Formula 1 News
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F1: Hadjar back in the Red Bull for Baku after wrist layoff
Three races lost to a wrist that would not settle Zandvoort, Monza, Barcelona. Isack Hadjar watched all three from the outside, and the reason was a left wrist that kept flaring up every time the vibrations of an F1 car went through it. Red Bull confirmed on Tuesday that the French driver is back in…
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F1: Hadjar confirmed for Red Bull return in Azerbaijan
Red Bull confirms Isack Hadjar’s return for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after his wrist injury. Liam Lawson heads back to Racing Bulls in Baku.
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Moto2: Guevara leads from lap one to win in Austria
One lap, job done Izan Guevara won the Moto2 race at the Austrian Grand Prix this morning at the Red Bull Ring. He didn’t have to hang around. By the end of lap one, the Spaniard was already out front. He stayed there to the flag. Twenty-five points in the bag. Filip Salac finished second.…
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MotoGP: Acosta finally breaks through for his first win
Fifteen podiums, no wins, and then Austria Pedro Acosta claimed his first MotoGP victory this afternoon. The KTM rider won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, the track owned by his team’s sponsor. The stat told the whole story of his frustration. Fifteen podiums in the premier class, zero wins. Nobody had…
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NASCAR: Logano wins at Bristol as Blaney and Hocevar throw hands
A late pass with six laps to go Joey Logano waited for the final restart to make his move. Running fourth when the green flag flew again, the Team Penske driver dived to the inside on lap 494 of 500 and swept past Carson Hocevar, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Larson in one shot. The Bass…
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F1: Leclerc braced for a grid penalty at the track he can’t win
One engine, one crash, one bill It all started at the Parabolica. On lap two of the Italian Grand Prix, Leclerc lost his Ferrari on the way out of the corner and hit hard. Out at home. And a fresh engine in the wall. That weekend, Ferrari had put in service its second approved power-unit…
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F1: Michael Masi resurfaces as SRO Australia sporting director
A fresh job, effective immediately Five years after the night that cost him his F1 job, Michael Masi has a senior title again. The former Formula 1 race director has been named sporting director of SRO Motorsports Australia. The appointment takes effect straight away. The organisation runs GT World Challenge Australia, one of the categories…
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F1: Audi’s pit crew has gone from worst to first
From the worst to one of the best In 2024, under the Sauber banner, the Hinwil outfit was the laughing stock of the pit lane. The issue came down to the material used for the wheel nuts, which kept cross-threading. Countermeasures brought in at the Australian Grand Prix limited the damage, but the annual average…
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F1: Madring designer says only minimal changes are possible
Madrid’s new Formula 1 circuit produced a race almost nobody enjoyed. The man who designed it has explained what he wanted, and why he could not have it.