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Aston Martin’s new managing technical partner, Adrian Newey, has hit the ground running, but he’s laser-focused on the 2026 car despite the team’s current on-track struggles. “100% of Adrian’s designing time is focused on 2026,” team boss Andy Cowell told reporters in Jeddah on Thursday, with new Formula 1 regulations coming up next year.“He joined in March, so there was a …Keep reading

Reflecting on his return to Racing Bulls, Liam Lawson denies that his confidence took any knocks after his two Formula 1 races with Red Bull, and contends that he hadn’t driven enough to determine if he was truly struggling.The Kiwi reunited with the Italian squad after just a brace of grand prix weekends with the lead Red Bull team, where his results and gap to Max Verstappen were considered …Keep reading

Last week, former rally co-driver and FIA deputy president for sport Robert Reid publicly announced his resignation – in an election year, the equivalent of rolling a grenade under the door.Now he has taken to Substack to clarify his reasons for quitting the post. In the published statement he thanked those within motorsport and the FIA member clubs who had sent him messages of support – …Keep reading

They were fierce title rivals last year, but Mirko Bortolotti has brought the coveted number one to the Abt DTM team for 2025, following title success last year.Switching from longtime partner Audi to Lamborghini cars this season, Abt has been impressed by its new driver’s input so far.“When he was with us for the first time, it was thoroughly positive for all of us – he spent an …Keep reading

‘Failure is not an option’ is the tagline of 1985 film Apollo 13, as NASA flight director Gene Kranz, portrayed by Ed Harris, attempts to save three astronauts in peril aboard the Space Shuttle.That mantra also permeates the nascent Cadillac Formula 1 team’s offices as the US-owned team enters a crucial phase of its grand prix trajectory.Around its many worldwide outposts, including a …Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali explained the championship’s current position on hosting a race in Africa, stating that the efforts to put on a grand prix are not on hold but still missing certain guarantees.Efforts to restore F1’s place in Africa, to race in all six permanently inhabited continents for the first time since 1993, have been ongoing over the past couple of years. Rwanda has …Keep reading

NASCAR fans have eagerly anticipated the second season of Netflix’s NASCAR documentary, which follows the 2024 Cup Series playoffs in its own version of Formula 1’s Netflix documentary series — Drive to Survive. Despite the meteoritic rise in F1’s popularity stateside over recent years, NASCAR remains the most-watched form of auto racing in the United States of America, which Netflix was hoping …Keep reading

Motorsport legend Jacky Ickx will offer his expertise to the Genesis Magma Racing team as the Korean luxury car manufacturer prepares to expand its presence in endurance racing. The team revealed its GMR-001 hypercar in New York this week, which will take on WEC and IMSA in the coming years with former Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul at the helm. For Ickx, the project offers a rare opportunity to …Keep reading

At 45 years old, it’s strange to think that we haven’t seen Kasey Kahne behind the wheel of a NASCAR stock car in nearly seven years. A veteran of over 500 Cup races with an impressive 18 wins, Kahne’s NASCAR career came to an abrupt end in the middle of the 2018 season.Kahne stepped out of the car after struggling with heat exhaustion over the course of the three to four-hour races, facing an …Keep reading

Formula 1 will look and sound very different in 2026 when new regulations sweep the sport, but a planned rollout of new hybrid engines looked to be on rocky ground as talk of a return to V10 engines wafted down the grid. Now, Alpine has welcomed Formula 1’s commitment to hybrid power following weeks of “distraction” in the sport.The series’ new regulations will bring smaller and lighter …Keep reading