How Ricciardo’s F1 experience played a part in his downfall
Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane believes Daniel Ricciardo using his Formula 1 experience to ‘overthink things’ played a part in his downfall last season. Ricciardo returned to the team [then known as AlphaTauri] midway through the 2023 campaign as a replacement for Nyck de Vries, though a broken metacarpal sustained in practice for the […]
WRC crews “less prepared than ever” for Monte Carlo
Sebastien Ogier believes crews will arrive at the World Rally Championship season opener “less prepared than ever” following the introduction of new tyres and hybrid-less cars for 2025. Ogier is once again gearing up to start a partial WRC campaign with Toyota, beginning with this month’s season opener in Monte Carlo – an event he […]
Cowell takes team principal role in Aston Martin F1 team restructure
Aston Martin has shaken up its team management structure with Andy Cowell appointed team principal, replacing Mike Krack who has been given the title of chief trackside officer after just under three years in his previous position. It will be a busy January for those charged with etching job titles into the frosted glass of […]
FIA defends Sainz Dakar withdrawal decision
The FIA has defended its decision to prevent Carlos Sainz Sr and Sebastien Loeb from completing the 2025 Dakar Rally after both sustained roll cage damage to their cars. Two of the most high-profile drivers in this year’s Ultimate field were thrown out following separate rollovers in the opening three stages of the event. Although […]
Why Alpine’s Colapinto signing makes sense despite reserve stockpile
Alpine’s decision to sign Franco Colapinto as its third reserve driver may, on paper at least, look to be a strange deal. But it actually makes a lot of sense. Colapinto’s switch from Williams was confirmed on Thursday, with the 21-year-old signing a multi-year deal to join initially as the team’s test and reserve driver […]
Al-Attiyah stretches muscles to take first win, Lategan holds overall lead
Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah bounced back from mechanical issues to win the fifth stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally on Thursday and climb up to fourth in the overall standings. Having lost half an hour with a puncture and a broken rear suspension on Wednesday, the Qatari driver dominated the 428km test between Al-Ula and […]