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Aston Martin expects “exciting results” from expanded LMGT3 effort in 2026 WEC
Aston Martin is preparing for the Vantage’s 14th consecutive campaign in the FIA World Endurance Championship, as the British manufacturer looks to build on another competitive season in the series. The Aston Martin programme will once again be run by long-time partner The Heart of Racing, which will expand to a two-car LMGT3 operation in…
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Gasly reflects on a F1 season of progress behind the scenes at Alpine
Pierre Gasly ended a challenging season together with the Alpine F1 Team with a sense of clarity rather than frustration. While results often told a difficult story on Sundays, the year turned out to be an important one behind the scenes for Gasly and Alpine. Progress was not always visible on the timing screens, but…
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Mahindra Formula E announces Hughes as Reserve and Simulator Driver
Mahindra Racing has just announced the latest addition to their full Formula E lineup for the 2025-2026 season, with the signing of former McLaren and Maserati talent Jake Hughes. An experienced driver to team up with Maini The British driver brings on his significant motorsport experience, ranging from Formula 1 to the feeder series. Hughes’s…
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Formula E 2026 Mexico City E-Prix preview
Formula E returns to Mexico this weekend for the Hankook Mexico City E-Prix, celebrating the championship’s 150th race at one of its most demanding and fastest tracks. A track that makes champions Since joining Formula E in Season 2, the special Autódromo Hermanos Rodríquez will now make its tenth appearance on the calendar. The 2.605km…
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“Our strongest year in F2”: Hatton celebrates Hitech’s landmark 2025 season as pressure builds for 2026
Hitech TGR’s Team Manager Clive Hatton looked back on the team’s 2025 F2 season with great pride, hailing it as a landmark season for the Silverstone-based outfit. Led by Luke Browning and Dino Beganovic, Hitech claimed two victories and eleven podiums, finishing 2nd in the Teams’ Championship — their best-ever result in F2, just 38…
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Zhou Guanyu joins Cadillac as Reserve Driver for 2026 F1 Season
Cadillac have completed their driver line-up for their highly anticipated F1 debut, announcing that Zhou Guanyu will serve as the team’s reserve driver for the 2026 season. Zhou’s recruitment marks the final piece in Cadillac’s driver puzzle. He joins already-confirmed race duo Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez. Former IndyCar driver Colton Herta will serve as…
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Exclusive: “So I see a bright future in Paraguay” — Dürksen on the growth of motorsport and a nation making its mark on the global sporting stage
Paraguay’s sporting landscape is changing at remarkable speed. A country historically defined by football and a deep-seated rally tradition is now entering new territory, building momentum across international events, investing in infrastructure, and gaining global visibility through its athletes. At the heart of the emergence of Paraguay in single-seater motorsport stands its first Formula 2…
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Former Red Bull Head of Strategy Will Courtenay begins Sporting Director role at McLaren F1
Head of Strategy at Red Bull Racing for many years, Will Courtenay has joined the McLaren F1 Team as Sporting Director. While it was announced in September 2024, the engineer only starts at the Woking-based team now. Starting at Jaguar before the car manufacturer left the sport at the end of 2004, the British engineer…
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“From the lows is when you learn the most” — Colapinto on his difficult 2025 F1 season with Alpine
Franco Colapinto’s first full F1 season with Alpine in 2025, didn’t go according to plan. The 22-year-old Argentine, who replaced Jack Doohan from the Imola Grand Prix onwards, endured a point-less campaign that left him 20th in the standings. Yet speaking in Abu Dhabi last month, Colapinto remained remarkably optimistic about what lies ahead, viewing…
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Red Bull Junior Team part ways with several drivers ahead of the 2026 season
Ahead of the 2026 season, the Red Bull Junior Team has parted ways with Oliver Goethe, Tim Tramnitz, Jules Caranta and Christopher Feghali, each departing after relatively short spells with the prestigious programme. In 2025, Goethe and Tramnitz competed in FIA Formula 2 and Formula 3 respectively with MP Motorsport, while Caranta raced in Eurocup-3…