May 7, 2025

Here’s how the FIA’s presidential elections work

In December this year incumbent Mohamed Ben Sulayem is seeking a second terms as FIA president. To win another four-year term, he’ll face a democratic election, and this is how it will work.Every four years, the FIA holds presidential elections at its General Assembly, the supreme decision-making body of the FIA that generally convenes once a year. The General Assembly is composed of …Keep reading

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WRC fan experience to be improved via service park changes

World Rally Championship service parks will undergo changes to infrastructure this year with further improvements expected in 2026.Improving the current service park model has emerged as the next target for the WRC’s promotional plan, with a view to enhancing both the fan and team experiences at events.This time last year the WRC released its promotions strategy to stakeholders, headlined …Keep reading

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Exclusive: Carlos Sainz Sr considering run for FIA president

Carlos Sainz Sr is considering running against Mohammed Ben Sulayem to be the next FIA president.Sources close to the former World Rally champion and Dakar winner said that several key figures from within the motorsport world have approached him about running against Ben Sulayem, the current FIA president.Motorsport.com understands that Sainz, the father of Williams F1 driver Carlos Sainz …Keep reading

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What Simon McNamara’s return means for General Motors in Supercars

The rebuild of General Motors’ Supercars program is due to take a big step this weekend at Symmons Plains.That may sound like an odd thing to say during the 2025 championship, in which a Chevrolet driver – Will Brown – leads the points, there are five Chevrolet drivers in the all-important top 10, and Triple Eight leads the teams’ standings.All that comes after two seasons of …Keep reading

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Doohan doomed – Why do young F1 drivers have so little time to impress?

Gamers of a certain vintage will recall Cannon Fodder, the 1990s tactical shoot ’em up (as the genre was then known) wherein you guided a squad of soldiers through a series of dangerous and fast-paced missions. Your pool of soldiers was limited, but nevertheless expendable to a degree.There appear to be some parallels in Formula 1 this season: just a handful of races after Liam Lawson was …Keep reading

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F1: Alpine confirms Colapinto as Doohan’s replacement for next five race weekends

After starting his first full-time campaign this season, Doohan has struggled to match team mate Gasly, and his troubles continued last time out in Miami, where he retired from the race following a Lap 1 collision with Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson. ​After starting his first full-time campaign this season, Doohan has struggled to match team

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Alpine makes Franco Colapinto, Jack Doohan F1 switch official

The Alpine Formula 1 team has officially confirmed Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan for the next five races of the 2025 season, starting at next week’s Emilia Romagna GP in Imola.Doohan has been relieved of his duties after six difficult race weekends over which the Australian showed flashes of one-lap pace but struggled to deliver consistent race weekends.Doohan outqualified …Keep reading

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Jack Doohan: Alpine F1 demotion is “tough to take”

Jack Doohan says losing his race seat at the Alpine F1 team to Franco Colapinto is “a tough one for me to take” after it was confirmed he would step back, six races into the 2025 season.Doohan was yet to score points for the Alpine squad, and after another challenging weekend in Miami, which showed some strong one-lap performance but also ended after a Turn 1 collision, the team has now pulled …Keep reading

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