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Aprilia is interested in bolstering its MotoGP test line-up with Miguel Oliveira next year, but says such a move would require the blessing of his new employer BMW. After losing his Pramac MotoGP seat for 2026, Oliveira accepted an offer from the German manufacturer to join its World Superbike Championship squad as a factory rider, teaming up with fellow ex-MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci. The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ptG5dxg via IFTTT

Matt Payne and Garth Tander gave Grove Racing and Ford a dramatic victory in a 2025 Bathurst 1000 that was hit with mixed conditions at Mount Panorama on Sunday.  A race that started under brilliant blue skies became a fight for survival when bad weather rolled in, turning the 6.213km circuit into an ice rink. After six safety car interventions, the race came down to a three-car train, sliding ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/90dLyat via IFTTT

Now that Red Bull has passed the high-downforce test in the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, it’s clear that its progress over recent weeks hasn’t been limited to just one type of circuit. Of course, the Circuit of the Americas up next will pose a completely different challenge with its many medium-speed corners – the very type of corners that team boss Laurent Mekies pointed out to at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rWzkfgx via IFTTT

Factory Honda MotoGP rider Luca Marini says development on next year’s RC213V is progressing strongly and that it is already better than the current prototype. The Japanese marque is enjoying its best season in MotoGP since 2021, having scored one victory and two other podiums in the first 18 rounds of the 2025 campaign. While Zarco’s Le Mans victory and second-place at Silverstone ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rSl2Xnp via IFTTT

With less than two months until the fire-up of Cadillac's first Formula 1 car, the series' 11th squad is currently resorting to the virtual world to both develop its maiden challenger and prepare its trackside team. Cadillac recently announced a full complement of simulator drivers, with 2016 IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud, Corvette works driver Charlie Eastwood and two-time F1 starter Pietro ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/q0Bp7xv via IFTTT

Defending winner Brodie Kostecki will start from pole position for Sunday’s Supercars Bathurst 1000 after snatching the fastest time in the Top 10 Shoot Out on Saturday. Kostecki headlined a Ford lockout of the first two rows, when he steered his Dick Johnson Racing Mustang around the track in 2m04.0413s, just 0.01s down on the time he set in Friday’s qualifying session, in which he also ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QBzW5RP via IFTTT

Sacha Fenestraz was declared the winner of Saturday’s Super Formula race at Fuji Speedway, which was abandoned after 14 laps amid poor weather conditions. TOM’S driver Fenestraz claimed his second career win, and his first since returning to Super Formula at the start of the year, in a race that was red-flagged twice due to the amount of standing water and poor visibility on a day of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FQ1p62G via IFTTT

Alex Palou has claimed that Zak Brown told him he could help find him a seat in Formula 1, but the McLaren Racing boss insists he never made any promises or misled the driver. The long-running dispute between Palou and McLaren reached the UK High Court this week, with the Woking-based squad suing the IndyCar star for over $20 million for breaching their contract. In July 2022, both Chip ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4g0NwQ3 via IFTTT

After facing a well-publicised sputtering in its pipeline of young talent, such that it hired the experienced Sergio Perez to partner Max Verstappen for four seasons, Red Bull now has more Formula 1 prospects coming through its system. That, as ever, means peril for all the grand prix drivers on its books apart from Verstappen, since Dr Helmut Marko has always run the Junior Team on an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/an3IBmN via IFTTT

Brodie Kostecki has put his Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang on top of the time sheets in a riveting qualifying session for this weekend’s Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama. Kostecki, the defending race winner, set a final lap time of 2m04.0307s to edge this season’s qualifying king Broc Feeney by 0.0064s. The Triple Eight Chevrolet driver had looked to have taken pole before Kostecki ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NhlYRLW via IFTTT

The occasional friction between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, and their McLaren team, last year was a mere taster for what has already transpired in 2025 – and what is still to come. Max Verstappen might be creeping up incrementally, but the battle for the Formula 1 drivers' title is the McLaren drivers' to lose. So, unlike last year, where Norris was chasing down Verstappen's lead in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IuCJ5hW via IFTTT

They say Suzuka is a drivers’ track, and if that’s the case, then Kimi Raikkonen certainly proved his worth on 9 October 2005. Coming into the Japanese Grand Prix, 25-year-old Raikkonen had already lost the drivers’ title, with his deficit on new world champion Fernando Alonso having reached 23 points with two races remaining. Read Also: Formula 1On this day: When Alonso won ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NWKJGgB via IFTTT

The lure of competing at the highest level possible in circuit racing and the chance to do something ”really unique” are behind Kalle Rovanpera’s decision to leave the World Rally Championship for Super Formula. The two-time world rally champion will next year make the rare switch from rallying to single-seaters, beginning with a two-year stint in Japan’s Super Formula, in a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kd6ySuV via IFTTT

Kalle Rovanpera will switch from rallying to circuit racing next year after confirming plans to leave the World Rally Championship for Japan’s Super Formula single-seater series.   The move will see the two-time world champion leave the WRC at the end of the season after six years competing in rallying’s top tier with Toyota, beginning in 2020. The 25-year-old will continue his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/w5QvbOE via IFTTT

Thierry Neuville is convinced Hyundai’s upgraded 2025 World Rally Championship challenger has more potential than its predecessor despite struggles unlocking its speed this season. The reigning world champion admitted he was worried by the gap in performance between Hyundai and Toyota after Rally Chile, where Neuville revealed that the team had tried several set-ups, but was ultimately unable ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/H1TxN82 via IFTTT

Only the eagle-eyed may spot it amid all the human drama in the factory Ducati team pit, but there’s a little technical ritual every time one of its MotoGP bikes returns to the garage. As quickly as possible after the rider dismounts, a cable hanging from the roof gets plugged into the thoroughbred GP25 in question. It’s a tiny but critical piece of the jigsaw puzzle that made up the Ducati ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HQtAPWi via IFTTT

While Aston Martin continues to endure a difficult 2025 campaign, the team’s full focus behind the scenes is on 2026. That includes, unsurprisingly, the work of Adrian Newey. Since joining Aston Martin in March, the legendary designer has been focused entirely on the upcoming regulations, apart from some “lunch break meetings” with technical personnel about this year’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TO3kKxt via IFTTT

On 8 October 2000, Michael Schumacher won Ferrari’s first Formula 1 drivers’ title in over two decades. The tifosi had been biding their time since Jody Scheckter’s successful 1979 campaign, with Schumacher coming close to the title for Ferrari in 1997 and 1998 against Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Hakkinen, while team-mate Eddie Irvine led the fight against Hakkinen until the last race in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ptiLsSI via IFTTT

KTM team leader Pedro Acosta says he is a more mature rider as he approaches the end of his second season in MotoGP. This follows a smart run to second place in the Indonesian Grand Prix last weekend.  While the Spaniard’s raw speed has once again been plain for all to see since KTM’s resurgence began at the Czech Grand Prix in July, he has fallen at inopportune moments and struggled with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7EoCZPd via IFTTT

Nick Percat has surprised the Supercars paddock by announcing he will retire at the end of the 2025 campaign. The 37-year-old will make his last start as a full-time Supercars driver at the Adelaide 500 on 27-30 November, driving his Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro. Percat has won six championship races since making his Supercars debut in 2010, winning for the Holden Racing Team, Lucas ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KwxzG0u via IFTTT

Yuki Tsunoda's bid to become a consistent Red Bull performer has hit a snag with a mystifying qualifying slump followed up by a shocking first lap at Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix. With Red Bull picking up its performances in recent races, Tsunoda's own contributions are under the spotlight as the organisation's 2026 driver decision nears. World champion team-mate Max Verstappen took two ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9NOkaSI via IFTTT

On 6 October 1985, Alain Prost won the Formula 1 championship for the first time in his career, at 30 years of age. Ahead of the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, McLaren’s Prost enjoyed a 16-point gap over his only remaining rival, Ferrari’s Michele Alboreto, and needed to bring his lead to 18 points at the English circuit in order to be out of reach. Prost had practically always ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/a7dA8Xt via IFTTT

Toto Wolff says the current generation of Formula 1 cars being a “surprise box” means results like George Russell’s shock Singapore Grand Prix victory have become a feature of the era. In the ground-effect era Mercedes has arguably experienced more ups and downs than any other team in the paddock, with streaks of frustrating mediocrity punctuated by rare - yet often dominant - victories ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JUAp0NR via IFTTT

Last year's Singapore Grand Prix proved to be Daniel Ricciardo's last race in Formula 1, as the Australian was replaced at the RB team by Liam Lawson for the final six races of the year. In 2023, Lawson had been installed as a substitute for Ricciardo following the latter's hand fracture at the Dutch Grand Prix, after just two rounds into Ricciardo's comeback to F1 as a successor to Nyck de ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/osnB1vX via IFTTT

MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has picked up a fracture in his accident at the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix. The factory Ducati rider was taken out by sprint race winner Marco Bezzecchi at high speed on the opening lap of the race, and landed awkwardly on his right arm, which has a long history of injury. MotoGP medical director Dr Angel Charte told DAZN: “Marquez is fine, with slight ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/enHYlyh via IFTTT

For Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing, the qualifying session in Singapore has gone according to plan – and given recent history at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, perhaps even better than expected. Just like last year, the Dutchman secured second place on the grid under the floodlights, although the feeling is different this time. Red Bull has made progress, and this weekend provides ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZYlz0D7 via IFTTT

KTM Ajo star Jose Antonio Rueda recovered from a poor opening lap to win a truncated Moto3 race in Indonesia and clinch the 2025 title.​Rueda arrived this weekend with a 93-point lead in the championship over his closest rival Angel Piqueras, and needed to extend that advantage to over a 100 to wrap up the title with four rounds to go.​The 19-year-old finished second on the road in Indonesia ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6PJ3LYq via IFTTT

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has given purists cause to chafe of late, mooting changes in race formats such as more sprint weekends and reverse grids. Not only this, the sands are shifting beneath the venues themselves.  In an interview with the Italian Passa dal BSMT podcast this week he has now returned to the subject of so-called "historic" tracks and what they have to do to merit a place on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qQipnH1 via IFTTT

New Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen says the team is still "a few races away" from making a decision on its drivers for 2026, as it looks to decide whether to retain Franco Colapinto for next year. Colapinto is looking to make his case to stay in the frame at the team, and has outqualified Pierre Gasly - who recently signed a longer term extension to his deal - in three of the last four ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U2LwJPs via IFTTT

Maverick Vinales will sit out the remainder of the Indonesian Grand Prix to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained in July, Tech3 KTM has announced. The decision was made after Saturday morning’s qualifying at Mandalika, where he finished 120th and last on the RC16 with a time that was 1.376s off the ultimate pace. “Maverick Vinales will withdraw from the Indonesian Grand Prix. It ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wA4lNdR via IFTTT

Max Verstappen reckons he has “nothing to lose” in the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ championship battle as he joked about having a “50%” chance of clinching the title. The reigning, four-time world champion has put himself on the cusp of the championship fight by winning the last two races, Monza and Baku, leaving him 69 points behind leader Oscar Piastri.  He is third in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lfdiKOw via IFTTT

George Russell will be a Mercedes Formula 1 driver next season, but is still in negotiations over a new deal as he seeks a "mutually beneficial" contract for 2026 and potentially beyond. While the cynic's view of the situation would be that Russell is looking to massage a few more millions out of Mercedes, and take advantage of a season in which he has demonstrated a strong performance ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lBc3E82 via IFTTT

VR46 team director Uccio Salucci has confirmed that Francesco Bagnaia rode Franco Morbidelli’s Ducati GP24 at last month’s Misano test. After weeks of speculation and rumors that had not been confirmed by either Ducati or Bagnaia himself, Salucci has stepped in to shed some light on the situation and reveal what Ducati was trying to hide. In search of a solution to the headaches that had ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/M8qzhNe via IFTTT

Trackhouse Aprilia MotoGP rider Ai Ogura will miss this weekend’s Indonesian Grand Prix, following his heavy crash two races ago at Misano. The accident occurred at the start of the Sunday race and was estimated at 260 km/h, with the Japanese rookie coming away with a right-wrist injury. Although he arrived for his home race at Motegi last weekend saying he was at 90% capacity, Ogura ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cICthwB via IFTTT

Autosport has already picked out the top 10 F1 title deciders but not all championship showdowns have been so glorious. From on-track clashes to strange calls from race control, F1 has had its fair share of dubious finales. Here are the times things went bad, with some non-F1 misdemeanours too. 6. 1964 Mexican GP – Hill vs Bandini Lorenzo Bandini leads Graham Hill at the 1964 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JIS90Zk via IFTTT

McLaren will be itching to set the record straight at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix after a poor performance in Azerbaijan for Formula 1’s otherwise dominant outfit. The championship-leading team scored just six points in Baku as Lando Norris finished seventh, while drivers’ title favourite Oscar Piastri crashed out on lap one. It was only the second time McLaren has finished off ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3DzMLlA via IFTTT

McLaren had its first chance to be crowned Formula 1 world constructors’ champion at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but endured its worst weekend of the 2025 season – by far – in Baku, scoring a meagre six points. As a consequence, the title is yet to be decided, but the upcoming Singapore GP will likely prove decisive. Having taken 12 victories, including seven 1-2s, in 17 grands prix so ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1Eernxg via IFTTT