Automotors

Santander has signed a multi-year deal with F1 which will begin at the start of 2025 after the bank’s sponsorship agreement with Ferrari expires.It was announced last week that Ferrari and Santander would go their separate ways at the end of the year, with UniCredit then confirmed as a sponsor for the Italian squad moving forward.Having been involved in the series since 2006, sponsoring at …Keep reading

International rallying returned to Britain for the first time since 2019 last weekend as Rali Ceredigion made a resoundingly successful debut as part of the European Rally Championship. The event certainly filled British rally fans with hope and, just maybe, could be a catalyst for a Rally GB revival.Last weekend marked yet another impressive step for the Welsh asphalt rally that has achieved ERC …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc’s brilliant tyre management was critical to his Italian Grand Prix victory for Ferrari.But on a day when rival McLaren was left ruing the missed opportunity it had to secure a 1-2 finish, differences in car performance also played a big part in what happened.McLaren’s nervousness about being able to eke out a one-stop with its MCL38 was in contrast to a confidence Ferrari had …Keep reading

Outgoing Peugeot World Endurance Championship driver Nico Muller has aspirations to continue his sportscar career after joining Porsche for a Formula E campaign with Andretti.Muller stressed that his focus in 2025 would be his drive with the Andretti Porsche customer team in FE, but he has outlined a desire to race in the WEC or to pursue other sportscar opportunities with the German manufacturer …Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas says F1 rookie Franco Colapinto was to blame for the lengthy delay in forming up on the grid at Monza that earned the ire of commentator Martin Brundle.Sauber duo Bottas and his team-mate Guanyu Zhou had qualified in the final two positions on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix, behind Williams’ new driver Colapinto.But the last two cars were slow to form up before the start …Keep reading

The Ferrari Challenge has been added to the schedule for this year’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, while an ice rink will also be installed on top of the Paddock Club.There were no support races for the 2023 race when F1 returned to Sin City for the first time in 41 years, as issues with a drain cover caused damage to Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari and the Alpine of Esteban Ocon, leading to huge …Keep reading

Ferrari’s interest in signing Adrian Newey had cooled as the Scuderia did not wish to become involved in a bidding war with Aston Martin, Motorsport.com understands.Newey is set to be announced at Aston Martin after much in the way of speculation over his future, as he prepares to leave Red Bull after 18 years at the Milton Keynes squad.With Newey’s value high given his success at Red Bull …Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has lamented Aston Martin’s position in the Formula 1 pecking order with the team struggling to keep the upper hand on its midfield rivals.The Silverstone-based outfit was the fifth-fastest team in the first part of the season but the AMR24’s upgrades have not delivered the expected performance gains so far.While at least one Aston reached Q3 in each of the first seven …Keep reading

For the first time since he lost his AlphaTauri Formula 1 drive halfway through 2023, Nyck de Vries was back at the wheel of a conventionally-powered single-seater last month when he made his Super Formula debut at Motegi with Toyota squad Team Impul. And while the results may have been nothing special on paper – 18th in qualifying, 13th in the race – it’s clear that de Vries impressed many …Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned Red Bull’s rivals to write them off at their peril, labelling the team’s recent drop-off in performance as “really weird” while praising Max Verstappen’s individual ability for keeping the car competitive.Having set the pace earlier in the season, Red Bull is now struggling to compete at the top of the field, with Verstappen finishing sixth having …Keep reading