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As drivers prepare for the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, there were still lingering questions in Barcelona relating back to the Monaco Grand Prix and how best to improve the racing spectacle in the Principality.
After the introduction of two mandatory pitstops failed to produce any noticeable uptick in entertainment this year, former racer Alex Wurz pitched in with three ideas to alter the ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says the fresh clampdown on front wing flexing won't impact his Red Bull's performance and is sceptical about the FIA's intervention affecting his rivals as well. 
After imposing stricter limits on rear wing flexing in the off-season, and tightening them further in China and Japan, F1's governing body is also implementing harsher tests from this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix in ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton was keen to end the "BS" speculation of a rift between he and Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adami, stating that their relationship is "great".
Tense moments of communication between Hamilton and Adami over the team radio have been broadcast on Formula 1's world feed, with the seven-time world champion believing that he wasn't receiving enough information about gaps on track in ...Keep reading

Before Brad Pitt started shooting the F1 movie, he sat down with the entire grid at the British Grand Prix. The A-lister made the highly unusual move of joining the closed drivers' briefing ahead of the race at Silverstone in 2023, where production was set to begin.
In an interview with GQ, Pitt revealed he told the drivers, “if we’re ever in the way, just tell us to f**k off.” 
By ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has said it would be “silly” to count out Max Verstappen from the Formula 1 world title fight despite McLaren’s current dominance this season.
Oscar Piastri leads the drivers’ championship by three points from Norris, and McLaren has more than double the points tally of its closest rival in the constructors’ standings, but the fight for the 2025 drivers title isn’t only ...Keep reading

“If someone wants me to win, they just have to say the wrong words to me: ‘You can’t do it.’ As soon as I hear that, I’ll do everything to win.”These are the words of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in an interview with GP Racing magazine last year and they sum up his appetite for a fight. The declaration letter of support for his presidency signed by 36 automobile clubs ...Keep reading

Four days have passed since Marco Bezzecchi triumphed at Silverstone, defying most predictions in an unexpected twist to the plot involving Jorge Martín and Aprilia - one worthy of Alfred Hitchcock himself.
Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia’s racing division, seized the moment to highlight the potential of the RS-GP, while also urging the Spaniard to reconsider his intention to walk away at the ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz Sr’s hopes of ousting current FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem have taken an early blow after a hefty number of automobile clubs signed a letter throwing their weight behind the incumbent.
While there had been plenty of suggestion Ben Sulayem would run uncontested in the presidential election later this year, Motorsport.com broke the news that two-time world rally champion and ...Keep reading

Aprilia rider Jorge Martin confirmed his desire to leave the Italian marque at the end of the 2025 MotoGP season, having broken his silence on Thursday.
As exclusively revealed by Motorsport.com, Martin told Aprilia management that he intended to leave at the end of this year despite only joining the team for 2025. 
This is based on a contractual clause which allows him to walk away after ...Keep reading

Flavio Briatore’s presence in the Formula 1 paddock may split opinion – but the Italian knows how to win and now he insists Alpine has “no excuses” to not target victories in 2026 and titles following season.
The controversial 75-year-old is an executive advisor to Alpine, but has taken on more responsibilities since Oliver Oakes left his role as team principal earlier this month.
It ...Keep reading

What impact will the FIA's flexi front wing clampdown really have?
Barcelona is the backdrop to the FIA's clampdown on excessive wing flexing. Following measures to reduce rear wing flexing for the start of the season, the much more significant decrease in front wing flexing will be introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix. From this weekend onwards, the manner in which front wings are allowed to ...Keep reading

Sauber is last in the Formula 1 constructors' championship after scoring just six points in the season-opener in Australia before hitting a pointless streak for drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto. Ahead of the team’s transition to become the Audi works outfit from 2026, change is afoot at the historic side to try and turn around its results.
The team celebrated 600 grands prix at ...Keep reading

Following the Kansas race weekend, the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford team and driver Chris Buescher were penalized for an issue relating to the bumper cover that was found after the car was taken back to the NASCAR R&D Center.
The rule they violated: “The front fascia may be strengthened on the inner surface with bonded on non-metallic materials in the area contacting the bumper foam and up to 2 ...Keep reading

While the NASCAR Cup field remains capped at 40 (barring any Open Exemption Provisionals), series officials have decided that the field of 38 is not large enough for the Xfinity race in Mexico City.
Next month, NASCAR will run its first-ever Cup race in Mexico at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Meanwhile, the Xfinity Series, which did race there between 2005 and 2008, is making a surprise ...Keep reading

From this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix onwards, the testing regime governing the front wings of Formula 1 cars will be toughened to reduce the amount of permitted flex under load. Under Article 3.15.4 of F1’s technical regulations, the flap areas of the front wings may deflect under load by no more than 15mm. This is now being reduced to 10mm. Aero-elasticity has been an occasional focus of ...Keep reading

It’s been 10 months since Mattia Binotto joined Sauber as its Chief Operating and Technical Officer, and it’s now a matter of months until the Swiss Formula 1 team morphs into Audi.
The German brand is taking up the F1 challenge for the very first time, and knows vaulting itself to the front of the grid won’t be easy with a team that hasn’t scored a podium since 2012 – more than 250 ...Keep reading

He arrived quietly, without fanfare, letting other rookies soak up the spotlight. Isack Hadjar became a full-time Formula 1 driver without ever having won a junior championship – a fact he addresses in his own way: few words, carefully chosen, straight to the point.
“For a young driver, the most important thing is to impress. You can win a title, but if you don’t impress people, you’ll ...Keep reading

In his memoirs, Monaco Grand Prix founder Antony Noghes detailed the days and weeks he spent wandering the streets of the Principality, trying to work out a route for his proposed motor race.
“Today,” he concluded with a flourish, “the roads comprising this circuit look as though they were made for the purpose.”
Those racing in Formula 1 today might agree to disagree. In recent years ...Keep reading

After ninth place in Sunday’s DTM race at the Lausitzring, Lucas Auer’s lead in the overall standings has shrunk to six points. And from the Landgraf Mercedes driver's point of view, two-time champion Marco Wittmann is clearly to blame.
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In Imola, Sauber celebrated its 600th grand prix, from its humble Formula 1 beginnings in 1993 through a rollercoaster of manufacturer and independent stints before morphing into the Audi works team next year. One man was there for every single race, and as Sauber celebrated its anniversary, so did long-time sporting manager Beat Zehnder.
Zehnder has seen it all: Mercedes, BMW and Red Bull all ...Keep reading