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Christian Horner admits it feels like he is “looking at two different watches” as the Red Bull team principal revealed the RB21’s issues stem from a lack of correlation between wind tunnel and track data.
Despite Max Verstappen winning the Japanese Grand Prix and with the Dutchman still the reigning Formula 1 world champion, Red Bull’s dominance of recent years ebbed away throughout ...Keep reading

After letting his McLaren slide off the track on lap 44 in Melbourne and losing a lot of points, Oscar Piastri has been almost flawless since then. Two victories, in Shanghai and Bahrain, and a third place in Suzuka allowed him to regain almost everything he lost in the season opener. Piastri now sits just three points behind his team-mate and the driver who'd been tipped to win the title before ...Keep reading

Dennis Hauger's career trajectory is one taken by many Formula 1 hopefuls, winning several karting titles before graduating into the F1 feeder series. There, he became an Italian F4 champion before winning the 2021 F3 title with Prema (beating current Alpine F1 driver Jack Doohan). He went on to win multiple F2 races and even earned a runner-up finish in the coveted Macau Grand Prix.
But after ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton started his Formula 1 career at a stern-faced McLaren where personality was basically poison. In the ensuing 18 years, feelings have changed dramatically and we see now the Hamilton that stands up for his beliefs and lets his flair shine through in everything from his helmet designs to the clothes he wears around the F1 paddock.
It's something the the seven-time world champion ...Keep reading

While the previous week's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka was very much a qualifying race, Bahrain's high degradation contest offered a better spectacle and with it more opportunities for midfield teams to make something happen.
And only just as well, as Haas started on the backfoot with a crash for Esteban Ocon in Q2 which prevented him from starting higher than 14th. His rookie team-mate Oliver ...Keep reading

Last month, Katherine Legge became the 17th woman to race at the top level of NASCAR when she made her Cup debut at Phoenix Raceway. The experience made enough of an impression that she has made plans to return -- and since last week's announcement has been working to expand her NASCAR schedule in an even bigger way.
On April 10th, she shared her renewed partnership with beauty brand e.l.f ...Keep reading

Aston Martin is a long way off the promise it showed in past years, with the team scoring just 10 points over the first four races of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
Now it’s emerged that juggling upgrades, getting to grips with the complex 2026 aero regulations and developing a new gearbox in house are all hitting the team’s results this year.
Just two years ago, Aston Martin and driver ...Keep reading

Newly injured world champion Jorge Martin may be forced to spend at least two weeks resting in hospital in Qatar before he can return home to Spain. Initial indications are that he will be out for around three months.
The Spaniard, who had only just made a return to MotoGP action after recovering from the injuries that kept him out of the first three races of the year, fell on lap 14 of ...Keep reading

There is no shortage of creativity at French Formula 1 broadcaster Canal+, which recently set up an interview – or should we say ‘questioning’ – with its own pundit Jacques Villeneuve, pretending he was in police custody.
Looking back on his career, the 1997 world champion delved into a few noteworthy aspects and events of his time as a racing driver.
Gilles’ unwanted legacy
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Saudi Arabia would be open to buying a Formula 1 team as Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal admitted it is something he would like to see in the future.
The country has invested heavily in motorsports partnerships in recent years with Aramco and Maaden both sponsors of the Aston Martin F1 team and the Public Investment Fund working with Formula E.
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Hitting Jorge Martin, following the injured world champion’s fall in the Qatar Grand Prix was according to Team VR46's Fabio Di Giannantonio, “the worst scene of my life”.
The Italian Ducati rider was extremely close to Martin, making it difficult to avoid hitting the Spanish rider when he lost control of his Aprilia exiting the fast Turn 12 on lap 14.
“He was in front of me and ...Keep reading

The Sauber Formula 1 team is still searching for answers over Nico Hulkenberg's Bahrain Grand Prix disqualification.
Hulkenberg crossed the finish in 13th after a tough evening trying to contend for points, but was disqualified because his skid plank had been ground down to 8.4mm, below the minimum thickness of 9mm.
It is the second time this season a car has been thrown out of the results ...Keep reading

The future of Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen has been thrown into doubt by motorsport advisor Helmut Marko.
The team's senior advisor told Sky Germany that "the concern is great" over the team’s ability to hold onto Verstappen after technical glitches and poor on-track performance saw the Dutchman finish sixth at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. 
“Improvements have to come ...Keep reading

Porsche has received the biggest weight break for this weekend’s Imola round of the World Endurance Championship under the Hypercar Balance of Performance.
The German manufacturer’s 963 LMDh will race at the Imola 6 Hours on 20 April 11kg lighter than at the Qatar season-opener in February.
But its weight for the 2025 WEC’s second round of 1053kg is 20kg higher than at the ...Keep reading

If we had to make a guess, what would be Ferrari’s assessment of the Bahrain GP? Charles Leclerc explained it this weekend, much like he did in Suzuka: "Obviously it’s disappointing when you give everything and finish fourth — it doesn’t make me smile. But for now, this is the situation we’re in. We did our best this weekend, but our best isn’t enough."
These are the words of a ...Keep reading

Perhaps we all got it wrong.
For those of us who tipped Lando Norris to win the F1 drivers’ championship this season, maybe we should have in fact picked the other McLaren driver — Oscar Piastri.
Norris had seemed the logical choice. In 2024 he had pressed Max Verstappen closer than any other driver had done for the past four years. He finished the campaign in excellent form and spoke ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson nearly pulled off the weekend sweep at Bristol, only falling short in the Truck race with a runner-up finish there. But in the Cup and Xfinity races, he combined to lead of 687 of 800 possible laps, winning both races rather easily.
And speaking on 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour podcast on Monday, he made quite the admission about his goals when running ...Keep reading

Yamaha plans to test the V4 engine it has been developing for its M1 MotoGP machine at a private test in Valencia on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Motorsport.com has learned.
Although the testing concessions enjoyed by the brand would allow Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins, the factory team’s riding pair, to put it through its paces, the work in Valencia is expected to fall to Augusto ...Keep reading

Bristol Motor Speedway is one of NASCAR's most historic tracks, playing host to some of the sport's most dramatic moments. This triple-header weekend had its fair share of drama as well, including a shocking Xfinity wreck and crew members evading disaster in the form of a runaway wheel on Sunday, but those watching also left Bristol disappointed as there was minimal tire wear and few lead changes ...Keep reading

In 2024 George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished over 45 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen as the season got under way in Bahrain. Thirteen months on, Russell split the supreme McLarens in second place as the Silver Arrows appeared to pass an important stress test.
As Red Bull wrestles with car balance and grip woes and Ferrari is also struggling to keep up over a race distance, Mercedes ...Keep reading