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In only a few seasons, F1 Academy has undergone a dramatic transformation. What began as a relatively quiet initiative aimed at supporting young female drivers has rapidly evolved into one of the most influential development platforms in motorsport, which is something Managing Director Susie Wolff has been part of every step of the way in…
A very interesting and promising driver duo will be behind the wheel of Envision Racing’s electric challenger for the upcoming Madrid Rookie Test: Ella Lloyd and Zak O’Sullivan. Both drivers have already had chances to display their worth with the British team in previous Rookie sessions and segments. Lloyd’s first Formula E Rookie Test in…
Chrsitian Lundgaard heads into the inaugural IndyCar race at Arlington 7th in points, 24 adrift of current 2026 championship leader Josef Newgraden. The big talking point of last Saturday’s race at Phoenix was the contact between Christian Rasmussen and Will Power as they battled for the lead on lap 207. The Dane had worked his…
Maxim Rehm delivered the fastest lap of the GB3 Championship’s Snetterton pre-season test, setting a 1m37.958s in the final session for Rodin Motorsport. The effort marked the quickest unofficial lap by a single-seater around the Snetterton 300 layout in 15 years. Rehm edged Deagen Fairclough by just 0.028 seconds after the Hitech Grand Prix driver…
Under the leadership of James Vowles, Williams’ struggles in 2026 continue as Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz finished P12 and P15 respectively at the F1 Australian GP. After a difficult start to the year, when both cars missed the Barcelona shakedown and then struggled during Bahrain testing, the team’s performance did not improve for the…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Academy season opener in Shanghai, the championship has announced an official partnership with leading global beauty retailer Sephora, including the backing of an entry on the grid with Natalia Granada behind the wheel. The partnership comes as both organisations aim to support female talents on the global stage, encouraging them…
CUPRA KIRO confirmed that Development Driver Bianca Bustamante would take part in the FIA Formula E World Championship’s upcoming Rookie Test in Madrid, Spain. The Filipina driver continued to strengthen her ties with the team after joining the programme during the 2024–25 season. Bustamante first experienced Formula E machinery with CUPRA KIRO at the Tempelhof…
Valtteri Bottas’ return to F1 at the 2026 Australian GP delivered a tactical masterclass before technical gremlins took over. While the veteran driver showed immediate sharpness off the F1 grid on Sunday afternoon, his race ended in a methodical breakdown of mechanical failures near the pit entry. Aggressive start and tyre management Valtteri Bottas launched…
Kimi Antonelli put his Mercedes colleagues in a bit of a pickle by crashing out of FP3 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, but team boss Toto Wolff lauded both his young driver and his mechanics for the result at the end of the weekend. The Italian in his sophomore campaign binned his W17 coming…
With safety issues becoming a major talking point in F1 yet again following the 2026 Australian GP, Andrea Stella shared his concerns over the race starts, the massive speed differentials between cars, and overtaking. Meanwhile, drivers Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly were vocal about the perils of the straight-line mode on Lap 1 and while…
