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The FIA published a new set of renders showcasing the changes that are set to be made to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations.The ruling body is still looking to better balance the performance envelope of the cars before the teams start work on their designs at the start of the new year.Discussions have been ongoing regarding how the car’s aerodynamics can be better utilised to meet the various …Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda reckons he impressed Red Bull with his technical feedback in his recent Formula 1 test for the team – knowing it is an area the squad has doubted him on.The Japanese was handed his first proper run in a Red Bull car at the recent post-season Abu Dhabi tyre test, at a time when the Milton Keynes-based outfit is deciding what to do with its driver line-up for 2025.But while …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia says he can take inspiration from the way Marc Marquez bounced back from his 2015 title loss in MotoGP to become a six-time premier class champion.Marquez made a storming MotoGP debut with Honda in 2013 to win two titles on the trot, but couldn’t make it a hat-trick of championships in 2015 after giving away too many points in crashes and retirements.That setback …Keep reading

Adrien Fourmaux clinched victory on his first competitive outing for Hyundai after beating Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera at Rallye National Hivernal du Devoluy.Hyundai and Toyota opted to field Fourmaux and Rovanpera in the French rally to kick start their drivers’ preparations for next month’s 2025 World Rally Championship season opener in Monte Carlo.The 10 stage asphalt rally also …Keep reading

It was a good season for me in FIA Formula 3. I went in knowing it was going to be really, really challenging, as F4 to F3 is a big jump, I only did one year of F4 in Italy, and then straight into F3 with Prema. I had to make sure that I was giving my absolute everything on all fronts.It wasn’t even about winning in the beginning; it was just about trying to be in the top 10 and be …Keep reading

Fernando Alonso says McLaren’s Formula 1 title in Abu Dhabi has repaid team boss Andrea Stella for Ferrari’s title loss in 2010.Stella was Alonso’s race engineer at Ferrari when the Spaniard went into the 2010 season finale with an eight-point lead on Red Bull’s Mark Webber and an 15-point lead on Webber’s team-mate Sebastian Vettel.Vettel led the race from pole while an early pitstop for …Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s push to drive swearing out of Formula 1 has received unlikely support from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.While Wolff does not see eye-to-eye with Ben Sulayem on every topic in F1, he thinks the efforts to clean up the image of drivers is something worth fighting for thanks to a personal experience he had recently.Amid an ongoing debate about drivers acting …Keep reading

Miguel Oliveira has revealed that a short circuit caused him to lose control of his Aprilia MotoGP bike and break his wrist in practice at Mandalika.Trackhouse rider Oliveira was taking part in FP1 at the Indonesian GP, a race he had won in 2022 with KTM, when he was thrown off his Aprilia RS-GP at the sequence of left-handers at Turn 3-4.The Portuguese suffered a fracture on his right …Keep reading

Luxury car brand Genesis says it did evaluate a potential entry into Formula 1 prior to deciding that it would commit to an LMDh programme for the 2026 World Endurance Championship instead.The South Korean manufacturer officially launched its Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar plans on Wednesday evening in Dubai, revealing a scale model and images of the car concept that will begin testing next …Keep reading

Franco Morbidelli has described 2024 as a “great year” for him despite failing to score a grand prix podium on what was widely regarded as the best bike on the grid.After two torrid seasons at Yamaha’s factory team, Morbidelli moved to Pramac this year alongside Jorge Martin, earning the opportunity to ride Ducati’s latest GP24 prototype.However, a crash during training in January …Keep reading