Category: News & Stories
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The Paddock Spotlight: Women in Motorsport – January Edition
Formula 1 and many of the other famous motorsport series were not turning wheels in anger in the opening month of the year. But there were still plenty of series that were. Amongst these were the infamous and legendary Dakar, the Asian Le Mans Series and a host of regional single seater and off-road categories.…
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Formula 3 in 2026: Everything You Need to Know
After a compelling 2025 season, the FIA Formula 3 Championship moves into its eighth campaign in 2026 with technical continuity and competitive depth firmly in place. Teams will again run the Dallara F3 2025 chassis on 16-inch Pirelli tyres and 100 percent sustainable fuel, mirroring Formula 1’s broader direction. With a refreshed mix of new…
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A Career In Motorsports: Why Funding Matters More Than Lap Times
Toto Wolff once remarked after the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that “the stopwatch never lies.” Yet while lap times may reveal raw speed, they don’t tell the full story of what it takes to build — and sustain — a career in motorsports. Anyone who has followed racing for long enough, or even…
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F2 Champions 2017-2024: Where Are They Now? Part I
In 2017, the GP2 Series (2005-2016) was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship, paving the way for the modern era of motorsport. Like GP2, Formula 2 continues to serve as a direct feeder series into Formula 1. However, clinching the feeder series title does not guarantee future success, or even a seat, in Formula…
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2026 F1 Regulation Change and a New Concorde Agreement: What’s Changing For F1?
With the 2026 F1 regulation change and a new Concorde Agreement in place, here’s what you need to know before teams begin pre-season testing. The last major engine reset in Formula 1 came in 2014, while the most recent aerodynamic overhaul arrived in 2022. The 2026 season will be the first since 2014 to fundamentally…
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F1 Academy Graduates — Where Are They Now? Part II
From GT Racing to retirement from the sport entirely, we continue our three-part series by exploring the careers of several F1 Academy graduates. In the first part of our three-part series, we explored the careers of Marta Garcia, Amna Al Qubaisi, Nerea Marti, Bianca Bustamante, Maite Cáceres, Carrie Schreiner, and Chloe Grant since closing their…
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GP2 Champions 2005–2016: Where They Are Now and How Their Careers Evolved
GP2 was the final exam. It was not always fair. It was rarely gentle. But for a decade, it was the clearest translation layer between junior racing and Formula 1. Its grid mixed prodigies, late bloomers, and survivors. Its weekends punished weak tyres and weak minds. It also created a strange truth. Winning GP2 did…
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F1 Academy Graduates – Where Are They Now? Part I
F1 Academy recently wrapped up its third season. Now, with a few years under its belt, F1 Academy already has a number of graduates. Each of them have gone off to further their motorsport careers in a number of different arenas. So who are these drivers, where are they now and what are they doing?…
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F1 News Roundup 13th December – Marko exit, FIA continuity and the 2026 framework
Formula 1 is in the off-season, but the paddock is not resting. This week delivered real movement: power structures locked in, driver identities shifted, and the 2026 era tightened its grip. Here is what mattered and what it means. Helmut Marko exits: Red Bull’s identity reset begins Red Bull does not do quiet endings. Helmut…
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How McLaren (Almost) Undermined Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s First Genuine F1 Title Fight
The 2025 F1 title fight is settled: Lando Norris crossed the line in Abu Dhabi to become the 35th driver crowned World Champion. Yet the question lingers — how different might the story of the F1 title fight have been without McLaren’s infamous Papaya Rules? Heading into the season finale, three drivers — the F1…