Confirmation arrived from Audi on Friday morning ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after the next cycle of power unit regulations was finalised by the FIA last week. Audi’s entry marks the first major step into F1 from 2026 for the Volkswagen Group. It is set to be joined on the grid from 2026
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3:22 AM ET Car manufacturer Audi has confirmed it will enter Formula One in 2026 as a power unit constructor. The deal was announced following the sign-off of F1’s new engine regulations for 2026, which will provide Audi with an opportunity to enter the sport on more equal terms with the sport’s existing power unit
The reigning constructors’ champions has endured its first winless start to a Formula 1 campaign since 2011 as the team has struggled to get on top of the new ground-effect car regulations. But Mercedes made tangible progress in the final races before the summer break, with the team achieving double podiums in France and Hungary,
The 20-year-old is set to sit out next month’s Acropolis Rally in Greece in favour of Dani Sordo as part of the team’s split driver roster for its third I20 N entry. However, the South Korean marque has today confirmed that Solberg will return to the wheel of the i20 N for the following gravel
The first rule of racing, as we all know, is never take out your team-mate, and it would take no more than two minutes to come up with a dozen examples when that was ignored with spectacular consequences. The rule becomes magnified when the drivers are frontrunners, magnified some more when the pair are fighting
12:53 PM ET Lando Norris said he has no sympathy for the struggles which led to teammate Daniel Ricciardo’s early departure from McLaren. On Wednesday, Ricciardo and McLaren confirmed they will part ways at the end of 2022, one year before his contract was due to expire. McLaren’s decision was ultimately prompted by Ricciardo’s disappointing
Piastri is at the centre of a contractual dispute with his current Alpine squad, as the Australian and the McLaren team he has signed for believing they instead have a valid deal in place. Alpine announced Piastri as replacement for the departing Fernando Alonso at the start of this month, but doubts were immediately cast
Rast will join BMW’s roster of factory drivers in 2023, ending a 12-year association with Audi that yielded three titles in the DTM as well as victories in major GT3 enduros such as the Spa 24 Hours and the Nurburgring 24 Hours. No details about his 2023 programme were revealed by BMW, with the German
Busch and 23XI Racing announced on Thursday that Busch will not be able to return to the #45 Toyota in time for the start of the playoffs next weekend at Darlington and had therefore withdrawn his medical waiver to participate. While Busch will no longer be eligible for the driver’s championship, the #45 team will
7:36 AM ET The Belgian Grand Prix‘s Formula One future after Sunday’s race is yet to be decided but reports of its demise may be premature, the sport’s chief executive Stefano Domenicali indicated on Wednesday. The 2023 calendar is due to be published in October and is set to feature a record 24 races, with
Touring Cars are back at Road America for Rounds 9 & 10 of the season after fierce battles at Watkins Glen. As we head into the final stretch of the season, drivers will be looking for every Championship point at the National Park of Speed. GT World is the official YouTube channel for SRO Motorsports
Andretti has made clear his frustration at the apparent slow progress regarding his attempt to join the series with a brand new team, having failed in his efforts to buy the Sauber organisation. Domenicali suggested that he’s happy with the current figure of 10 entrants and that a newcomer isn’t required to add value to
The Colombian driver will race in F2 for the first time since 2019, when she drove for Arden. Bolukbasi’s contract has been terminated by mutual consent, with Calderon competing in the remaining four rounds for the team. Calderon has been competing in IndyCar in 2022 with AJ Foyt, scoring 58 points across the seven non-oval
Although Ricciardo had another year to run on his contract at McLaren, he and the team mutually reached a deal for them to part ways at the end of this season in the wake of disappointing results. While Ricciardo was rarely able to show his true potential at McLaren, having struggled to get on top
Although the current deal with the venue ends this year, and it doesn’t have a place on the yet-to-be-published 24-race schedule for next season, Spa is in effect first reserve – pending news on other events. The Chinese GP is supposed to be returning in 2023 after an absence of three seasons, but COVID measures
After returning to the MotoGP paddock during the Austrian GP as a spectator, the six-time MotoGP world champion has been given the green light to intensify his training for his comeback. Marquez will be allowed to add more weight and more varied exercise to his training, while also ride a motorcycle to assess the condition
Earlier this season, team owner Roger Penske had said he was expecting to sign the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion to a long-term extension and the deal was finally announced on Wednesday. “Over the last 10 years Joey has become such an important part of Team Penske and we know he will continue to be
2:52 PM ET McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has said he is willing to shoulder some of the responsibility for Daniel Ricciardo’s struggle to secure results in the past two seasons, which ultimately led to the team’s decision to terminate the Australian’s contract one year early. On Wednesday, McLaren confirmed Ricciardo’s departure at the end
The eight-time F1 race winner will split with McLaren after this season, one year earlier than his initial contract with the Woking-based team after struggling for performance and the team’s car. Ricciardo, who is now a free agent for next year, is uncertain where he’ll race but remains confident he still has the fight to
The Woking-based team announced on Wednesday that it was parting ways at the end of the season with Ricciardo, after a disappointing time since they joined forces at the start of 2021. While Ricciardo had another year to run on his original contract, McLaren felt it needed to make a change after a lack of
Aprilia has enjoyed a breakthrough season in MotoGP in 2022 in which it earned its first victory in the modern era – which began back in 2002 – with Aleix Espargaro at the Argentine GP. Espargaro currently sits second in the MotoGP standings 32 points adrift of reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo after the first
10:24 AM ET The future of Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula One career has never looked so uncertain. On Wednesday, he and McLaren confirmed they will part company at the end of 2022, one year before his contract was due to expire. It’s a remarkable turn of events for one of F1’s most talented and popular drivers.
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As part of an €80m overhaul of F1’s Belgian Grand Prix venue, major changes have been made at Eau Rouge and a selection of other corners to improve safety. And with the famous turn being so well-known in F1, the track was determined that its character should not be altered through the works. Jarno Zaffelli,
Top Performer – Ott Tanak and Martin Jarveoja For the second consecutive rally, Hyundai’s Ott Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja deserve the Top Performer Award after coming through a particularly challenging Ypres Rally Belgium to claim their third victory of 2022. Ypres’ tricky narrow tarmac roads can catch out the best of drivers, as championship
The Aprilia rider struggled all weekend at the Red Bull Ring and had to go through Q1 in qualifying for the first time since the Austin weekend at round four. Eventually qualifying ninth, a front holeshot device issue dropped him to 12th at the start before he ultimately ended the race in sixth. The result
3:14 PM ET Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali said the sport has no plans to hold future races in Russia. The Russian Grand Prix was scheduled to be held in Sochi this year before moving to Igora Drive in St. Petersburg in 2023, but F1 canceled the race after Russia invaded Ukraine. Domenicali said the
After his demotion from Red Bull to Toro Rosso – now AlphaTauri – halfway through 2019, Gasly regained his confidence and started growing into the role of team leader in Faenza. But while he was hoping to have done enough to earn a second chance at Red Bull’s main team, Red Bull instead enlisted Sergio
The Chinese driver said it was “nice to see” the drivers holding common ground, including on controversial topics such as whether the Saudi Arabian GP should take place after a missile strike nearby. He also said he was heartened by the reaction to his massive Silverstone crash, with both F1 and his peers checking on
The 2020 MotoGP world champion was thrown from his GSX-RR bike on the opening lap as the field descended into Turn 4, the Spaniard running slightly ride before the rear wheel came around and spat him into the air before landing hard in the gravel trap. X-rays performed at the track revealed a small fracture
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