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2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin lands Mercedes promotion

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 20:45
2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has secured a contract with Mercedes as a development driver.
After two seasons in the all-female racing series and as part of the Mercedes junior programme, the French driver will move up to be part of a team of drivers who work on simulator development, alongside other factory and trackside duties. 
In addition to the simulator work, Pin will work with ...Keep reading

Lando Norris relives Sir Jackie Stewart’s 2013 prediction after becoming F1 world champion

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 20:16
Dressed to the nines at the Autosport Awards, Lando Norris stepped onto the red carpet as a Formula 1 world champion for the first time. But while it would have been easy for the Briton to wax lyrical about his performance this year, instead he reflected on a moment with racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart in 2013. 
Norris's rise in the world of racing from a young junior racer to a grand prix ...Keep reading

Ed Carpenter Racing reveals multiple organizational changes

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:53
Ed Carpenter Racing announced several changes to its organization ahead of the 2026 season in the IndyCar Series.
Among the notable alterations to the team, which is set to contest its 15th campaign in North America’s premier open-wheel championship, is Matt Barnes being promoted to Vice President of Competition following extended runs as a race engineer and chief engineer. He carries 23 ...Keep reading

David Croft celebrates his laugh out loud moments of F1 at Autosport Awards

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:39
David Croft used this year's Autosport Awards to celebrate and reflect on the moments that still make him laugh out loud. 
Croft, affectionately known as "Crofty" by friends and fans, has more than a decade of grand prix experience as a commentator. Through the microphones of Sky Sports and the BBC, he's commentated on many of the championship's greatest and most defining moments. 
But ...Keep reading

Laurent Mekies admits Red Bull must improve second car as Isack Hadjar gets full support

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:34
Red Bull Racing team principal Laurent Mekies has detailed how the Milton Keynes outfit will support Isack Hadjar in his first season with the team.
The French-Algerian driver impressed during his rookie Formula 1 season with Red Bull sister team Racing Bulls, which secured him the seat alongside four-time champion Max Verstappen for 2026.
Red Bull has not shied away from making bold driver ...Keep reading

More than Equal wins Autosport’s Pioneering and Innovation Award

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:34
Heading a diverse shortlist of nominees, the female motorsport programme More than Equal took home the Award for Pioneering and Innovation at the 38th Autosport Awards, held at London’s Roundhouse.
Founded by ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard and Czech lottery billionaire Karel Komarek, More than Equal is the first and only dedicated research programme on women in motorsport, with the ...Keep reading

Red Bull and Ford collect Autosport Brand Partnership Award

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:34
One of the viral content highlights of 2025, Red Bull’s film for Ford featuring Max Verstappen and Chris Harris, has taken home the prestigious Brand Partnership Award at the 38th Autosport Awards.
The 38-minute edit, which has so far garnered almost eight million views on YouTube and attracted over 9000 comments, came out on top in a packed field of entries, the largest so far submitted for ...Keep reading

Miami Grand Prix named Autosport’s Promoter of the Year

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:29
Miami Grand Prix took home the coveted Autosport Promoter of the Year Award at the 38th Autosport Awards in London, coming out on top in a highly competitive field.
A panel of independent expert judges found that the race, which celebrated its fourth edition in 2025, had made the biggest step forward out of the shortlisted nominees, especially in comparison to the first race held in ...Keep reading

Pin graduates to Mercedes development role

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:16
F1 ACADEMY champion Doriane Pin is increasing her duties with the Mercedes F1 team as she becomes one of their Development Drivers for 2026.

Mekies on how Red Bull can keep Verstappen onboard

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:16
Laurent Mekies has shared an insight into how Red Bull can keep Max Verstappen onboard should the team face early struggles in 2026 as they begin manufacturing their own power units for the first time.

How teams have responded to the new regulations

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:16
With the first official images of the Red Bull RB22, Racing Bulls VCARB O3 and the Haas VF-26 (as well as some footage of the Cadillac being shaken down at Silverstone), we are seeing the first signs of how the various F1 teams have responded to the all-new regulations.

Formula 1 Exhibition to make Mexico City debut

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:16
The immersive experience, Formula 1 Exhibition, opens its doors to the public in Mexico City on 20 March 2026.

Jorge Martin likely to miss Sepang MotoGP test after two more surgeries

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 19:00
Jorge Martin had to undergo two surgeries in recent weeks to recover from the injuries he suffered last year and is almost certainly not expected to take part in the first MotoGP preseason test, Motorsport.com has learned.
Martin has had to go under the knife twice in recent weeks: the first surgery was to correct the injury to the scaphoid bone in his left hand, which he damaged in February of ...Keep reading

"My dream is Formula 1," says Doriane Pin after triumphant 2025 F1 Academy season

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 18:51
Doriane Pin has reiterated that her long-term ambition is still a seat on the Formula 1 grid ahead of this year's Autosport Awards.
Fresh off her 2025 F1 Academy championship win, Pin seems to be jumping from strength to strength as she has not only fought successfully in single-seaters but also gained plentiful experience in endurance racing with the Iron Dames. Now, she's been confirmed to be ...Keep reading

WEC 2025 BoP analysis: Porsche

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 17:00
The Porsche 963 is the fastest LMDh car in the field before any Balance of Performance changes Throughout the 2025 World Endurance Championship, the only Hypercar based on a Multimatic chassis had the least favorable power-to-weight ratio in the critical range below 250kph among all LMDh prototypes.
This alone demonstrates that Porsche Penske Motorsport has pushed the LMDh concept to its ...Keep reading

F1 2026 underdog Red Bull hopes it can show Max Verstappen 'enough progress'

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 16:03
Red Bull F1 team boss Laurent Mekies hopes his squad's in-season development will be enough to convince Max Verstappen to stay put as it embarks on its greatest challenge yet as a fully fledged manufacturer.
F1 is set for its biggest regulatory overhaul in a generation with major changes to both the hybrid power units and the chassis rules. Red Bull has added to that challenge by entering its ...Keep reading

Drive to Survive Season 8 release date announced

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-01-21 15:47
With just weeks to go until the 2026 campaign begins, the perfect pre-season watch will soon be here as Netflix have confirmed the release date for the brand-new series of Formula 1: Drive to Survive.

10 quiz questions on the latest F1 news

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-01-21 15:47
We're now into launch season in F1 as the teams step up their preparations before testing begins at the end of the month.

Toni Breidinger leaves Tricon in new NASCAR Truck deal

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 15:22
Toni Breidinger has left Tricon and the No. 5 Toyota to join forces with Rackley W.A.R. and Team Chevy for the upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
Breidinger, 26, will pilot the No. 27 Chevrolet Silverado in eight races as a teammate to Dawson Sutton. Those starts will come at Daytona, Texas, Dover, Nashville, North Wilkesboro, IRP, New Hampshire, and Talladega.
Raising ...Keep reading

Alpine shakes down Mercedes-powered 2026 F1 car at Silverstone

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-21 15:14
Alpine took to the track at Silverstone on Wednesday to shake down the A526, less than a week before the start of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Barcelona on 26 to 30 January.
The team, whose Enstone headquarters is located just 40 kilometres from the British Grand Prix venue, carried out the shakedown of its 2026 F1 car car with Pierre Gasly at the wheel on a rainy day, running a ...Keep reading

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