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In the latest episode of our look at the greatest races in Formula 1 world championship history, we select the 10 best wet-weather drives. Host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith outline the reasons for their choices, while leading motorsport journalist Damien Smith casts his critical eye over the ranking. Which driver do you think was best? If you want to find out more about the best GPs of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NmUb1RS via IFTTT

Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen downplayed the idea of long-term recovery timelines as the Enstone-based team looks to rebuild itself in Formula 1. This marks a clear departure from the philosophy of Alpine’s previous management, which committed to a so-called 100-race plan designed to return the team to the front of the grid. That project began in 2021, when Renault rebranded its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qQ9oH3S via IFTTT

F1 grands prix have become much than sporting events. They now stretch over four days of fan engagement with star music acts, cultural events, top chefs and diverse activities for fans. Promoter fees generate around $1billion of income annually for F1, almost a third of the total revenue. They can also have a massive economic impact for a city or a country; Las Vegas has pulled in over $900m ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/STlciRD via IFTTT

Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur is expecting to see rapid in-season development as squads get to grips with the new regulations and doesn't believe the pecking order will remain static after the opening race in Melbourne. The 2026 regulations change, encompassing new power units, energy deployment and aerodynamics, is one of the biggest rule resets in F1 history, and presents Ferrari ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eGnvkT7 via IFTTT

Mercedes-AMG is working on a new GT3 car for customer and factory-supported racing. It will become the first major product to emerge from the Affalterbach Racing division, which was set up midway through 2024 as Mercedes brought an end to its long-standing relationship with HWA. The unnamed GT3 challenger is expected to be based on the Concept AMG GT Track Sport, a new sportscar that will join ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/i53uRQk via IFTTT

The 2025 Formula 1 season did not bring a new world title for Red Bull, but will nonetheless be remembered for Max Verstappen’s remarkable comeback. The Dutchman said in Abu Dhabi that he felt even better than he had 12 months earlier. This may sound surprising, given he was world champion back then, but at the time he already sensed things going wrong within Red Bull – a trend that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8CIlN4R via IFTTT

Jorge Martin says he never slipped into a ‘Why is this happening to me?’ mindset during his injury-ridden 2025 MotoGP season, choosing instead to analyse the causes and move forward. Martin’s high-profile move from Pramac to Aprilia has proven disastrous so far, with the Spaniard suffering no fewer than four injuries over the course of 2025 and ending the year 21st in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TFYqdyN via IFTTT

Toyota World Rally Championship team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has purchased the WRC2 title-winning Printsport Racing outfit. JML-WRT Oy, a company created by the 18-time WRC rally winner, has acquired the Finnish rally team that has recently guided Sami Pajari and Oliver Solberg to WRC2 titles in 2024 and 2025 respectively. Both drivers have since graduated to Toyota’s Rally1 WRC ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/moKkd3Y via IFTTT

The 2025 Formula 1 season welcomed an unusually high number of rookies onto the grid which provided a focus point throughout the campaign. While some of the rookies starred, others floundered and some didn’t even make it to the end of the season. Here’s who our writers have picked as the standout rookie of the year. Gabriel Bortoleto – Ed Hardy To be fair to the rookie class of F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ReqC8Ht via IFTTT

Enea Bastianini has offered insight into why he struggled to such an extent during a wretched first season on KTM’s MotoGP bike in 2025. Bastianini moved to Tech3 this year on a factory-spec bike, partnering Maverick Vinales in an all-new line-up at KTM’s secondary squad. But from his first test with the Austrian marque in Valencia 2024, it was clear that the RC16 was not playing to his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/boYZ4Qx via IFTTT

Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase could be set to leave Red Bull, bringing an end to a partnership that yielded four consecutive Formula 1 world drivers’ titles. It was initially reported that the end of the 2025 championship would mark the conclusion of Lambiase’s work alongside Verstappen, with the 45-year-old British engineer understood to have asked Red Bull management ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YWfKeTu via IFTTT

After a stint with Honda that delivered four drivers’ titles and two constructors’ championships, Red Bull will compete with its in-house power unit in 2026, in partnership with Ford. Although Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook acknowledges that the project – as Toto Wolff put it in Zandvoort – “has Mount Everest to climb”, he believes the preparations in Milton Keynes have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Xqn8JgT via IFTTT

Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso has hailed Marc Marquez after his countryman won the 2025 MotoGP title, saying only a few people in sport can achieve what he did. Marquez dominated the championship this year after stepping up to a factory Ducati seat, completing an incredible comeback from the 2020 Jerez accident that left him with a career-altering shoulder injury. Like Alonso, Marquez ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dDL5kTu via IFTTT

Every year, Formula 1 is packed with surprises and great storylines as 20 of the world’s best drivers battle for supremacy and the chance to lift the F1 World Drivers' Championship Trophy. But it wasn’t all good news over 2025, and the season had its fair share of heartbreak as well. From Lewis Hamilton’s collision with a groundhog in Canada to Lando Norris’ retirement in Zandvoort that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/89qvxWf via IFTTT

The 47th edition of the Dakar Rally will begin on 3 January and mark the start of the 2026 motorsport season. As has been the case every year since 2020, the event will run entirely in Saudi Arabia, having moved from its former base in South America. This means the Gulf nation will be the sole host of the world’s most prestigious cross-country rally for the seventh consecutive year But ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wC2Oiyj via IFTTT

Every year Formula 1 always delivers plenty of drama and 2025 was no different with a title fight that went down to the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Lando Norris ultimately prevailed in a three-way fight against McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s four-time world champion Max Verstappen. But it wasn’t just about what happened at the front, as there was drama throughout ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/upFk8rA via IFTTT

MotoGP reached a historic milestone in 2025, drawing more than 3.6 million fans to races around the world to set a new all-time attendance record - but Silverstone was one of two circuits to suffer a decline. After surpassing three million spectators last year, the championship climbed to a new level of popularity in 2025, helped by an expanded 22-round calendar. Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DHLfC6l via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton is simply “praying” for better fortune in the next Formula 1 rules cycle after enduring a torrid time since the start of ground-effect cars in 2022. Just two of the seven-time world champion’s 105 grand prix victories have come in the current era, having particularly struggled in qualifying because these cars don’t necessarily reward sharp cornering after braking ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Uxpty98 via IFTTT

Mercedes had its fair share of development issues over the course of Formula 1’s ground-effect era, but after adopting flexible wings to help get on top of its troublesome car the team says it needed “a bit of time to adapt” once the FIA clamped down. After scoring eight successive Formula 1 constructors’ titles, Mercedes kicked off the ground-effect era on the back foot in 2022. Its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Xtlb3As via IFTTT

Fabio di Giannantonio feels MotoGP’s current schedule is pushing riders too far, highlighting the physical toll of the expanded calendar. The 2025 MotoGP season featured a record 22 grands prix, boosted by the addition of a new track in Hungary and returning races in the Czech Republic and Argentina. With sprints becoming a fixture at every weekend since 2023, riders contested a total of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OcKtGbX via IFTTT

The 2025 Formula 1 season may not have featured the most mind-blowing scenarios ever, but some of its events still raised eyebrows – and rightfully so. Here are those we identified as the biggest surprises of the year. Read Also: Formula 1What was the best F1 race of the 2025 season? Our writers have their say Red Bull sacks Christian Horner – Jake ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dJMsxSw via IFTTT

The 2026 endurance racing season is just a month away, with the Daytona 24 Hours marking the first event to feature top-line prototype machinery. Most manufacturers competing across the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship have opted to update their cars for 2026, meaning the Hypercar and GTP grids could look noticeably different next year. These changes have been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4ADRqOm via IFTTT

From an action-packed 2025 Formula 1 season, selecting the best race of the campaign isn’t straightforward. A 24-round F1 calendar makes that task even tricker, but our writers have given it a good go. Here’s what they have picked out as their favourite F1 race of 2025. British Grand Prix – Filip Cleeren The British Grand Prix truly had everything. Mixed weather is always a good ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Eiv50sy via IFTTT

MotoGP’s calendar has expanded rapidly over the years, peaking at 22 grands prix in 2025. With the addition of sprints, riders are now required to contest a total of 44 races a year. In many respects, MotoGP has followed Formula 1’s lead in recent years, not only in expanding its calendar but also in its approach to circuit agreements. Like F1, MotoGP is now increasingly signing long-term ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Cn6kofw via IFTTT

Max Verstappen says being the only Red Bull car to take on the two McLaren drivers for the 2025 Formula 1 title was an advantage rather than a drawback. In 2025 Red Bull tried its latest gamble to solve its second seat syndrome, but after two poor weekends Liam Lawson was ruthlessly replaced by Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese driver also struggled to find stability in his performances and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qnJl01M via IFTTT

1977 British GP: Renault’s F1 debut Jean-Pierre Jabouille's Renault RS01 undergoes a tyre change and checks Photo by: Rainer W. Schlegelmilch / Motorsport Images Renault made its world championship debut with F1’s first-ever turbocharged car, the RS01, which earned the ‘yellow teapot’ moniker due to the frequency at which smoke emanated from it. The sole Renault ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nSB186q via IFTTT

Pedro Acosta believes abandoning his early-season title ambitions was key to turning his 2025 MotoGP campaign around and becoming a regular podium contender. Although Acosta made a slow start to his sophomore campaign in MotoGP, held back by an underdeveloped bike and KTM’s financial woes, his results improved steadily as the year went on. Having broken inside the top five for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uz0ScNK via IFTTT

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted it is “super difficult” to gauge where his rivals are in their preparation for Formula 1’s overhaul in 2026, while the feeling in the team was “not comparable” to preparations for 2014 when its period of dominance began.   The Brackley-based squad has gone through two major rule changes in its current form. It aced the reset in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/37AObMS via IFTTT

1. Cadillac F1 Team - Race Travel Coordinator - Silverstone The Cadillac F1 Team is looking for a Race Travel Coordinator. You will be arranging and managing travel itineraries for team members, including flights, accommodation, ground transportation, car hire and visas for race and test events, ensuring all travel arrangements comply with company policies and approved budgets. Candidates ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AUDT3iW via IFTTT

Brad Binder admitted that the 2025 MotoGP season was the worst of his career in the premier class, insisting it was not a true reflection of his potential. Binder had been KTM’s standout performer for several seasons, earning a reputation as a dependable rider that the Austrian marque could rely on. Even when Pedro Acosta took MotoGP by storm in his rookie season in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PMJ4rGy via IFTTT

Honda’s maiden test with its new 850cc engine at the Sepang International Circuit was severely disrupted by heavy rain, Autosport understands. Honda’s test and development team travelled to Malaysia last week to tackle the final test of the year before the Christmas break. However, persistent rainfall throughout the three days meant the team was unable to achieve one of its primary ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/J6Ei7TN via IFTTT

George Russell insists he’s talented enough to be a title contender in Formula 1, following a strong 2025 season with Mercedes. After comparing favourably to Lewis Hamilton over their three years as team-mates, with nearly as many points and more victories, Russell comfortably established himself as the squad’s lead driver with rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli alongside him. Russell was the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6ArhTwl via IFTTT

Honda has confirmed Ayumu Iwasa will defend his Super Formula title next season alongside ongoing Formula 1 reserve duties. Iwasa will spend a third season with Team Mugen in the Japanese single-seater series in 2026 after winning this year’s championship at his second attempt. The 24-year-old has never hidden his ambition of racing in F1 with the backing of Red Bull, which co-sponsored ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CUj3vRb via IFTTT

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has rubbished speculation that he could be leaving the world championship-winning MotoGP team, branding the rumours as "absurd" and "unfounded". In recent days, the rumour mill has been rife with talk of a major shake-up at Ducati, with claims that former World Superbike rider Tardozzi could step down from his role after the 2026 season. A report even ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/m3ntqjG via IFTTT

Sebastian Vettel has admitted he was already ‘on his way down’ in his last couple of seasons at Ferrari in Formula 1. Vettel joined the Maranello-based outfit in 2015 after a six-year stint that yielded four world titles at Red Bull, and swiftly established himself as the Scuderia’s lead driver. In four years, Vettel took 13 grand prix wins to team-mate Kimi Raikkonen’s sole victory; ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/t7xukNe via IFTTT

MotoGP just wrapped up its first season under the Liberty Media umbrella after the US-based giant completed the acquisition of an 84% stake in Dorna Sports, the championship’s promoter. Carmelo Ezpeleta remains the CEO of the Spanish company, but his son Carlos — MotoGP’s sporting director — has taken on an increasingly prominent role in recent years. Autosport had the chance to speak ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DfUrki4 via IFTTT

Max Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull’s decision to demote his former team-mate Liam Lawson just two rounds into the 2025 Formula 1 season. Lawson replaced Sergio Perez at the Austrian outfit for this year after just 11 grands prix with sister squad Racing Bulls, but he failed to replicate the same form that earned the Kiwi a promotion. The 23-year-old suffered a Q1 elimination on his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TF1nWM7 via IFTTT

IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti is set to return to competitive racing at next month’s Dubai 24 Hours, it has been announced. The 52-year-old will drive a Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Team Parker on 17–18 January, marking his first competitive outing in a GT3 car. Franchitti will share the cockpit of the #31 Mercedes-AMG with former World Touring Car Champion Rob Huff, Shaun Lynn and Max Lynn ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TZbdW4c via IFTTT

Jorge Martin believes it’s possible he could have taken the fight to Marc Marquez if he had been racing a Ducati in the 2025 MotoGP season. Martin went from feeling on top of the world when he was crowned MotoGP champion in November 2024 to facing a true nightmare defending the crown this year, with four injuries and the same number of surgeries leaving him on the sidelines for major chunks ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8uFPUxV via IFTTT

MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is set to ride a bike for the first time since the injury he sustained at Mandalika in October. The Spaniard has been sidelined since he broke his right arm following a collision triggered by Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi at the start of the Indonesian Grand Prix. While Marquez initially attempted to avoid another operation, he ultimately required surgery to address a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Iu6mcnl via IFTTT

“The scary thing is he's getting better.” This is how Sebastian Vettel views fellow four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, who recently completed a remarkable 2025 campaign. Despite his Red Bull RB21 being inferior to the McLaren MCL39 for most of this season, Verstappen took more wins and more pole positions than any other driver (eight of each). Most importantly, he recovered ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PeYVUmi via IFTTT

Formula 1’s new 2026 power units will debut at the Circuit de Catalunya in just over five weeks’ time, but questions over a grey area of the new regulations have already come to light. German outlet Motorsport Magazin revealed that some engine manufacturers have sent a request for clarification to the FIA regarding the compression ratio, one of the parameters changed in the 2026 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vwFRuBh via IFTTT

The 2025 MotoGP season was unlike anything we’ve seen this decade, with Marc Marquez dismantling the field on the factory Ducati and turning the championship into a one-man show. Only two riders were able to challenge him on a handful of occasions, and even then, toppling the Spaniard proved a near-impossible task. Marquez’s late, injury-enforced absence did briefly level the playing field ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QKpcrJA via IFTTT

While Charles Leclerc empathised with Lewis Hamilton's tribulations in his first Formula 1 season with Ferrari, the Monegasque felt he had little leeway over 2025 to help the seven-time champion adapt to the team. Hamilton's struggles were well-publicised over the year, especially in the wake of the attention that his move had commanded. After 11 years with Mercedes, Hamilton needed to adapt to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XuVCGFA via IFTTT

Was Robert Kubica the best Ferrari driver over the full course of the 2025 World Endurance Championship? Probably not. But did he stand head and shoulders above the others when it mattered most? Absolutely. The Pole was in superlative form at the double-points Le Mans 24 Hours round as he played the starring role in AF Corse’s victory with the non-works satellite entry he shared with Yifei Ye ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rRkOx34 via IFTTT

London, UK — 18 December, 2025 — Michelin-starred chef and lifelong motorsport fan Tom Kerridge will curate the culinary program for the 2026 Autosport Awards, taking place January 21 at London’s Roundhouse. The collaboration adds a new dimension to racing’s most celebrated night, bringing together sporting excellence with elevated lifestyle, entertainment, and creative ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0FEBKaZ via IFTTT

M-Sport Ford is involved in ongoing discussions to add Martins Sesks to its World Rally Championship driver line-up for 2026. The British squad announced its full-time driver line-up for next year this week, which sees Josh McErlean joined by European Rally Championship title runner-up Jon Armstrong – who will make the leap to Rally1 machinery for the first time. The decision comes as part ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SqT5rcI via IFTTT

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff thinks Andrea Kimi Antonelli may need three to five years to reach his peak performance level in Formula 1. Antonelli made his F1 debut this season with very little experience, with the two-time Formula 4 and Formula Regional champion skipping F3 on his way to a sole F2 season. The Italian rookie was unsurprisingly inconsistent during his maiden F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pjxruAz via IFTTT

A little over a month before the first test of 2026 - which will take place behind closed doors in Barcelona - Formula 1 and the FIA have shared a new impression of what the next generation of cars should look like in the upcoming years. The FIA has published renders based on the recently updated technical regulations. Next year’s cars will feature active aerodynamics, slightly smaller ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4G86qow via IFTTT

The FIA has revealed details of a new constructor that is developing a car to compete under the World Rally Championship’s new technical regulations in 2027. Founded by experienced motorsport engineer Lionel Hansen, former FIA rally director and Citroen WRC boss Yves Matton and Prospeed, Project Rally One represents the first project to be officially led by a tuner under the WRC’s new ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1AgivLm via IFTTT

Under Laurent Mekies, who took over mid-season after Christian Horner’s dismissal, the Red Bull Formula 1 team came close to completing a remarkable comeback. A significant part of that turnaround can be explained by the team finally managing to extract performance from the RB21, in part by continuing to develop the car longer than many rivals. Another key factor has been the consistency ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/e83DSOo via IFTTT

Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli has revealed that a tough post-race meeting after a poor Italian Grand Prix led to a mental reset for the rest of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Following a bright start, which included a sprint pole in Miami, Antonelli's maiden campaign was derailed due to an ill-fated Mercedes suspension update that sapped him of confidence, while the increased interest and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XKAGmzt via IFTTT

More than a question of points scored and position in the standings, the goal of Andrea Kimi Antonelli's first season in Formula 1 was to convince Mercedes management that it had made the right choice by turning to the teenager as its long-term replacement for seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. It was a bold choice that was not without its risks, but Mercedes knew this going in. "We are ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GIrTLvb via IFTTT

Algarve International Circuit will return to the Formula 1 calendar for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Located near Portimao in southern Portugal, the track will take Zandvoort’s spot as the Dutch circuit exits after just a six-year stint. Algarve previously hosted F1 on two occasions, in the COVID-affected 2020 and 2021 campaigns. Both races were won by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton – with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TM2Wnm9 via IFTTT

Audi has revealed key details ahead of its maiden Formula 1 season in 2026. The German brand is taking over the Sauber team which it acquired in 2024 after buying a minority stake the previous year and, in 2022, announcing its involvement as a power unit supplier from 2026 onwards. This coincides with F1’s new technical regulations, where Audi hopes to capitalise on its experience with hybrid ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7pSU1Ya via IFTTT

Ex-Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has joined the NZ Championship ahead of the start of the 2026 season, MotorSport New Zealand has announced. Masi will oversee a range of national series in New Zealand as the event director, with a focus on “ensuring the safe, fair, and professional delivery of each round”. In addition to his primary responsibilities in the NZ Championship, he will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pPeAj6h via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton's relationship with Ferrari is much less strained than it appears, according to the team's head of track engineering Matteo Togninalli, although the Formula 1 squad nonetheless feels it "under evaluated" the adaptation period needed for both sides. In the early part of 2025, Hamilton had to clear up the perception of the occasionally terse radio messages between himself and new ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tCOzmWQ via IFTTT

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff couldn’t have coped with Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s pressure as a 19-year-old, explaining he was “a bit of an idiot” at that age. Antonelli became F1’s third-youngest driver in history this season at 18 years old thanks to his single-seater prowess – four titles in Formula 4 and Formula Regional. He also was the first F1 debutant in a top ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ina6jTS via IFTTT

Pirelli hopes to test its new MotoGP tyres with 2027-spec prototypes and full-time riders “halfway through” next year’s calendar. With just over a year remaining before Pirelli replaces Michelin as the official tyre supplier in the premier class, none of the regular riders on the grid have yet been able to sample the Milan-based manufacturer’s new rubber. Pirelli conducted its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/W02H4MK via IFTTT

With the 2025 Formula 1 title decider in Abu Dhabi, the regulatory cycle of the ground-effect cars has come to an end. The regulations introduced in 2022 had three aims: improving racing by allowing drivers to follow each other more closely, closing up the field, and creating a sustainable championship – also financially. As Nikolas Tombazis, FIA’s single-seaters director, looks back, his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UFGEBdZ via IFTTT

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc says it is "now or never' for the Italian team to fight for championships under the all-new regulation changes for 2026. Ferrari slipped from second to fourth this year after it missed the mark at the start of the 2025 campaign, and then decided to focus all of its aero resources on next year's car from April onwards. The end result was a frustrating ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/P6CfIuA via IFTTT

The 2025 MotoGP world championship concluded last month in Valencia, with Marc Marquez clinching his seventh premier class title. Now, during the winter break before 2026 begins with the Sepang test in early February, it’s time to look back at the season that just ended. One way to gauge how comfortable a rider has been on their bike is to look at the number of crashes recorded over the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/d61LzVK via IFTTT

It’s fair to say Hayden Paddon’s return to the World Rally Championship next year after an eight-year hiatus was a surprise for the rally world to digest. It was even a shock for Paddon, but it was one of those “good surprises” that underlines why it is important to never give up on dreams. That dream is now reality, as the 38-year-old finds himself preparing to contest next month’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Hk9L5GJ via IFTTT

Outgoing Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said his “most intimate” relationship with a Formula 1 driver has been with Max Verstappen, whom he believes to be improving even further. Marko is ending a 25-year stint as Red Bull’s lead talent scout, having headed its young driver programme since 2001. Over that period, he helped promote 18 drivers to the brand’s F1 teams – ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VCqABie via IFTTT

Helmut Marko has revealed the reasons why he’s leaving Red Bull’s Formula 1 project at the end of the year, citing Max Verstappen’s 2025 title loss as a major factor. Marko is ending a 25-year stint as one of Red Bull’s bosses in motorsport, having led its Junior Team since 2001 and acted as an advisor for the brand’s F1 squads since 2005. The Austrian played a key role in the rise of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MrwcgRJ via IFTTT

Vanwall is preparing to return to action in the World Endurance Championship after two years of work to update and improve its hypercar. After a brief stint in the top endurance series, the British brand's car, prepared by ByKolles Racing, has remained inactive over the last two years. But the Austrian team has been working to resolve the issues that arose during its difficult 2023 adventure in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/896AoUr via IFTTT

It wasn't just raw emotion pouring out of Lando Norris after he was crowned the 2025 Formula 1 world champion in Abu Dhabi. With the tears of joy came a stream of consciousness giving insight into how he had experienced his rollercoaster 2025 season - the joyous wins, the crushing defeats, the challenge of going up against cold-blooded hegemon Max Verstappen and the prospect of being usurped by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cnB2KXP via IFTTT

Formula 1 will look different next year compared to what fans have been used to in recent seasons. The new engine and chassis regulations also mean that the racing itself will change significantly. DRS will disappear, as every driver will have a type of DRS on every straight through active aerodynamics - involving both the front and rear wings. To still provide an overtaking aid, the new rules ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DHKgB7R via IFTTT

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula 1’s cost cap made the world championship a “meritocracy” rather than an “arms race”, after McLaren won its first drivers’ title since 2008. Lando Norris prevailed over Max Verstappen and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to end a 15-season streak of Red Bull and Mercedes triumphs in the world championship. Read ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/glTtAqn via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari did not live up to expectation, and his disappointing results sparked questions about the seven-time Formula 1 world champion’s future in the series. The 40-year-old has sought to silence his naysayers, arguing that he ‘still has a dream’ keeping him in F1. Hamilton joined the Scuderia at the start of 2025 following 12 campaign with Mercedes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HDCY3ua via IFTTT

Junior single-seater powerhouse Rodin Motorsport will make its sportscar racing debut when it enters the 2026 British GT Championship with a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo. The Surrey-based outfit has a huge presence across junior competition from British GT support series GB3 to Formula 1 feeder series Formula 2, where its driver Alex Dunne finished fifth in the 2025 standings. Rodin was founded in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VNdzqnT via IFTTT

Kalle Rovanpera has been forced to drop out of this week’s post-season Super Formula test at Suzuka due to illness, having completed only a single session. The two-time World Rally champion made his debut in the Japanese series on Wednesday’s opening day of the three-day test, completing 32 laps in the morning session at the wheel of KCMG’s #8 car ahead of his full-time switch to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dXW4CZH via IFTTT

Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur is unfazed by his drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton being publicly critical of the squad even though it irked John Elkann.  The 2025 F1 campaign was highly disappointing for the Scuderia, as it failed to win a grand prix and dropped to fourth in the championship having lost the 2024 title to McLaren on the final day.  Leclerc and Hamilton, who ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aNynJ6h via IFTTT

It was known, in the Yas Marina paddock, that the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could be Helmut Marko’s final Formula 1 race as Red Bull’s motorsport advisor. A final decision was made on Monday in Abu Dhabi, as Marko met with Red Bull's senior management, including Oliver Mintzlaff. The official announcement followed on Tuesday, bringing an end to an era that lasted more than 20 years. Read ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9Vim0Pv via IFTTT

Oscar Piastri heaped praise on McLaren for how it allowed himself and team-mate Lando Norris to fight fairly for the 2025 Formula 1 championship - despite criticism from outside.  The McLaren duo fought all year for the title and it was Norris who came out on top, sealing a maiden crown at the Abu Dhabi finale as he finished 13 points above the Australian. It was also a battle unlike many ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MRNpxCv via IFTTT

Valtteri Bottas has completed his first day as a Cadillac Formula 1 driver, ahead of his return to the world championship in 2026. A veteran of 246 grand prix starts and 67 podium finishes, Bottas signed with the new Cadillac team for F1’s new era in 2026 after spending this year on the sidelines as Mercedes’ main reserve driver. Bottas’ time at Mercedes ended following the 2025 season ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QdGhnoB via IFTTT

During the post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit, Formula 1 teams are given nine hours to gather data about Pirelli’s 2026 tyres. The test is carried out using mule cars – ground-effect machinery modified to mimic 2026’s lower downforce levels. All teams run with reduced wing levels (comparable to Monza) and altered ride heights to shed downforce. Read Also: Formula ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Cj9XcET via IFTTT

Helmut Marko is set for retirement as Red Bull’s motorsport advisor in Formula 1, despite an initial contract for 2026. Immediately after the title decider at the Yas Marina Circuit, uncertainty over Helmut Marko’s future at Red Bull began to trickle through the paddock. When asked, the Austrian stated that discussions would take place later in the week. Whereas the 82-year-old had ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/b8HmAcP via IFTTT

McLaren chief Andrea Stella believes the experience of going up against Max Verstappen and his response to his early Formula 1 2025 difficulties were key to Lando Norris' maiden championship win. Norris prevailed over defending champion Verstappen after a tense title showdown in Abu Dhabi, with the McLaren drivers' third place enough to take his first world championship by two points. Read ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sNak9yR via IFTTT

Jack Miller feels the Yamaha M1 isn’t a natural fit for his riding style in MotoGP, but has learned how to get the best from the bike during his first season with Pramac in 2025. Miller found refuge at Yamaha’s satellite squad after being dropped by KTM at the end of 2024, signing a contract directly with the factory to race alongside Miguel Oliveira. The M1 became the fourth different ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JjU5AuT via IFTTT

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri passing Lando Norris on the first lap of Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was discussed in advance as Piastri's hard tyres would help pile pressure on leader Max Verstappen. Third-starting Piastri passed Norris for second with a clean swoop around the outside of the medium-speed Tun 9 left-hander, demoting Norris to the lowest position he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8DHriWQ via IFTTT

Zak Brown is “convinced” Oscar Piastri will become Formula 1 world champion with McLaren despite losing the 2025 title to team-mate Lando Norris at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. McLaren’s drivers fought for a maiden championship all year and third place at the finale sealed the job for Norris, who finished 13 points ahead of Piastri and two points in front of runner-up Max ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/z4cuTPE via IFTTT

"I’m a little disappointed," said Lando Norris after falling 0.201 short of pole position for the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – a grid slot that would theoretically have enabled him to dictate the flow of a race in which he only has to finish third to clinch the world championship. "We just weren’t quite quick enough today,” he added. “Given the higher fuel loads we were on this ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ctDH73y via IFTTT

The stage is set for a potentially enthralling Formula 1 title decider with each championship contender starting in the top three for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is on pole, championship leader Lando Norris joins him on the front row while third-placed Oscar Piastri lines up third.  It was inevitable that it would happen this way and it probably suits Norris the most, considering ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/chiguNE via IFTTT

Isack Hadjar begins the next stage of his journey in the Red Bull empire on Tuesday, when his first official engagement as a newly promoted Red Bull Racing driver will be to test Pirelli's definitive 2026 tyres for the first time. As Max Verstappen's team-mate, Hadjar will occupy one of the most pressured positions in Formula 1 – and not just because Verstappen sets a high bar in terms of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/O6mnQNB via IFTTT

Oliver Rowland enjoyed a dominant run through the 2024-25 Formula E season, stringing together four wins and seven podiums in the first nine races. That early momentum allowed him to build a strong lead in the standings, which, despite failing to return to the podium over the following seven rounds, was enough to clinch the drivers’ championship during the Berlin double-header in July - ahead ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/S19LDYw via IFTTT

Lando Norris went quickest in opening practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the weekend he could claim his maiden Formula 1 world championship. The McLaren driver set a 1m24.485s on used soft tyres, which meant he pipped second-placed Max Verstappen who is also his nearest challenger in the championship. Norris will become champion should he claim a podium on Sunday, as he is 12 points ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bxaFDMn via IFTTT

World Rally Championship event winners Dani Sordo, Esapekka Lappi and Hayden Paddon will rejoin Hyundai to share its third car next year following the departure of Ott Tanak. The trio will join 2024 world champion Thierry Neuville and multiple podium finisher Adrien Fourmaux after the pair agreed contract extensions to pilot the team’s two other i20 N Rally1 entries on a full-time ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eImExzi via IFTTT

1950 Italian GP, Monza – Farina takes decisive home victory Championship situation before the title decider1. Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 26pts2. Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo, 24pts3. Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo, 22pts Final standings1. Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo, 30pts2. Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 27pts3. Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo, 24pts Alfa Romeo team: Juan Manuel ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OGoAHfJ via IFTTT

Finish third. Easier said than done. But nothing Lando Norris can't do. Max Verstappen is charging forward like an express train, and having him as a title challenger is scary enough. It seems as if he lives rent-free not only in the heads of the McLaren drivers, but in the minds of everyone wearing papaya colours. The fear of losing to him is not just about defeat; after such a dominant 2025 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YBIpzLw via IFTTT

Haas has signed a landmark title partnership deal with Toyota for the 2026 Formula 1 world championship, with the team becoming known as TGR Haas F1 Team. The deal is the next stage in the strengthening ties between the American F1 outfit and the Japanese automotive giant, having signed a technical partnership in October 2024. As part of the deal, Toyota will extend on its commitment to give ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Vil3hu9 via IFTTT

By graduating to Racing Bulls in 2026, Britain's Arvid Lindblad has delivered on his own childhood vision that he would somehow make it to Formula 1. Speaking exclusively to Autosport, he tells all about his ambition, his Swedish-Indian family heritage and a promise he made to Lando Norris. Tuesday's Racing Bulls announcement confirmed 18-year-old Lindblad will graduate to an F1 race seat in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/M7P58wq via IFTTT

Formula E has conceded it may be unable to continue racing at London’s ExCel Centre in the Gen4 era, and has begun assessing alternative venues to maintain a UK round on the calendar. The all-electric championship returned to the British capital in 2021 with a race around the ExCeL, five years after the Battersea Park layout was dropped following its short stint in 2015-16.  ExCel’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sieIhQ4 via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton says media criticism has taken a toll on the members of Ferrari’s Formula 1 team, amid a tough season in Maranello. Although the team was cautious when publicly setting goals for 2025, expectations were high after it missed out on the 2024 constructors’ title by just 14 points against McLaren. Ferrari has ended up not winning a single race in 2025 – which is unlikely to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Q6wN0Gi via IFTTT

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has defended the Scuderia’s decision to focus its resources on Formula 1’s new regulations for 2026, despite its slump in performance. All teams have had tough decisions to make ahead of F1’s new technical era, with their resources limited by the budget cap and aerodynamic testing restrictions. Vasseur said on Friday that Ferrari switched all of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5ZC6esv via IFTTT

The maiden Supercars season to feature a Finals system over-delivered on one thing it was expected to provide: a lot of talking points. Even as Chaz Mostert and the Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford team celebrated their drivers’ title victory in Adelaide, debate was raging about whether it was a fair result from a flawed system. How Mostert and WAU won revealed something that few might have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/W6OPIfp via IFTTT

Let’s start with the clearest point: anyone who takes part in a harassment campaign is directly responsible for it. Whether it’s an anonymous, barely followed social media account or a public figure with thousands of readers, nobody is entitled to pour out crude, idiotic hatred at someone else. There is certainly no justification for such behaviour. With that premise established, we can ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DQIxgTJ via IFTTT

Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has been signed to McLaren's driver development programme, and will occupy a role as the Formula 1 team's test and development driver. Fornaroli secured back-to-back F3 and F2 titles, following in the footsteps of Gabriel Bortoleto - another former McLaren development prospect - by winning the F3 title with Trident in 2024, before taking the F2 title with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cdZWi1R via IFTTT

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko apologised for suggesting Andrea Kimi Antonelli deliberately let McLaren's Lando Norris through in the Qatar Grand Prix, with the Mercedes Formula 1 driver subjected to a torrent of online abuse. Antonelli slid off the track on the penultimate lap of the Losail race, allowing Norris to snatch fourth place away from the Italian, and with it take two important ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2FhK7Z8 via IFTTT

In any deteriorated relationship, there may come a point of no return where a breakup – if handled well – is the least traumatic solution for both sides. That is when mourning sets in: the period during which the wound heals and, once completed, both parties can face the future with clarity. Normally applied to romantic couples, but the concept also applies to professional bonds, like the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3cGMwq6 via IFTTT

McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted the team ‘misjudged’ its strategy in the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix and said an internal review will be carried out to dissect its decision not to pit either driver under the safety car. McLaren was the team to beat around Losail, with Oscar Piastri take sprint pole and victory, and starting Sunday’s grand prix on pole ahead of team-mate and title ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EcaWrTS via IFTTT

Winning the 2025 Formula 1 title “doesn’t really matter” to Max Verstappen, ahead of a three-way title decider in Abu Dhabi. The Red Bull driver took his seventh grand prix victory of the season in Qatar thanks to an impeccable drive and a decisive strategy call. That success meant he reduced his deficit to the championship lead from 104 points three months ago to 12 points ahead of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/L94RzWY via IFTTT