If the 2024 season has taught F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali one key lesson, it is that it is impossible to predict how things are going to turn out.While many were talking back in March of Max Verstappen potentially winning all the races this year after his dominant start in Bahrain, it did not turn out that way at all.In fact, with seven different winners from the first half of the season, something ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dI1gKNt via IFTTT

Yamaha is holding dialogue with Tech3 outcast Augusto Fernandez to add him to an expanded MotoGP test team in 2025, Motosport.com / Autosport can reveal.The Japanese marque has been speeding up the development of its MotoGP bike in order to bridge the gap to its European rivals and especially Ducati, which is increasingly pulling away from the rest of the competitors.First, it recruited a whole ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/R0rF5OL via IFTTT

On the Tuesday before Silverstone's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, a handful of media are welcomed into the Jochen Rindt building. It is the location on the Red Bull Campus in Milton Keynes where Red Bull Powertrains and Ford are working away with hundreds of employees on Red Bull's own engine project for 2026.That year, both the engine and chassis regulations will undergo a major overhaul in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OVeBYWQ via IFTTT

Toyota of Montgomery provided an accessible van to Amy Dicks, who was struck by a bullet and paralyzed while driving to work. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/uLYcZks via IFTTT

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack says there is “huge pressure” inside the squad to revive its Formula 1 results but claims owner Lawrence Stroll understands this will take time.This year, the team could not repeat its 2022-2023 off-season gains, where it rose from finishing seventh in the 2022 constructors’ championship to scoring six podiums in the first eight races, along with a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zu038WT via IFTTT

Marc Marquez has explained why he didn’t hunt down MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia for the final spot on the British Grand Prix podium, saying his crash in the sprint was still weighing on him.Gresini rider Marquez was running in fourth place in the final five laps of the Silverstone MotoGP race, with Ducati rival Bagnaia the only hurdle between him and a fifth rostrum of the season.While the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bfdzc2j via IFTTT

Red Bull Formula 1 technical director Pierre Wache says the team's RB20 "didn’t deliver what we expected" in every area.Red Bull won all but one race in 2023, and rather than rest on its laurels the Milton Keynes-based squad made significant changes for this year's RB20 to ensure it would remain out front in F1.While it started the season on the front foot with three 1-2 victories over the first ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/E4GfV7e via IFTTT

Rally Finland leader Kalle Rovanpera and Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans have crashed out of the World Rally Championship event on the penultimate stage.World champion Rovanpera appeared to be on course to claim his first WRC win on home soil having taken a 45.8s lead into stage 19 [Sahloinen-Moksi, 14.27km].However, the Finn clipped a rock on the inside of left-hand corner which sent his GR Yaris ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QERryP5 via IFTTT

Kalle Rovanpera further extended his Rally Finland lead on Sunday morning as the Finn bids to claim a first World Rally Championship victory on home soil.The reigning world champion increased his advantage to 45.8s by winning the pair of morning stages over eight-time world champion and fellow part-time Toyota driver Sebastien Ogier.Rovanpera’s pace thrusted him to the top of the Super Sunday ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/O5UcB1g via IFTTT

Kalle Rovanpera extended his Rally Finland lead after dominating Saturday morning’s stages, while World Rally Championship title contender Elfyn Evans witnessed his victory bid evaporate.Two-time world rally champion Rovanpera completed a clean sweep of the loop including the return of the famous Ouninpohja test to open up 21.9s lead.His fellow Toyota part-time driver Sebastien Ogier holds ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZJxclhu via IFTTT

You've heard the phrase mentioned in Formula 1, but what is the "summer shutdown" and what actually does it mean?
The relentless nature of Formula 1, especially in this record-breaking season with 24 races running from February to December, means that this year's summer shutdown will be a welcome one for drivers and their respective teams.
It is an important break that is written into the 2024 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JszW1Da via IFTTT

The six-hour Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie race will go ahead as planned after a serious explosion in the paddock on Friday.Autosport's German language sister site Motorsport-Total.com understands that 22 people were injured by the explosion of a compressed air cylinder during the final stages of the pre-event tests, which were halted immediately.The compressed air cylinder was being filled when ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Zge1Y3P via IFTTT

If we were to ask what Jacky Ickx, Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell have in common, the answer may not be obvious to everyone. Sure, they're all Formula 1 legends – though Ickx wrote the most glorious chapters of his career at Le Mans – but they're also the only three drivers who have raced Ferrari, McLaren and Williams cars at some point in their careers, with Carlos Sainz now set to join them ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FPGD16y via IFTTT

Ott Tanak has crashed out of Rally Finland in an incident that briefly red flagged stage three of the World Rally Championship gravel rally on Friday morning.The Hyundai driver went off the road just over two kilometres into the brand new Sarrikas test [15.93km], held in wet conditions. Tanak and co-driver Mattin Jarveoja were sitting in sixth overall after the morning’s first test.Television ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VxFzQig via IFTTT

The daughters of a Texas motorist killed after her car was struck by a Lithia dealership's Dodge Challenger allegedly traveling at least 100 mph during a test drive have sued the store as well as the driver and salesman allegedly inside the muscle car. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/fYqBQTP via IFTTT

The lead of the GB3 Championship changed hands for the fourth time in as many rounds last weekend at Silverstone, while JHR Developments’ John Bennett moved firmly into contention for the crown with his third win of the season.Bennett’s latest triumph had looked unlikely after struggling in testing, and he qualified only fourth for race one as Elite Motorsport’s McKenzy Cresswell finally hit ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/x4k0py5 via IFTTT

While Spa-Francorchamps has a demanding middle sector, its long straights mean Formula 1 teams need to bring low-downforce solutions.However, getting the right balance of downforce and drag is more complicated with the current generation of cars, with teams needing to weigh up the impact of beam wing and main plane configurations.Throw into the mix too the unpredictable weather that is a hallmark ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uDYdOv5 via IFTTT