The Volkswagen Group has given initial approval for its Porsche and Audi brands to enter F1 from 2026, with a final announcement expected soon now that the engine regulations have been ratified. While Porsche is set to take a 50% stake in Red Bull’s F1 team, Sauber – which operates Alfa Romeo’s F1 squad – […]
On Friday during the Austrian Grand Prix, Autosport revealed MotoGP owners Dorna Sports plans to introduce Formula 1-style sprint races to the weekend format next year. The proposal, which will be discussed this evening in the Grand Prix Commission and is due to be officially confirmed on Saturday in a press conference at the Red […]
Masi is in line to replace outgoing Chairman Neil Crompton who parted ways with the decision-making panel at the end of June. It appears Crompton’s exit was directly related to this plan to bring Masi into the Commission fold. Should it happen, it will be Masi’s first role since his split with the FIA following […]
Espargaro was informed of his exit from Honda earlier this year as the Japanese marque looks to shuffle its line-ups for 2023 following another difficult campaign with the RC213V. The Spaniard has long been expected to return to KTM with the Tech3 squad, with Espargaro confirming last time out at Silverstone that he had signed […]
Schumacher came under fire after a messy opening phase to the season, which featured a high-speed qualifying shunt in Saudi Arabia that led to him missing the race, a clumsy collision with Sebastian Vettel in Miami and then a big crash at the Swimming Pool during the Monaco Grand Prix. Schumacher’s form has since improved. He qualified a career-best sixth […]
Mercedes saw its form take a dip at the start of the 2022 season as it struggled to get to grip with the new technical regulations, encountering severe bouncing with its W13 car. The issue left Hamilton far from his usual competitive territory, dropping out in Q1 in Saudi Arabia and failing to score points […]
The 2020 world champion is expected to join the factory Honda squad next year alongside Marc Marquez following Suzuki’s shock decision to quit MotoGP at the end of the season. As with any rider move, part of the negotiations centre on what crew he can bring with him from his current team. While Mir is […]
Norris made his F1 debut with McLaren back in 2019 and has cemented his position at the heart of the team’s future thanks to his impressive performances over the past four seasons. The British driver was handed a new long-term deal running until the end of the 2025 season at the start of the year, […]
After crashing out of June’s German Grand Prix and registering his fourth DNF of the season, Bagnaia was 91 points adrift of championship leader Fabio Quartararo. But back-to-back wins at Assen and Silverstone have put him 49 points adrift ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. Bagnaia, however, sees his position as fortunate given the […]
Bottas joined Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season after spending five years with Mercedes, scoring 10 wins for the Silver Arrows and helping it to win the constructors’ championship in every season he was at the squad. But despite taking 20 pole positions, including on his third outing for the team in the 2017 Bahrain […]