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This post was originally published on Autosport Williams driver Alex Albon thinks Franco Colapinto’s tough final Formula 1 races with the squad should not overshadow the excellent results the Argentinian produced.Colapinto’s impressive early races since stepping in for Logan Sargeant in Monza turned heads in the paddock, and they also yielded Williams five important points… Continue reading Albon: Crashes shouldn't overshadow “fantastic” Colapinto's Williams F1 stint

This post was originally published on Autosport Dacia Sandriders technical director Philip Dunabin has played down expectations for the team’s first run at the Dakar Rally despite securing a 1-2 on its debut at the Rallye du Maroc.The Romanian manufacturer has partnered with Prodrive to contest the World Rally Raid Championship [WR2C], including a tilt… Continue reading Dacia cools Dakar expectations after debut 1-2 at Rallye du Maroc

This post was originally published on Autosport Outgoing Tech3 rider Augusto Fernandez has revealed he is “angry” as a poor 2024 season led to him losing his MotoGP seat – but is confident he can make a comeback in the future.Fernandez struggled for speed in his sophomore campaign with KTM’s satellite squad, finishing 20th out… Continue reading Fernandez “angry” after 2024 season but vows to be back in MotoGP

This post was originally published on Autosport The SRO-licensed GT4 Winter Series will welcome a new class for its second season in 2025 with the addition of a club category for older GT4 machinery.As was the case in 2024, there will be Pro, Pro-Am and Am classes for driver line-ups of differing rankings, alongside the… Continue reading Gedlich’s GT4 Winter Series adds new class for 2025

This post was originally published on Autosport George Russell puts his comprehensive Formula 1 2024 defeat of former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying down to being “psychologically in a really good place”. The 26-year-old ended the 2024 season with a 24-6 qualifying record against Hamilton, with all sessions including those that set the grid for… Continue reading The psychological breakthrough behind Russell beating Hamilton in F1 2024 quali 

This post was originally published on Autosport Autosport has released its final instalment of a two-part mini-series where Kevin Turner sits down with Haydn Cobb and Gary Watkins to discuss the Autosport Top 50 of 2024.The annual ranking evaluates all of the best drivers across the National and International Racing scene from the year just… Continue reading Autosport Podcast: Top 50 of 2024 – Part 2

This post was originally published on Autosport KTM has reiterated that it is committed to competing in MotoGP despite pressure from creditors to withdraw to save cash.The flagship brand of Pierer Mobility Group underlined its future in the championship is not under threat after an agency responsible for handling its debts issued comments to the… Continue reading Creditors put pressure on KTM to withdraw from MotoGP

This post was originally published on Autosport Sam Bird believes “what goes around comes around” after supporting McLaren team-mate Taylor Barnard’s quest for a maiden Formula E podium in Sao Paulo.McLaren left the Brazil season-opener earlier this month with a double points finish as Barnard became the youngest podium finisher in the all-electric championship’s history… Continue reading Bird: “What goes around comes around” after helping McLaren FE team-mate Barnard

This post was originally published on Autosport McLaren surpassed even its own pre-season expectations in 2024, taking its first Formula 1 constructors’ championship title for 26 years.Whilst the team clearly had a couple of major waypoints in its development cycle that improved the general operating envelope of the MCL38, a standout feature of its campaign… Continue reading How McLaren’s rear wing push changed the game in F1

This post was originally published on Autosport The second season of the all-female F1 Academy championship was notable for having closer ties to Formula 1, as cars were decked out in the liveries of Grand Prix teams, and for the stunning dominance of its champion who curiously was crowned twice.But across the spectrum of motorsport… Continue reading Autosport's 10 brightest female stars of 2024

This post was originally published on Autosport The third edition of the Gedlich Racing’s Formula Winter Series will see leading teams from all corners of Europe compete head-to-head, using the Tatuus T-421 chassis, and run on Pirelli tyres.The tyre change brings the series in-line with many of Europe’s leading summer single-seater classes.For the first time,… Continue reading Third season of Gedlich Racing Formula Winter Series switches to Pirelli tyres

This post was originally published on Autosport Alpine Formula 1 team boss Oliver Oakes says the team improving its fortunes over the second half of the 2024 season has shown that streamlining its Enstone operation was the right way to go.Hitech junior team chief Oakes was brought in alongside advisor Flavio Briatore by Renault boss… Continue reading Alpine F1 turnaround proves Enstone reorganisation was the “right thing to do”

This post was originally published on Autosport Hyundai Motorsport has produced a special behind-the-scenes documentary charting Thierry Neuville’s run to a maiden World Rally Championship title.Titled, “Never just win” the film has been produced in-house by Hyundai Motorsport, led by the team’s videographer Sebastian Scott and has today been released on Youtube. The documentary offers rare… Continue reading Hyundai releases behind the scenes documentary on 2024 WRC season

This post was originally published on Autosport Trackhouse Racing’s Raul Fernandez has insisted he doesn’t want to go through a bike change in the middle of the season again in MotoGP.Fernandez was the only rider within the Aprilia contingent to start the 2024 season with a year-old RS-GP, as the Noale-based brand could only build limited examples of… Continue reading Fernandez doesn’t want MotoGP mid-season bike change again

This post was originally published on Autosport Rory Butcher is best known for winning 11 races during an accomplished British Touring Car Championship career that he elected to pause at the end of 2023. But the amiable Scot, also a handy historic racer who pedalled a Lotus Elan 26R to third in September’s Spa 6… Continue reading Friday favourite: The “exciting” Ferrari that lifted a BTCC star to the next level

This post was originally published on Autosport Hyundai Motorsport’s World Rally Championship programme manager Christian Loriaux has left the team ahead of the 2025 season.Loriaux has played a critical role within the Korean marque since first joining the operation in 2021 as a technical consultant, before graduating to the role of WRC programme manager.Shock news… Continue reading Hyundai announces WRC team reshuffle as Loriaux departs

This post was originally published on Autosport Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein will join Porsche customer JDC-Miller for his maiden outing in the Daytona 24 Hours next month.The factory Porsche driver will share the #85 963 LMDh with Tijmen van der Helm and Bryce Aron in the blue riband round of the IMSA SportsCar… Continue reading Formula E champion Wehrlein to make Daytona 24 debut in Porsche LMDh

This post was originally published on Autosport Gedlich Racing has introduced a new format into the Winter Series racing championships, with the inaugural editions of the 6 hours of Portimao and 6 hours of Barcelona.The two six-hour races will not count towards any championship, but the cars and teams of the GT and GT4 Winter… Continue reading Gedlich Winter Series introduces two new six-hour races for 2025

This post was originally published on Autosport ‘Silly season’ is a common term in F1 referring to the time of year in which many teams announce their driver line-up for the following season.It usually takes place during the summer as that’s when the market is at its most frantic, with driver changes causing doubt over… Continue reading F1 2025 driver line-up: Who’s on the Formula 1 grid next year?

This post was originally published on Autosport Having been signed by Racing Bulls for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Isack Hadjar had very much been in and out of the conversation as speculation surrounding Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future mounted. With Liam Lawson always viewed as the most likely candidate to step up and replace the… Continue reading Who is Racing Bulls' new F1 driver Isack Hadjar?

This post was originally published on Autosport The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team has announced Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar will partner Yuki Tsunoda in 2025, as the starting grid for the new season is now set.Hadjar will take up the seat vacated by Liam Lawson, whose own move to the main Red Bull squad as Sergio… Continue reading Hadjar to partner Tsunoda at Racing Bulls for F1 2025

This post was originally published on Autosport When former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto accepted the call to head up Audi’s Formula 1 operations earlier this year, he knew it was going to be a tough task.It is one thing honing an established team as he did at Maranello into fighting for world championship glory;… Continue reading Binotto on Audi's F1 reality check after finding team “frozen” with no plans

This post was originally published on Autosport Kevin Turner sits down with Gary Watkins and Haydn Cobb to break down the annual Autosport Top 50 for 2024, evaluating the best drivers across all of the National and International Racing scene.In the first of a two-part mini-series, Kevin goes behind the scenes and explains how our… Continue reading Autosport Podcast: Top 50 of 2024 – Part 1

This post was originally published on Autosport The European Union’s highest institution will open an “in-depth investigation” to determine whether the purchase of MotoGP by Formula 1 owner Liberty Media violates its antitrust framework.The European Commission, one of the EU’s decision-making bodies with executive power, is determined to closely analyse Liberty’s acquisition of Dorna, which… Continue reading Liberty's MotoGP purchase delayed as EU opens in-depth investigations

This post was originally published on Autosport Please contain your rage! Or at least soften it until you’ve read to the end of this piece.The Autosport Top 50, which has become a traditional end-of-season monster since the first edition in 2002, is not meant to be provocative but the very nature of it means that… Continue reading How Autosport makes its Top 50 and why the Indy 500 winner missed out in 2024

This post was originally published on Autosport 1. Supercars – Data and Systems Engineer Data and Systems Engineer – AustraliaThe Repco Supercars Championship is recruiting a Data and Systems Engineer.You will assist the Motorsport Technical team to maintain the technical integrity of the Repco Supercars Championship through ongoing monitoring of teams, specific analysis of their… Continue reading Top five roles on Motorsport Jobs this week

This post was originally published on Autosport Rising MotoGP star Pedro Acosta feels “relieved” after visiting the headquarters of beleaguered Austrian manufacturer KTM, according to his manager.Acosta travelled to Mattighofen in Austria on Tuesday to understand how KTM’s dismal financial situation could have consequences for its MotoGP programme, now that he has become an integral… Continue reading Acosta feels “relieved” after visiting KTM's headquarters

This post was originally published on Autosport While Formula 1 continues to make good gains in improving its sustainability, one of the most obvious areas of wastage clearly still needs addressing.With the quest to reduce environmental impact being all about marginal gains rather than delivering a silver bullet solution, it is quite remarkable that F1… Continue reading Why F1 must find a solution to its wasted tyres problem

This post was originally published on Autosport BMW has announced that Kelvin van der Linde will join its pool of factory drivers in 2025, two years after he split with rival German brand Audi.As reported by Autosport last week, the South African will unite with younger brother Sheldon van der Linde at BMW’s factory roster… Continue reading Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as factory driver in 2025

This post was originally published on Autosport Valtteri Bottas has been re-signed by Mercedes to be its reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber.The Finnish racer scored 10 grand prix wins for the Silver Arrows squad in a 100-race stint between 2017 and 2021… Continue reading Bottas rejoins Mercedes as 2025 F1 reserve driver

This post was originally published on Autosport Across five Formula E races in the second half of the 2024 season, Antonio Felix da Costa took four wins spanning Berlin, Shanghai and Portland – where he doubled up.Even after losing an earlier victory at Misano, due to an illegal throttle pedal spring that offered no tangible… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #50 Antonio Felix da Costa

This post was originally published on Autosport On the face of it, Esteban Ocon’s second-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix might be doing a lot of heavy lifting here, but it’s easy to overlook a handful of other impressive moments in a difficult final season with Alpine.Ocon led a decent portion of that Interlagos… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #49 Esteban Ocon

This post was originally published on Autosport George Russell has implored FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to “express what his goal is” with motorsport’s governing body, amid the ongoing tension between the Emirati former rally driver and Formula 1 racers. The 2024 F1 season finished with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association still awaiting a formal response… Continue reading Russell: Ben Sulayem needs to tell F1 drivers what the FIA’s goal is

This post was originally published on Autosport Isack Hadjar finished as the Formula 2 runner-up after a season in which he took more victories than any other driver, triumphing four times across feature races at Melbourne, Imola, Silverstone and Spa. The Frenchman was also unfortunate to be denied in Monaco.Hadjar’s title bid ultimately ended with… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #48 Isack Hadjar

This post was originally published on Autosport It all looked so good back in April. Tom Ingram radiated confidence, Excelr8 Motorsport’s winter work to its Hyundai i30 N Fastback all nicely validated during a three-day test in the dry – at Anglesey!He then burst out of the blocks with pole and two wins at the… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #47 Tom Ingram

This post was originally published on Autosport Despite continuing to be overlooked by Red Bull’s lead Formula 1 team, Yuki Tsunoda showed great maturity over 2024, with three seventh places the highlights of his year in Australia, Miami and Brazil.He also managed his best F1 qualifying result to date with third on the grid in… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #46 Yuki Tsunoda

This post was originally published on Autosport Winning IMSA’s closely fought GTD Pro class enhanced Laurin Heinrich’s reputation as a leading light of Porsche’s GT ranks.The 23-year-old AO Racing driver, in his first season Stateside, was not put off his stride by a mid-year team-mate change as Seb Priaulx stepped away, and only this duo… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #45 Laurin Heinrich

This post was originally published on Autosport Jake Hill is probably the first grandson of a chart-topping 1950s crooner to make Autosport’s own hit parade, and that’s appropriate because the diminutive Kentishman has ‘no other love’ (check out grandad Ronnie Hilton’s 1956 tune of that name) than motorsport.It’s been a long, hard road to the… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #44 Jake Hill

This post was originally published on Autosport Pato O’Ward was at the centre of drama both on and off the track in 2024.While his popularity was called into question by Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles, the Mexican bounced back from a winless 2023 by gathering a career-best three victories (tied for most in IndyCar) and… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #43 Pato O’Ward

This post was originally published on Autosport Oliver Rowland became a genuine title challenger, Formula E’s dark horse of 2024, upon returning to the grid and rejoining Nissan.Along the way were two wins and a further five podiums, and he led the standings during the Misano weekend when Antonio Felix da Costa’s disqualification handed him… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #42 Oliver Rowland

This post was originally published on Autosport There were no issues with Ott Tanak’s speed on his return to Hyundai’s World Rally Championship squad after a season at M-Sport, but consistency was lacking.The Estonian wasn’t always comfortable behind the wheel of a much-improved i20 N Rally1 relative to the 2022-spec car, but did tame it… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #41 Ott Tanak

This post was originally published on Autosport Tadasuke Makino breaking down in tears upon scoring his first victory at Autopolis must rank as one of the moments of the Super Formula season.The Dandelion Racing driver used that breakthrough to mount a serious title challenge, picking up a second win at Motegi and emerging as Sho… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #40 Tadasuke Makino

This post was originally published on Autosport “Messy” is how Alex Albon sums up his third season with Williams.Problems came from both sides; his crashes in Melbourne and Brazil were awkward since they led to missed races (in Australia for Logan Sargeant), but Williams’s car-build issues also meant he was competing with a long-hidden weight… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #39 Alex Albon

This post was originally published on Autosport In his final year racing an Audi, Kelvin van der Linde put together an excellent DTM campaign but came up short to Mirko Bortolotti after leading into the final race.Nobody managed more than his three victories, a virtuoso performance to win by 15.2s at a sodden Nurburgring the… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #38 Kelvin van der Linde

This post was originally published on Autosport Aston Martin regressed over 2024 as upgrades did little to improve its competitiveness in Formula 1, but the evergreen Fernando Alonso still squeezed every drop from his car.The Spanish veteran’s consistent points-scoring exploits in the opening rounds of the season, spearheaded by fifth in Jeddah, laid the foundations… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #37 Fernando Alonso

This post was originally published on Autosport Seven podiums and third overall made for Maro Engel’s strongest DTM campaign yet, 16 years on from his debut. The leading light of Mercedes’ GT roster led its four-strong contingent home in nine of 16 races as it clinched the manufacturers’ crown, while in GT World Challenge Europe… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #36 Maro Engel

This post was originally published on Autosport Should we have been surprised that Matt Campbell emerged as the best driver in Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #5 entry in this year’s World Endurance Championship? Probably not.It may have been his first WEC prototype campaign, but he was no stranger to the 963 after a year in IMSA… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #35 Matt Campbell

This post was originally published on Autosport He was agonisingly close to becoming the first driver to win back-to-back titles in NASCAR’s knockout format, but there was still plenty to be proud of for Ryan Blaney in 2024.It was a year that mirrored his championship season in many ways, including how the final two races… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #34 Ryan Blaney

This post was originally published on Autosport After finishing runner-up in 2023, Mirko Bortolotti went one better by delivering his maiden DTM crown with a consistent campaign. There was only one win, a well-judged wet-dry affair at the Red Bull Ring, but nobody eclipsed the SSR Lamborghini Huracan driver’s tally of seven podiums.He showed steel… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #33 Mirko Bortolotti

This post was originally published on Autosport Gabriel Bortoleto continued to emulate Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Oscar Piastri in 2024, following up his rookie Formula 3 title with becoming Formula 2 champion at the first attempt.The target was to quickly adapt to F2’s new Dallara, and the Brazilian suffered a slow start to the… Continue reading Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #32 Gabriel Bortoleto