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A classic Ferrari F1 car driven by Michael Schumacher is set to be sold at auction for a massive price. The legendary driver won the 2002 F1 Australian Grand Prix in the F2001b. The car was built for the ...

Ex-Ferrari boss Binotto tipped for shock F1 return with Alpine

Mattia Binotto (ITA) Ferrari Team Principal in the FIA Press Conference. 11.06.2022. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku Street Circuit, Azerbaijan, Qualifying Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: XPB Images Former Ferrari boss Mattia ...

Iron Dames’ Pin: Clio Cup rookie to WEC hotshot

Credit: Iron Dames / Prema Racing From joining the Iron Dames three years ago, to recalling her first 24 hour race experience, Motorsport Week spoke in depth with young female talent Doriane Pin. The inception of the Iron Dames ...

Can Valentino Rossi take Marco Bezzecchi from Ducati to Yamaha?

Ducati have admitted it is possible that Marco Bezzecchi could follow Valentino Rossi’s VR46 to Yamaha. The future of Mooney VR46 rider Bezzecchi is at the centre of the 2024 MotoGP rider market – he has been told to ...

De Phillippi: Formation lap spin unexpectedly altered car balance prior to crash

Credit: BMW Group Pressroom Connor De Phillippi has suggested his initial spin into the gravel led to an unforeseen effect on the car’s balance which accompanied his contact into the concrete barrier. Last Sunday’s IMSA SportsCar Weekend at the ...

Horner: ‘Not one ounce of me’ wants F1 2021 repeat

Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal in the FIA Press Conference. 28.07.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium, Qualifying Day. Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has admitted that “not one ...

Christian Horner felt aged by "insanely intense” 2021 F1 title battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has joked that the intensity of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s 2021 F1 title battle aged him. Verstappen and Hamilton engaged in a fierce, season-long fight for the world championship which ended in ...

Young Michael Schumacher confused with delivery boy in hilarious back-story

Michael Schumacher was mixed up with a delivery boy ahead of his F1 debut before wowing with his talents. A remarkable back-story told by Andy Stevenson, then a mechanic at the Jordan Grand Prix team, sheds light on how ...

Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton considered as best F1 driver if they all had the same car

Fernando Alonso has been picked as the standout F1 driver if they all drove the same car by Danica Patrick. Ex-INDYCAR and NASCAR driver Patrick knows a thing or two about wheel-to-wheel racing in same-spec machinery, which has long ...

Marko tells Andretti to purchase Alpine’s F1 team

Dr Helmut Marko (AUT) Red Bull Motorsport Consultant. 29.07.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium, Sprint Day. – Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has suggested that Andretti should purchase the Alpine team to ...

Patrick: Female drivers need ‘proper tests’ against men for career progression

Ex-IndyCar driver Danica Patrick says that female racing drivers must place themselves on a grid also made up of male competitors in order to progress their careers. In recent years, there have been pushes to increase female involvement in ...

Red Bull's Helmut Marko shuts down ‘made up’ reports about Sergio Perez's F1 contract

Red Bull’s Helmut Marko has hit out at “made up” reports claiming Sergio Perez is set to take a pay cut due to the nature of his F1 contract. It had been suggested that a special performance-related clause in Perez’s ...

Pol Espargaro details “stress” of MotoGP comeback: “I was afraid; mentally not ready”

Pol Espargaro has described his fear at riding in a MotoGP session for the first time since his horror crash. The Tech3 GASGAS rider returned at the British MotoGP at Silverstone having been sidelined since the opening Friday of ...

Jorge Lorenzo thrills with expert commentary of Aleix Espargaro overtaking Francesco Bagnaia

Spanish fans were treated to stunning commentary from Jorge Lorenzo for the finale of the British MotoGP. Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro surged past Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia in the rain at Silverstone with only a handful of corners remaining, after starting ...

Vinales ‘pushed too much’ trying to recover from Miller run-in

Maverick Vinales explained that the reason for his fade in the British Grand Prix was because of having “pushed too much” trying to recover from a moment with Jack Miller. The factory Aprilia rider showed strong speed in the ...

Daniel Ricciardo’s ex-coach feared sack after hitting Yuki Tsunoda in eye with golf ball hours before F1 opener

Daniel Ricciardo’s ex-performance coach Michael Italiano feared getting sacked after accidentally hitting Yuki Tsunoda in the eye with a golf ball on the eve of the 2023 F1 season. The Australian is working alongside Tsunoda this season in an ...

Wolff: De Vries could have secured Red Bull F1 seat with more time

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has suggested that Nyck de Vries could’ve been a candidate for a Red Bull Formula 1 seat if he was given more time. Following his impressive debut with Williams in Italy last year, AlphaTauri ...

BSB: OMG Racing to become official factory Yamaha team in 2024

OMG Racing Team Owner Alan Gardner and Matt Taylerson, Divisional Manager, Marketing, Yamaha Motor UK OMG Racing will become the factory Yamaha team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season following Steve Rodgers’ decision to step back from ...

Aston Martin explain reason for 2023 performance drop

Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23. 28.07.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium, Qualifying Day. Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has explained that “side effects” from upgrades have been responsible ...

Competitors ready for inaugural Queensland State Championships

Free tickets are available to the QLD Esports State Championships this weekend The Motorsport Australia Queensland Esports State Championship finals will get underway this weekend, with 12 of the state’s best virtual drivers to go head-to-head in the inaugural edition of ...

Toto Wolff blames ‘bandwagon’ F1 teams for blocking Williams' Capex plea: “One team we need to treat differently”

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has hit out at rival F1 teams for jumping on the “bandwagon” and causing Williams’ push for more investment to collapse. Prior to the summer break, crucial talks were held about allowing smaller teams more ...

Danica Patrick: Finding a female driver not important to me - race against guys!

Danica Patrick insists that finding a future female F1 driver does not interest her, and urged women in motorsports to compete against men. The former INDYCAR and NASCAR driver was one of the most feted female motorsports stars, and ...

Marc Marquez shock at Alex Rins’ exit: “He said Honda have a good bike!”

Marc Marquez has explained his surprise at fellow Honda rider Alex Rins’ exit. LCR rider Rins will swap his satellite seat for a factory ride in 2024 when he joins Yamaha as a replacement for Franco Morbidelli. It will ...

Honda admit: “Johann Zarco approached us - we were surprised”

Honda insist that the first move came from Johann Zarco, for their potential link-up next season. And the Japanese manufacturer even confessed to being surprised that Zarco was interested in swapping a Ducati for a Honda. Pramac Racing’s Zarco ...

Franco Morbidelli teases his next MotoGP move: “I can’t go into detail yet…”

Franco Morbidelli insists he will remain in MotoGP next season but was coy about links to the Mooney VR46 team. Yamaha will dispense with Morbidelli when this season ends, replacing him with Alex Rins for 2024, meaning he is ...

National Khanacross Championship accepting entries

Photo: CH Images Entries for the 2023 Motorsport Australia Khanacross Championship are slowly building ahead of September’s event. Serving as the first of four major National Speed and Auto Test Championship rounds for 2023, the event will see the ...

Shannons SpeedSeries to light up Sunshine State

Photos: Daniel Kalisz Photography and Speed Shots Photography The Shannons SpeedSeries is back in action this weekend as the series heads north Queensland Raceway for the fifth round of the 2023 season. Six national categories will make the trip ...

Nominations for Motorsport Australia Elected Director roles now open

Nominations are now open for the roles of Motorsport Australia Elected Director in Queensland and South Australia/Northern Territory, as well as State Council Office Bearer roles in all states. A variety of roles for the next three-year term between ...

Fight for AORC top five heats up after Loveday

Photos: Tony Donoghue Photography With just one round remaining in the 2023 Polaris Motorsport Australia Off Road Championship season, all eyes will be on the battle for the remaining places in the top five after Travis Robinson became the ...

Bastianini: Ducati MotoGP machine ‘like riding a chopper’

Enea Bastianini has blamed his current struggles to find speed so far this term on his 2023-specification Ducati feeling “like riding a chopper”, which is affecting his agility when turning. The factory Ducati ace has struggled so far to ...

Pagenaud provides recovery update as he misses sixth Grand Prix

Pagenaud posted a video on social media reassuring fans that his recovery is progressing. Photo: IndyCar Simon Pagenaud will miss his sixth consecutive Grand Prix this weekend while he continues to recover from his dramatic practice crash in early ...

Lundqvist returns to MSR for second race at IMS road course

Lundqvist will pilot the #60 car for the second weekend in a row. Photo: Kevin Dejewski Linus Lundqvist will fill in for Simon Pagenaud for a second consecutive race at this weekend’s Gallagher Grand Prix at IMS. The rookie ...

MotoGP Silverstone: “Scary moments”: Johann Zarco overheats front under new tyre pressure rules

Johann Zarco was one of only two riders to fit the soft rear tyre for Sunday’s British MotoGP, but it was an overheating front that halted his podium challenge. The Pramac Ducati climbed swiftly to fifth but began fading ...

Christian Horner teases McLaren over trophy smash: “They get the bill!”

Christian Horner has joked that the bill for Red Bull’s smashed trophy will be sent to McLaren. Max Verstappen’s prize for winning the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix was embarrassingly broken by Lando Norris as they both celebrated on the ...

Michael Schumacher’s scuppered comeback and four other times F1 stars on two wheels went wrong

After Mercedes boss Toto Wolff injured himself while mountain biking during the summer break, we’ve taken a look at some other incidents involving F1 stars on two wheels. Wolff was pictured with his arm in a cast on a ...

MotoGP Silverstone: “Honda believe in this direction”: Takaaki Nakagami to continue with high downforce aero

Takaaki Nakagami became the first Honda rider to homologate an in-season fairing update with the debut of an aggressive high downforce package at the British MotoGP. The Japanese explained that the big change in front end downforce was so ...

Montoya: F1 deal for Colombian GP was ‘95% done’

(L to R): Connie Montoya (COL) and Juan Pablo Montoya (COL). 03.03.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Practice Day – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Coates / XPB Images Ex-Formula driver and multiple ...

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