The pros and cons of F1’s enforced break and cancelled races
If normal service were to resume, most Formula 1 staff would be on a flight to Bahrain today in preparation for a desert double-header. Instead, the war in Iran and the subsequent cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian rounds has offered F1’s circus a ‘spring break’ to reflect on the opening three rounds of […]
Ferrari’s full hypercar aero package for WEC 2026
AF Corse unveiled its privateer Ferrari hypercar to the world on Tuesday, offering a first look at the Italian marque’s updated aero package for the 2026 World Endurance Championship. At an event organised at the headquarters of its new partner ESA NanoTech, the Italian team showcased the #83 Ferrari 499P to be driven once again by 2025 […]
Why MotoGP’s ‘Concorde Agreement’ remains unsigned
At the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), major decisions are most often made on the ground floor of the building that houses the pitboxes, at the end closest to the pitlane entrance. Most of the offices there have windows overlooking the paddock. On Sunday, hours before Marco Bezzecchi completed his perfect run of victories since […]
Pedro Acosta says teaming up with Marc Marquez would be a “dream come true”
Pedro Acosta has admitted that joining nine-time world champion Marc Marquez in a MotoGP team would be a “dream come true” for him. The KTM rider is all set to make a high-profile move to Ducati for the start of the 850cc regulations in 2027, replacing the underperforming Francesco Bagnaia at the factory squad. Although the deal […]
How Takamoto Katsuta’s maiden WRC win is impacting his mindset
Takamoto Katsuta revealed he feels ‘lighter’ and “more relaxed” now that the burden of trying to clinch a maiden World Rally Championship victory has been lifted. The Toyota driver will head into this week’s Croatian round of the 2026 campaign after he and co-driver Aaron Johnson secured a breakthrough victory at Safari Rally Kenya last […]
Could Verstappen really leave F1? The two factors that are different this time
After another disappointing Formula 1 qualifying session, Max Verstappen appeared in the Suzuka media pen on Saturday afternoon. Of course, being knocked out in Q2 did not help, but he found what he had experienced an hour earlier even more disappointing. A qualifying session that, despite an FIA intervention that made things slightly better, was in […]
When Mark Blundell gave up on a career-defining Williams F1 role
From Le Mans to Indy cars via Formula 1, Mark Blundell had a successful career in motorsport – but how much more successful could it have been? Born on 8 April 1966 in London, Blundell had a first taste of motorsport on motorbikes before switching to single-seaters in 1984, which yielded two championship titles in […]
What did Verstappen actually say in 2023 about the 2026 F1 cars?
There has been no bigger critic of the 2026 Formula 1 regulations than Max Verstappen. The four-time world champion first caused a stir during pre-season testing when he labelled the new ruleset as «anti-racing» and like «Formula E on steroids» due to the increased reliance on electrical energy. His fears were that the new power […]