November 28, 2024

Valtteri Bottas has revealed he turned down an offer to drive in IndyCar full-time next season but insisted he is open to tackling the Indianapolis 500 – though his primary focus remains on Formula 1.The 35-year-old will leave Sauber at the end of 2024 and is expected to replace Mick Schumacher as reserve driver for his former squad Mercedes. Read Also:Formula 1Schumacher to leave …Keep reading

Formula 1 race director Rui Marques faces increased duties at the Qatar Grand Prix in having to take charge of F2 as well, following the latest shock FIA exit, Motorsport.com has learned.Just one week after former F2/F3 race director Marques took over in F1 from Niels Wittich, who himself was sacked by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem after the Brazilian GP, there has been further …Keep reading

DTM champion Mirko Bortolotti has conceded he will be “sad” when the “special” Lamborghini Huracan GT3 bows out of active service and is replaced by the new Temerario model for 2026.Aside from 2020, when he had a short stint at sister brand Audi before returning to Lamborghini, Bortolotti has been a fixture aboard the car which is now on its second Evo upgrade cycle since its debut in 2015.The …Keep reading

As regulations change and evolve, F1 teams find themselves able to find new ways to reincorporate good concepts that worked previously but suddenly lost their edge for one reason or another.The latest example of this phenomenon is the reintroduction of grooves on the brake disc rotor, with Carbone Industries trialling them at recent races.Williams conducted some experiments at the Italian Grand …Keep reading

Mick Schumacher will depart from his reserve driver position at Mercedes at the end of the season, as Valtteri Bottas looks set to assume the role for 2025.The German joined the team as reserve at the start of 2023, after losing his Haas Formula 1 seat to Nico Hulkenberg at the end of 2022. Schumacher, who also left the Ferrari Driver Academy, linked up with Mercedes – whom his father Michael had …Keep reading

Formula 1 has taken another step on its path to reach its 2030 Net Zero commitments after announcing further investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel alongside Qatar Airways.With Qatar Airways launching its own Sustainable Aviation Fiel (SAF) programme, F1 has joined up as the inaugural member, strengthening the relationship with one of its global partners.The news follows on from an investment …Keep reading

Sergio Perez admitted at his home Mexican race that his 2024 Formula 1 season had been “terrible” – and having scored just two points in the three rounds since, little has changed.Speculation about Perez’s future in the team has persisted throughout the year. After beginning the season with an adequate run of form in supporting Max Verstappen, his results had regressed dramatically after the Miami …Keep reading

Mario Andretti insists that there is no lingering sadness within his family that their eponymous team had to morph into Cadillac to secure an entry into Formula 1.In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, the 1978 world champion has opened up on how there will be unanswered questions about why Andretti’s operation faced hurdles which have now been cleared for F1’s latest squad.Earlier …Keep reading

The 2027 World Rally Championship regulations are likely to offer manufacturers a range of powertrain options and cars that will be significantly cheaper through a cost cap on components.The WRC’s 2027 ruleset for the future of Rally1 and Rally2 is expected to be revealed at next month’s World Motor Sport Council, although Motorsport.com understands teams were issued a draft of the proposal at …Keep reading