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Formula 1 races are won on the track, but the groundwork to creating a winning machine kicks off months before lights go out on a grand prix weekend. In the buildup to every new season, designers and engineers pore over the rules in search of loopholes – ones they can exploit in the name of speed.
The advances sometimes go a step beyond finding a gap in the regulations, and become a break in ...Keep reading

Cast your mind back to the 2024 MotoGP world championship, or maybe we should call it Ducati’s Championship. The Bolognese manufacturer had eight bikes on the grid – twice as many as its nearest competitors. At the Thailand Grand Prix, all eight of the Ducati’s bikes finished in the top 10 of the sprint race.
Of 20 races, Ducati won 19 of them, and we saw an all-Ducati podium 14 times ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda has received a positive report card from Red Bull Racing after his first few weekends at the team – Chief Engineer Paul Monaghan describing him as a “good member” who is “settling in really well” so far.

Toto Wolff believes that the “magic” for Lewis Hamilton is “still there” amid some struggles for the seven-time World Champion during his few races at Ferrari, with Wolff confident that Hamilton will be “stellar” when he has fully aligned with the car.

Honda will field a wildcard rider for the third time in as many MotoGP weekends when Aleix Espargaro appears at the British Grand Prix later this month.
The Japanese marque has embraced the wildcard opportunity ever since the series returned to Europe last month. Espargaro rode its ‘development bike’ at the Spanish Grand Prix before ceding it to Takaaki Nakagami for this weekend’s French ...Keep reading

Below is an overview of all current Formula 1 grand prix deal and the duration of the contracts as of May 2025.
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix - Imola: 2025
The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola is on the Formula 1 calendar until at least 2025. The Italian circuit returned to the schedule during the COVID-19 crisis and secured a multi-year contract. Flooding cancelled the 2023 event which ...Keep reading

“Pretty shocking.” That’s how Liam Lawson assesses his results, four grands prix into his newest stint as a Racing Bulls driver, following his demotion from Red Bull.
“We have no points,” Lawson said matter-of-factly after another forgettable race in Miami. “Obviously Formula 1 is a lot of variables and to put a full race together could be quite tough. The speed's been there for ...Keep reading

An updated version of the World Rally Championship 2027 technical regulations is being finalised to be presented to the FIA World Motor Sport Council next month.
A number of refinements to the WRC27 regulations were discussed by the WRC Commission when it met on Thursday. According to an update issued by the FIA, the biggest update pertained to bodywork while further details regarding “how ...Keep reading

When Formula 1 adopted turbocharged hybrid power units for the 2014 season, one manufacturer – Mercedes – had been ploughing resources into its project longer and more intensively than anyone else. The result was almost five seasons of total dominance while rivals struggled to catch up – and in the case of Renault, you could argue it never did.
The thought that the forthcoming shift to ...Keep reading

Kansas Speedway has been on the NASCAR schedule since 2001 and while it has had its moments, no one circled it as the 'action track' when looking at the calendar every year. However, that changed swiftly with the arrival of the Next Gen car.
While the car has made short track racing and road courses duller than before, it has shone rather brightly on intermediate tracks, and that is never more ...Keep reading

Think a Grand Prix is tense? Try waiting to see what rating you’ve been given on EA Sports’ upcoming F1 25 game. Now that’s tense!

William Oakes, the brother of former Alpine team boss Oliver Oakes and a director at Hitech Grand Prix, was arrested last week and charged with transferring criminal property.
The 37-year-old was arrested on Thursday (May 2) in the Silverstone Park area of Northamptonshire in the UK, reports the Telegraph. He was subsequently charged with transferring criminal property by the Metropolitan ...Keep reading

Satellite Honda rider Johann Zarco has spoken in the clearest terms yet about his desire to take Luca Marini’s factory seat in 2026.
While the Frenchman did not use Marini’s name in an interview with Dorna ahead of his home race at Le Mans this weekend, the Italian’s contract is up at the end of this season. Honda’s other factory rider, Joan Mir, is contracted until the end of ...Keep reading

Red Bull was a formidable team in 2024, but a late surge from McLaren threatened to topple the squad and snatch both titles from under its nose. But just as a real challenge from McLaren was materialising, cracks started to form, and it could only take the constructors’ crown last season. Now, with a dominant car and two drivers at the top of their game, is McLaren at risk of another near ...Keep reading

McLaren have announced that their IndyCar driver, Pato O’Ward, will take part in Free Practice 1 at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix for the second year running.

The Dutch Grand Prix is once again going all out this year for a spectacular Super Friday to get the F1 weekend started.

Aston Martin had a race to forget in Miami, with Lance Stroll finishing last and Fernando Alonso only one place ahead. With both drivers tumbling out of Qualifying in Q1 as well, it was a weekend of two halves for the team – but the pace was just not there when it mattered.

Oscar Piastri has shared support for Jack Doohan following the news that the Alpine driver will lose his race seat from the upcoming Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend.

After back-to-back victories by Team Penske's Austin Cindric and Joey Logano, they will look to continue the trend this weekend at Kansas with Ryan Blaney looking to join his teammates in the playoffs.
William Byron leads the regular season standings, 13 points clear of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson. Larson is also the defending winner of this Kansas race, beating Chris Buescher by ...Keep reading

Drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz let their disdain for their respective teams show over team radio at the Miami Grand Prix, with the latter falling foul to a team orders mix-up that meant he lost out to his team-mate in the race.
Sainz was assured that he wouldn’t be passed by team-mate Alex Albon just as the Thai driver passed him under DRS. The Spaniard was left feeling ...Keep reading