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Andy Cowell was named Aston Martin’s new Team Principal earlier on Friday, with the Silverstone operation going through another reshuffle in a bid to become F1 title challengers. As the British engineer takes the reins from former boss Mike Krack, F1.com provides an overview of his career to date…

The 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship is returning this month as all 10 F1 teams prepare to do battle on the virtual stage.

With the 2025 season creeping ever closer, the driver numbers have been confirmed for what is sure to be another exhilarating campaign of Formula 1 action.

Aston Martin have announced that Andy Cowell will assume the role of Team Principal alongside his position as CEO with immediate effect, with Mike Krack moving to the position of Chief Trackside Officer as part of an organisational restructure.

More changes are afoot in NASCAR as Friday, the series issued a rules bulletin for 2025, touching on several aspects of the sport that have been pain points for participants and fans, and some surprises as well. Here's what's been added, and what it means for everyone in the garage this upcoming season.
A guaranteed spot via the Open Exemption Provisional
NASCAR has introduced the Open ...Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has delivered an attack on the media along with a confusing statement about the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
Speaking to the media at the Dakar Rally, Ben Sulayem has reopened his criticism of the press in a strange rant, with it uncertain what caused his latest outburst, as it raised more questions about his running of motorsport’s governing body.
Ben ...Keep reading

Another loss in court for NASCAR today in their legal battle with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, as Judge Kenneth D. Bell, who is presiding over the case, denied the series' motion for dismissal. 
The judge stated that the teams had "sufficiently alleged one or more plausible antitrust claims" and that it was enough to move forward with the case. His full reasoning: "What is the ...Keep reading

The saga of Venu Sports, a proposed virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) service from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, has been put to rest after the three companies collectively decided not to move forward with the platform, effective immediately. 
Venu Sports was set to be the only streaming option available to consume the IndyCar Series outside of cable/streaming ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane believes Daniel Ricciardo using his Formula 1 experience to 'overthink things' played a part in his downfall last season.
Ricciardo returned to the team [then known as AlphaTauri] midway through the 2023 campaign as a replacement for Nyck de Vries, though a broken metacarpal sustained in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix kept him out for five ...Keep reading

The International Formula 3000 championship was born 40 years ago. The final rung on the single-seater ladder before Formula 1 began in 1985 and enjoyed a 20-year run, with future F1 race winners Jean Alesi, Olivier Panis and Juan Pablo Montoya among its champions before the category was replaced by GP2 in 2005.
But several prominent drivers, among them winners in F1, the Le Mans 24 Hours and ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier believes crews will arrive at the World Rally Championship season opener “less prepared than ever” following the introduction of new tyres and hybrid-less cars for 2025.
Ogier is once again gearing up to start a partial WRC campaign with Toyota, beginning with this month’s season opener in Monte Carlo - an event he has won a record nine times. 
This week the eight-time ...Keep reading

There was a slight discrepancy between the look and the words. "I am very, very happy," Ayao Komatsu assured the media on the evening after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Though he seemed rather tired and somewhat disappointed instead, as he leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest.
Led by Komatsu, the team overachieved in 2024. After finishing 10th the year before, even the ...Keep reading

The Formula 1 team principal role has consistently evolved over time, where the differences between now and back in the championship's early years are staggering.
A team boss was once the person who founded the constructor, think Bruce McLaren or Frank Williams, and held the role for decades.
But now, the approach to the role is more like that of football which has managers constantly coming ...Keep reading

In order to create a more balanced field in the Dakar Rally, the FIA has introduced a Torque Meter this year. Motorsport.com caught up with the governing body's cross-country director Jerome Roussel to find all the secrets behind it.
What is a Torque Meter and how does it work?
The Torque Meter is a sensor located inside the gearbox that measures the power reaching the wheels. In case the ...Keep reading

It doesn't take long to come up with a list of drivers who massively enhanced their reputations last season.
Franco Colapinto translated relative obscurity in Formula 2 into being touted for a Formula 1 seat at Red Bull after impressing during his unexpected mid-season graduation with Williams. Oliver Bearman's points-scoring cameo with Ferrari in Jeddah likewise bolstered his credentials and ...Keep reading

Aston Martin's new Formula 1 boss Andy Cowell will take on the role of team principal in addition to his position as chief executive officer.

Aston Martin's new Formula 1 boss Andy Cowell will take on the role of team principal in addition to his position as chief executive officer.

Aston Martin's new Formula 1 boss Andy Cowell will take on the role of team principal in addition to his position as chief executive officer.

Former Mercedes High Performance Powertrains boss Andy Cowell will replace Mike Krack as Aston Martin's Formula 1 team principal, the squad has announced.
As part of a wider restructure announced on Friday, and instigated by Cowell, Aston Martin is establishing a clearer division of labour between trackside and factory-based operations.
Former team principal Krack will now act as chief ...Keep reading

The FIA has defended its decision to prevent Carlos Sainz Sr and Sebastien Loeb from completing the 2025 Dakar Rally after both sustained roll cage damage to their cars.
Two of the most high-profile drivers in this year's Ultimate field were thrown out following separate rollovers in the opening three stages of the event. Although both Sainz Sr and Loeb were able to recover from their crashes ...Keep reading