Aston Martin’s tough 2025 F1 season isn’t why Newey was named team principal – Alonso
On 26 November, Aston Martin announced that Adrian Newey would be its Formula 1 team principal for the 2026 season. Legendary F1 engineer Newey joined Aston on 1 March as managing technical director and will take over from current team boss Andy Cowell, who is stepping aside to become chief strategy officer after replacing Mike […]
Sebastien Loeb admits you “need some luck to win” Dakar ahead of 10th start
Three weeks before the start of the Dakar, Sebastien Loeb stopped to take stock of his preparation with Dacia, the progress made since last year and the mindset with which he approaches his 10th start. In an interview with Motorsprot.com, he opens up about reliability, team orders and the uncertainty that comes with the iconic […]
Honda to debut 2027 MotoGP bike in Sepang this week
Honda will test its 2027 MotoGP prototype for the first time at the Sepang International Circuit this week, as it bids to become a dominant force in the championship once again. After KTM became the first manufacturer to debut its new 850cc engine at Jerez this month, Honda will become just the second manufacturer to […]
Ben Sulayem re-elected as FIA president
Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been re-elected as president of the FIA. Ben Sulayem controversially ran unopposed in this year’s presidential election, which took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, ahead of the 2025 prize-giving ceremony. The Emirati will serve a second four-year term, having first been elected in 2021 with 61.62% of the vote to then deputy […]
FIA considered mid-cycle rule change, but lacked support from F1 teams
With the 2025 Formula 1 title decider in Abu Dhabi, the regulatory cycle of the ground-effect cars has come to an end. The regulations introduced in 2022 had three aims: improving racing by allowing drivers to follow each other more closely, closing up the field, and creating a sustainable championship – also financially. As Nikolas […]