Schumacher keen on IndyCar switch as he 'burns' for single-seater return

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

In four months, Formula 1 teams will bring their first iteration of the all-new 2026 cars to an end-of-January shakedown test in Barcelona. But to streamline the development process, predicting those pre-season performance levels has to be done right now.The vast scale of the regulation changes, with new rules on both the chassis and power unit side, means they are braced for arguably the most ...Keep reading

TAG Heuer Hitech GP F1 Academy driver Aiva Anagnostiadis has shared an injury update after it was confirmed that she will miss the upcoming round six in Singapore.The Australian driver suffered a fracture to her left foot while training. She is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday 30 September."Learning to be patient with myself, especially with the amount of rest is needed. But it’s all a ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's GT3 debut at the Nürburgring has once again asked the question of whether elite sim racers can move successfully into real-world motorsport. We know the four-time champion is a strong advocate for such a transition, but the recent race at the Green Hell has confirmed that sim racing could indeed be a fully fledged way of gaining a seat in racing.The Dutchman partnered with ...Keep reading

In four months, Formula 1 teams will bring their first iteration of the all-new 2026 cars to an end-of-January shakedown test in Barcelona. But to streamline the development process, predicting those pre-season performance levels has to be done right now.The vast scale of the regulation changes, with new rules on both the chassis and power unit side, means they are braced for arguably the most ...Keep reading

While Matthew Ryder had already sealed the 2025 British Hillclimb Championship, the final wins of a mighty season fell to Alex Summers and Wallace Menzies as the campaign finished at Loton Park in Shropshire.The daunting schedule of 30 championship run-offs across 13 events came to a conclusion over the weekend, but in championship terms there was little to play for as all of the key places ...Keep reading

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that his beloved dog, Roscoe, sadly passed away on Sunday, 28 September, in an emotional post on social media.The British driver revealed on Friday that Roscoe had caught pneumonia and was struggling to breathe. "He was admitted into hospital and sedated to calm him while they did checks on him and during the process his heart ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton's beloved pet bulldog, Roscoe, has died.

Mick Schumacher insisted that racing single-seaters is “still something I burn for” as he gears up for a maiden IndyCar test next month.  The veteran of 43 Formula 1 starts, who has raced sportscars for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship for the past two seasons, suggested that competing in the IndyCar Series is an option to revive his single-seater career.Read ...Keep reading

The bond between Marc Marquez and Mick Doohan was forged out of two seemingly opposing forces: success and pain. Perhaps for that very reason, Marquez turned to the Australian’s advice when he found himself at his lowest, when the injury to his right arm – one that required four surgeries – brought him to the brink of retirement.Until that crash at Jerez in 2020, Marquez had been on a ...Keep reading

The bond between Marc Marquez and Mick Doohan was forged out of two seemingly opposing forces: success and pain. Perhaps for that very reason, Marquez turned to the Australian’s advice when he found himself at his lowest, when the injury to his right arm – one that required four surgeries – brought him to the brink of retirement.Until that crash at Jerez in 2020, Marquez had been on a ...Keep reading

Here’s what McLaren need to seal the F1 2025 constructors’ title in Singapore.

After Max Verstappen claimed the GT3 victory at the Nordschleife in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie alongside his team-mate, British driver Chris Lulham, his podium celebrations took a hilarious turn. As the four-time Formula 1 champion readied himself for the champagne showers on the podium, he struggled to open the bottle, leaving fans in hysterics."And you'd think he knows his way round ...Keep reading

A race-used Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 chassis from the 2019 Formula 1 season is being offered for auction by F1 Authentics. This rolling chassis is described as “an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a genuine Formula 1 race car."The STR14 was driven by both Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon during the 2019 season of the turbo hybrid era and contributed to some of the greatest results from the ...Keep reading

It seemed only right to congratulate Bruno Famin, Alpine’s vice-president of motorsport, on the marque’s first World Endurance Championship victory with its A424 LMDh. Your correspondent stuck out his hand on seeing him after the race at Fuji on Sunday, and quipped: “I didn’t see that one coming!” His reply? “Me neither.”To say that victory for Charles Milesi, Paul-Loup Chatin ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is eyeing more endurance racing outings after enjoying a winning GT3 debut.

There will seemingly be no change to McLaren's approach to managing Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Marc Marquez’s motorcycle racing career was always tied to success. From a very young age, the Spaniard began winning in categories where his rivals were, in some cases, more than 30 centimetres taller. Besides being young in age, he was small in stature, which made it even more striking to see him on the podiums at local tracks where he competed as a child.But Marquez’s tenacity matched ...Keep reading