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In the wake of last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, where drivers suffered in the heat and humidity, the FIA responded with the introduction of new rules to improve cockpit cooling.The first step happened this year with teams allowed to add another opening on top of the chassis, so that on hot weekends the drivers could have more fresh air in the cockpit.This was a simple solution that was also …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera will kick off the 2025 season by making his 24 hour endurance racing debut in the Dubai 24 Hours ahead of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo.The two-time WRC champion will drive a Porsche 911 GT3 R for the Proton Huber Competition squad alongside fellow Finns Jukka Honkavuori and Jani Kakela, 2012 German rally champion Mark Wallenwein and Joel Monegro.The …Keep reading

Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel believes that the spectacular 2024 season ranks as “probably the best” in the championship’s history.With a title battle that went down to the wire, 18 different race winners and, for the first time in history, all teams taking at least one victory, it is very easy to get caught up in the hype.Asked by Motorsport.com to assess the first season with the new …Keep reading

George Russell “never expected to have so much on my hands and for it to be so political” in his Formula 1 role as a Grand Prix Drivers’ Association director. Since the start of the 2021 season, Russell’s third in F1, the Mercedes driver has been a director of the drivers’ body, as he replaced Romain Grosjean following the Frenchman’s exit from Haas and the championship.When …Keep reading

Almost half of the Formula 1 grid in 2025 will have come from the Red Bull Junior Team, making it one of the most successful academy programmes in motorsport.Jack Doohan, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Isack Hadjar, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson and reigning world champion Max Verstappen have all come through the Red Bull ranks.Each team in F1 has its own driver academy; for example …Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella revealed the Formula 1 constructors’ champions were “impressed even more” than expected by former Red Bull engineer Rob Marshall.Marshall joined the Woking-based outfit as technical director, engineering & design in January after 17 years with Red Bull, with his arrival coinciding with a number of key hires in the past 18 months that have helped see McLaren …Keep reading

The Dakar Rally returns to provide one of motorsport’s toughest tests for human and machine in January, with Saudi Arabia again hosting the challenge. It may not be the event it once was when run through Africa to the Senegalese capital [the event’s name gives it away] but the test remains one that requires ultimate performance and robustness to overcome.Relevance remains for manufacturers …Keep reading

Mirko Borolotti has pinpointed his determined runner-up finish in an eventful race at Zandvoort as being crucial to his 2024 title-winning DTM campaign, as he defied a delaminating left-rear tyre.The SSR Performance Lamborghini driver trailed race winner Marco Wittmann’s Schubert Motorsport BMW by 7.239s at the flag, holding up a long queue of cars as he struggled to make the …Keep reading

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi instructed Francesco Bagnaia to ‘stop being a gentleman’ during the 2024 MotoGP season, a new documentary released by the Italian manufacturer has revealed.Despite being on the back foot for almost the entire year, Bagnaia continued to show respect to Pramac rival Jorge Martin in the title run-in, with the two never trading blows on track or engaging in …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has revealed improving in qualifying is his main point of focus for the 2025 Formula 1 season after comparing unfavourably to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.Piastri was outqualified 21-3 by Norris in 2024, albeit often by small margins, with Norris also getting the better of the Australian in sprint qualifying this year. That means Piastri has regressed compared to his rookie …Keep reading