Meet the leader making F1’s smallest team punch above its weight
This week we have the latest in our series of F1 team principal interviews as we meet Ayao Komatsu at the HQ of Haas, F1’s smallest team. What Haas may lack in headcount, they more than make up for in team spirit, as this engaging interview reveals. Ayao has been at Haas since the team […]
Why Lancia is returning to WRC in Rally2 and what it means for its future vision
Lancia has shed more light behind the reason it is making its much anticipated World Rally Championship comeback in the second tier Rally2 class. The iconic Italian manufacturer that won a record 10 WRC manufacturers’ title will return to the WRC stages next year courtesy of a WRC2 programme with its all-new Ypsilon HF Integrale […]
What Aprilia hopes to unlock with radical 2026 MotoGP aero package
Aprilia says its bold new aero package that debuted in the Valencia MotoGP test is designed to give the RS-GP a broader and more usable performance window. The Noale manufacturer has been pushing aero development harder than anyone in recent seasons, and it took another step on Tuesday as both Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin […]
Alpine set to shift aero philosophy with 2026 WEC LMDh overhaul
Alpine will move away from its low-downforce philosophy as it introduces a sizeable update to the A424 LMDh for the 2026 World Endurance Championship. Having modified the 3.4-litre turbocharged V6 engine over the previous winter, the French manufacturer is rolling out the second major change to its Hypercar challenger, which made its debut at the […]
Fabio Quartararo reveals what’s still missing on Yamaha’s V4 after Valencia MotoGP test
Fabio Quartararo has identified the areas where Yamaha’s new V4-powered M1 is still lacking following this week’s official MotoGP test at Valencia. The 2021 world champion got his first opportunity to test Yamaha’s 2026 challenger since the Misano test, where he had felt the new bike was “worse” than the outgoing inline-four version. Completing 46 […]
F1 predictions for the 2025 triple-header finale
Three rounds remain in the 2025 Formula 1 world championship, which will decide who becomes the drivers’ world champion, plus a few other key honours. This weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix kicks off a triple-header finale, followed by the Qatar GP (plus a sprint race) and then the season closer in Abu Dhabi. With so […]
Alex Marquez makes his debut on factory Ducati MotoGP bike at Gresini
Gresini star Alex Marquez is making his debut on the factory-spec Ducati GP26 in the Valencia test, as he begins his preparations for the 2026 season. After finishing runner-up in the championship behind elder brother Marc Marquez this year, the Spaniard will get to race the newest version of the Desmosedici, while remaining at his […]
How Ducati superbike star Nicolo Bulega fared in his first two MotoGP races
Fresh off finishing runner-up in the 2025 World Superbike Championship, Nicolo Bulega got an early opportunity to sample MotoGP machinery as he joined the factory Ducati team for the Portuguese and Valencia grands prix. Substituting for world champion Marc Marquez, whose season was curtailed by an arm injury in Indonesia, Bulega finished both races in […]
Racing Bulls one of four F1 teams to launch Las Vegas livery
Racing Bulls has presented a one-off ‘holographic’ livery for this weekend’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in collaboration with title partner Cash App. The holographic livery adds iridescent colours to the usually white nose, sidepod and engine cover of the VCARB 02 driven by Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson for the team’s fourth and final one-off […]