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Rwanda and South Africa are launching rival bids to bring F1 racing back to Africa for the first time since 1993.

Red Bull says it will keep an open mind about developing low-drag rear wings for 2025 after Max Verstappen voiced his frustration over not having a bespoke design.
In 2024 Red Bull did not develop a bespoke low-drag rear wing and instead trimmed its existing design for low downforce circuits like Monza and Las Vegas.
That left it on the back foot at those venues, as there was only so much ...Keep reading

Aston Martin's incoming managing technical partner Adrian Newey has delved into the reasons why he left Red Bull and took up a new challenge in Formula 1.
After an 18-year stint in Milton Keynes, which yielded eight drivers' titles and six constructors' crowns, Newey decided last April to call time on his successful partnership with the team, just one year on from signing a new contract.
The ...Keep reading

Ford has shocked the Supercars pitlane by signing reigning Supercars champion team Triple Eight Race Engineering for 2026 and beyond.
The team, which won the Supercars drivers’ title with Will Brown and the teams’ title last year, will race two Ford Mustangs after the end of the new season.
It will also be responsible for the design and development of the Mustang from the start of next ...Keep reading

Ford will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours to fight for overall victory as a part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with an LMDh prototype in 2027. 
The US giant has announced that it will attempt to repeat its triumphs at the French enduro in 1966 to ’69 with the Ford MkII, MkIV and the GT40 in what will be its first full-factory attack since the C100 Group C car in 1982. 
Its ...Keep reading

Last summer, NASCAR unveiled an EV prototype sporting a generic CUV body (created in an exercise with the series’ manufacturers) to explore the potential future of the stock car sport. Now we’re getting a first look at what a manufacturer-specific version might look like with Ford’s launch of its Mustang Mach-E NASCAR EV prototype.
The American automaker sees the prototype as an ...Keep reading

Formula 1 drivers have been enjoying a well-earned break over the last couple of months after a busy 2024 season – but where have they gone and what have they been up to? F1.com provides a round-up with varied results…

The Autosport Awards have long been one of the biggest nights on the motorsports calendar. Last night, hundreds of guests — including Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan, Mercedes-AMG’s Kimi Antonelli, F1 power couple Susie and Toto Wolff, Bernie Ecclestone, and more packed into the legendary Roundhouse in Camden, London to celebrate the 75th anniversary of both Formula 1 and Autosport ...Keep reading

KTM has revealed that it is already working on MotoGP's next big regulation overhaul for 2027, as it reiterated its intention to stay in the championship for the long term.
The future of KTM in MotoGP has been thrown into doubt amid mounting debts, with the Austrian manufacturer voluntarily entering administration to revamp its operations.
Creditors had been putting pressure on the company ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has voiced his confidence that he can “bring the fight to everyone” in 2025, with the Briton stating that he has learned from mistakes made during his title bid last year as he looks to battle for the championship in the season ahead.

Ferrari have confirmed that their upcoming F1 car will be called the SF-25.

The first test this year aimed at development of the 2026 wet weather tyres has taken place at Paul Ricard, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri hitting the track for the opening day of running on Wednesday.

The new Formula 1 season will see the largest rookie intake in years, with five youngsters slotting in up and down the grid from Mercedes to Sauber. Here's what to expect from the class of '25.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli - Mercedes' long-term protege handed an early start
Leading the 2025 rookie intake in terms of fan and media attention is Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who after an intense preparation ...Keep reading

Lamborghini will start looking for new partner teams to continue its LMDh project beyond 2025 if it can prove the competitiveness of the car in this year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship.
The Italian manufacturer has taken over the lead of the race programme for this year with an IMSA-only assault on the five endurance rounds following its split with Iron Lynx.
But it has outlined a vision to ...Keep reading

Zak O’Sullivan’s junior career makes for impressive reading. The Briton finished in the top two of every full campaign in which he has raced, save for one. His first of two Formula 3 seasons in 2022 also marked his only year without a victory.
Although stepping up to Formula 2 in 2024 had proven difficult before financial difficulties curtailed his season with ART Grand Prix, O’Sullivan ...Keep reading

KTM refrained from talking about its financial problems at the launch of its 2025 MotoGP bike on Thursday.
Ahead of the shakedown test at the Sepang International Circuit from 31 January to 2 February, the Austrian manufacturer revealed four identical RC16s in a joint presentation with its satellite team Tech3.
KTM released several videos that were pre-recorded at a studio, but neither the ...Keep reading

Adrien Fourmaux believes he must keep his ‘head on his shoulders’ after scoring a World Rally Championship podium on debut for Hyundai and finishing ahead of his world champion team-mates. 
Fourmaux impressed throughout last weekend’s 2025 season-opener in Monte Carlo, quickly gelling with his team and i20 N Rally1 following his high-profile off-season move from M-Sport-Ford.
The ...Keep reading

Innovation is a vital aspect of Formula 1, with various technical advances over the years helping to propel certain teams and drivers to glory as well as gaining iconic status for their ingenuity. In a new series on F1 TV – Boldest Innovations – Will Buxton and Sam Collins take a closer look at groundbreaking feats of engineering from the sport’s past, focusing on a different development in each episode and featuring contributions from some of the technical teams, experts and drivers behind these impressive cars.

Following the news that LVMH has joined Formula 1 as a Global Partner for ten years from 2025, the sport is welcoming Louis Vuitton as an Official Partner to Formula 1, with the French House becoming the title partner for the first race of the season in Melbourne – the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix 2025.

Rwanda and South Africa hope to host an African grand prix for the first time since 1993, but several expensive obstacles stand in their way.