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Marco Bezzecchi scored his first grand prix win since March and stretched his MotoGP championship lead after winning the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello on Sunday. On a spectacular weekend for Aprilia, Bezzecchi headed his factory team-mate Jorge Martin home, allowing the latter to entrench himself in second place in the championship standings. Francesco Bagnaia's third place helped Ducati ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CH5uwhk via IFTTT

Elfyn Evans reckons it was “important” to secure victory in Rally Japan, but has admitted it’s difficult to predict how crucial it will be in his quest for a maiden World Rally Championship title. The Toyota driver delivered a faultless blend of speed and perfect management this weekend to claim the final asphalt event of the season from reigning champion Sebastien Ogier. A second win ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZYsBeti via IFTTT

Elfyn Evans tamed Rally Japan’s tricky asphalt stages to claim his second win of the World Rally Championship season after fending off reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier. Evans and co-driver Scott Martin produced a faultless display throughout the 20 asphalt stages to become the most successful driver in Rally Japan history by taking a third event win by 12.8s from Ogier.  Toyota ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2vdXOGh via IFTTT

The jewel in the crown of the Formula 1 calendar, Monaco has represented a challenge for the past century – challenge which will be transformed this year, as the new technical regulations introduce key elements that will significantly impact safety and car set-up. As revealed on Friday, active aerodynamics will be disabled throughout the lap in order to minimise risks, for the first time this ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rn4jou0 via IFTTT

Cadillac is on top at General Motors' home IMSA round after Earl Bamber took pole for the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic. The 35-year-old New Zealander drove Whelen Cadillac’s #31 V-Series.R to a quick lap of 1m05.313s around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn street circuit. This is Bamber’s third career pole, first in GTP. “The car has been amazing,” Bamber said. “We had a great ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7WYF5ck via IFTTT

Oliver Solberg crashed out of Rally Japan while fighting for the lead with Toyota team-mate and World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans. The Monte Carlo winner had been setting green split times on his rivals, rally leader Elfyn Evans and third-placed Sebastien Ogier, during stage 10 when drama struck. Solberg lost the rear of his GR Yaris entering a tight left-hander and clouted a tree ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xcmoN2T via IFTTT

Oliver Solberg heaped pressure on Rally Japan leader Elfyn Evans as the battle to win the final asphalt round of the World Rally Championship season intensified.   Solberg quickly set his sights on catching Evans, whose 15.7s overnight lead over his Toyota team-mate was reduced to 10.6s. Solberg produced stunning speed in the day’s opening test to win stage seven (Obara) by 3.2s from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hOGIfLd via IFTTT

MotoGP is taking action following the two major crashes at the Catalan Grand Prix, in which Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco were injured. The first crash, in which Marquez was unable to avoid Pedro Acosta after the KTM rider experienced a technical issue, and the second, which occurred at the second restart when Zarco's leg became trapped between the wheel and the exhaust of Pecco Bagnaia’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UAaynjf via IFTTT

World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans made the most of his road position to maintain his Rally Japan lead over Oliver Solberg as Toyota locked out the top four on Friday. Evans made the most of the cleaner roads and combined that with impressive pace to end Friday’s six stages with a 15.7s lead over Solberg. Despite being disadvantaged by starting sixth on the road, nine-time world ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kNb60mp via IFTTT

The news is official: active aerodynamics will not be used at the Monaco Grand Prix. The FIA made the decision with safety in mind. There was a risk of seeing cars become too fast at the exit of the Tunnel, given the limited run-off areas, and it was considered prudent to forgo one of the key features of the 2026 Formula 1 cars. The race in the principality will therefore be run with fixed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cqjDOZV via IFTTT

World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans produced a faultless drive in tricky changeable conditions to lead Rally Japan from Toyota team-mate Oliver Solberg. Evans made the most of starting first on the road while overnight rain meant Friday morning’s stages featured several damp patches waiting to catch out crews.  Solberg took the early rally lead after winning the brand-new Asuke ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4AFxjY9 via IFTTT

A new springtime date for Rally Japan is set to offer a new challenge for World Rally Championship crews for the final asphalt round of the season. The trip to Japan’s twisty asphalt stages marks the halfway point of the season and the final outing for the current Rally1 car on sealed surfaces before the championship moves to new technical rules next year.  Since making its return to the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/r6jidw9 via IFTTT

Historic racer Connor Kay, Ginetta Junior ace Lewis Goff and Hot Hatch hero Corey Webber are the men on the move at the top of this week’s Autosport National Rankings. While F1000 Jedi exponent Matt Higginson remains ahead, Kay, Goff and Webber have all made progress to move into second, third and fourth respectively at the expense of Junior Saloons starlet Ollie Smith, who is dumped from the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pFojtON via IFTTT

LCR and Honda have given the green light for Cal Crutchlow to race in this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello as a replacement for the injured Johann Zarco. As reported by Motorsport, Crutchlow joined the test session held by MotoGP’s five manufacturers at Misano on Wednesday in order to assess both his physical condition and the realistic chances of making a comeback with acceptable ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QTwNsDk via IFTTT

The Alpine F1 will be known as Gucci Racing Alpine in 2027 after signing a landmark deal with the luxury brand. On Wednesday, Alpine announced Gucci would become its title partner in 2027, following the conclusion of the Enstone team's deal with current title sponsor BWT. As part of the deal, the brand says it's creating Gucci Racing, "a new business and experiential platform built around ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LZ5oaIt via IFTTT

It is fair to say that the 2026 Formula 1 season has so far generated more controversy off the track than on it, with the usual endless debates surrounding the regulations – and before that, Mercedes’ engine compression ratio. On track, however, matters have remained relatively calm. There have been a handful of incidents and collisions here and there, but nothing sufficiently contentious ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ys7xoFN via IFTTT

It’s exactly 20 years since the FIA GT3 Championship heralded a new era of sportscar racing. As a packed grid of 44 cars lined up at the Silverstone Circuit in 2006, few could have imagined the scale of success this category would go on to enjoy. After all, this was a time when the sportscar racing landscape was highly fragmented and transitional. The World Endurance Championship was still ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LCsZFHI via IFTTT

1. Cadillac F1 Team - Industrial Placement Vehicle Performance Engineer - Silverstone The Cadillac F1 Team are recruiting a Vehicle Performance Engineer on an Industrial Placement. This role will give you the chance to assist in running and analysing offline vehicle simulations, support the development and maintenance of simulation models and post-processing tools and contribute ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JAZ6fM4 via IFTTT

Santa Pod Raceway’s 60th anniversary season got properly under way with The Main Event over the bank holiday weekend, featuring the first round of the FIA/FIM European Drag Racing Championships. For Pro Modified competitors, it was two races in one, the FIA opener combined with round two of the Motorsport UK British Drag Racing Championship.  However, heatwave conditions, with density ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/h9vkaL6 via IFTTT

While MotoGP’s commercial rights holder and the teams are still finalising their new agreement – a deal that is expected to unlock the official announcement of next season’s rider market – 16 of the 22 bikes on the 2027 MotoGP grid already are settled. Given how quickly the MotoGP market initially began moving ahead of next season, few would have imagined that at this stage of the year ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2XSwueC via IFTTT

While Lando Norris had a front-row seat to the Mercedes battle between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint and eventually finished second, the main race of the Formula 1 weekend painted a very different picture. Starting from the second row of the grid, McLaren appeared to be in a strong position to challenge Mercedes again, but everything went wrong for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0utcIAW via IFTTT

Red Bull secured its first podium finish of the year in Montreal, although Saturday did not suggest that outcome was on the cards. Max Verstappen qualified only sixth and was critical afterwards, particularly when speaking to the Dutch media in the paddock. A day later, the picture turned out to be more positive than expected, although Verstappen stressed that the result in Canada was not a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/M6Hw2vB via IFTTT

There was something quite remarkable about the podium for the second Mini Challenge race of the Snetterton weekend. For winner Charlie Hand and runner-up Sam Gornall, their strong results represented a triumph over adversity. In the case of Hand, his strife came a month beforehand at the Donington Park season-opener. There he was involved in a sizeable crash that briefly left him unconscious ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6UD1oIJ via IFTTT

George Russell might have endured a heartbreakingly premature end to his fight for the Canadian Grand Prix win with Mercedes team-mate and championship rival Kimi Antonelli, but he remained very much on-message in praising the impact of Formula 1’s controversial new technical regulations. Russell got off to a sluggish start from pole position but passed Antonelli for the lead at the final ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BqstAC0 via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton returned to the scene of his maiden Formula 1 victory and made another breakthrough of sorts – his best grand prix result for Ferrari after a turbulent 17 months at the Scuderia. Hamilton had the better of team-mate Charles Leclerc for most of the weekend in Montreal, though he fell behind him in the sprint race. Starting fifth on the grid for the grand prix, he passed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DxVkR7h via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton has refrained from using Ferrari’ssimulator ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, and this approach seems to be bearing fruit so far. Hamilton outqualified team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.084s in the sprint and 0.108s in the main session; he was faster in all six qualifying segments this weekend. Read Also: Formula 1F1 Canadian GP: Russell beats Antonelli and Norris to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iHAEWC8 via IFTTT

Mercedes drivers Kimi Antonelli and George Russell say they have cleared up their rules of engagement after their fight for the lead during the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix sprint race left the Italian furious. On lap 6 of the sprint Antonelli attempted to pass Russell around the outside of Montreal's Turn 1, which would become the inside for Turn 2. But with Russell not giving Antonelli ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/phwo6zB via IFTTT

Sacha Fenestraz won a topsy-turvy opening Super Formula race of the weekend at Suzuka after a gamble to stay out on slicks amid a late rain shower paid off handsomely. TOM’S driver Fenestraz was one of a handful of runners not to come into the pits amid a chaotic finish to the race, as multiple incidents brought out the safety car and split the pack between those that made a late switch to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Egua0zZ via IFTTT

The Canadian Grand Prix is the final race that counts for the FIA’s first ADUO assessment period. The governing body initially planned to use four blocks of six race weekends, but revised the schedule after the cancellation of the Middle Eastern Grands Prix in April. Any manufacturer that is between 2-4% behind the best internal combustion engine in the field will be granted one additional ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fLSCUTV via IFTTT

The phrasing of official communications from the FIA’s stewards tends to be deliberately dry and factual, but a note of schoolmasterish anger was manifest in the document announcing and explaining a €30,000 fine for Racing Bulls after Liam Lawson’s breakdown forced Formula 1 practice to be red-flagged in Canada. Lawson’s car halted with a hydraulic problem within 10 minutes of the sole ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/a5DIUL1 via IFTTT

It’s a step in the right direction Lando Norris: “I certainly think that's a great direction, we all welcome that as drivers, we all want that, I think that will eliminate a lot of the talks that we have about not going on throttle here and doing this and that. “Maybe it's not perfect, and it's not the perfect world that we all want, but it certainly will be in the correct direction ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/C9nAT2J via IFTTT

Super Formula has announced a replacement race for last month's Autopolis round will be added to the Fuji event in July. The Autopolis race was red-flagged due to heavy rain after a single lap behind the safety car and subsequently abandoned as it became clear the weather would not relent. Read Also: Super FormulaSuper Formula Autopolis round cancelled by heavy ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dFnSA0U via IFTTT

Due to the many problems Aston Martin and Honda have faced at the start of this season, Fernando Alonso has been unable to fight for the positions he would like to in Formula 1’s new era. But according to the two-time F1 world champion, there is absolutely no sign of decline yet. On an individual level, the Spaniard says he is still performing at a very high standard. When the question ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KWxSzcf via IFTTT

Alex Marquez will sit out MotoGP’s upcoming rounds at Mugello and Balaton Park to continue recovery from the injuries he sustained in last weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix. In a short post on social media on Thursday, Gresini Racing shared a picture of Marquez wearing a neck brace and arm sling, accompanied by two members of the team. The statement noted that Marquez will not be able to take ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YLwpj2W via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton has tweaked his preparation for the Canadian Grand Prix, having struggled of late in Formula 1. Aside from a successful weekend at Shanghai, Hamilton has underperformed relative to Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc so far in 2026, including last time out in Miami. The Briton was 0.379s slower in sprint qualifying, then 0.176s down in the main session; he was 24 seconds away ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AFNoCpP via IFTTT

Monster Energy is set to become Aprilia's title sponsor in MotoGP from next week's Italian Grand Prix, Autosport can reveal. The Noale factory has dominated the start of the 2026 season, winning four out of the six grands prix so far, with Marco Bezzecchi prevailing in the opening three races and Jorge Martin triumphing at Le Mans. However, Aprilia remains one of the few teams on the grid ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ACSZrfw via IFTTT

MotoGP is evaluating a change to its regulations so that each rider would have access to only one bike instead of two from 2027, Autosport understands. The proposal is currently part of the negotiations involving the championship promoter on one side and the manufacturers and teams on the other. These discussions will define the framework governing relations between all parties from 2027 to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HwOSC21 via IFTTT

Reigning Mini Challenge Clubsport champion Oli Willmott is on a roll in 2026 too – and into the top 10 of the Autosport National Rankings for this week. The Swiss-based snow sports man and ex-Britcar racer started the season with a triple win with his Cooper S at Brands Hatch in the R56 class, which fights out overall victories in the Clubsport series. And he added a further pair of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WJtqmiX via IFTTT

Max Verstappen falls back to reality this weekend with the Canadian Grand Prix just a week after the Formula 1 world champion’s heroics at the Nurburgring 24 Hours. The 28-year-old shared a Mercedes with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer for the famous Nordschleife event as part of his growing GT3 commitments. It didn’t end in triumph though, as the #3 AMG agonisingly ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RDEYuO2 via IFTTT

As far as motorsport challenges go, it doesn't get much bigger than setting up a new Formula 1 team from scratch. Building one across continents to debut under the extremely complex 2026 regulations? If not mission impossible, then at least mission improbable. The fact that Cadillac has pulled it off, meeting every deadline along the way and achieving respectability from the start, is a huge ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SnqArW3 via IFTTT

MotoGP’s chief sporting officer Carlos Ezpeleta believes the race direction made the “correct” decision in restarting the Catalan Grand Prix twice - but is open to discussions over any potential safety improvements.  Several MotoGP riders questioned the call to continue racing in Barcelona following two major incidents that left Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco hospitalised, and some others ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VvWH73C via IFTTT

Pedro Acosta led the way for KTM in a rain-shortened MotoGP test in Barcelona on Monday, while Jorge Martin suffered his sixth crash at the track in the space of four days. Following Sunday’s chaotic Catalan Grand Prix, MotoGP riders returned to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the final in-season test of the year. Only 18 race riders (plus Yamaha tester Augusto Fernandez) were in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UjnfPKq via IFTTT

World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans says his approach will not change for next week's Rally Japan, but he is wary not to fall into the same trap that hampered his title bid last year. The Toyota Gazoo Racing driver heads to Japan’s asphalt stages leading the championship by 12 points from team-mate and home hero Takamoto Katsuta as the series approaches its halfway mark. As ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cV3oOY9 via IFTTT

Although 2026 is only the first year of the current cycle, discussions about Formula 1’s future engine regulations are already taking place behind the scenes. Several tweaks have been agreed for the current ruleset, next year the balance will shift to 60-40 in favour of the combustion engine, and in the longer term the paddock increasingly appears open to more significant changes. That ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VcT5gUQ via IFTTT

The #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing car spent much of the Nurburgring 24 Hours in the lead and, with just over three hours remaining, victory appeared all but certain. Its gap to the sister #80 Mercedes in second continued to grow, but then heartache struck as problems began emerging at the start of Juncadella’s stint around the 21st hour. The dashboard displayed an ABS warning and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/piSkMrY via IFTTT

Max Verstappen has agonisingly lost a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours after his Mercedes was forced to stop from the lead late on. The #3 AMG, which Verstappen is sharing with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, was in control of the hectic race in a Mercedes 1-2 from around the sixth hour onwards. Brilliant stints from Verstappen were key to that with the most notable ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fn0xYdu via IFTTT

While the theory of Mercedes' Formula 1 title favouritism ahead of the dawn of the championship's latest era has been proven correct, the name at the top of the drivers' standings is somewhat of a surprise. Many would have believed that George Russell would be the man to beat given his performances with the Silver Arrows during what was a barren period in the ground-effect years between 2022 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/goFs9KV via IFTTT

Max Verstappen is well on course for a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours as his team leads a dominant Mercedes 1-2 with just over seven hours remaining. The #3 Mercedes, which Verstappen shares with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, holds a 14 second advantage over the sister Winward AMG driven by Maro Engel, Maxime Martin, Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz. Mercedes has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cr80tF7 via IFTTT

Alex Marquez passed polesitter Pedro Acosta to claim victory in the Catalan Grand Prix sprint, while Jorge Martin suffered another crash in a tough day for the factory Aprilia team. Marquez moved to the front on lap 4 of 12 and established a small buffer aboard the Gresini Ducati. While he came under serious pressure from the factory KTM of Acosta in the final laps, he didn’t put a foot wrong ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SzGeOVD via IFTTT

Tech3 has signed a new contract with KTM that will keep the squad aligned with the Austrian manufacturer into MotoGP’s new 850cc era from 2027. The deal was announced by Tech3’s new CEO Guenther Steiner in Barcelona on Saturday following qualifying for this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix. The exact length of the agreement was not revealed, but it commits Tech3 to KTM for the foreseeable ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vpX4Tef via IFTTT

Honda has presented its worst financial report since the Japanese manufacturer was listed on the stock exchange in 1957. Honda Motor had already forecast a loss in March based on its financial predictions, and that picture was confirmed last Thursday with the official figures. Over the financial year, which ended in March, Honda suffered a loss of 423billion yen ($2.68bn). These numbers are ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9UIEGC5 via IFTTT

Max Verstappen has reacted to his opening two days of the Nurburgring 24 Hours weekend amid leaving rivals in awe of the four-time Formula 1 world champion. The 28-year-old is making his debut at the manic event, driving a Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Lucas Auer, Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon. Thursday saw Verstappen set the third-quickest lap time with an 8m18.539s, before ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8QtfIoH via IFTTT

Former FIA head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has officially joined the Alpine Formula 1 team after completing six months of gardening leave. As FIA head of aero Somerville resigns amid Alpine F1 links, Somerville agreed a deal to join Alpine and then served a six-month notice period before joining his new employer. With that gardening leave period having now concluded, during which ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/blts6wq via IFTTT

Pending an agreement being finalised in the coming weeks, Izan Guevara will move up to MotoGP next season in a deal to race for Yamaha’s satellite team Pramac, Autosport has learned. Guevara extended his contract with the Iwata manufacturer by one year at the end of last season, so the agreement between both parties runs until the end of 2027, without stipulating, at that moment, which ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZtWYvFT via IFTTT

The Nurburgring 24 Hours weekend continues with the grid to be set at the Nordschleife as Max Verstappen aims to add to his Formula 1 honours. The Dutchman will be driving a Winward Mercedes AMG GT3 along with Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella in a bid to emerge victorious, but faces stiff opposition led by the reigning champion ROWE BMW squad, which has retained three of its four ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lJdfVj6 via IFTTT

Max Verstappen enjoyed a steady start to his weekend at the Nurburgring 24 Hours by finishing third in the opening qualifying session, which was topped by the Winward Mercedes. The four-time Formula 1 world champion set an 8m18.539s lap around the Nordschleife aboard the Mercedes-AMG GT3 he is sharing with Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella. This was 3.582s slower than the #80 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Yg0JDPX via IFTTT

The Nurburgring 24 Hours weekend kicks off with Qualifying 1 & 2 at the Nordschleife as Max Verstappen aims to add to his Formula 1 honours. The Dutchman will be driving a Winward Mercedes AMG GT3 along with Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella in a bid to emerge victorious, but faces stiff opposition led by the reigning champion ROWE BMW squad, which has retained three of its four ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/L8GsiuR via IFTTT

Alberto Puig will step down as team manager of Honda's factory squad at the end of the current MotoGP season to become an advisor to the Japanese manufacturer. The news comes less than a week after it emerged that Davide Brivio, currently team principal at Trackhouse and previously a senior executive at Yamaha and Suzuki, will leave the American outfit at the end of the year to join HRC from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Qyr7gV8 via IFTTT

After the Japanese Grand Prix, Haas F1 Team sat in the heady heights of fourth in Formula 1's constructors' championship, two points clear of Alpine. Yet, a muted weekend at its 'home' race in Miami has now put it five points behind the Anglo-French outfit, courtesy of Pierre Gasly's sprint race point and Franco Colapinto's run to seventh. Much of that can be put down to the efficacy of their ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WlbqGtB via IFTTT

Praising the executives leading Aprilia is the easiest thing in the world today. Far harder was defending them not so long ago – at the end of 2024, for instance – when Maverick Vinales, the best-placed rider from the Noale-based outfit, finished the season ninth overall while practically cursing a bike whose performance, in his view, changed dramatically from one circuit to another. At ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1mn6dT8 via IFTTT

After Marc Marquez crashed in the MotoGP Indonesia sprint race last year, which forced him to miss the rest of the 2025 season due to a fracture in his right shoulder, he underwent his sixth surgery on his right arm since 2020. After his crash in last weekend's French MotoGP sprint race, he underwent his seventh right arm operation. Although the Spaniard recovered from his 2025 injury in time ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UcLJPuh via IFTTT

1. Audi F1 Team - R&D Internship - Hinwil The Audi F1 Team has an opportunity for a R&D Internship. You will get hands-on experience in supporting the day-to-day activities within the team including simulation and analysis, CAD modelling of components, assemblies and technical drawings. Candidates will need a right to work in Switzerland (EU/EFTA citizenship or Swiss work permit) as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PrDCIJ9 via IFTTT

When Max Verstappen hustles his Winward team's Mercedes GT3 car around the Nordschleife this weekend in his quest to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours, record numbers of fans are expected to watch on, either at the sold-out event or via the broadcast. Among them will likely be a number of his Formula 1 colleagues, and some of them might even be tinged with envy. McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/buyFWNR via IFTTT

The cancellation of the April grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the conflict in the Middle East reshaped the 2026 Formula 1 calendar. The double withdrawal left a one-month gap without races, while also creating several issues regarding how to reorganise the second half of the championship. Formally, the two events have never been officially cancelled by Formula 1, which merely ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AxKM1vT via IFTTT

On 21 May, Valtteri Bottas will sit down with Autosport for our very first ‘You Ask The Questions’ interview. You, the Autosport subscriber, have an opportunity to ask questions to the 10-time Formula 1 grand prix winner. Perhaps you’d like to ask him about his recent column about mental health and eating disorders, his time at title-winning Mercedes, or his new challenge at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AZv2QK3 via IFTTT

An overall win at the Nurburgring 24 Hours is not only one of the most prestigious crowns in international motorsport, but the 2026 edition promises to be more thrilling than ever. With more than 40 cars entered, the GT3 field is larger than it has ever been. As Max Verstappen prepares to line up for the start of the race for the first time, who are the Formula 1 star's primary rivals in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fwjmBXK via IFTTT

Christian Lundgaard pulled off a remarkable move on David Malukas to win the IndyCar Indianapolis GP. The 24-year-old made an outside pass with 18 laps to go at Turn 4 en route to securing the second win of his career, and first with Arrow McLaren, by 4.6713s. The win came on the same track Lundgaard made his IndyCar debut in 2021, while it is the 28th victory in IndyCar history for McLaren ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Jf2iynL via IFTTT

After a difficult start to the season, Red Bull appears to have taken a significant step forward in Miami, with Max Verstappen describing it as “light at the end of the tunnel” for the team. His fifth place in the Miami Grand Prix did not fully reflect that progress, but in terms of pure pace Red Bull looked considerably more competitive than during the first three race weekends of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0uftzAU via IFTTT

Aprilia scored its first MotoGP podium lock-out after Jorge Martin led factory team-mate Marco Bezzecchi and Trackhouse rider Ai Ogura at the French Grand Prix on Sunday.  Martin struck a psychological blow by hunting down and passing Bezzecchi, whom he had yet to defeat in a Sunday race this season, cutting the Italian's championship lead to a single point. This was Martin's first win ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yecZ8tB via IFTTT

Ashley Sutton claimed his 50th British Touring Car Championship race victory by taking the honours in the first race at Brands Hatch. But it was far from a straightforward contest, with unforecasted rain just before the start and during the early laps turning the Indy Circuit into an ice rink. In such conditions, however, the four-time champion shines. Sutton enjoyed a good launch in his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XsWfuGO via IFTTT

Thierry Neuville inherited the Rally Portugal lead with one stage remaining after World Rally Championship title holder Sebastien Ogier suffered a puncture on the penultimate stage. Ogier headed into stage 22 seemingly on course to score an eighth career Rally Portugal victory, equipped with a 17.3s lead over Neuville. The nine-time world champion had managed to survive the worst of the wet ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nGd94Dp via IFTTT

Fabio Di Giannantonio has reached an agreement to race for the factory KTM team in the 2027 MotoGP season - opening the door for Nicolo Bulega at VR46. The 27-year-old, who until now had been contracted by Ducati while racing for VR46, had set Friday of the French Grand Prix weekend as the deadline to receive an offer from the Italian manufacturer that satisfied his financial ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uCU4RgW via IFTTT

Max Verstappen is drawn to GT3 racing because it offers him a chance to make a difference in a level-playing field, according to the category’s architect Stephane Ratel. While Formula 1 drivers have largely stopped competing regularly outside grand prix weekends in recent decades, aside from an occasional appearance in the Race of Champions, Verstappen has bucked the trend by exploring a wide ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lytKm4H via IFTTT

Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia beat his team-mate Marc Marquez by just 0.012s to take an unlikely pole position in Saturday’s French Grand Prix qualifying. The two-time MotoGP champion set a best time of 1m29.634s with just over a minute remaining in Q2, scoring his first MotoGP pole since the Malaysian Grand Prix in October last year. Marquez smashed the lap record in Q1 to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nh29NvV via IFTTT

Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux reclaimed the Rally Portugal lead after overnight leader Oliver Solberg struggled for pace across Friday morning’s loop of stages. Fourmaux started the day 3.4 seconds behind Solberg, but was able to leapfrog the Toyota driver in the opening stage of Friday’s mammoth seven-stage itinerary. Fourmaux delivered strong pace across the three stages, posting top ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AXqiNBs via IFTTT

Laurens Vanthoor will race for McLaren’s new Hypercar team in the 2027 World Endurance Championship while remaining under contract with Porsche through the end of that season. The Belgian was named as the second driver for the McLaren MCL-HY project on Friday, just days after its first signing Mikkel Jensen shook down the car for the first time in Italy. Read Also: WECMcLaren's ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ELsMVIG via IFTTT

1. Cadillac F1 Team - Guest Experience Coordinator - Silverstone The Cadillac F1 Team has a vacancy for a Guest Experience Coordinator. You will be the welcoming face of the team’s new Silverstone facility. This will involve managing the reception area and greeting visitors as well as answering, screening and forwarding incoming phone calls and email enquiries. Candidates will have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/s8MYbCL via IFTTT

Red Bull has singled out Oscar Piastri as its preferred replacement for Max Verstappen, should the four-time Formula 1 world champion leave the team, Autosport understands. Several sources confirmed this information in the Miami paddock, despite Verstappen being contracted for next year and the team adamant that this remains the case. Team principal Laurent Mekies and Oliver Mintzlaff are ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gEoip0B via IFTTT

Autosport Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with renowned motorsport writer Maurice Hamilton to revisit one of Formula 1’s most extraordinary flashpoints - the drivers’ strike at the 1982 South African Grand Prix. As tensions simmered between the drivers and the FIA, the introduction of controversial superlicence terms by president Jean-Marie Balestre prompted a united response from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yjQpiJZ via IFTTT

Formula 1 has agreed a new long-term partnership for Sky Sports to be its exclusive live broadcast rights holder in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy. Sky Sports will continue to show the championship until at least 2034 in the UK and Ireland, while the deal for its Italian channel now runs through to the 2032 campaign. This is an extension on the previous agreement that was signed in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/74wD1Fy via IFTTT

Carmelo Ezpeleta says MotoGP is confident it will reach an agreement with manufacturers over the next commercial cycle from 2027 to 2031, despite negotiations dragging on for nearly a year. Talks between the series promoter, now operating as MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, and manufacturers are still ongoing, with key aspects of the future structure of the championship yet to be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/P4eRAUm via IFTTT

McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella thinks further changes to the power unit regulations are still required, but the timelines involved are pushing any tweaks to 2028 rather than next year. F1 recently agreed on a first set of refinements to improve the qualifying spectacle and reduce the extreme closing speeds seen over the first few races of the 2026 rules era. Last weekend's Miami ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/T32mgcS via IFTTT

Photos of a distressed Maverick Vinales published on social media this weekend hinted at bad news regarding his return at the French MotoGP. Now, after undergoing surgery in early April to remove a screw that had been fixing his left shoulder, the Tech3 rider has been advised to miss the race at Le Mans. After undergoing surgery related to the injury he sustained last July, Vinales’ first ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mtgxBYM via IFTTT

Ott Tanak taking on a role to help develop Toyota’s 2027 World Rally Championship car will provide useful information and reduce workload for the team's current drivers, says Sebastien Ogier. Toyota has enlisted the services of 2019 world champion Tanak to help carry out valuable testing and develop the Japanese brand's all-new car built to the WRC’s new technical regulations that will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bcxQp6V via IFTTT

Mercedes remains on the maximum score of four wins after four Formula 1 grands prix, although the competition was significantly closer in Miami than during the three race weekends prior to the April break. McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull all travelled to Florida with significant upgrades, while Mercedes has its first major package of the year planned for the Canadian Grand Prix in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7b0vngx via IFTTT

McLaren’s LMDh challenger hit the track for the first time at Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, completing its initial test ahead of its planned debut in the World Endurance Championship in 2027. The circuit adjacent to chassis supplier Dallara's headquarters in Varano de' Melegari was chosen by the British marque for the MCL-HY’s shakedown. While the covers were officially lifted on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rAoyRat via IFTTT

After an enforced five-week break there was a lot riding on Formula 1’s return in Miami this weekend. The US race saw the series premiere a handful of modifications designed to improve the safety and spectacle of the new-for-2026 regulations, which have received a mix reception since their debut. For the 2026 season, F1 rolled out new rules that called for smaller, lighter cars designed to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DJdku7K via IFTTT

While there were plenty of enticing duels and scintillating races in all the categories across the Donington Historic Festival weekend, the first Historic Grand Prix Cars Association encounter was the standout contest. Off the line, it was Tom Waterfield's Cooper T53 that led the pack from pole, but Tim Child's Brabham BT3/4 was already lurking in his mirrors from his third position off the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EJUzvyW via IFTTT

Jaguar driver Mitch Evans claimed an unlikely Formula E win from 17th on the grid in Sunday’s Berlin E-Prix, while Pascal Wehrlein finished third to retake the points lead. Having missed out on the duels in what appeared to be a tactical move, Evans bided his time in the early phases of the race, with Saturday’s opener proving that conserving energy at the back would pay dividends later ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BcVXZmo via IFTTT

It has long been fashionable for the Cassandras of the F1 paddock to cry woe, woe and thrice woe from the Thursday of a race weekend onwards, based on the weather forecast for Sunday. In Miami, this has been lent an additional significance – and not just because the start of Sunday’s race has been moved from 4pm to 1pm local time in response to forecast thunderstorms. Read ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/96DgAoQ via IFTTT

Isack Hadjar has been officially disqualified from qualifying for this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix after his Red Bull fell foul of the Formula 1 technical regulations. The 21-year-old’s RB22 was in breach of Article C3.5.5 of the F1 regulations because his left hand side and right hand side floorboards were beyond the permitted dimension. This announcement is no surprise though because it ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bRDpn1A via IFTTT

Red Bull has surprised friend and foe alike – and even Max Verstappen himself – with second place during the Formula 1 qualifying in Miami. Whereas Verstappen did not even make it into Q3 in Japan, he has now secured a front-row start for Sunday’s race. When it was pointed out that those who bet on Verstappen starting on the front row must have made a lot of money, the four-time world ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rieXgVb via IFTTT

Nico Muller pulled off a strategic masterclass in Saturday’s Berlin E-Prix to deliver Porsche a home victory in Formula E. Starting sixth on the grid, Muller dropped back in the early stages to focus on energy saving, before working his way back through the field. With the pack running closely throughout, the Swiss was able to wrestle his way back to the top five before taking full ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cPzDdVE via IFTTT

  Formula 1® returns to the U.S. this weekend for the Miami Grand Prix, streaming live on Apple TV with every session available live and on demand for subscribers in the U.S. The highly anticipated Miami Grand Prix arrives at a pivotal point in the 2026 season, with teams bringing upgrades, drivers adapting to the Sprint format and limited practice time putting immediate pressure on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LBWymRD via IFTTT

As the clock ticked down during the second phase of qualifying for the Miami GP sprint race, Formula 1's world TV feed briefly cut to the incongruous spectacle of Liam Lawson sitting in his car in the Racing Bulls garage. Lawson had been eliminated in the first phase of sprint qualifying but his team was hoping he would be allowed to return to the track. The belief was that Alex Albon's ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/S1aGElh via IFTTT

A wide smile, dimples on his cheeks, and those slightly squinting eyes. If we close our eyes, that’s how Alex Zanardi comes to mind. And of course, wearing a racing suit – whether it was a Formula 1 suit, a Ganassi one, or the Italian handbike suit didn’t really matter. Whether he had four wheels or three beneath him mattered even less. Because people like him – paraphrasing a famous ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/h0BSKjP via IFTTT

The Miami Grand Prix has announced an expansion of the Paddock Club hospitality with a new extension overlooking Turns 1, 2 and 3 at the Miami International Autodrome. The major development was officially announced by Tom Garfinkel, managing partner of the Miami Grand Prix, during the final panel of the Autosport Business Exchange Miami today. Stretching from the start/finish straight down ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iHKCkq8 via IFTTT

Formula 1’s 2027 power unit rules will be decided in the next 15 days, with significant changes under discussion including a 60/40 power split between engine and electrical. After the mixed reception to the new power unit regulations, talks have intensified over changes both in the short- and long-term to appease drivers and fans. One idea has been a 60/40 split between thermal and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5ZWY9Ns via IFTTT

Fernando Alonso has revealed that he will decide on his Formula 1 future around the summer break as questions surrounding his retirement begin to intensify. The 44-year-old is currently contesting his 23rd season in the championship after making his debut in 2001, claiming two titles and 32 grand prix victories during that time. But the Aston Martin driver’s contract expires at the end of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/p0XCZMs via IFTTT

Formula 1’s 2026 regulations have prompted serious questions for Max Verstappen, who has been one of the biggest critics of this new ruleset. The four-time world champion first caused a stir during pre-season when he labelled it as “anti-racing” and like “Formula E on steroids”, due to how the power units are now more reliant on electrical energy. The change resulted in battery ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qpDI694 via IFTTT