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Former Ferrari F1 technical director Enrico Cardile has started his role as Aston Martin’s chief technical officer after lengthy legal proceedings in Italy.Cardile was announced as Aston’s latest key technical signing in July 2024, reporting to team principal and CEO Andy Cowell.Ferrari held Cardile to a full year of gardening leave, but then initiated legal proceedings in Italy at the …Keep reading

On Sunday, Rafael Camara took the Formula 3 title in emphatic fashion.The Brazilian clinched the crown in a lights-to-flag victory on a wet Hungaroring track, with his championship lead proving unassailable ahead of the Monza round with a 48-point advantage over Mari Boya in the drivers’ standings.This shouldn’t come as a massive surprise given Camara has been a member of the Ferrari …Keep reading

Lamborghini will not race its SC63 LMDh prototype next season after announcing that it is putting its GTP class attack on the IMSA SportsCar Championship on hold. The Italian manufacturer is billing its decision against continuing its IMSA campaign, which encompasses the endurance rounds with a solo car run by Riley Motorsports, as a “pause” resulting from a “strategic realignment of …Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team’s split strategies between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix was “part of racing”.  Norris won the race after making a one-stop strategy work, holding off two-stopping Piastri, which he only opted to take out of desperation after losing positions to George Russell and – initially – Fernando Alonso at the start …Keep reading

Johann Zarco gave up MotoGP’s summer break to race – and win – the Suzuka 8 Hours for Honda, after the team failed to sort out the paperwork for Xavi Vierge, leaving the Frenchman and Takumi Takahashi as a duo in a race designed for trios.It is a good thing Zarco enjoys riding motorcycles like a kid, after the effort the Nice-born rider has made in recent weeks, flying from the Czech …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton seems to be struggling more than he ever was in Formula 1, but he does have an unwavering ally in Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.Leclerc has always played the team game; this was exemplified by his recent comments at the Belgian Grand Prix, when he was asked whether he was surprised to have the upper hand on Hamilton in terms of performance.The Monegasque then insisted …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier is setting his sights on a push for a record-equalling ninth World Rally Championship title after finishing third in Rally Finland.Ogier’s sixth podium from six events contested during a part-time season this year has cut the deficit to new championship leader and team-mate Elfyn Evans to 13 points, with rounds in Paraguay, Chile, Central Europe, Japan and Saudi Arabia …Keep reading

Last Tuesday, Fernando Alonso celebrated his 44th birthday. Three days later, he needed an injection to be fit for Free Practice 2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having skipped the opening session. Why? Back pain – just the sort of thing one might expect at his age.Still, the same Alonso hauled his car up to fifth on the grid and held that position over 70 laps with a tactically astute drive …Keep reading

The Hungarian Grand Prix had been over for barely an hour when Toto Wolff invited the media to a briefing in the Mercedes hospitality at the Hungaroring.Normally, this setting is reserved for discussions about how George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli fared in the race or which updates Mercedes has planned in its ongoing quest to return to winning ways.But on this Sunday evening, it …Keep reading

Chase Briscoe has a series-leading six pole positions in 2025, but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has yet to convert any of those poles into a race win. At Iowa Speedway, he came fairly close, finishing second to William Byron and Hendrick Motorsports.Briscoe appeared to be in a great spot to go for the win, closing the gap to Byron as the No. 24 team worried about fuel. But even with the help …Keep reading