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The FIA has scheduled a meeting with Formula 1’s engine manufacturers to discuss the potential return of the V10 power unit, sources have confirmed to Motorsport.com.What initially seemed like a far-fetched idea is increasingly being discussed as a serious option, following FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s recent remarks about introducing V10 engines running on sustainable fuels in …Keep reading

Liam Lawson said he has enjoyed his return to Racing Bulls at Suzuka despite his harsh demotion from Red Bull, feeling at ease in the team’s vastly different Formula 1 car.After two difficult race weekends Lawson’s Red Bull stint was cut short by the team’s management, which opted to try his former Racing Bulls team-mate Yuki Tsunoda instead.Having felt he needed more time to get used to …Keep reading

Connor Zilisch, who is just 18 years old, made his Cup debut earlier this year at the Circuit of the Americas. Trackhouse Racing Team, who signed the Red Bull athlete last year, put Zilisch in a fourth car for COTA.He qualified 14th and showed impressive pace, but crashed out of the race when he collided with his spinning teammate, Daniel Suarez. He finished 37th, completing 49 of 95 …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton believes it was “pretty tough” on Liam Lawson to be dropped by Red Bull after just two races – but said he was not surprised to see the team act so swiftly.Lawson struggled to get to grips with the RB21 in both the Australian and Chinese grands prix and was ultimately demoted back to Racing Bulls as a result, with Yuki Tsunoda swapped in to replace the New …Keep reading

Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin says input from rival Marc Marquez was significant in helping him not to rush his recovery or his return to action.Having missed most of pre-season testing due to an accident in Sepang, Martin has also been absent from the first three rounds of the 2025 season following a training crash he described as “nasty”. Ahead of the Aprilia rider’s …Keep reading

‘Spoon’, ‘130R’, ‘Hairpin’, ‘S Curves’. The corner names at Suzuka have prescriptive, unembellished quality. Except for… Degner.For a brief time in the 1960s, Ernst Degner was a proverbial thorn in Honda’s side, helping Suzuki develop a series of 50cc racing motorcycle engines capable of screaming beyond 17,000rpm, and enabling Mitsuo Itoh to become the first (and so far …Keep reading

Williams driver Carlos Sainz says he is expecting to adapt to his new Formula 1 car within “five to 10” races while he tweaks his driving style.Sainz joined Alex Albon at Williams after four years at Ferrari and has thus far had two low-key weekends for his new team in Australia and China, grabbing his first point of the campaign in Shanghai after others were disqualified.A large part of …Keep reading

Liam Lawson admits he was not expecting to be dropped by Red Bull after just two rounds and will be aiming to prove he belongs in Formula 1 – even if he does not know where his long-term future lies.The New Zealander has been demoted to Racing Bulls following a disastrous spell at Red Bull, with Yuki Tsunoda swapping into his seat with the senior team from this weekend’s Japanese Grand …Keep reading

On April 1st,  Legacy Motor Club (LMC) — co-owned by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson — filed a lawsuit against Rick Ware Racing regarding a charter dispute. And RWR has already come out swinging in response.The suit claims RWR agreed, in writing, to sell one of its charters to LMC but is now trying to back out of the deal. LMC, which already fields full-time entries for …Keep reading

McLaren boss Zak Brown was one of Christian Horner’s biggest critics during an investigation into the Red Bull chief’s texting scandal in early 2024. However, Brown said his team took advantage of their rival’s internal “instability” as they began their campaign to win the constructor’s title for the first time in over two decades. “Our sport, perhaps more than others, has a …Keep reading