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We have all been there. Even when you have a good relationship with your manager there comes a point of conflict, where you think you know best, when your youthful exuberance outweighs the experience and knowledge they possess. Now imagine that situation unfolding at speeds in excess of 200mph while you are in the first year of the job and the manager in question is two-time Formula 1 world ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/q4pVFaQ via IFTTT

Toto Wolff insists he wants the Mercedes driver line-up for 2026 sorted by the time the Formula 1 season resumes following the summer break. With both George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli yet to be signed for next season, Mercedes could yet be tempted to look elsewhere ahead of the introduction of the new regulations. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen remains a favourite of Wolff ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lTt6rmM via IFTTT

On one of the tightest grids in Formula 1 history, and at its shortest circuit in laptime, one would have expected the pole battle for the Austrian Grand Prix to be one decided by hundredths, not tenths. So, even if McLaren turned up as the clear pre-event favourite, Lando Norris' gap of 0.531s to second-placed Charles Leclerc still came as quite a shock. And while there is the obvious ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xpuQ1yv via IFTTT

Kalle Rovanpera has explained the circumstances that led to a retirement from Acropolis Rally Greece, which halted his momentum in the World Rally Championship title race. The two-time world champion was sitting in seventh, having struggled to find the sweet spot driving his GR Yaris throughout the rally, when drama struck on Stage 11 [Pavliani , 24.58km]. Rovanpera revealed that a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6j0vubV via IFTTT

Formula 1 has announced a new long-term contract for the Austrian Grand Prix with the Red Bull Ring staying on the calendar until 2041.  It means the Austrian circuit joins Miami in being the only tracks with a contract which runs until the 2040s, as the Florida venue recently secured an extension until 2041, too.  F1 has therefore continued a trend as of late of giving circuits very ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/oUK9iZk via IFTTT

At the Austrian Grand Prix, off-track conversations in the paddock focus on two key topics: ongoing concerns about the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, as voiced by Charles Leclerc, and Max Verstappen’s future. The latter has been closely tied to recent comments from George Russell. The Brit mentioned in Montreal that Verstappen was "on the radar" at Mercedes and referred to "talks" while speaking ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/oTmnJZY via IFTTT

Jorge Martin’s manager Albert Valera has told Autosport that the MotoGP world champion is free to sign with any team for the 2026 season, despite Aprilia’s claims to the contrary. Martin has been in open conflict with the Italian manufacturer since he officially notified it of his intention to leave the team at the end of the season. In order to precipitate his departure just a year ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YpAzq7x via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc aren't expecting their new Ferrari car floor to make a big impact on their competitiveness after a low-key Friday at Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix. Ferrari brought a fully revamped floor to the Red Bull Ring, with changes to the body, edges and floor wing, as well as a reprofiled diffuser to go with it. The team hopes the new design gives its floor ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IO2Z3zs via IFTTT

Lando Norris' struggles to get a feel for the 2025 McLaren at the very edge of the envelope, particularly in the top-10 shootout in qualifying, have been one recurring theme over the first half of the Formula 1 season as he is needing to pull out all the stops to battle team-mate Oscar Piastri. From a very early stage Norris noticed this year's car is providing him with much less feedback - ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2u87lye via IFTTT

Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed his final high school exams just days after scoring his first Formula 1 podium at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Mercedes rookie, who skipped the New York premiere of the F1 movie in order to fly home to Italy, said he would have “felt guilty” if he quit studying because of his racing career. “I’m super happy to have finished my exams,” Antonelli told ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yLVGYt5 via IFTTT

Max Verstappen has indicated Red Bull's upcoming upgrades will define the team's fortunes over the remainder of the 2025 F1 season. Following an upgraded floor in Miami, rear corner changes in Imola and a Barcelona front wing, Red Bull is bringing its latest new bits to its Red Bull RB21 at its Austrian home race. Those incremental changes have been credited with helping Red Bull achieve a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SQGhmB8 via IFTTT

The FIA has published its Formula 1 penalty system guidelines which breaks down the levels of penalties and points applied for each offence. The document published is strictly a guideline, much like the F1 racing guideline released simultaneously on the eve of the Austrian Grand Prix, but provides insight into the guidance the FIA stewards get over what penalties are handed out and what each ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uGF08rR via IFTTT

And then there was one. Perhaps we should not have been surprised to see Carlos Sainz Sr decide not to pursue a late push for the FIA presidency. After all, last month, Mohammed Ben Sulayem received a timely boost via a letter of support signed by 36 clubs, the majority of which are based in the Americas. The letter gushed about his leadership, with its signatories “expressing their ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/msS7Lwo via IFTTT

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel says he is in early talks with Helmut Marko over succeeding the Austrian as an advisor to the Red Bull Formula 1 team in the future. Marko's contract with Red Bull runs until the end of 2026 and the Austrian has yet to confirm whether he wants to continue in his role beyond that season, when he will be 84-years-old. Marko was initially brought in at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yw60Lux via IFTTT

Arvid Lindblad is set to take part in Friday practice at Silverstone's British Grand Prix, Red Bull's Helmut Marko has confirmed. The 17-year-old Red Bull talent, who contests F2 with Campos, is being readied to make his grand prix weekend debut next month at Silverstone after acquiring an FIA superlicence and conducting a first fully-fledged test with Racing Bulls at Imola this week. Briton ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DCZUst7 via IFTTT

Brad Pitt revealed he wants the chance to improve on his Formula 1 debut after just falling short of his 200mph target during a run in Lando Norris’ 2023 McLaren. The star of F1: The Movie, Pitt got behind the wheel of a fully-fledged F1 car for the first time as part of a Testing of Previous Cars programme for McLaren at Circuit of the Americas. Pitt, 61, plays returning racer Sonny Hayes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/d7mYo9M via IFTTT

Sergio Perez believes Red Bull contributed to the toxic environment around his side of the garage during the second half of the 2024 Formula 1 season - putting unnecessary pressure on him to deliver results. Since his abrupt departure from F1, Perez has given few interviews discussing the issues that led to the termination of his two-year contract extension, which was set to run until ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mBwkzl7 via IFTTT

American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge was claimed to be on a mission to transform shopping into an enjoyable experience when he opened his Oxford Street emporium in 1909. Among the first attractions to be displayed in store, alongside consumer goods, was the aeroplane in which aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot made the first flight across the English Channel. Continuing that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LZ7mXe1 via IFTTT

Reigning Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi hopes Toyota’s partnership with the Haas Formula 1 team could result in an opportunity to fulfil a long-held dream of testing grand prix machinery. Tsuboi has been tipped as a likely candidate to get mileage as part of Haas’s TPC programme with previous-generation F1 cars off the back of his maiden Super Formula title last year. That success ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KxguTCE via IFTTT

British Touring Car Championship organiser TOCA is to close off a rules loophole during the summer break in time for the next round at Croft. Hyundai team Excelr8 Motorsport was held back in the scrutineering bay at Oulton Park last Saturday, after Tom Ingram had set a dominant pole position at the wheel of his i30 N Fastback. The mounting of the flat floor beneath the sump had been called ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EaPZG2c via IFTTT

As much as McLaren will want to move on from Lando Norris' Canadian Grand Prix clash with Oscar Piastri when it comes to the subject of Austria, it will invariably remain a talking point at the Red Bull Ring race. Norris largely headed off most of the criticism by owning up to the incident immediately after it took place. In his post-race debrief, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella also ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eCE79GT via IFTTT

Unusual car: Warburton’s Caldwell Formula Ford The Caldwell is a rare Formula Ford chassis in the UK, but made history back in 1969 when a D9 won the first SCCA National Formula Ford Championship at Daytona, in the hands of US racing school pioneer Skip Barber. Seen in both Formula Ford and Formula Vee in the US, the cars were built by Ray Caldwell’s Autodynamics company. Andy Warburton ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RHZghz3 via IFTTT

Alex Palou returned to winning ways at Road America as he enjoyed a trouble-free race combined with strong strategy to reassert his IndyCar dominance in 2025. Palou kept his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda clean as drivers and managed fuel in a strategy-filled conclusion to claim his sixth win, bringing the championship dominator back to the front after two atypical results at Detroit and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/u1Pf3nw via IFTTT

At the Canadian Grand Prix Haas celebrated its 200th grand prix by running a version of its 2016 debut livery. It was a poignant throwback to for F1's most recent start-up team, which looked like it would never make that 10-year milestone in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it almost folded. From languishing at the back of the grid in Uralkali colours with Nikita Mazepin and Mick ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jxe9iYK via IFTTT

Broc Feeney completed a clean sweep of all three Supercars races at Hidden Valley, taking another convincing win at the Darwin circuit. Feeney started from pole position, again, and was headed only briefly over the 70-lap distance to take his third win of the weekend and sixth at the track for and his Triple Eight Chevrolet. From pole he dominated the early going, building a small gap before ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5KrIY9T via IFTTT

Pirelli’s new C6 tyre has proved divisive since its much-vaunted introduction in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix last month, but Formula 1’s tyre supplier remains committed to the idea of having six dry-weather compounds available. However, it did admit that some of the C6’s performance characteristics needed to change – especially the lap time improvement it gives relative to the C5 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pTcuXSV via IFTTT

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez clinched pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, narrowly beating local hero Francesco Bagnaia in a factory Ducati 1-2. The six-time world champion went fastest early on in the session, helped by a tow from his younger brother, Alex (Gresini Ducati) at Mugello. Fabio Quartararo, Bagnaia and Alex Marquez knocked him off the top spot but the Spaniard ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/53FIu42 via IFTTT

When Andrea Stella talked to the Formula 1 press during a technical media session in the Monaco pitlane, the team principal didn’t just chat about the MCL39. Stella talked about fruits as well…about apples and pears to be precise. According to the McLaren boss, not all tracks on the F1 calendar are comparable - they fall into different categories, just like apples and pears. When it was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iEuJ8xY via IFTTT

Broc Feeney has proven that he is the king of Hidden Valley with two wins and an extended Supercars points lead at the Darwin circuit. The Triple Eight driver put his Chevrolet Camaro on pole for both 42-lap races and dominated, doubling the 72-point championship lead he brought to the Northern Territory.  “That was an awesome race, obviously a bit anticlimactic at the end,” after ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1O7jDPu via IFTTT

Turkish Grand Prix bosses are ready to step in and host a Formula 1 grand prix in 2026 should the new Madrid circuit not be constructed in time. F1 confirmed the 2026 calendar on 10 June, which included a race in the Spanish capital for the debut of the newly-built Madring circuit. Construction on the 5.4km layout that will have a dizzying 22 corners, including a banked bend, has already ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/V8FlYnN via IFTTT

The hot topic at Mugello for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix is brakes. With Francesco Bagnaia's much-publicised change in brake disc specification on Sunday in Aragon, there has been plenty of discussion about the improvement in feeling that comes with selecting a larger disc size. However, increasing the diameter of a rider's brake discs isn't a silver bullet that unlocks performance, and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xU7RafO via IFTTT

Work is ongoing around the clock as organisers of Madrid's 2026 Spanish Grand Prix are bullish on their chances of getting Formula 1's latest venue ready in time - despite the face of local resistance. Just over a month ago, construction began on the Madring circuit. The track is set to make its F1 debut next September, using a hybrid of existing streets and a purpose-built road course section ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2I8agcD via IFTTT

Sometimes, Formula 1 needs a hint of acidity to cut through some of its more cloying elements; a little lemon sorbet, perhaps, or a raspberry coulis. The addition of Cadillac to the grid in 2026 has partially offered that, although recent weeks have felt like one of the troughs in the waves of information from the team. We know it'll be running Ferrari powertrains until its own project is fully ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bUpQx5H via IFTTT

Rules can be as clear as you like, but the interpretation and enforcement of them will always introduce an element of subjectivity. That’s why the quality of officiating in Formula 1 regularly returns to the top of the agenda, rightly or – more often than not – wrongly. Some commentators have connected Derek Warwick’s suspension from his stewarding role ahead of the Canadian Grand ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IskCVlb via IFTTT

Yamaha has announced the signing of Andrea Dovizioso as a MotoGP test rider as well as a rider performance advisor until 2027 ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. The former factory Ducati rider makes an official return after retiring from the MotoGP grid in 2022. Dovizioso had been testing for Yamaha ad hoc, having joined the manufacturer at the Sepang shakedown test during pre-season preparations ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SN157ph via IFTTT

In theory, this year's Formula 1 silly season should be a relatively quiet one. At the end of this campaign, only Mercedes and Racing Bulls have their drivers’ contracts expiring. And, as always, the second Red Bull and Alpine seats remain question marks – in the short term as far as Franco Colapinto is concerned. All other driver contracts extend beyond this year. Ferrari’s duo is locked ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/H1mwOuF via IFTTT

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed his squad is bringing an upgrade package over the coming races, but felt there is much more performance in cleaner race weekends, starting with getting on top of Pirelli's tyres. After Charles Leclerc's first 2025 podium in Spain, the Canadian Grand Prix weekend was another sobering one for Ferrari which started going wrong with the Monegasque's FP1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dqrb40U via IFTTT

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Peugeot has admitted for the first time that building an all-new car is one of the options for its ongoing World Endurance Championship programme. Olivier Jansonnie, Peugeot Sport’s technical director, has revealed that replacing the current 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar will be the only way forward if there are no changes to the system of Balance of Performance for the blue riband Le Mans 24 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UlrFhDc via IFTTT

McLaren's Oscar Piastri says the team ran out of laps to make its tyre wear advantage pay off in Montreal's Canadian Grand Prix, as Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella explains why it struggled for performance compared to its usual title-winning form. The reigning world champions didn't enjoy their usual advantage in Canada, having struggled for grip from Friday practice. The team rallied to be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9bdS6kj via IFTTT

Toyota Gazoo Racing technical director David Floury has blasted the FIA’s Balance of Performance – without naming it – for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Ferrari dominated the French classic, while the Japanese constructor faltered in fifth and 15th, suffering from a lack of competitiveness compared to the AF Corse-run machines – and others. “Clearly, we haven’t reached our goal. The goal ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3OTPW5N via IFTTT

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull for protesting against George Russell's Canadian Grand Prix victory, calling the move "embarrassing". Russell took his and Mercedes' first grand prix victory of 2025, defeating Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Montreal in a race that ended behind the safety car due to Lando Norris' crash. But after the race Red Bull launched a two-pronged ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yNFL34T via IFTTT

Robert Kubica claiming his maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory proved popular amongst the Formula 1 paddock, with various members paying tribute to him on Sunday. Kubica, who had three separate stints in F1, won the classic French enduro over the weekend whilst sharing the #83 Ferrari Hypercar with Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye. It is the highlight in a career of ‘what ifs’ for Kubica, who was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/inkaU8G via IFTTT

The #50 Ferrari 499P has been disqualified from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours after failing post-race scrutineering. Driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, the car had finished fourth overall, just 29.666s behind the race-winning satellite Ferrari and 1.179s away from the podium, but was found to have breached rear wing technical regulations in two ways. Firstly, the rear ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nz908jX via IFTTT

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has cautioned that his squad isn't getting ahead of itself despite taking a comfortable win in Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix on a hot track surface. In the hands of Russell the Mercedes W16 looked like a contender for victory in Montreal from the first lap of practice, and the Briton duly defeated Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole with what he described as one of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RF0Hcrn via IFTTT

Ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica said persistent downshift issues his Ferrari faced en route to Le Mans 24 Hours victory meant the car was "really on the edge". Kubica triumphed alongside Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye in the satellite #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P LMH but spent much of the race battling with the full factory sister cars. However, the #83 was plagued with gearbox troubles throughout ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/A5PXSLk via IFTTT

For a championship that’s measured in nanoseconds, five hours and thirty minutes is an eternity. Incredibly, in a world of high-definition video cameras integrated into car parts, real-time sensors, GPS trackers, AI technology, and the sophisticated FIA Remote Operations Centre (ROC) in Geneva, it still took that long after the chequered flag to confirm that George Russell had won the Formula ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VjoMT4z via IFTTT

George Russell is a target to lead Aston Martin’s F1 revival in 2026 - according to a leading paddock source. Autosport understands that the 27-year-old is being considered as part of the team’s future plans following the biggest regulation change in F1’s history. Aston have charged legendary designer Adrian Newey with the responsibility of producing a competitive car with the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/a132KlC via IFTTT

One of the three updates registered by McLaren for Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix related to the front suspension - with a very small geometrical change to the package run throughout the opening third of the 2025 season. After it was tested through free practice, Lando Norris elected to stick with it for qualifying, while championship leader Oscar Piastri chose to revert to the regular ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IG8W03b via IFTTT

The margins in qualifying for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix were impressively small, with a spread of just 0.841 seconds - imagine you're standing at the finish line, count to one, and the entire field has passed you by. Although the spread opened up slightly more by the time the top 10 runners had put the finishing touches to their final Q3 laps, the 0.16-second margin that split George ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8nJDhyw via IFTTT

Ferrari has regained its control of the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours with one quarter of the race remaining, with just seven seconds separating its lead duo. The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh and the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID LMH had profited from a safety car earlier in the race but the Porsche slipped back behind the lead two Ferrari 499P LMHs in the 14th hour when it did not stop during a slow ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LYoZwhR via IFTTT

McLaren has offered a first look at the Hypercar challenger with which it will return to top-flight sportscar racing in the World Endurance Championship. The British organisation unveiled a full-scale model of the LMDh prototype that will race in the Hypercar class of the WEC from 2027 ahead of this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, 30 years on from its victory in the French enduro with the F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Bg1VAXO via IFTTT

Takaaki Nakagami will replace the injured Luca Marini at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello next week for the factory Honda squad. Marini remains sidelined due to the serious injuries he suffered at the end of May during a test for the Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan. After racing with only one rider in Aragon - taking advantage of a regulation clause that allowed Honda not to find a replacement - ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CmDTJd5 via IFTTT

Lando Norris bemoaned McLaren’s "worst Friday" of the season after he and team-mate Oscar Piastri were off the pace in practice at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix. The dominant team for much of the year, Norris was seventh fastest in the morning session before posting the second-best time in FP2 while championship leader Piastri was 14th and sixth, respectively. Mercedes, Red Bull and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uwjcnto via IFTTT

With the softest grade of tyres available for the Canadian Grand Prix, many of Formula 1's drivers and teams are once again unsure which of the compounds are the best option for qualifying in Montreal. Following the introduction of the C6 compound for 2025, and Pirelli's decision to be more aggressive with its selection of tyres for races, the softest rubber should - on paper, at least - offer ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zjVuXRh via IFTTT

Malcom Wilson will take up the post of FIA Deputy president for sport following a vote at the FIA’s Extraordinary General Assembly in Macau. Wilson was nominated to take the position by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in April after Robert Reid, the 2001 World Rally Championship co-driver champion, resigned from the role citing a ‘standards breakdown’ at the FIA. The FIA has today ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bQNhLp0 via IFTTT

Five races into his stint with Red Bull, having replaced Liam Lawson – dropped after just two grand prix weekends – Yuki Tsunoda continues to struggle to extract competitive lap times from the RB21. It’s a pattern of failure which has been repeated for several years, ever since Daniel Ricciardo quit for Renault ahead of the 2019 season. Ricciardo was at least close to Max Verstappen on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gtMarDE via IFTTT

British Touring Car Championship star Tom Ingram is to compete for the first time at the Super Touring Power event at Brands Hatch. But Ingram, the 2022 BTCC champion and currently second in the 2025 standings, will not compete in the Super Touring races – instead, he will campaign a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 in the Group A events. The Coventry-domiciled High Wycombe man has been given ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0ZypqoU via IFTTT

Jota Cadillac driver Jenson Button has explained why he didn’t continue in the World Endurance Championship back when he first raced there. Button entered his maiden endurance race at the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours, when an electronics issue struck his SMP Racing-entered BR Engineering BR1 early in the race. Button and team-mates Mikhail Aleshin and Vitaly Petrov spent most of the contest some 50 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/K8ICPxN via IFTTT

Thursdays always traditionally mark the start of a Formula 1 grand prix weekend – there might be no action on the track, but the entertainment can be found by popping in and out of team hospitality blocks to hear from the drivers throughout the media day. This week in Canada, all 20 drivers will speak to the assembled press either in sessions held in their team’s respective motorhome or, if ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FOUj7Nu via IFTTT

Toyota has unveiled a hydrogen-powered prototype test car as the next step on the road to racing with the alternative fuel at the Le Mans 24 Hours. A car Toyota is calling the GR LH2 Racing Concept was unveiled at Le Mans on Wednesday and is designed to advance its understanding and knowledge of running an internal combustion engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen. The GR LH2 has been built at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5L6EuAp via IFTTT

Iron Dames driver Michelle Gatting has explained the freak pitlane incident during the Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day that left her with a broken foot and unable to race. Gatting was due to be the gold-rated driver among the all-female Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 R line-up but will now be replaced by Silver-graded Sarah Bovy, who had stepped away from competing in the World Endurance Championship ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZcPSJHn via IFTTT

Formula 1 has decided against holding a joint season launch for its 2026 campaign, Autosport has learned. To celebrate the championship’s 75th anniversary, F1 held a first-of-its-kind 2025 season launch with all teams jointly presenting their new liveries at a rapidly sold out O2 Arena in London. By all metrics the event was a success for F1 and its teams and sponsors: it recorded a peak ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Xd1iJzL via IFTTT

Formula E has announced its biggest calendar yet as 18 rounds will make up the 2025-26 campaign with Brazil hosting the opener.  The all-electric championship will visit Sao Paulo on 6 December with the season once again concluding at the ExCeL Arena in London on 15-16 August after a contract extension was agreed.  Formula E is still waiting on two ‘TBC’ rounds for next season’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2cWevBj via IFTTT

Although only a third of the 2025 Formula 1 season has passed, a lot of focus behind the scenes is already on next year - when both new engine and chassis regulations come into play. It represents a major shift for all teams and manufacturers, but arguably even more for Red Bull. Christian Horner’s team can no longer rely on Honda power units and will take control of its own destiny with Red ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0e5EIPo via IFTTT

What did we learn from the Le Mans Test Day? What pointers has it given us to the big race ahead? That’s always the million dollar question when the cars hit the majestic Circuit de la Sarthe for the first time each year.  Not a lot is quite often the answer. This time around we probably haven’t learnt who is going to win the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship this ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8JtMq5Y via IFTTT

Commercial rightsholder FOM and governing body the FIA have jointly revealed the 2026 Formula 1 calendar, which will again feature 24 race weekends. The season starts on 8 March in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix and finishes in Abu Dhabi on 6 December. As previously reported, the Ramadan holiday means Australia once again hosts the season opener instead of Bahrain. After the 8 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SQWLdqK via IFTTT

The high-speed Thruxton circuit and Minis are a combination that is almost guaranteed to produce frenetic action. And that was certainly the case in the final Mini Challenge Trophy race last weekend when the lead trio frantically squabbled and there was a chaotic 12-car battle for fourth behind. It would be easier to count the laps when multiple cars did not cut the Club chicane than those ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iWZGCmn via IFTTT

Marc Marquez claimed his victory at Sunday’s Aragon Grand Prix was “mandatory” for his MotoGP title hopes as it ended his winless streak of three grands prix. The six-time world champion dominated from pole to extend his championship lead to 32 points over brother Alex Marquez in second, while Marc’s factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia is 93 points off top in third.  Aragon ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/90lKytj via IFTTT

Schubert BMW driver Rene Rast hit his head just before the second DTM race of the Zandvoort weekend, it has been revealed, turning what looked like a relaxed Sunday drive through the dunes into a feat of strength for his 29th career DTM victory. "Yes, I have a headache," confirmed the three-time DTM champion in an interview with ran after the race, though he downplayed the situation: "You ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NBoHLiM via IFTTT

The rainy French Grand Prix was a big moment for Honda, taking its first MotoGP win since 2023 with Johann Zarco. Silverstone was also positive when the Frenchman finished second in the grand prix, this time in dry conditions. The tide was allegedly changing for the Japanese manufacturer according to fans and some members of the media, so imagine their surprise when Zarco found himself at the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eTUpvoB via IFTTT

British Touring Car Championship Thruxton wins record holder Josh Cook has been cleared to race after a massive shunt in qualifying at the Hampshire track. Cook was pushing on in the first qualifying segment when his One Motorsport Honda Civic Type R went out of control in torrential conditions around the high-speed sweepers at the back of the circuit. Read Also: BTCCBTCC ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PxcCMtd via IFTTT

“Lewis is in free fall, isn’t he?” That was a message I’d received this week from a friend, who is a staunch Hamilton supporter. The timing was interesting, as moments before, an email had dropped containing the comments from former F1 driver-turned-pundit Johnny Herbert, who is rapidly becoming Mr Rent-A-Quote on all manner of subjects, with his remarks freely available to use as a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Xl2SzgO via IFTTT

Marc Marquez secured pole position at the Motorland circuit on Saturday for the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. The Spaniard looked in command as he took pole at the circuit where he ended his dry winning spell last year. Younger brother Alex finished the session in second, having held pole after a mistake from Marc on his second lap caused the factory Ducati rider to lose valuable time. The top ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gaXYDx3 via IFTTT

Ford and Chevrolet have split the wins in the two opening races of the Wanneroo Raceway Supercars round, near Perth in Western Australia. Ryan Wood took his maiden Supercars victory in his Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang before Broc Feeney struck back for Triple Eight to win the second race in his Chevrolet Camaro. Much of Saturday looked like it belonged to Wood. He took the lead in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8PUQyYx via IFTTT

Andy Cowell says Adrian Newey’s recent comments in the media have provoked Aston Martin’s design team to help speed up the outfit’s development. Newey sparked a warning that despite the team’s state-of-the-art Silverstone HQ possessing the best equipment, there was a problem with the data correlating with the simulator. Newey identified Aston’s loop simulator as an area of weakness ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FTY2GJC via IFTTT

Since debuting on the factory Ducati, Marc Marquez has quickly adapted to his new bike and reached a level of competitiveness reminiscent of the six world titles he won with Honda between 2013 and 2019. The Spaniard's resurgence, following a serious injury he suffered at Jerez in 2020, reached its peak last year when he claimed his first win on the Gresini Ducati at the Aragon MotoGP race – ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Mz5ywdE via IFTTT

Ai Ogura will sit out the Aragon Grand Prix for Trackhouse having been unable to sufficiently recover from a tibia fracture sustained at Silverstone last month. The Moto2 world champion was injured after crashing during the FP1 session of the British Grand Prix and withdrew from the meeting at Silverstone. Ogura underwent surgery following a fracture to his right tibia just below the knee ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9Cz8QJm via IFTTT

Ferrari will go the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours lighter and with more power than last year as it bids for a hat-trick at the French enduro. The Italian manufacturer’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at the World Endurance Championship double-points round on 14/15 June with a minimum weight reduced by 1kg to 1042kg and maximum power increased by 7kW (9bhp) to 515kW (690bhp) compared with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Ao26G8W via IFTTT

The Monaco GP, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours. It’s that ridiculous time of year when the three biggest racing events in the world take place close together and all three feature in this month’s Autosport magazine, out today (5 June). Despite its struggles in Formula 1, which Jake Boxall-Legge explores in this issue, Ferrari heads to Le Mans as a reluctant favourite. It has to, given ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zgJ2vUI via IFTTT

Michelin will introduce a new range of slick tyres for the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year produced from 50% sustainable materials. The French tyre supplier has surpassed its original target to increase the percentage of the renewable and recycled components of the tyres used in Hypercar in WEC and GTP in IMSA from the 40% announced. It presents an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OoAv6EW via IFTTT

Following the incident with George Russell in Barcelona, Max Verstappen is just one penalty point away from serving a one-race ban from a Formula 1 grand prix. The reigning world champion was given a 10-second penalty and three penalty points on his superlicence for driving into Russell’s Mercedes during the closing laps of the Spanish Grand Prix. It leaves Verstappen teetering on the edge ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2nvGFAt via IFTTT

The dust has settled – on track at least – and Max Verstappen has accepted his collision with George Russell at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix was “not right”. But questions remain over Red Bull’s interactions with FIA race control, which appear to have had a substantial influence on the trigger point for the incident. After the Safety Car restart Verstappen was aggrieved that the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lmGpiK2 via IFTTT

Barcelona may have lost the Spanish Grand Prix, but it is still bullish on its chances to keep Formula 1. Last weekend's race was the final Spanish Grand Prix held at the Montmelo venue outside the Catalan capital, with that moniker shifting to the under-construction Madring in Madrid in 2026, while there is two Spanish races on next year's calendar as Barcelona completes the final year of its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GSFD0X8 via IFTTT

For years, the Formula 1 paddock has been praising Max Verstappen – and rightfully so. Everyone is aware of his glorious achievements and his remarkable record. The Red Bull driver keeps amazing crowds with his talent – utterly dominating seasons, grabbing pole positions when his car shouldn’t be in contention, winning races as a dark horse, or making unlikely overtaking moves ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SJ0kHGt via IFTTT

Formula 1 has welcomed another LVMH brand into the fold as Whispering Angel has been announced as the championship’s official rosé partner. The wine becomes the latest Moet Hennessy brand to link with F1 since LVMH’s 10-year, $1billion deal came into effect, with Moet & Chandon and Belvedere Vodka already on board. Whispering Angel will be available in hospitality spaces at a number of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZImyR4K via IFTTT

Dirty and deliberate incidents have been around for a long time in Formula 1. But are they becoming more frequent? Has their character changed? Do certain drivers stand out as repeat offenders? Take a look through some of the lowlights of F1 track behaviour history and judge for yourself! Hunt vs Depailler, 1975 Monaco Grand Prix Overtaking in Monaco has become a hot topic once again but ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dhAiMqt via IFTTT

Red Bull Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko admitted he was puzzled by Max Verstappen’s decision making while watching 'all hell break loose' during the Spanish Grand Prix's final laps. During an interview on ServusTV on Monday night, Marko recalled the “decisive moment” that Verstappen’s race unravelled when he lost third place to Charles Leclerc following a safety car restart on lap ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ztTA1a5 via IFTTT

Rodin Motorsport’s new GB3 Championship leader Alex Ninovic was one of three different race winners during the series’ traditional visit to Spa-Francorchamps last weekend. Proceedings concluded in stunning style as Hillspeed’s returning Freddie Slater went from last on the grid to victory in race three. Ninovic won the opener from pole, secured in a disrupted first qualifying in which ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8lLcJnW via IFTTT

During a Formula 1 race, stewards can hand out all manner of punishments to drivers that breach the regulations. Time penalties, fines and reprimands are often dished out for incidents like causing a collision or speeding in the pitlane, but the stewards can also issue drivers with penalty points that accrue on their superlicence. The penalty points system was brought in as a way of monitoring ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/omnXlvw via IFTTT

Max Verstappen has admitted his clash with George Russell during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix “was not right and shouldn’t have happened”. The Red Bull driver finished 10th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after being hit with a 10-second penalty for the incident and was also given three penalty points on his licence which puts him on the edge of a race ban. Verstappen's race ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nWO7hjI via IFTTT

Overseas stars Yutaka Toriba and Warren Briggs emerged the winners from two dramatic Masters Racing Legends contests at Brands Hatch as the series for 1966-85 Formula 1 cars entertained the crowds at the circuit’s annual Masters Historic Festival meeting. Poleman Matt Wrigley, a double winner at this event last season at the wheel of his ex-Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011, initially led away ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LWMim5w via IFTTT

In the development of its W16 for 2025, Mercedes has invariably retained one of its key weaknesses from last season – poor thermal management, particularly at the rear axle. Although this is actually beneficial in colder races, as demonstrated by its dominance of 2024's Las Vegas race, Mercedes is susceptible to overheating its tyres amid higher temperatures. Both Mercedes drivers ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uFAoHKE via IFTTT

While Max Verstappen hauled his RB21 with a third place on the grid for the Spanish GP, qualifying in Barcelona turned into a disaster for Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese driver was not only eliminated in Q1, but following Liam Lawson performance in China, he became the second Red Bull driver this season to set the slowest time in a regular qualifying session. Helmut Marko called it something that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/T9fEanH via IFTTT