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Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, F1

Hamilton realising dream to drive for Ferrari after first day

Lewis Hamilton has his first day with Ferrari at Maranello to kick-start the new journey, as he realises his dream of driving the red F1 car. While he has to wait a couple of days...
Andy Cowell, Aston Martin, F1

Cowell expands on taking TP role, task ahead to lead Aston Martin

Andy Cowell speaks on taking up the F1 team principal role at Aston Martin, as he elaborates on the task ahead to make it a championship-winning one. Just after the new year, Aston Martin announced...
Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes, Sir Stirling Moss

Fangio, Moss’ Mercedes W196 R to be auctioned by RM Sotheby’s

RM Sotheby's has acquired the Mercedes Streamliner-bodied W 196 R driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss for auction. The first Streamliner-bodied W 196 R ever offered for private ownership One of...
Aleix Espargaro, Honda, MotoGP

Espargaro, Nakagami does MotoGP test with Honda in Buriram

Aleix Espargaro had his first MotoGP test run with Honda of 2025 alongside Takaaki Nakagami, as Romano Albesiano starts his new journey. MotoGP heads to Buriram for the 2025 season opener at the end of...
Cian Shields, F2, AIX Racing

Shields gets full F2 season with AIX Racing in 2025

Cian Shields has secured a full FIA F2 season seat with AIX Racing in 2025 to complete its line-up, after undertaking couple of rounds in 2024. AIX Racing is happy to announce that Cian Shields...
Carlos Sainz, Alexander Albon, F1

Albon sees Sainz’s move similar to his coming off from Red Bull

Alexander Albon sees Carlos Sainz’s joining Williams from Ferrari in similar space as him joining the British F1 team from Red Bull. Albon had a year out after his Red Bull stint before joining Williams....
Pierre Gasly, F1

Gasly feels Alpine’s new structure going well with ambition

Pierre Gasly has good words for Oliver Oakes and Flavio Briatore at the helm of Alpine, as he feels good with the work done by David Sanchez too. After a slow start in 2024, Alpine...
Toto Wolff, Carlos Sainz, F1

Wolff backs Sulayem on driver swearing; Sainz adds on media

Toto Wolff has had his differences with FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem but he backs him on the swearing matter, as Carlos Sainz advices on social media scene. Towards the end of last F1 season,...
Peugeot, WEC

Peugeot announces 2025 WEC line-up as Jakobsen joins in

Peugeot Racing has announced its line-up of #93 and #94 crews for the 2025 FIA WEC season, as Malthe Jakobsen joins in. The PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 will be driven by Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen,...
Singapore GP, Singapore Airlines, F1

Singapore GP retains Singapore Airlines as F1 race title sponsor

Singapore GP retains Singapore Airlines as its F1 grand prix's title sponsor in a new deal extending until the 2028 season. Formula 1 has today announced that Singapore Airlines will continue as the Title Sponsor...
F1, Liberty Media, FIA, Cadillac

F1 teams trust on FIA to keep an eye on Cost Cap, ATR of...

F1 team bosses reckon the FIA will be able to handle the rules around the entry of Cadillac especially with regards to the Cost Cap and the ATR usage. While there is uniformity going from...

Xcel Motorsport alleges sabotage by rival in IAME UAE round

Xcel Motorsport has brought to light sabotage during the recent karting round in IAME UAE, where the karts were potentially hampered by rivals. It is unclear how and what happened exactly, but Dubai-based outfit Xcel...
Sauber, Alessandro Alunni Bravi, F1

Bravi to leave Sauber at the end of January in F1 2025

Sauber Motorsport has announced the departure of Alessandro Alunni Bravi from his F1 team representative role after January of 2025. It comes on expected lines that Sauber has let go of its team representative Bravi...
Fernando Alonso, F1

Alonso says pleasure of driving comes irrespective of performance

Fernando Alonso talks about driving in general as he doesn’t think the pleasure of driving is related to performance only, where enjoyment can be felt at any time. It has been decades for Aston Martin’s...
Christian Horner, Max Verstappen, F1

Horner reckons Verstappen still hasn’t reached his F1 peak

Christian Horner reckons Max Verstappen hasn’t yet reached his peak in F1 and more is to come, as he notes the Dutchman to be the best Red Bull driver. Despite the four F1 titles, Red...
Visa Cash App RB, Dynatrace, F1

Visa Cash App RB partners with AI firm Dynatrace in 2025

Visa Cash App RB partners with Dynatrace from F1 2025 onward as the company is to help the team in vehicle dynamics, driver performance and race optimisation. Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) and Dynatrace...
Valentino Rossi, Martins Sesks, WEC, WRC

Rossi stays with BMW in ’25 WEC; Sesks signs limited WRC deal

Valentino Rossi stays with BMW M Motorsport in LMGT3 for 2025 WEC season, as Martins Sesks signs with M-Sport for six WRC races. BMW, LMGT3 - Just a few weeks after announcing the Hypercar line-up, the...
Andrea Stella, F1, McLaren

Stella says potential unlock is collective effort, praises efficiency

Andrea Stella says unlocking of potential of McLaren F1 team personnel is a collective effort, as he notes of efficiency and wind tunnel step. Having secured the top spot in F1 constructors’ championship, a lot...
Felipe Drugovich, Aston Martin, F1

Drugovich stays as Aston Martin reserve in F1 2025

Felipe Drugovich will remain as test and reserve driver of Aston Martin in 2025 F1 season alongside Stoffel Vandoorne. After having secured the F2 title, Drugovich took up a reserve role at Aston Martin in...
Haas, F1, Toyota

Haas to stage first TPC test in Jerez, Miyata gets to run

F2 racer and Toyota protege Ritomo Miyata gets his first taste of F1 with Haas under the TPC programme alongside Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman. Unlike other F1 teams in the past, Haas has announced...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Ferrari

Hamilton doesn’t want to compare his Ferrari run as Schumacher’s

Lewis Hamilton doesn’t want to compare himself to what Michael Schumacher achieved with Ferrari, where he helped the team to get back up from slump. When Schumacher joined Ferrari, the team needed that extra push...
Oliver Oakes, Paul Aron, Victor Martins

Oakes praises Aron’s mental strength, doesn’t say much on Martins

Oliver Oakes doesn’t want to be biased in talking about Paul Aron but he praises his mental strength, as doesn’t feel fair to comment on Victor Martins. Prior to his Alpine F1 team principal role,...
Zhou Guanyu, F1

Guanyu sees potential options to opt out of racing in 2025

Zhou Guanyu didn’t opt for racing in another series in 2025 in the hope and chance of potentially securing F1 seat if not this year, but maybe in 2026. While it is not clear or...
Sergio Perez, F1

Perez in no hurry to decide future, wants to enjoy life with family

Sergio Perez is in no hurry to decide his future whether in F1 or elsewhere after things happened quickly, as he wants to spend time with family first. In what can be described as his...
FIA, F1, 2025

FIA shares revised and updated F1 2025 entry list

The FIA has shared a revised and updated F1 2025 entry list after changes predominantly at Red Bull and Visa Cash App RB which were made after the last list. Before the announcement made by...
Ayumu Iwasa, Honda, Super Formula, Igor Fraga

Iwasa stays in Super Formula, Fraga returns in Honda line-up

Ayumu Iwasa stays in Super Formula, where Igor Fraga returns, as Honda reveals its 2025 line-up across along with youngsters under its fold. Super Formula - Team No. Driver Age Nationality 2024 Result DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING 5 Tadasuke Makino 27 Japan SF 3rd 6 Kakunoshin Ohta 25 Japan SF 4th ThreeBond Racing 12 Atsushi Miyake 25 Japan SF Competed TEAM MUGEN 15 Ayumu...
Aston Martin, F1

Aston Martin names Cowell as F1 team principal, Krack remains

Aston Martin announces re-structuring of its F1 team where Andy Cowell will be team principal with Mike Krack alongside him in a new role. In a slight change in the structure, Aston Martin firmed Cowell...
General Motors, Cadillac, F1, Russ O'Blenes

General Motors sets PU company for F1, names O’Blenes as CEO

TWG Motorsports and General Motors create GM Performance Power Units LLC for their PU programme, as Russ O’Blenes is named CEO. In a bid to become a full works team by the end of the...
Alpine, Franco Colapinto, F1

Alpine takes in Colapinto from Williams for F1 2025 as reserve

Williams has agreed terms with Alpine for Franco Colapinto to join the French F1 team as its test and reserve driver in a multi-year deal. After Alpine announced the hiring of Paul Aron and Ryo...
Liberty Media, Derek Chang, F1

Liberty Media promotes Chang to President and CEO role

Liberty Media has promoted Derek Chang as its President and Chief Executive Officer in full-time role and successor of Greg Maffei. After Liberty Media announced the departure of Maffei from the President and CEO role,...