January 10, 2025

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

Want to become a Formula 1 team principal? Well, current evidence would suggest that if you’re white, male, somewhere between 50 and 70 and German is your home language, you’ll be set.Okay, so perhaps it’s not the most diverse group of individuals heading up the 10 teams that currently make up the Formula 1 field. But at least there are no fixed CV requirements for landing one of these …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

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

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

Porsche aces Matt Campbell and Ayhancan Guven will defend their Bathurst 12 Hour victory from last year in next month’s edition of Australia’s prestigious endurance race.Campbell and Guven won the first round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge in 2024 alongside Laurens Vanthoor in a Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by Manthey EMA, but will switch to Absolute Racing and team up with Alessio …Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles has said “a lot of the really positive bits” that happened to his Formula 1 squad in 2024 were invisible to the public eye.The Grove-based team endured a tougher season last year, finishing ninth in the constructors’ championship with several substantial crashes for Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant and Franco Colapinto alike damaging the outfit’s results …Keep reading