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The all-electric championship will stage a double-header at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, a venue which is predominantly used for bike racing.It means there are a number of large run-off areas on the exit of corners that make policing track limits difficult for car racing.To deter drivers from running too wide and gaining an unfair advantage, several sausage kerbs have been placed on ...Keep reading

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says Newcastle's season should act as a warning if Spurs secure Champions League football.

After mulling over his future options Alonso put pen to paper on a multi-year deal with Aston Martin, which will include driving in F1 for at least the 2025 and 2026 seasons.Depending on whether Alonso will want to continue or not, that F1 deal can either be extended or converted into a non-driving role with the brand in what the Spaniard called a "lifetime project".Alonso will turn 45 during the ...Keep reading

The Spaniard scored a first win for Aprilia since joining the marque in 2021 in the sprint race three weeks ago in Portugal and was a factor in the fight for victory in the grand prix.But a worsening gearbox issue, while he was running in second, led to him slowing down onto the final lap, before causing him to crash out seconds later at Turn 1.Vinales says Aprilia’s analysis of the issue ...Keep reading

The FIA and Formula 1 has announced the calendar for the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, with another 24-round season in store for fans, drivers and teams as the championship marks its 75th anniversary.

The boss of a Formula 1 team has a lot to do. They have to manage the drivers, engineers, mechanics, designers and hundreds of other employees at the racetrack and in the factory.

The calendar for the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship – which will mark the series’ 75th anniversary – is out and features a 24-race schedule that looks a little different to this year’s campaign.

Ferrari has been Red Bull's closest challenger so far, and Sainz is the only driver other than Max Verstappen to have won this year with his triumph in the Australian Grand Prix.Red Bull's performance in Japan last weekend, where Verstappen led home a dominant 1-2 ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez, has left few in any doubt that the Milton Keynes-based squad is clear favourite for the titles again ...Keep reading

Sebastian Wheldon, who was two years old when his IndyCar champion father was killed in the tragic Las Vegas race in 2011, won two of the three races in last weekend’s opening round of the USF Juniors series at NOLA Motorsports Park, and was second in the other.Wheldon, who along with younger brother Oliver is a protege of Andretti Global, took his first single-seater racing steps last year in ...Keep reading

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The eight-time grand prix world champion has won seven times at the Circuit of the Americas in his MotoGP career, starting with his maiden victory in 2013.Winning every year at COTA between 2013 and 2018, Marquez last won at the circuit in 2021.Having achieved a first sprint podium on the Gresini Ducati in Portugal last month, many have viewed Austin as the place where Marquez could get his first ...Keep reading

The Australian Grand Prix will return to its traditional position as the first race of the new season in 2025.

With Ramadan estimated to take place from 1 March 1 to 30 March next year, that has ruled out F1 from starting the season with the Middle Eastern events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia that have hosted early rounds recently.Instead, Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit will begin the F1 campaign on 16 March, with a back-to-back scheduled with China on 23 March.There will then be a two-week gap before the ...Keep reading

The popular Irishman lost his life on 13 April last year after succumbing to injuries sustained in a testing crash, driving for Hyundai ahead of the Croatia round last year.To mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic loss, Hyundai has set up an online auction of special items with all the proceeds going to the Craig Breen Foundation.The foundation was set up to help aspiring young drivers ...Keep reading

The Spaniard took a surprise first Honda victory at the Circuit of the Americas 12 months ago when he rode for the LCR squad, which would transpire to be HRC’s only visit to the top step of the podium all season.Having swapped one uncompetitive bike for another in the factory Yamaha for 2024, Rins says he comes to Texas “dreaming” about a repeat win.But, having struggled in the first two ...Keep reading

Alonso and Honda will re-unite in F1 from 2026 now that the two-time world champion has signed a contract extension with Aston Martin.It marks a renewal of a partnership that triggered a great deal of frustration when they were at McLaren together from 2015 to 2017, as Honda's engines proved to be uncompetitive.The partnership reached a public nadir at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix when Alonso ...Keep reading

Like Honda, Yamaha is benefiting from the operational and technical advantages approved at the end of last year in an attempt to help the manufacturers most in need from a performance point of view.One very beneficial aspect of the concessions is the possibility for the race riders to carry out private test days, limited only by the number of tyres available - which has also increased.Another ...Keep reading

Team Principal Andrea Stella believes McLaren can think about winning races in 2024 if they deliver the same kind of developments they had in Japan, with Ferrari "not far ahead."

The concept, where drivers would pit during a race for approximately 30 seconds and receive a charge of power, was initially suggested for the start of the Gen3 era last year.It was pushed back a year, though, due to the introduction of the new machines which put a strain on available parts and the general Formula E infrastructure, with a view to it being used at points in 2024 – starting with ...Keep reading

F1 will be racing in Shanghai for the first time since 2019, and its addition to the calendar this year is especially interesting because it is the first time that the new ground effect cars will have driven there.The current generation of F1 machinery is more sensitive to bumps, which are a common feature at the Shanghai venue because the track is built on swampland – so ground movement is ...Keep reading