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Daniel Ricciardo will remain at RB after Formula 1’s summer break, Motorsport.com has learned, with Red Bull electing against any driver changes for now.As part of its mid-season review of the make-up of the Red Bull and RB teams, senior figures – including team principal Christian Horner and motorsport advisor Helmut Marko – met at its Milton Keynes factory on Monday.Read …Keep reading

The 2024 F1 season is hotting up, with seven different winners in the first 13 races of the year and four in the last four races. Max Verstappen currently leads the championship with 265 points, ahead of Lando Norris in second with 189 points.Over half of the grid’s contracts are set to expire at the end of the year and it looks likely that the summer break will be packed full of negotiations …Keep reading

Rally di Roma Capitale has its sights set on joining the World Rally Championship in the future with organisers “working hard” to elevate the event to rallying’s top-flight.The Italian asphalt rally, that begins in the nation’s capital city Rome, has been steadily growing in stature having earned a place on the European Rally Championship calendar in 2017.Last weekend the rally, based …Keep reading

The Abt Formula E team has confirmed that Lucas di Grassi will stay with the squad for next season when it will use the Lola/Yamaha powertrain for the first time.Di Grassi’s career in the all-electric championship has been synonymous with Abt, having raced for the German brand over a seven-year period which included winning the 2016/17 drivers’ title.The Brazilian rejoined Abt at the start of …Keep reading

George Russell was denied his third Formula 1 victory as an underweight car saw him disqualified post-race from the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix.Russell became the sixth driver in F1 history to lose a race win through disqualification, after having an underweight car at the Belgian GP.The Mercedes driver had claimed a sensational victory from sixth on the grid, as Russell opted for a risky one-stop …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has ended speculation over his Formula 1 future by signing for Williams, with the deal announced on the first day of the summer break.The three-time F1 race winner has agreed to a multi-year deal to join the Grove-based squad from next year which will take him into the new rules era that starts in 2026.Read Also:Formula 1How ‘once stung’ Williams finally got its man for …Keep reading

Sergio Perez will remain Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Formula 1 team-mate after the summer break, Motorsport.com understands.The Mexican’s future was one of the topics discussed on Monday in a meeting of the team’s management, including team principal Christian Horner and advisor Helmut Marko.But while there has been no official outcome of its team meeting, Motorsport.com understands Horner has …Keep reading

It’s happened: the cork has finally fired out of the bottle. And unexpectedly so, as it turns out; just as everyone had averted its gaze from the glass receptacle’s neck, the stopper broke free of its moorings and landed straight into the lap of James Vowles. Carlos Sainz has signed at Williams for 2025 and beyond, ending a seemingly inexhaustible saga of rumour, innuendo, and cyclical links and …Keep reading

Leaving Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, Mercedes was dealing with the joy of what turned out to be a win after all for long-time race leader Lewis Hamilton, but the hurt (and embarrassment) of losing George Russell’s on-the-road triumph after his one-stop gamble had seemingly paid off.The main theory as to why Russell’s W15 ended up underweight is included in our regular post-race run …Keep reading

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon says that IndyCar’s season-concluding events, that now include three short oval tracks, will make the title race “definitely interesting”.Dixon is chasing a seventh title this season – which would tie AJ Foyt’s all-time record – and is 53 points behind team-mate Alex Palou. Team Penske’s Will Power is second, 49 in arrears of Palou.Power would’ve …Keep reading