While that landmark achievement fell slightly under the radar because of the focus on Lando Norris’ near miss on a maiden victory, Hamilton’s feat was one that clearly deserves a lot of recognition. So in appreciation of the achievement, Autosport’s latest podcast reflects on what Hamilton’s century of successes means for Formula 1,… Continue Reading […]
World Supersport 300 rider Vinales – the 15-year-old cousin of MotoGP race winner Maverick Vinales – tragically died in a horrific incident during the Jerez World Superbike round last weekend. He is the third teenager at world and European championship level to die in incidents in 2021, following 14-year-old European Talent Cup rider Hugo Millan […]
It became known as the ‘S’ duct due to the shape of the ductwork housed within the 150mm space that it was allowed to occupy ahead of the front wheel centreline. Although the design still bears that exact same name nearly a decade on, the complexities have increased somewhat over the years. The turning point […]
The young Briton had looked on course to win his maiden F1 race at Sochi last weekend as he held off Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages. However, a late race downpour turned the grand prix on its head, as Norris elected to stay out on slick tyres when the rain came down while Hamilton […]
The night race at Losail International Circuit has been in the planning stages for some months, but the announcement had to wait for the commercial arrangements to be finalised, and will take place on the 19-21 November. The negotiations led to a long-term deal to run an event in Qatar for 10 years from 2023 […]
With Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen separated by just two points in the standings, the contest is completely wide open with seven races to go. But, with recent events at the power tracks of Monza and Sochi appearing to favour the Mercedes package, things are less clear cut for the remaining grands prix. Red Bull team boss […]
O’Ward racked up his first two IndyCar wins and four other podium in 2021, taking the fight to eventual champion Alex Palou down to the last round of the season. Unfortunately his #5 Arrow McLaren SP car was tagged at the hairpin by Ed Jones at the end of the first lap of last Sunday’s […]
The Spaniard’s 15-year-old cousin Dean Berta Vinales tragically died following a horror incident during the opening race of the Jerez round of the World Supersport 300 Championship – a feeder category in World Superbikes. With not even a week passing since the accident, nine-time MotoGP race winner Vinales has elected to skip this weekend’s 15th […]
After scoring just one point across the 2019 and 2020 seasons, Williams has recently enjoyed a resurgence in form, recording a top-10 finish in four of the last five races. George Russell scored the team’s first podium since Azerbaijan 2017 in the rain-shortened Belgian Grand Prix, and qualified third in Sochi last weekend before Continue […]
The MotoGP paddock ventures outside of Europe for the first time since the Qatar double-header season opener, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions still gripping the world, as the championship returns to COTA for the first time since 2019. Fabio Quartararo continues to hold a healthy points lead at the top of the MotoGP […]