The true scale of the 2017 Formula 1 world championship winning Mercedes W08 is revealed in this video from Motorsport.tv’s weekly show The Flying Lap. The world premiere from our 3D team makes the F1 car appear in Motorsport Network’s UK office in Richmond-upon-Thames, allowing Peter Windsor and Craig Scarborough to take a close look
Fernando Alonso says he plans to continue to explore life beyond the “small world of Formula 1” by sampling different racing series. The Spaniard, who will follow up his Indianapolis 500 adventure by contesting the 2018 Daytona 24 Hours with McLaren chief Zak Brown’s United Autosports team, reiterated his desire to demonstrate his driving talent
Formula 1 made its first step towards its future earlier this week when the FIA and F1’s owner revealed its ideas for the post-2021 engine formula. But if there had been any hopes of a smooth introduction for what initially sounded like a subtle change to the current power units, they were quickly dashed. Less
Formula 1 design legend Gordon Murray could return to motorsport with a new sportscar. The multiple title-winning ex-Brabham and McLaren designer revealed plans for the car at an exhibition at Dunsfold Park marking his 50 years of vehicle design. The as-yet unnamed project will be the first produced by Gordon Murray Automotive under the IGM
Renault says it is working on a “completely new car” for the 2018 Formula 1 season, despite the relative stability in the technical regulations. Aside from the introduction of the halo cockpit protection device, there are only subtle changes to the aerodynamic rules following the 2017 overhaul. But as Renault bids to accelerate its push
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says the way his team lost the Formula 1 championship this year was “painful”, but believes it has delivered valuable lessons in exposing its shortcomings. Ferrari started the season strongly and led the standings for much of the year, but its campaign went into freefall after Sebastian Vettel’s crash in Singapore
Two-time World Rally champion Marcus Gronholm tested Proton’s new Iriz R5 car for WRC2 in Wales late last month. Gronholm had already driven Skoda’s factory Fabia R5, which Pontus Tidemand used to win WRC2 this season, and is understood to be Volkswagen’s test driver of choice when its Polo R5 arrives. Gronholm declined to offer
The final round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge at Sepang next month has been cancelled. The Sepang 12 Hours, the fourth event on the IGTC schedule set for December 10 at the outgoing home of the Malaysian Grand Prix, has been axed after organiser the Stephane Ratel Organisation failed to achieve its 20-car entry target.
Moto2 regular Jesko Raffin has been denied a slot on the series’ 2018 grid due to a “consistent lack of good results”, Autosport has learned. Swiss rider Raffin is in his third full campaign in the MotoGP support series, riding for the CGBM Evolution squad under the Garage Plus Interwetten banner. The former CEV Moto2
Ferrari has become the latest manufacturer to question Liberty Media’s plans for Formula 1 by warning it is prepared to walk away from grand prix racing after 2020. Mercedes and Renault expressed concern on Wednesday that engine proposals for 2021 would start a needless arms race that could damage F1, but Ferrari has gone a
Outgoing Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola is set to replace Danica Patrick at Stewart-Haas Racing for the 2018 NASCAR Cup season, Autosport has learned. Almirola missed seven rounds of the current season after a nasty crash at Kansas in May and is currently without a drive for next year after his replacement for four
The McLaren Formula 1 team believes its latest upgrade package may be delivering more than originally predicted, given its surprisingly good form over the Mexican Grand Prix weekend. McLaren introduced a new front wing, based around a concept that it wants to carry forward into its 2018 design, on Fernando Alonso’s car from the United
Hyundai team principal Michel Nandan has admitted his World Rally Championship line-up could be further shuffled for 2018, with none of its four drivers currently guaranteed a full season. Nandan confirmed there would be three factory i20 Coupe WRCs on the vast majority of rallies next season, forcing Hyundai to rotate its drivers within the
Max Verstappen says he wants to turn Formula 1 grands prix into processions, suggesting dominating from the front is more appealing than having to fight hard for positions. After controlling the Mexican Grand Prix from lap one and dominating to the extent that team principal Christian Horner reckoned he got “bored”, Verstappen said he much
One-time Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon says IndyCar’s new universal aerokit for 2018 could make qualifying for next year’s race “super-easy”. Dixon tested at Indianapolis and Texas Motor Speedway for Chip Ganassi in the second of four manufacturer-led tests before teams begin their own running in 2018. After completing the test Dixon, who has taken
Renault and Mercedes believe Formula 1 risks opening up a needless spending arms race and having a less-competitive grid with new engine regulations that have been proposed for 2021. Plans for the next generation of engines were revealed on Tuesday and include a suggestion of retaining the current 1.6-litre engine, to be run 3000rpm higher,
Lewis Hamilton’s recovery to ninth in Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix was made more difficult by damage to the diffuser sustained in a first-lap clash with Sebastian Vettel. This latest 3D animation from Motorsport.tv’s The Flying Lap reveals the nature of the damage and explains why it cost Hamilton performance. The diffuser is a crucial
Elfyn Evans says he will use his Rally GB win as a springboard to fight for the 2018 World Rally Championship crown. Evans, who is expected to be confirmed as an M-Sport driver soon, dominated his home round of the championship in Wales last week. He had previously finished second in Argentina and Finland earlier
Among the accolades flying around this week after Lewis Hamilton clinched his fourth Formula 1 world championship, his third with Mercedes, perhaps the most significant achievement is less remarked upon. This was the first time that the F1 drivers’ and constructors’ championships have been successfully defended by a team across a major change of chassis
Marc Marquez insists Honda will not use team orders in his MotoGP title decider with Andrea Dovizioso at Valencia. Marquez had his first opportunity to clinch a fourth premier class crown last weekend at Sepang, but could only come fourth as Dovizioso ensured the title race goes to the final round with victory. Dovizioso needs
Rally GB 2017 was so successful its biggest problem was being too popular. That’s a huge turnaround for Britain’s World Rally Championship round, as DAVID EVANS explains Five years ago Wales Rally GB departed Cardiff for the final time. It wouldn’t be missed. It had barely been noticed. Thirty-one cars started Britain’s round of the
Brendon Hartley’s provisional 2018 Chip Ganassi Racing IndyCar contract had a caveat in case a Formula 1 team approached him, Autosport understands. Hartley made his F1 debut with Toro Rosso at the United States Grand Prix as Pierre Gasly made a failed attempt to win the Super Formula championship. Toro Rosso then dropped Daniil Kvyat
McLaren could opt for a ‘papaya orange’ livery for its 2018 Formula 1 car and to celebrate Halloween Autosport’s sister title Motorsport.com has visualised the Renault-powered machine. The F1 team moved away from its mostly black 2016 car with the introduction of an orange and black livery this year, but it was not in the
Johann Zarco should turn down Yamaha’s 2017 MotoGP bike if it is offered to Tech3 next season, says Valentino Rossi. Satellite Tech3 team rider Zarco beat both works Yamahas for the fifth time this season aboard his year-old M1 at Sepang last weekend, finishing third behind Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo. Rossi and factory
Marcus Ericsson says a breakthrough in the way his Sauber Formula 1 team manages its tyres is the key reason behind its recent upturn in form. Sauber, running a year-old Ferrari engine, fell off the back off the pack after the summer break, but has turned a corner in the last three grands prix. In
Rally GB winner Elfyn Evans is expected to be brought back into the main M-Sport line-up for the 2018 World Rally Championship. An announcement of Evans’s move from the DMACK entry that runs alongside M-Sport’s works cars into the frontline squad is expected soon. M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson is still trying to finalise a
Force India believes it was on for its first podium of the 2017 Formula 1 season in the Mexican Grand Prix but for the virtual safety car. Esteban Ocon assumed third position on the opening lap of the race, with team-mate Sergio Perez also gaining places to move up to fifth. But Perez was forced
Marc VDS Honda 2018 MotoGP signing Tom Luthi has been ruled out of what would have been his first test with the team due to injury. Luthi surrendered the 2017 Moto2 title to his future MotoGP team-mate Franco Morbidelli when he suffered an ankle fracture in a crash in qualifying crash for penultimate round of
Rally GB will implement an overhaul of ticketing for the 2018 event following overwhelming demand for Britain’s round of the World Rally Championship. More than 100,000 fans poured into the forests last week, with advance ticket sales up 30%. Spectator car parks were filled, many within hours of opening, forcing fans to ditch their cars
Valentino Rossi insists breaking his right leg earlier this season did not ultimately cost him the 2017 MotoGP title. The Yamaha rider was forced to skip his home race at Misano after suffering his injury while training on a motocross bike at the start of September. Despite doctors predicting he would have to rest for