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Amid all the talk about 2026's hybrid engines and how they will be deployed, getting to F1's lower weight limit may well cause teams the biggest headache of all.
The minimum car weight for F1's new rules era has been set at 768kg, 32kg down on the current limit of 800kg. This has largely been achieved by reducing the size of the cars, with the maximum wheelbase cut by 200mm to 3400mm and the ...Keep reading

In this emergency JAonF1 podcast we discuss why Carlos Sainz Sr is set to take on Mohammed Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency and what happens next. Listen here.
Motorsport Network’s Global Editorial Director Rebecca Clancy, who broke the story on Autosport and Motorsport earlier today, joins James Allen in the studio to discuss the bombshell news and to report what Sainz Sr has told her ...Keep reading

Various tracks have hosted the NASCAR finale in the sport's past, but only four currently on the schedule have ever held the honor before. But none held it longer than Homestead, hosting the championship-decider every year between 2002 and 2019.
The season finale has become increasingly important in the past decade due to the introduction of the knockout-style playoff format. Four drivers ...Keep reading

Mohammed Ben Sulayem is preparing to run for re-election at the head of motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. But the vote comes at a tough time for the organisation after it was rocked by resignations, sackings and raised tensions with drivers.
Ben Sulayem took the helm of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile from Jean Todt following an election in 2021. He’s now preparing his ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz Sr has said “now is the right time” to consider running for FIA president, as he dismissed any suggestion of a conflict of interest. 
Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, the two-time World Rally champion said he was “currently in the process of figuring out how much support I will get from the community of motorsport”.
The next presidential election will be held in ...Keep reading

On Tuesday, NASCAR announced plans to put the season finale back at Homestead-Miami Speedway for 2026 as they implement a rotating finale moving forward. Having already hosted their lone Cup race on the 2025 schedule, the track has plenty of time to prepare before NASCAR returns in November of 2026.
Track president Guillermo Santa Cruz confirmed that changes are coming but they are "mostly ...Keep reading

The concession system introduced last year in MotoGP to help manufacturers is set to allow KTM and Aprilia to develop their engines and conduct tests with their factory riders from August.
Out of the four existing MotoGP manufacturer categories (A, B, C, and D), both the Austrian and Italian manufacturers are currently classified in category C, which prohibits their riders from carrying out any ...Keep reading

One thing about Alpine’s movements over the past 24 hours was wholly expected; the other was not. 
Promoting Franco Colapinto to the racing line-up at the expense of Jack Doohan was forecast not only in the past few days, but before a wheel was even turned this season; signing the loquacious Argentine was seen to put pressure on Doohan to perform. Doohan was thus thrust into the unenviable ...Keep reading

As exclusively reported by Motorsport.com, Carlos Sainz Sr is seriously considering whether to launch a bid to challenge incumbent FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem's campaign for a second term during this year's elections at the governing body.
A two-time World Rally champion, Sainz might be viewed by contemporary Formula 1 fans as the ex-rally driver father of Williams’ Carlos Sainz. Yet ...Keep reading

Flavio Briatore has denied suggestions that disagreements between him and team principal Oliver Oakes led to the latter's Alpine F1 departure.
Oakes was brought to the team in July last year to replace Bruno Famin and then went on to form a tandem with executive advisor Briatore. But six races into the 2025 season Oakes has suddenly resigned, with Briatore taking over his duties for ...Keep reading

In December this year incumbent Mohamed Ben Sulayem is seeking a second terms as FIA president. To win another four-year term, he’ll face a democratic election, and this is how it will work.
Every four years, the FIA holds presidential elections at its General Assembly, the supreme decision-making body of the FIA that generally convenes once a year. The General Assembly is composed of ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz Sr is considering running against Mohammed Ben Sulayem to be the next FIA president.
Sources close to the former World Rally champion and Dakar winner said that several key figures from within the motorsport world have approached him about running against Ben Sulayem, the current FIA president.
Motorsport.com understands that Sainz, the father of Williams F1 driver Carlos Sainz ...Keep reading

World Rally Championship service parks will undergo changes to infrastructure this year with further improvements expected in 2026.
Improving the current service park model has emerged as the next target for the WRC's promotional plan, with a view to enhancing both the fan and team experiences at events.
This time last year the WRC released its promotions strategy to stakeholders, headlined ...Keep reading

The rebuild of General Motors’ Supercars program is due to take a big step this weekend at Symmons Plains.
That may sound like an odd thing to say during the 2025 championship, in which a Chevrolet driver – Will Brown – leads the points, there are five Chevrolet drivers in the all-important top 10, and Triple Eight leads the teams’ standings.
All that comes after two seasons of ...Keep reading

Gamers of a certain vintage will recall Cannon Fodder, the 1990s tactical shoot ’em up (as the genre was then known) wherein you guided a squad of soldiers through a series of dangerous and fast-paced missions. Your pool of soldiers was limited, but nevertheless expendable to a degree.
There appear to be some parallels in Formula 1 this season: just a handful of races after Liam Lawson was ...Keep reading

Jack Doohan says losing his race seat at the Alpine F1 team to Franco Colapinto is "a tough one for me to take" after it was confirmed he would step back, six races into the 2025 season.
Doohan was yet to score points for the Alpine squad, and after another challenging weekend in Miami, which showed some strong one-lap performance but also ended after a Turn 1 collision, the team has now pulled ...Keep reading

After a disappointing start to his Formula 1 career, Australian racer Jack Doohan has been replaced at the Alpine F1 team by reserve driver Franco Colapinto. The switch will see Colapinto race for the French team from F1’s next outing at Imola, for at least five rounds.
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The Alpine Formula 1 team has officially confirmed Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan for the next five races of the 2025 season, starting at next week's Emilia Romagna GP in Imola.
Doohan has been relieved of his duties after six difficult race weekends over which the Australian showed flashes of one-lap pace but struggled to deliver consistent race weekends.
Doohan outqualified ...Keep reading

Despite only being in his third season in Formula 1, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri is proving to be something of a revelation. The Australian progressed from rookie to team player, to legitimate championship leader and McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes this transformation can't all be attributed to its dominant new car.
Piastri entered F1 with something of a cloud over his head. He ...Keep reading

As part of a teleconference announcing Homestead-Miami Speedway as the 2026 season finale, NASCAR has also given an update on 'The Clash' and its immediate future. 
After spending decades as an exhibition race for pole-sitters, taking place at Daytona International Speedway in the lead-up to the 500, the event has changed drastically in recent years. After moving it from the Daytona oval to ...Keep reading