Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Motorsport

FIA responds to WRC drivers’ dissent in swearing clampdown row

The FIA has reiterated its stance on drivers using “inappropriate language” but will discuss the matter with World Rally Championship competitors following their protest at Safari Rally Kenya.

Motorsport

Charles Leclerc and Pecco Bagnaia: From kings to princes

Until Lewis Hamilton landed at Maranello this past January, Charles Leclerc was widely seen as the cornerstone of the Scuderia’s project. The Monegasque driver joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016, two years before making a low-key Formula 1 debut in 2018 with Sauber.

Motorsport

F1 teams suffer freight delays for Chinese GP

Several Formula 1 teams have had their freight delayed from Australia to China meaning preparations have been held up for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Motorsport

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Does McLaren's Australian GP team order herald a Norris/Piastri F1 title fight?

Team orders issued during Formula 1 races are universally loathed. Even at the squads that opt to deliver them.

Motorsport

WRC drivers protest against FIA swearing ban

World Rally Championship drivers have continued their stance opposing the FIA’s move to sanction drivers for using “inappropriate language” by limiting comments in stage-end interviews at Safari Rally Kenya.

Motorsport

Denny Hamlin and JGR secure major sponsorship deal with Progressive

For the majority of Denny Hamlin's career dating back to 2005, FedEx was his primary sponsor. He drove FedEx colors to Victory Lane in 47 of his 54 Cup wins, but in recent years, the brand quietly decreased its presence in NASCAR. Last year, they sponsored Hamlin in 13 of…

Motorsport

Is Norris driving like an F1 world champion now after Australian GP win?

"I've not performed at the level of a world champion. Simple as that."

Motorsport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

HAM not your man – Toto still looking out for Hamilton despite Ferrari F1 switch

Toto Wolff always said it was going to be strange watching Lewis Hamilton race in the red of Ferrari – and it seems the Mercedes boss has still not quite come to terms with it.

Motorsport

Survive to thrive: The Wood Brothers "never give up" attitude is really starting to pay off

Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR, having competed in the sport's top level since the early 1950s. They were there as the sport transitioned from a small local series to a national spectacle, racing on the beaches of Daytona and later the high banks, but the…

Motorsport

Nico Mueller’s brief crash course into the complexity of driving Porsche’s 963 car at Sebring

The Swiss driver has lapped a hypercar and frequents a Formula E car, but experience is only part of preparation for racing on the world's bumpiest track

Motorsport

Marquez supports eventual rule change allowing injured MotoGP riders to test before comeback

Marc Marquez is in favour of allowing MotoGP riders to test their current bike before returning from an injury - but does not want the rule to be introduced right now.

Motorsport

Domenicali holds potential F1 Thailand Grand Prix discussions in Bangkok

Stefano Domenicali has left the door ajar for a future Formula 1 Thailand Grand Prix after seeing “impressive” plans for a street race in Bangkok.

Motorsport

How the Australian GP proved a good relationship between race engineer and F1 driver is crucial

The new Ferrari combination of Lewis Hamilton and Riccardo Adami made the airwaves and headlines during and after Formula 1’s 2025 Australian Grand Prix. But they were far from the only new driver/race engineer combo making a high-profile bow in Melbourne.

Motorsport

Five things to watch for at the Chinese Grand Prix

McLaren confirmed its status as the clear favourite with what should have been a 1-2 in Melbourne. The changing conditions on Sunday made it difficult to get a good read on the real gap, but the almost four-tenths of a second advantage over Red Bull's Max Verstappen in qualifying tells…

Motorsport

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

Feeling the effects - the impact of F1 Academy

Since the first season of F1 Academy in 2023, there has been a notable growth in the involvement of women and girls in motorsport - whether that be in karting, a career within the industry, or just simply as a fan.

Motorsport

Inside Hamilton's Ferrari debut: Red love tested by teething issues

Ferrari drivers are always the centre of attention in F1 paddocks around the world. But the signing of Lewis Hamilton took the Ferrari craze in Melbourne to another level at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, with red tifosi hats competing with the papaya-orange-clad supporters of McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando…

Motorsport

Runaway wheels and a day for the underdogs: Winners and losers from NASCAR in Vegas

Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing have dominated the NASCAR Cup at Las Vegas for the last three seasons, which has also been the case in the first four races of the new year. But Sunday showcased the strengths of drivers outside of the Hendrick and JGR-circle like Berry, Suarez,…

Motorsport

Winners and losers from the MotoGP Argentina GP

If his Thai GP win on the opening weekend of the season was remarkable only for its sheer dominance, Marc’s defeat of his brother Alex in Argentina was a real testament to his ability to adapt under pressure. Despite being stretched to the limit and losing the lead for much…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

"Embarrassing" – Marko blasts Hadjar's tears after Australian GP crash

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko was left unimpressed by Isack Hadjar’s behavior after the French Formula 1 driver burst into tears at the Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Red Bull reveals F1 upgrade plan to catch McLaren

Red Bull is aiming to introduce upgrades within "three to five races" to cure its main deficit compared to McLaren, says team advisor Helmut Marko.

Motorsport

Race our writers! – Going all in on Norris key to early F1 Fantasy lead

Joshua Fernandes takes the plaudits as the first-ever leader of the Motorsport: Race our Writers league after a fine opening weekend of the F1 Fantasy competition. Having deployed the ‘Extra DRS’ chip on race winner Lando Norris, Fernandes bagged 3x points for the man who took the chequered flag at…

Motorsport

FIA tweaks F1 rear wing deflection test for Chinese GP

The FIA is imposing stricter load deflection tests for Formula 1 rear wings at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix after analysing Melbourne footage.

Motorsport

Ferrari owns up to "wrong call" with slick-tyre gamble

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted the Scuderia made a mistake in leaving its drivers out on slick tyres for so long when a shower disrupted the late stages of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Can McLaren be stopped in Formula 1 2025?

For the first time in the hybrid era, McLaren travelled to Formula 1's curtain raiser as the undisputed pre-season favourite. It came out of the Bahrain test leading our long-run calculations quite handsomely, and after Friday practice in Melbourne rivals were also putting the papaya squad at least three tenths…

Motorsport

Why Waters was actually a winner in Melbourne Supercars event

It might sound a little strange to suggest that one of the winners from the Supercars races at Albert Park was Cameron Waters.

1 … 18 19 20 21

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.