The lessons F1 can learn from MotoGP’s season launch
If MotoGP’s season launch is anything to go by, then Formula 1 could also be on to a winner. When both series announced plans for a 2025 season kick-off event last year, it was met by some reservations, especially within the media and the teams, as to whether it would be worth it. MotoGP had […]
Williams may be focused on 2026, but FW47 shows hints of team’s regeneration under Vowles
Thankfully, the mooted Valentines’ Day special livery that enrobed the Williams FW47 was none too garish, once the car was revealed during its Silverstone shakedown on Friday. The dark blue screenfade effect was actually quite cool, almost like a gateway into a badly damaged ’90s CRT screen – with the lingering screen burn of a […]
Ferrari reveals retro hypercar livery for 2025 WEC
Ferrari has unveiled a new retro livery for the two factory 499P Le Mans Hypercars ahead of its 2025 World Endurance Championship campaign. The Italian manufacturer has adopted blood red for the two AF Corse-run works cars in what Ferrari sportscar racing boss Antonello Coletta labelled a “reminder of the past”. It stated on the […]
The key takeaways from 2025 MotoGP pre-season testing
MotoGP held five days of testing in Malaysia and Thailand in February, giving all five manufacturers a chance to hone their new bikes before the start of the season later this month. The winter turned out to be a lesson in humility for Ducati, which is set to begin the season in practically the same […]
McLaren flexes its muscles to kick off F1 launch season
It was a rare thing these days. A team hosting an in-person car launch, rather than pressing ‘send’ on an email containing some made-up quotes from its drivers and rendered images of its F1 car. It was even rarer that it was the reigning world champion squad that would be first to throw the covers […]
Ducati opts for 2024 engine for all six MotoGP bikes
Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has revealed that all six of its MotoGP bikes will be equipped with last year’s engine. The decision, taken over the last 15 days, has led to a considerable change of plans and a deviation from the roadmap Ducati laid out over the winter. Both Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia […]
Norris vows to “get my elbows out” with Verstappen in F1 2025 title challenge
Lando Norris has said starting a new Formula 1 campaign on equal footing with Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen will change how aggressively he can race the Dutchman. Norris mounted an unlikely title bid last year after McLaren started the season significantly worse than Red Bull, but a comprehensive Miami upgrade turned around the […]