January 19, 2025

McLaughlin more confident of beating “professor” Palou to IndyCar title

Scott McLaughlin has identified areas he needs to improve upon to beat the “professor” Alex Palou to the IndyCar title – and is now more confident he can do so.Palou has dominated the American championship in recent years, winning three of the past four titles, while McLaughlin is hunting for a maiden crown having moved across from Australian Supercars.The 31-year-old’s best …Keep reading

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Alpine set for ‘reality check’ with new F1 rules in 2026

Alpine’s executive technical director David Sanchez has admitted the team will have no excuses going into Formula 1’s new era in 2026.Since the Renault Group bought the Enstone-based outfit back in late 2015, it has consistently set long-term goals of regular podiums and wins, but the past nine seasons yielded just nine top-three finishes, including Esteban Ocon’s memorable victory in …Keep reading

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The forgotten first Lawson versus Tsunoda battle – as teenaged team-mates

“If you have two Red Bull cars, you have kind of a magnet in between them and they always come together at a regular rate!”Motopark boss Timo Rumpfkeil is chuckling about his year running both Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda in the 2019 Euroformula Open series, where they locked horns five years before they would be at war again, this time for the seat alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in …Keep reading

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Honda can’t wait until MotoGP 2027 to take a step – Puig

It’s very refreshing to hear Honda boss Alberto Puig talk about aspects of his life that are much more ordinary than those required of him as HRC team manager in the MotoGP world championship. At 58 years old and after seven years in the position, the former rider has experienced Honda’s descent into hell from the inside.The Japanese brand hasn’t won a race since 2023 (Alex Rins, in …Keep reading

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How Hamilton, Leclerc and Piastri stack up – to the man who’s engineered them all

“We are somewhere in the past for these drivers – from their start points to the final target. And we are super happy to see that they have success.”No Formula 1 driver has immaculately appeared at the top level. Now a decade ago, even Max Verstappen made the briefest stop in the junior categories before his graduation to grand prix racing.Back then, he’d just scrapped closely with …Keep reading

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