Alex Albon has expressed that he is prepared to encounter “short-term” pain at Williams as the team continues on its long-term plan to return to the front in Formula 1. Williams sustained a morale-boosting upturn in competitiveness last term as Albon spearheaded the side’s climb to seventh place in the Constructors’ Championship. However, the Grove-based […]
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ROKiT BMW Motorrad’s Toprak Razgatlioglu took a record-equalling 11th straight WorldSBK win with victory during Race 1 at Portimao, finishing ahead of a resurgent Alvaro Bautista and courageous Danilo Petrucci. Razgatlioglu lined up on pole with 10 consecutive race wins in his back pocket, alongside Kawasaki’s Alex Lowes and Barni Ducati’s Petrucci, who started on […]
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McLaren wasn’t expecting to be in a position to make a serious championship challenge until the 2025 Formula 1 season at the earliest, according to CEO Zak Brown. The Woking-based squad has emerged as a genuine contender to Red Bull’s pre-eminence this term as it has eradicated the gap to 42 points with 10 races […]
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Ferrari Chairman John Elkann says that Lewis Hamilton wants to win his eighth Formula 1 world title with the team and his move to the Italian giant isn’t just about enjoying his retirement. Ahead of the 2024 season, Hamilton made the shock decision to end his two-year deal with Mercedes early in favour of driving […]
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ROKiT BMW Motorrad’s Toprak Razgatlioglu picked up his fourth WorldSBK pole position on the bounce and fifth of 2024 at the Portuguese Portimao circuit on Friday. The Turkish ace is amid a dominant run having won the last 10 races aboard the M 1000 RR machine and he put himself in the best position possible […]
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Valentino Rossi believes Ducati’s outgoing MotoGP riders feel “betrayed” by the Bologna manufacturer signing Marc Marquez. Speaking out for the first time since the events that saw Ducati pick Marquez to replace Enea Bastianini at the factory squad next season, with both riders in a three-way battle for the seat with Pramac’s Jorge Martin, Rossi […]
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One of the leading figureheads in Italian motorsport has said that he is hopeful of striking a deal to keep two Formula 1 races in the country on the calendar. As it stands, both Monza and Imola have a place on the Formula 1 calendar, with the contracts of both set to expire in 2025. […]
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RB’s Daniel Ricciardo has said that a 2kg increase in the driver minimum weight limit for the 2025 Formula 1 season will give him and his fellow competitors “freedom to be athletes.” Last month’s meeting of the Formula 1 Commission saw a tweak in the 2025 regulations, increasing the minimum dry weight of cars from […]
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Aston Martin Technical Director Dan Fallows has admitted his team and its competitors face a challenge balancing efforts on 2025 and ’26 Formula 1 car development. The FIA has imposed rules preventing Formula 1 teams from beginning development on 2026 cars before January 1, 2025. With the 2026 regulations including noticeable differences to the current […]
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali believes that the Renault Group’s planned withdrawal as a power unit provider is “not related” to the incoming 2026 regulation change. 2026 will see increased hybridisation by way of a 50/50 power split between electrical and internal combustion engine components, along with the arrival of sustainable fuels and the removal […]
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