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Renault has confirmed that it is to pull the plug on its Formula 1 engine operations ahead of the new rules era in 2026.Following months of speculation about the future of the French manufacturer, with Alpine having long been in talks with Mercedes for a customer power unit deal, the fate of its operations was finally announced on Monday.In a statement it was revealed that the company’s F1 …Keep reading

Amid last week’s outpouring of love for Daniel Ricciardo as his Formula 1 exit became official, there was also unease from some about how his final weekend played out.While Ricciardo was given that fastest lap opportunity as a farewell gift, received a guard of honour on his return to the RB motorhome post-race, and the great and the good said their goodbyes on Sunday night, there were plenty of …Keep reading

Esapekka Lappi says he isn’t afraid by his uncertain World Rally Championship future as Hyundai continues to evaluate its driver options for its third car next year.The two-time WRC rally winner confirmed that his future is yet to be determined with last weekend’s Rally Chile set to be his final event of the year with the Korean marque.Last season, Lappi contested a full-time season with Hyundai …Keep reading

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko believes people should take Max Verstappen’s threats to walk away from Formula 1 seriously in the wake of his swearing row with the FIA.Over the Singapore weekend, Verstappen was handed a community service punishment by motor racing’s governing body over using the F-word in an official FIA press conference while describing his Red Bull car behaviour.The punishment …Keep reading

Audi squad Abt Sportline has called on the DTM to ensure “equality of opportunity” in next month’s Hockenheim finale after feeling it was let down by BoP at the Red Bull Ring.Abt endured one of its toughest weekends of 2024 in Austria, with its pair of Audi R8 LMS GT3s struggling for speed in both qualifying and race trim. The outfit’s lead contender Kelvin van der Linde went from leading the …Keep reading

Pedro Acosta believes he is “getting closer and closer” to a first win in MotoGP after finishing second behind winner Jorge Martin during the Indonesian Grand Prix.The Spanish rookie produced arguably the most convincing performance of his short MotoGP career so far, as he muscled his way up to second place during the early stages before closing the gap to race leader Martin.While his bid for …Keep reading

KTM has announced that Aki Ajo will take up the role of team manager at its factory squad from next season.The Finn will step away from his current position as head of his own Ajo Motorsport Moto2/3 team in favour of helming KTM’s efforts in the premier class.Ajo comes on board in place of current KTM Factory Racing team boss Francesco Guidotti, who was this weekend confirmed as leaving the team …Keep reading

Oliver Oakes believes Alpine has more performance to show at the end of the current Formula 1 season having been “out of sync” with development.The French manufacturer has struggled for form all season having endured a wretched opening to the campaign and though fortunes have improved since then, reliability issues have kept Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon to only 13 points and ninth in the …Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says it’s “impossible” for the federation to get the credit that he thinks it deserves for making improvements in the way the sport is run.Since Ben Sulayem became president of the FIA in December 2021, the federation has introduced a remote operations centre to assist race control at the track and launched a programme to train and mentor stewards and race …Keep reading

Yohan Rossel has been officially declared the winner of WRC2 at Rally Chile after stewards rejected a protest from Oliver Solberg.WRC2 title contender Solberg lodged a protest asking the stewards to re-evaluate a notional time awarded to Rossel that helped the Citroen driver to victory on Sunday. Rossel vaulted from third to WRC2 class lead when stewards deemed Solberg had hindered the Frenchman …Keep reading