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“We all drive at 90%” — Alonso elaborates on nine consecutive races without a Safety Car in F1

Öykü Ceylan1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

Formula 1 has recently experienced an unusual streak of nine consecutive races without the appearance of a Safety Car. This marks the longest drought since the gap between the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix and the 2004 Spanish Grand Prix, with even the notoriously chaotic Singapore Grand Prix being completed without a single Safety Car deployment….

INDYNXT Champion Foster to join Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on a multi year deal

Lucrezia Costa1 month ago05 mins

The reigning INDYNXT champion will be stepping up to IndyCar in 2025, joining the team manned by Bobby Rahal, David Letterman and Mike Lanigan. The Englishman is the first driver to join the team for the upcoming season, following Christian Lundgaard’s move to Arrow McLaren. Foster has impressively won his second championship in three years….

“Being in F1 is essential for the Alpine brand” — de Meo says team will not be sold despite cutting engine project

Jonah Presser1 month ago1 month ago011 mins

As Alpine continues to struggle on circuit, the team is going through crisis after crisis off it. As the Viry factory will cease operations as an F1 engine manufacturer at the end of 2025, as well as the Team Principal position changing hands three times in as many years, Renault’s CEO Luca De Meo is…

Szafnauer says “it’s a disaster” at Alpine following his dismissal from the F1 team last season

Ryan McGahey1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer discusses the team’s difficult 2024 season as he reflects on his ambitions during his time with the French marque. Alpine have suffered a trying 2024 Formula 1 season thus far, with the French squad currently 9th in the constructors championship. This comes following a year of major upheaval within…

IndyCar announces a new Texas race on the streets of Arlington

Ewout Albrecht1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

The gap between the St. Petersburg race and the rest of the season was a pain in the neck for a lot of fans since the race on the Texas Motor Speedway was dropped. However, IndyCar announced they will return to the Lone Star State with the Grand Prix of Arlington, planned for March 2026….

Ella Lloyd joins the McLaren Driver Development programme with F1 Academy and a FE test in the cards

Lucrezia Costa1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

The grid of the 2025 F1 Academy season is starting to shape up, with yet another driver confirmed following Chloe Chambers’s move to Red Bull Ford. Ella Lloyd will represent McLaren driving for the Rodin team, and has recently joined the young talent development programme coordinated by Stephanie Carlin. Lloyd also takes part in the…

Decision to step back from at Andretti Global “just the turning of the page” – Michael Andretti

Karishma Persad1 month ago013 mins

Just over a week after the shock announcement that he would be relinquishing his ownership duties at Andretti Global as part of a major restructuring of the American motorsport organization’s management, Michael Andretti released an emotional open letter explaining the factors that had influenced his decision to hand over control to business partner and Andretti…

Mercedes “cannot write it off” to get a head start on the F1 2026 regulations — Toto Wolff won’t be sacrificing 2025 season

Senjuti Jash1 month ago1 month ago011 mins

The 2024 season has been a chronicle of ups and downs for Mercedes as they continue to grapple with the concept of F1’s current generation of ground effect cars. Despite a shaky start to their campaign, the Brackley-based team seemed to turn things around before the summer break when they managed to clinch three victories…

Formula 3 starts post-season testing in Jerez, Spain

Anna Elizabeth Krausová1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

The 2024 season of Formula 3 came to its end as the championship is settled, but the teams and drivers will get an opportunity to put their learnings into practice even with the competitive campaign over. On October 8th and 9th, the first two post-season tests will kick off in Jerez, Spain. The field is…

Ferrari “need to perform at that level with him” — Jock Clear fully confident Leclerc can win F1 Drivers’ Championship in the future

James O'Connor1 month ago1 month ago016 mins

Ferrari has bounced back in 2024. Following the departures of team boss Mattia Binotto and technical director David Sanchez in late 2022 and early 2023 respectively, the team has been on a recovery mission as the car was difficult to drive and not great on tyres over a stint in a race last season. This…