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Sauber racer Zhou Guanyu says Ferrari is “really interested” in hiring him as a reserve driver, being a free agent for the 2025 Formula 1 season.The future Audi team has decided to replace both Zhou and his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, hiring veteran Nico Hulkenberg and F2 championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto to race the Swiss cars next year.A Ferrari Driver Academy member from 2014 to 2018 before …Keep reading

McLaren’s rear wing choice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was always going to be interesting, because it was the first race where it could no longer count on its previous ‘mini-DRS’ solution.The Woking-based outfit had pulled a masterstroke after the summer break after introducing a flexible rear wing design that fully complied with the regulations, but cleverly opened the slot gap under load …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen was “more sensitive” to the criticism of his aggressive driving than he let on in public.In Las Vegas Verstappen clinched his fourth straight title with two rounds remaining, having been the standout driver in 2024 driving a Red Bull that began dominant but wasn’t the quickest car for a significant part of the …Keep reading

The drivers’ championship may already be decided in favour of Max Verstappen, but the fight for the manufacturers’ title is still on. McLaren sits 24 points ahead of Ferrari with just the final two rounds to run, while Red Bull is a further 29 points adrift in third. The Qatar weekend will run to the sprint format, meaning limited practice on Friday and a short-distance race on …Keep reading

Welcome to F1 Hangover, a new series where I take you inside the events, parties, panels and pop-ups happening off-track over the race weekend. I’ll give you the inside line behind-the-scenes and share some insight into how celebrities spend their time when the track is cold, what the drivers get up to when they aren’t in the paddock, and everything in between.My Las Vegas Grand Prix got off …Keep reading

One of the true icons of Japanese motorsport is set to call time on his top-line racing career. Italy-born Ronnie Quintarelli, who changed the definition of a gaijin driver in the Far East, will contest his last Super GT round in next month’s delayed season-finale at Suzuka.For almost two decades, he has been an important fixture of the country’s biggest racing series, forging a lengthy …Keep reading

The Pierer Mobility group has announced that struggling bike manufacturer KTM will enter self-administration and apply for the initiation of judicial restructuring proceedings.The Austrian marque is undergoing a significant financial crisis and was seeking at least 100 million euro to continue operating beyond 2024.The company, currently competing in MotoGP, has laid off hundreds of employees and …Keep reading

MotoGP star Marc Marquez has said he feels “reborn” after a year working at Gresini and has thanked the squad for playing an important role in his career.Having left Honda with a year left on his contract at the end of 2023, Marquez found new life at Ducati’s satellite team Gresini this season despite having to make do with the old GP23 bike.Although the initial adaptation curve was steep …Keep reading

Maserati MSG has announced that it will commit to Formula E’s Gen4 regulations to guarantee its involvement in the all-electric championship until 2030.The famous Trident brand initially joined the championship ahead of the 2023 season, as the Venturi Racing team – which had competed in Formula E since its inception in 2014 – was renamed for the start of the Gen3 era.It marked the first …Keep reading

Sami Pajari has won the Junior WRC and now clinched the WRC2 crown, but the “hard work” starts now as the Finn prepares to join the World Rally Championship elite in 2025.Toyota has put its faith in Finland’s latest prospect to come from its storied rally driver production line by handing the 22-year-old a full-time drive in a GR Yaris Rally1 car next year. Read Also:WRCToyota …Keep reading