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It is a question seemingly put to Franco Colapinto after every session he has entered as a Formula 1 driver – ‘do you think this performance will help get you a seat next year’?In truth, the Argentinian has only an outside chance of lining up for the 2025 season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 16 March as, despite catching the eye, Colapinto has ended up in the right place at the wrong …Keep reading

Fernando Alonso will miss his media day obligations at the Mexico City Grand Prix through illness, but is aiming to drive in Friday practice as he celebrates his 400th Formula 1 grand prix.The Spaniard was due to miss the opening free practice session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in any case, as reserve driver Felipe Drugovich is pencilled in to drive in his stead to satisfy the rule over …Keep reading

With the final five F1 races to run, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads the championship by 57 points over McLaren rival Lando Norrris.McLaren is 40 points clear of Red Bull in the constructors’ standings, with Ferrari another eight points adrift after a 1-2 result in the US GP.Local time Your timeEventDate Mexican GP …Keep reading

Formula 1 fans may have spotted a Netflix crew in the paddock at the US Grand Prix — but this time, it wasn’t for “Drive to Survive.” The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC), fresh off their own Netflix debut, returned to the Circuit of the Americas for their annual pre-race performance, with cameras capturing their behind-the-scenes experience. The elite DCC squad is in the midst of a surge in …Keep reading

Formula 1 is currently gearing up for the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix. Or, put another way, the ‘Fernando Alonso 400’.The double world champion has held F1’s record for the most GP starts since he overtook Kimi Raikkonen back in 2022. In reaching 400, he’s the first human being to reach such a milestone.“Not good for your back, for your neck, for your spine!” he half-jokingly replies …Keep reading

Oliver Solberg says returning to the World Rally Championship’s top tier next year is his “dream”, but is wary not to make the same “mistake I did last time”.The WRC2 points leader is yet to secure a WRC seat for next season but could have options to graduate to Rally1 or remain in the second tier for a third consecutive campaign.Solberg’s best chance to make the step back to Rally1 …Keep reading

Defending MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia has thrown his support behind WorldSBK standout Nicolo Bulega as his candidate to replace Fabio di Giannantonio at VR46 Racing for the final two events of the 2024 MotoGP season.The satellite squad is presently mulling options as it prepares to lose di Giannantonio for the concluding Malaysian and Valencia events, the Italian having chosen to …Keep reading

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Allan McNish has returned to the cockpit of the unraced Porsche LMP2000 25 years after he took part in the car’s solitary test.McNish, who retired from racing after taking the World Endurance Championship title with Audi in 2013, drove the LMP2000 at Porsche’s proving ground at its Weissach research and development facility last week.Porsche was marking the …Keep reading

Jorge Martin’s lead over Francesco Bagnaia has grown to 20 points ahead of this weekend’s race at the Chang International Circuit.The Pramac rider also won the last edition of the event in 2023 by 0.253s over Bagnaia.Local time Your timeEventDate Thailand GP Oct 25  10:45 …Keep reading

The tech intrigue surrounding Red Bull’s front bib adjuster has thrown a spotlight on Formula 1’s parc ferme rules.Central to the issue surrounding Red Bull is not that it had a device inside the car that can raise or lower the bib.Instead, it all revolves around whether or not the team ever used it to make such a car change during parc ferme restrictions that are in place between the start of …Keep reading