The factors that hurt Ferrari in Australia
Ferrari's failure to follow through on its pre-season testing promise with victory in the season-opening Australian has left fans, and even the Italian team itself, searching for answers.
Mercedes believes kerb strike damaged Hamilton's floor
Mercedes thinks a kerb strike, rather than hitting debris, was the cause of Lewis Hamilton’s broken floor in the Australian Grand Prix.
Russell "not interested" in fighting only Kubica
Formula 1 rookie George Russell says he is “not interested” in battling exclusively against Williams teammate Robert Kubica at the back of the grid.
Aprilia: Dovizioso shouldn't lose Qatar win in appeal
Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola believes that Andrea Dovizioso should keep his Qatar Grand Prix victory, regardless of the outcome of Friday's appeal regarding the legality of Ducati's MotoGP winglet.
Mercedes will continue to evaluate rivals' aero concepts
Mercedes will continue its evaluation of Ferrari's different aero concept, despite its success in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Stevens eyes full-time WEC return after Sebring win
Ex-Formula 1 racer Will Stevens says he would love to seal a full-time drive in the FIA World Endurance Championship after winning on his return to the series in the Sebring 1000 Miles.
VLN faces revolt over latest attempt to slow GT3 cars
One of the Nurburgring Nordschleife-based VLN series’ most established teams has quit the championship over a dispute surrounding a last-minute power reduction for GT3-spec cars.
Lundgaard fastest as Paul Ricard F3 test ends
Renault junior driver Christian Lundgaard topped the second and final day of FIA Formula 3 testing at Paul Ricard for ART Grand Prix.
Duqueine Engineering promoted to Le Mans entry list
The Duqueine Engineering LMP2 team has been promoted to the entry list for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, race organiser the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has announced.
Alfa Romeo hands F1 development role to Correa
Formula 2 racer Juan Manuel Correa has been signed by the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team as a development driver for 2019.
Prime How a 'fake news' crisis helped Mercedes to its turnaround
There was talk that Mercedes was in 'crisis' during pre-season testing, as its initial car lacked pace and its drivers expressed concerns. While those fears proved wide of the mark, the negatives became the foundation of its Melbourne fightback
Prime The "massive void" left by a lost legend
Charlie Whiting never looked like a motorsport colossus, but his sudden death last week revealed not only the esteem he was held in but the true extent of the responsibility he shouldered
Prime The question marks over Mercedes' drastic changes
Mercedes struggled - by its standards - at 2019's first test and then turned up in the second week with a dramatically different car. There was no chance it could have turned around that upgrade in a weekend, so this strategy was obviously planned. But why, and what could it mean for the season?
Australian Grand Prix driver ratings
Though there were some sublime performances over the Australian Grand Prix weekend, no one did quite enough to start the year with a perfect score. And for some of the drivers settling into new teams, Bahrain needs to be much, much better
Fernando Alonso invests in Motorsport Games
One of the sport’s legendary talents takes up a board position with Motorsport Network’s dedicated games and esports division
How to tackle a new IndyCar track – the race engineer perspective
Learning a 20-turn track is challenging for racecar drivers, but spare a thought for those who have to make their cars fast through all those corners. Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports race engineers Blair Perschbacher and Will Anderson explain to David Malsher how they prepared for this weekend’s race at Circuit of The Americas.
01:54 Sebring insights with Lexus Racing’s Townsend Bell
Motorsport.com’s Global Editor-in-Chief Charles Bradley speaks to Lexus Racing’s drivers and team boss in the moments before the start of the Sebring 12 Hours sportscar classic.
01:36 Havoc at the start of 1992 British F2 at Brands Hatch
The First turn at Brands Hatch was too narrow for F2 rising talent: Peter Kox pushes Craig Baird off the track and further downhill there is a collision between Mark Albon and Vincenzo Sospiri that puts a race in the red flag mode.
11:00 Why Mercedes now sees Honda as a threat
Red Bull's switch to Honda engines for 2019 was considered a gamble, but the new partnership got off to a great start with Max Verstappen splitting the Ferraris in qualifying and then finishing on the podium in the Australian Grand Prix. Red Bull's pace p
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Lexus requires GTD success before potential DPi move
The Lexus Racing program in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Daytona class must achieve a level of success before a move to DPi will be considered, says Toyota Racing Development boss David Wilson.
Prime The last Nissan gamer-turned-racer still standing
While Nissan has culled many of its drivers, arguably its most successful and highest profile gamer-turned-racer Jann Mardenborough has kept his place. Will he be the last of the manufacturer-backed motorsport sim graduates?
Team Goh withdraws McLaren-backed Super Taikyu entry
McLaren factory-supported squad Team Goh has withdrawn its entry from the Japan-based Super Taikyu series ahead of this weekend’s season opener in Suzuka.
Alfa Romeo hands F1 development role to Correa
Formula 2 racer Juan Manuel Correa has been signed by the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team as a development driver for 2019.
Ex-Red Bull junior seals racing return with Alonso's team
Former Red Bull and Lotus junior Callan O'Keeffe will make his return to competitive motorsport in 2019, having joined Fernando Alonso's FA Racing outfit in the Formula Renault Eurocup.
Prime How a 'fake news' crisis helped Mercedes to its turnaround
There was talk that Mercedes was in 'crisis' during pre-season testing, as its initial car lacked pace and its drivers expressed concerns. While those fears proved wide of the mark, the negatives became the foundation of its Melbourne fightback
F1 confirms replacement Middle East TV deal
Formula 1 chiefs have confirmed a new deal for television coverage in the Middle East and North Africa, after previous broadcaster BeIN Sports deciding against renewing its contract over piracy issues.
New Audi four-cylinder race engine develops an impressive 610bhp
Don’t expect it on a road car, though.
Triple Eight made "step forward" at Albert Park
Triple Eight made a "step forward" with its set-up direction during the Albert Park Supercars round, according to team manager Mark Dutton.
NASCAR Roundtable: Has the new rules worked well so far?
The NASCAR Roundtable is back to tackle some of the hot topics from this past week in NASCAR.
Mick Schumacher: Comparisons to Michael “never a problem for me”
European Formula 3 champion Mick Schumacher has laid out his targets for 2019 as he graduates to the Formula 2 Championship, and says the comparisons to his seven-time Formula 1 world champion father Michael are an “honour” rather than a burden.
Supercars team adds Renaults to TCR Australia roster
Garry Rogers Motorsport has added a pair of Renault Meganes to its TCR Australia programme ahead of the category's debut season this year.
Australian GP: Latest F1 tech updates, straight from pitlane
Giorgio Piola and Sutton Images bring you the Formula 1 technical updates on show in the Melbourne pitlane at the Australian Grand Prix, giving insight into the relentless development undertaken by the teams in pursuit of more performance.
Giorgio Piola’s top picks of Australian GP tech upgrades
The first official sessions of the 2019 Formula 1 season are now over, and plenty of new developments were unveiled on the opening day of running in Melbourne.
F1’s iconic cars: The McLaren M23 by Giorgio Piola
In our last deep dive into Giorgio Piola’s treasure trove, we cast our eye over Ferrari’s 312. But it was 1974 rivals McLaren and Emerson Fittipaldi that prevailed, running out the eventual winners in a less complex but far more compliant car.
Tech verdict: Rating F1 2019's technical designs
All 10 Formula 1 teams have been bringing car developments throughout the two weeks of 2019 pre-season testing, which comes to an end at the Barcelona track on Friday.
Barcelona test 2, Day 3: Fresh F1 2019 tech images from pit lane
Giorgio Piola and Motorsport Images bring you the Formula 1 technical images available from the third day of the final test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.