What does Andretti Global look like after Michael Andretti took a step back?It’s a question many have pondered since the team owner stepped down as Chairman and CEO in September, handing the reins off to Group 1001 CEO Dan Towriss. Andretti remains a strategic advisor to the organization he co-founded in 2002. The perception was that it was the last key to unlock the Formula 1 door for …Keep reading
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Another link between Formula 1’s past and present has been severed – for now. Alessandro Alunni Bravi might not be a household name for fans but the announcement that he is to leave Sauber puts even more distance between F1’s corporate present and its past as Bernie Ecclestone’s personal fiefdom.Read Also:Formula 1Sauber F1 chief Alunni Bravi to leave team at end of …Keep reading
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“When you lose that’s when you really need to become one [in the team] and it shows everybody’s character. I think everybody is pushing hard to help me turn this around.”Just 10 months ago, those very words from Antonio Felix da Costa began another article that was written under very different circumstances than those the Portuguese driver currently finds himself.At the time, da …Keep reading
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Nasser Al-Attiyah has revealed he is left with a “lot of stress” after a navigation error on Stage 10 dented his hopes of scoring a sixth career victory in the Dakar Rally.The Dacia star opened the road on Wednesday’s first visit to the gruelling Empty Quarters of Saudi Arabia, but a mistake by co-driver Edouard Boulanger meant they lost their way just 9km into the stage.They …Keep reading
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Sauber managing director and team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi will part ways with the team at the end of January, after eight years working with the Formula 1 team.The bespectacled Italian was added to the board of the Sauber team following its takeover by Longbow Finance in 2017, the investment company headed by Tetra Pak billionaire Finn Rausing.Previously, Alunni Bravi had …Keep reading
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Lamborghini has recruited Maurizio Leschiutta from BMW where he headed up the M Hybrid V8 LMDh programme to become its new motorsport boss.Leschiutta has taken over as head of motorsport to oversee the Italian manufacturer’s LMDh prototype, GT3 and one-make sportscar programmes at the Italian manufacturer’s in-house Squadra Corse competitions department.The Italo-Canadian moves into …Keep reading
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Nani Roma scored Ford’s first stage victory of the 2025 Dakar Rally on Wednesday, while Toyota driver Henk Lategan recaptured the lead in the overall standings.Stage 10 marked the first visit to the unforgiving Empty Quarters desert in Saudi Arabia, as competitors tackled 120km of dunes and sand between Haradh and Shubaytah.The tricky route shook up the order in the Ultimate category and …Keep reading
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Indonesia has formally declared its interest in hosting a round of the World Rally Championship in the near future.The WRC Promoter met with the Indonesian Minister for Sport and Youth, Dito Ariotedjo, in the nation’s capital city Jakarta this week to discuss the possibility of Indonesia making a return to the WRC.A Heads of Agreement for Indonesia to join the WRC in the future was …Keep reading
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The FIA has countered criticism from Formula 1 drivers on how it spends the money generated by fines.The situation around driver fines was one of the several topics that caused unease among F1 drivers last season as they grew increasingly frustrated at how FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulayem had been running things.Over the 2024 season a total of around 270,000 euros – not counting suspended …Keep reading
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Ed Hemsworth strides through the Red Bull Racing hospitality unit on a chilly Las Vegas night, blending seamlessly into the polo-clad army of mechanics, engineers and executives who make up one of the most successful teams in the history of Formula 1. But Hemsworth’s role — Race Parts and Lifing Controller — is a linchpin, an invisible yet indispensable thread that ties the factory to the …Keep reading