Autosport Explains video: The engineering challenges of F1’s new power unit rules
F1’s 2026 power unit regulations represent the sport’s biggest engineering shake-up in years — and the effects are already showing on track. In this edition of Autosport Explains, Jake Boxall-Legge sat down with Powertrains Engineer Estanis Buigues Mahiques to break down what’s actually changed: a weaker combustion engine, tripled electric output, the death of the […]
Louis Deletraz: “Easier to work together” in second year of WTR Cadillac program
Louis Deletraz has seen a lot of progress in the second year of a unified effort with Cadillac and Wayne Taylor Racing. Wayne Taylor Racing made the switch from Acura to Cadillac in a two-car venture ahead of the 2025 season. With the usual teething issues of a new program, there was a mixed bag of […]
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg and Sebastien Ogier stop, Takamoto Katsuta takes lead
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta has moved into the Safari Rally Kenya lead after Oliver Solberg and Sebastien Ogier were forced to stop on the road section coming back to service.Solberg had navigated through a tricky morning loop of stages with a 42.6s lead over Ogier, but the Toyota team-mates both ground to a halt on their […]
The key challenges MotoGP teams will face in the 2027 rules era
MotoGP regulations have largely remained stable in recent years. The current 1000cc engines were introduced in 2012, Michelin has been the official tyre supplier since 2016 and the core chassis/aero ruleset has changed little since then, aside from the ban on front ride-height devices in 2023.However, all three areas will be completely overhauled as part […]
Just like Clark — Antonelli keeps his promise with iconic thumbs-up celebration
Melbourne, Australia. Kimi Antonelli has arranged to meet us at an Italian restaurant that has become a hotspot for F1’s ample Italian-speaking community. At the next table is Franco Colapinto sharing a meal with some Argentinian friends. They catch up about motorsport, expectations for a world championship that is about to begin.Kimi looks ravenous in […]
Verstappen: F1 fans who enjoy 2026 rules ‘don’t understand racing’
Max Verstappen has claimed anybody who enjoys the new Formula 1 regulations doesn’t understand motor racing in yet another criticism of the 2026 ruleset.The four-time world champion has been the biggest critic of F1’s latest regulation overhaul, which has changed both the chassis and power unit, the latter being more reliant on electrical energy.It means battery […]
WRC to return to GB in 2027 as Scotland secures three-year deal
The World Rally Championship will return to Great Britain in 2027 following the announcement of a three-year deal to bring rallying’s top tier to Scotland.An all-new gravel-based Rally Scotland event ends the WRC’s seven-year hiatus from the UK following Wales Rally GB’s departure from the calendar after 2019, which was due to a loss of […]