From F1 to the skies – How Williams F1 boss Vowles secretly became a helicopter pilot

Austrian Grand Prix polesitter Marco Bezzecchi hopes he can “find something more” in Sunday’s feature race after missing the podium in the sprint.The factory Aprilia rider was unable to convert his pole in the sprint on Saturday, in which he finished a disappointing fourth behind the Marquez brothers and Pedro Acosta.But the Italian was fastest in Sunday morning’s warm-up session ...Keep reading

“At the start, I didn’t like motorsport.” As soon as our chat with Leonardo Fornaroli begins, he candidly opens up.The Piacenza native, born in December 2004 within 200km of both Monza and Imola, did grow up around racing. His father, Valentino Fornaroli, raced competitively from 2008 to 2015 – mostly in the Italian GT Championship, with a short foray into International GT ...Keep reading

“At the start, I didn’t like motorsport.” As soon as our chat with Leonardo Fornaroli begins, he candidly opens up.The Piacenza native, born in December 2004 within 200km of both Monza and Imola, did grow up around racing. His father, Valentino Fornaroli, raced competitively from 2008 to 2015 – mostly in the Italian GT Championship, with a short foray into International GT ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi leads the final track session before the Austrian MotoGP, Marc Marquez fifth: "Track was completely different".

Despite one of his strongest race showings of the season, Raul Fernandez cut a surprisingly disappointed figure after the sprint at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday.The Trackhouse Aprilia rider believed he had the pace to challenge for a top-three position, but was forced to retire from sixth place when his ride-height device stuck in place.Read Also:MotoGPBagnaia at a loss to ...Keep reading

Despite one of his strongest race showings of the season, Raul Fernandez cut a surprisingly disappointed figure after the sprint at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday.The Trackhouse Aprilia rider believed he had the pace to challenge for a top-three position, but was forced to retire from sixth place when his ride-height device stuck in place.Read Also:MotoGPPecco Bagnaia just ...Keep reading

Warm-up results from the 2025 Austrian MotoGP at Red Bull Ring, round 13 of 22.

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When Williams team principal James Vowles and his wife Rachel took to their annual New Year's tradition of setting themselves a challenge, the idea was to learn a new skill over the new year. Taking piano lessons, learning a new language; you get the idea.But in 2020 Vowles set himself a slightly loftier target. Unbeknownst to his wife, the then Mercedes engineer embarked on secret helicopter ...Keep reading

When Williams team principal James Vowles and his wife Rachel took to their annual New Year's tradition of setting themselves a challenge, the idea was to learn a new skill over the new year. Taking piano lessons, learning a new language; you get the idea.But in 2020 Vowles set himself a slightly loftier target. Unbeknownst to his wife, the then Mercedes engineer embarked on secret helicopter ...Keep reading

"The truth is..." theory about Lewis Hamilton shared in Italy

Last year, the battle to become the regular season champion was incredibly close, with Tyler Reddick prevailing by a single point over Kyle Larson. There will be no such battle in 2025, as William Byron clinched the regular season title with one race to spare. He was helped by the fact that his closest competition [Chase Elliott] crashed out of the race, nearly taking Byron with him in a mid-race ...Keep reading

Alex Bowman will enter the regular season finale at Daytona in a very uncomfortable position: holding the 16th and final playoff spot. Any new winner at Daytona that comes from below the cut-line will automatically knock him out of championship contention.At Richmond, he came just one position shy of a season-altering victory for himself. Despite the fact that he was gaining ground on ...Keep reading

Entering Richmond, there was a dark cloud over Austin Dillon as memories returned of the controversial 2024 finish, where he intentionally wrecked two cars on his way to winning the race. His actions then forced NASCAR to remove him from the playoffs, but this time, there was no drama for the No. 3 as he dominated the final stint of the race."Man, that feels good," said Dillon. "Got to thank ...Keep reading

Just a couple of laps short of the halfway point in Saturday night's NASCAR Cup race at Richmond Raceway, chaos broke out as drivers battled in the middle of the field.After contact with Ross Chastain and Brad Keselowski, Busch dove to the bottom of the track in an effort to get under Chase Briscoe. Busch ran into the back of Briscoe instead, sending him spinning up the track. Justin Haley ...Keep reading

Paolo Pavesio says Yamaha is “fully committed” to its MotoGP V4 project.

The Next Gen (or Gen-7) car has been the subject of countless debates in recent weeks, all focusing on its weaknesses. Road courses and short tracks seem duller than ever before, dirty air is extremely difficult to overcome, and the drivers feel stuck wherever they are running on the track. For example, at Iowa Speedway, the race leader clearly struggled to lap the back of the field.Denny ...Keep reading