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Almost two years on from Audi’s official announcement of its Formula 1 entry, the smiles of that day are a long and distant memory.Its team, still racing under the Sauber banner, is currently sitting last in the constructors’ championship without a single point to its name so far this season.In fact, it has not finished in the top ten since the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix and there seems little hope …Keep reading

The Italian-based juggernaut of Europe’s junior formulas announced plans in early April to create a base of operations in Indiana and field two full-time cars powered by Chevrolet in North America’s premier open-wheel championship beginning next season. Since then, there has been significant progress made.  Team principal Rene Rosin, son of founder and patriarch Angelo, provided an …Keep reading

Trackhouse Racing has signed a new deal with Raul Fernandez that will keep the Spaniard at the Aprilia satellite squad until the end of the 2026 MotoGP season.Fernandez has been retained by Trackhouse following a series of impressive performances on last year’s Aprilia RS-GP, including front-row starts in Barcelona and Sachsenring and four top-10 finishes in the opening nine rounds.In fact …Keep reading

A maiden Formula E title after eight years and the first world championship success for Jaguar since 1991, when it achieved victory in the sportscar world, should have been the headlines from last weekend’s London E-Prix season finale.Instead, the Big Cat ended the season with its tail somewhat between its legs having thrown away the chance of the drivers’ championship, with both Nick Cassidy …Keep reading

It feels like yesterday when McLaren and Alpine were battling for the signature of a highly-rated 21-year-old F2 champion in the summer of 2022.Just two years and 35 grand prix starts later, Oscar Piastri is F1’s latest race winner, leading team-mate Lando Norris home in Hungary for the first McLaren 1-2 win since 2021.In his first 18 months as a grand prix driver, Piastri’s talent and speed were …Keep reading

Renault has launched an evaluation study to decide on the future focus for its Viry-Chatillon engine facility, amid a growing likelihood that it will end its Formula 1 power unit project.Motorsport.com has learned that Renault’s senior management earlier today informed staff at both the French factory and Enstone, which runs the Alpine F1 team, about the ideas being discussed.Although no final …Keep reading

Audi has appointed former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto to head up its Formula 1 project as part of a major management shake-up.In a statement issued on Tuesday, Audi announced that Binotto would be joining the team as its chief operating and chief technical officer from August 1 to head up efforts ahead of its 2026 debut.His arrival comes with Sauber CEO Andreas Seidl and Oliver Hoffmann …Keep reading

Sergio Perez may have got himself back in Formula 1’s points in Hungary, but his Red Bull bosses are clear they still want to see more from him.The Mexican produced what team principal Christian Horner reckoned was his strongest race since the Chinese Grand Prix in April as he came home seventh having started down in 16th.But while his race pace was strong, Horner is well aware that Hungary marked …Keep reading

The Japanese city of Osaka has formed a new motorsport promotion council to boost its bid to get a future Formula 1 race hosting slot.Back in January, Osaka officials made it public that the city intends to attract F1 as part of a wider attempt to change its economic outlook and become an international tourism location.Osaka has now created the ‘Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau’, with nine …Keep reading

When I left Formula 1 in 2019, I still had plenty of interest in doing more things. It felt like the right time so together with Nilay Shah, professor of engineering at Imperial College, we converted Zero into a real idea that has grown into a thriving company of 53 employees so far.Although I’m happy to see racing series increasingly adopting sustainable fuels, I truly believe we’re …Keep reading