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Pirelli has entered the next stage of preparing its smaller tyres for the 2026 Formula 1 season, with Ferrari and McLaren conducting test work of its harder tyre compounds at Barcelona this week.A lot of attention has gone to Lewis Hamilton continuing his preparations with his new Italian employer alongside team-mate Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris, but it cannot be stressed enough …Keep reading

The crash Marc Marquez suffered towards the end of day two of the Sepang pre-season test was his first as a factory Ducati rider in MotoGP.With 15 minutes remaining, Marquez left the pits for a time attack in a bid to move up from 14th in the day’s standings.After a warm-up lap, Marquez improved his personal best times in sectors one and two, only to hit the ground heading into Turn 9 …Keep reading

The half-brother of former Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen is due to make his car racing debut in GB4 this season with Fortec Motorsport.Luca Magnussen, the 15-year-old son of sportscar star Jan, has grown up around motorsport and attended his first race event when he was just 14 days old.He subsequently moved into karting, winning the Danish X30 senior title in 2023, and is now …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia says he is only 50 per cent sure about Ducati’s 2025 MotoGP engine due to the negative impact it has had on braking performance.Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia has been trialling a new motor developed by Ducati during this week’s Sepang test, but his initial reaction so far has been mixed.On one hand, the Italian has been thoroughly impressed by the increased power and …Keep reading

Aprilia has indirectly pinpointed the blame on Michelin for Jorge Martin’s violent crash at the start of MotoGP pre-season testing in Malaysia, but the French tyre supplier has ruled itself out of any responsibility.Martin landed face-first after suffering a highside at the second turn of the Sepang International Circuit, suffering a single fracture on his right hand and multiple fractures …Keep reading

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has responded to comments from Otmar Szafnauer hitting out at the Renault leadership, asserting his Formula 1 team is “very lucky to have that support”.Szafnauer was Alpine’s team principal from February 2022 to July 2023. They subsequently parted ways due to the American and Renault CEO Luca de Meo disagreeing on the team’s timeline for success, as several …Keep reading

VR46’s new recruit Franco Morbidelli set the pace on the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test, leading Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo.Riding last year’s Ducati GP24, Morbidelli posted a best time of 1m57.210s just an hour into the day’s running to climb to the top spot in the rankings.His lap was three tenths quicker than what Quartararo managed on Wednesday, and would have been good …Keep reading

Long-time Formula E race director Scot Elkins will retire from his role following this year’s Miami E-Prix, with his deputy Marek Hanaczewski set to take over.Elkins, who has fulfilled the role since 2017 and has become a common presence during Formula E’s broadcast of race control-to-driver radio communications, cited the recent passing of his father as a significant factor in his decision to …Keep reading

Conor Daly has started 115 IndyCar races with ten different teams over the last 12 years, plus put in seat time across NASCAR, GP3, and a stint as an F1 test driver. He secured his full-time 2025 IndyCar run in the No. 78 Juncos Hollinger IndyCar after after earning the team’s first-ever podium at Milwaukee last year. The 33-year-old Indiana native has earned the respect of the paddock — and …Keep reading

Williams team boss James Vowles is aiming to push forward on track in 2025 with a new driver line-up and renewed optimism – but he will also remain steadfast in his approach to nurturing young talent away from the Formula 1 glare.Vowles was on stage at the Autosport Awards last Wednesday to announce the first cohort of the Komatsu-Williams Engineering Academy, with 10 candidates from across …Keep reading