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Back where Formula Ford 2000 made an inauspicious debut, in a sullen wet British Automobile Racing Club meeting finale on 9 March 1975, the Historic Pinto posse continued to mark the slicks and wings category’s 50th anniversary at the Historic Sports Car Club’s first visit to Mallory Park since 2021. Last weekend’s low-key, top value, clubbie on a challenging circuit was reminiscent of many ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uWxZI7A via IFTTT

Marc Marquez has revealed he had been preparing himself mentally for the moment his winning streak would come to an end in MotoGP. The factory Ducati rider’s reign of nearly 100 days in MotoGP ended in the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday, as he finished 1.7s behind his younger brother Alex Marquez. Read Also: MotoGPMotoGP Catalan GP: Alex Marquez ends Marc's winning run with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XCMsfFn via IFTTT

Language is like a river: it creates its own path. ‘Dilemma’ is one of those words, like ‘decimate’, which is losing its original meaning through misuse – which is a shame in this instance, since a dilemma is exactly what McLaren faced when ‘finger trouble’ reversed the position of its drivers late in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. That’s ‘dilemma’ as in the dictionary ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ItdgTHZ via IFTTT

When Monza was resurfaced ahead of last year's Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, it prompted a degree of conservatism; the McLarens, for instance, opted for a two-stop strategy and stuck to it. It did not know that Ferrari was about to rock its world by pursuing a one-stopper. Pirelli believes that a one-stop will be the best scenario this year too. The expected level of graining has not been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EjWVw0G via IFTTT

Fifty years ago on this day, Niki Lauda won his first Formula 1 world title with third place in Monza. The tifosi celebrated their hero, with Clay Regazzoni giving them a home victory as the cherry on the cake. In 1975, Lauda and Ferrari set new standards in F1. The Austrian ended an 11-year title drought for the Scuderia and laid the foundation for a new era of success, which is not dissimilar ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VBhyYTw via IFTTT

Ferrari driver Robert Kubica claimed hist first World Endurance Championship Hypercar pole position at Austin. The star of the Le Mans 24 Hours in June took the top spot in qualifying aboard the AF Corse-run customer Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by less than a tenth of a second from Antonio Giovinazzi. Kubica, who shares the Le Mans-winning AF Ferrari with Philip Hanson and Yifei Ye, got down ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NECr7f1 via IFTTT

Formula 1 will not switch to V8 power units before the original 2031 timeframe after an engine meeting in London to try and fast-track the switch was postponed by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Ben Sulayem has long been keen for F1 to switch to simpler and cheaper engines as soon as feasible, with a proposal on the table to move to a 2.4-litre V8 with a smaller hybrid element and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Jm8B7CI via IFTTT

Pierre Gasly will remain with Alpine in Formula 1 until at least the end of the 2028 season, the team confirmed on Saturday during the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Monza. Gasly joined the Enstone-based squad in 2023 from AlphaTauri and has since taken two podium finishes - at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix and the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix. This comes after Steve Nielsen recently joined Alpine ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aPNQT5W via IFTTT

Formula 1 has “no more room” to welcome a 12th team in the paddock, CEO Stefano Domenicali has warned. The new Cadillac outfit will become F1’s 11th squad in 2026 after a years-long vetting process, benefitting from automotive giant General Motors’ backing and, eventually, engines; it will use Ferrari powertrains until GM produces its own from 2029 onwards. This will be the first ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kqWSYjK via IFTTT

Formula 1 teams have detailed their low-drag aerodynamic set-ups for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, in line with the traditional approach to the high-speed Monza circuit. Every year, teams tend to produce bespoke rear wing options to satisfy the straightline speed requirements needed to be competitive at the 'Temple of Speed' - by reducing the cross-sectional area of the wing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RbALfut via IFTTT

Williams lodging a right of review against Carlos Sainz's penalty at the Dutch Grand Prix shows more unease over the Formula 1 racing rules, which vindicated Liam Lawson's driving in the clash. Lawson and Sainz collided on lap 27 at Zandvoort when Sainz attempted to overtake the Racing Bulls driver around the outside of Turn 1, and was then crowded off the road by Lawson as the pair made ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0gYMPjh via IFTTT

One does not often see proven professional racers stepping back to junior formulae, yet that’s exactly what Colton Herta is doing for 2026. Having signed with the Cadillac Formula 1 team as a test and development driver, Herta is in contention for a full-time drive in 2027. F1 has been his dream all along, and he’s putting his career on the line for it. Read Also: FIA F2Herta ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/S7z3hGY via IFTTT

Cadillac has received a double Balance of Performance hit for its home race in Austin this weekend after scoring a maiden World Endurance Championship victory at Interlagos in July. The Jota team’s pair of Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs will go into the Circuit of the Americas WEC round on 7 September with minimum weight increased by 19kg and base power decreased by 5kW (6.7bhp) compared the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OLgWzS2 via IFTTT

Lance Stroll has exuberantly hailed Adrian Newey’s impact on the Aston Martin team, as the legendary engineer contributes to its 2026 Formula 1 car design. Newey joined Aston Martin on 1 March as a ‘managing technical partner’ after completing his Red Bull-induced gardening leave. The Briton has reportedly refrained from giving the current AMR25 any consideration, despite yet another ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GokDfNj via IFTTT

Silverstone Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award winner Deagen Fairclough drove a Formula 1 car for the first time last week as part of his prize. Fairclough, who won the 2024 British F4 title, beat Arvid Lindblad, Freddie Slater and Louis Foster to the Award, and scooped £200,000, as well as the F1 test with the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team. The 19-year-old, who also won ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SPiMzLe via IFTTT

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff thinks Red Bull Powertrains has "Mount Everest to climb" as it introduces its 2026 Formula 1 power units - but he won't underestimate its long-term chances. After current partner Honda initially decided to pull out of F1 and a subsequent deal with Porsche failed to materialise, Red Bull's former CEO Christian Horner decided the squad would go alone and produce its own ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/t9hrOdk via IFTTT

In Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri achieved a feat that only 26 Formula 1 drivers had previously accomplished. The McLaren driver took pole position with just a 0.012s gap to team-mate Lando Norris, then led the whole race despite three safety car interventions jeopardising his lead. Piastri withstood Norris’ and Max Verstappen’s pressure to take the win; he even set the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/j1mPv0l via IFTTT

Franco Morbidelli will remain at VR46 Ducati for a second consecutive season in MotoGP after signing a contract extension for 2026. Morbidelli’s journey with the squad owned by his mentor and seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi began at the start of this year after Pramac left Ducati’s camp to become a satellite squad. While his previous form left much to be desired, the move to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XKvbGM4 via IFTTT

Vision and images are circulating online of what appears to be a new Lancia rally car in development. The Italian car maker, a winner of a record 10 WRC constructors' titles (1974-1976, 1983, 1987-1992), has returned to competitive rallying this year with its all-new two-wheel drive Ypsilon Rally4 car, which has been competing in the European Rally Championship alongside a new one-make Lancia ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/s7PXQxc via IFTTT

Luca Marini will remain with Honda until the end of the current MotoGP rule cycle after signing a new one-year contract extension As reported by Autosport in July, the factory Honda team will carry an unchanged line-up into 2026, with both Marini and Joan Mir being retained by the squad. Mir already had a two-year deal valid until the end of next season, while Marini’s new contract ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qL2dr4D via IFTTT

McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella has again praised Lando Norris’ personality, and warned he might unleash his full potential following his Dutch Grand Prix retirement. Norris was a close second behind team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri in the Zandvoort race when smoke started billowing out of his MCL39 with just eight laps remaining. “The engine just shut off and that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/v3qGxlm via IFTTT