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Chiara Bättig: New Addition to British F4 Grid
Chiara Bättig, British F4 Newly signed to the Red Bull Junior Team, the Swiss driver steps up to her first full season in single-seaters after a standout karting career. A three-time Swiss Karting Champion, she claimed the OK Junior title in 2022, 2023 and 2024, dominating the field with eight victories in just 15 outings. Bättig also secured pole position in OK at Campillos this year in the CIK-FIA European Championship. The 15-year-old is currently competing in the Saudi Ar
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Nov 21, 20251 min read


Caio Collet Signs With A. J. Foyt For the 2026 Season
Caio Collet, 2026 IndyCar It has been announced in the past weeks that Caio Collet, vice champion of Indy NXT, will be joining IndyCar in the #4 A. J. Foyt car for the 2026 season. He joins the team replacing David Malukas, who was announced to be joining Team Penske for the next season. Collet’s trajectory in motorsport is consistent and successful since karting days. He debuted in single-seaters in 2017, in the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship, and in the next season, he conqu
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Nov 21, 20252 min read


Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Makes the Jump to FIA Formula 2 with ART
Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, Junior Driver The Thai makes the step up after 2 seasons in FIA Formula 3, where he finished p24 in the Championship standings last season with AIX, where he claimed a single podium in Budapest, as a part of a 1-2 with teammate Nikita Bedrin. In 2025, Inthraphuvasak joined Spanish team Campos Racing, where he took home 3 podiums, all of which were race wins, a single feature race victory at Monza, and two Sprint victories at Silverstone and Budapest.
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Nov 21, 20251 min read


Women In Sport: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back?
F1 Academy series For years women have been under-represented across all sports, from football to formula one. In recent years, we have improved much more, this is with F1 Academy being introduced in 2023, the popularity and audience of women’s football increasing and Formula E’s recent all-female test. Inspiring a whole new generation of females to pursue their passion. But is the way women are being treated and portrayed in sports media not improving at all? The TikTok Awar
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Nov 21, 20253 min read


Formula E’s Answer to Drive to Survive: Formula E: Driver
Andretti, Formula E With the Formula E break coming to an end, with Brazil just a month away, it has been a Formula E drought since the London finale at the end of July. Like a lot of fans, I saw that Formula E had created its own Drive to Survive docuseries, Formula E: Driver , but didn’t delve into it until I was searching for something to fill the electric racing void. Formula E: Driver follows four drivers, Mitch Evans, Dan Ticktum, Antonio Felix de Costa and Jake Denn
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Nov 21, 20253 min read


Driven by Purpose: How Susie Wolff’s New Book Inspires a New Generation in Motorsport
Susie Wolff If there’s one person who’s earned the right to write a book about determination, courage, and breaking barriers, it’s Susie Wolff. The F1 Academy Managing Director—and one of motorsport’s most influential women—has just released her new book, Driven, and it’s exactly what the title promises: a raw, inspiring journey through speed, setbacks, and self-belief.Wolff’s story has always read like a novel. From being one of the few women to reach Formula 1’s inner circl
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Nov 21, 20252 min read


The Future Pipeline: How F1 Academy Is Building the Next Generation of Champions
Chloe Chambers, F1 Academy Every great racer starts somewhere—and for the rising stars of F1 Academy, that somewhere might just be the beginning of history. What started as a series to give young women a fair shot in motorsport has quietly become something bigger: a clear, structured pipeline to Formula 1 itself.In motorsport, the ladder to the top is steep and expensive, often filled with invisible barriers. For decades, women who dreamed of F1 had the talent but not the ac
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Nov 21, 20252 min read


Formula E's All-Women's Test Marks Progress: For Drivers and the Championship Itself
Chloe Chambers, fastest in Valencia test At Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, fourteen of the world’s top female drivers took on Formula E’s latest innovation – the GEN3 Evo. The all-electric championship and the FIA hosted the second-ever All-Women’s Test, granting six hours of uninterrupted track time, double that of last year’s debut session. It was a day that blended performance and purpose. For the drivers, it meant valuable experience in one of motorsports’ most techn
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Nov 8, 20253 min read


Formula E: The 2025/2026 Season Updates
Oliver Rowland, Formula E Champion With testing underway, the 2025/2026 season is finally locked in. With one less team this year, it means we have said farewell to some old favourites but have also said hello to some new faces, so what changes have happened for the upcoming year?Team Principals have had a change, with Ian James now heading Jaguar TCS Racing, replacing the departing James Barclay. Both Lola Yamaha ABT and Cupra Kiro have also had a team principal change, with
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Nov 8, 20252 min read


Remembering Brazil's Racing Hero: The Senna Legacy
Ayrton Senna Remembering Brazil's racing hero, Ayrton Senna. If a discussion was opened up about the world’s greatest driver, the mentioned legendary driver is never not in the conversation. Debuted in Formula 1 in 1984, he spent 10 years racing, creating written history along the way. He secured three world championships: his first in 1988, followed by 2 consecutive championships in 1990 and 1991, all with McLaren. Brazil is one of the most iconic races of the year, the ene
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Nov 8, 20253 min read


WEC Race Formats: Differences and Features
Team Manthey, WEC The World Endurance Championship (WEC) features eight races of varying lengths around the world from 6-hour sprints to the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. 2025 calendar: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of São Paulo 6 Hours of Imola 6 Hours of Fuji 8 Hours of Bahrain 6 Hours of Qatar 6 Hours of Lone Star Le Mans (Austin, USA) 24 Hours of Le Mans Each race brings together different categories of cars: Hypercars (LMH + LMDh): the top class LMGT3: GT cars ba
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Oct 31, 20251 min read


World Endurance Championship: What is it?
Peugeot Sport, WEC “ Discover the World of Endurance Racing” If Formula 1 is a sprint, then the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is a marathon – and a strategic mix of speed, strategy, and teamwork. Since its creation in 2012 , the WEC has become the top international stage for endurance racing, bringing together legendary teams, elite drivers, and cutting-edge technology. But what makes the WEC so special? It’s the only championship where it can last 6 and 8 hours or e
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Oct 31, 20251 min read


Formula E: Designing the Future
Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team As Formula E enters its 12 th season, the championship finds itself in a fascinating new phase-one where aesthetics and innovation go hand in hand. Every car on the grid represents not just engineering brilliance, but also design intent. The new 2025-26 grid reflects this evolution perfectly. From the luminous purples and blues of Porsche’s bold new 99X Electric, to the sleek refinement of Jaguar, Nissan, and Maserati, Formula E teams are usin
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Oct 31, 20253 min read


Mexican Grand Prix: The VSC Controversy
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1 Driver An extremely late Virtual Safety Car at the Mexican Grand Prix has sparked controversy, after dictating the end of the race. But why was it so controversial? Lando Norris dominated this weekend’s Grand Prix, going from Pole position to victory. However, following behind him were extremely tight and close battles the entire way through the race. On lap 70/71 of the race, yellow flags were waved at the final corner of the circuit. Followin
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Oct 31, 20253 min read


BSB Final: The Curtain Falls on the 2025 Season
Kyle Ryde, 2025 BSB Champion The curtain fell on the 2025 season of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at the historic Brands Hatch GP circuit on the weekend of 18-19 October, delivering drama, skill and a definitive end to a hard-fought campaign. Heading into Round 11 (the final weekend), the title was still between two main protagonists: Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) and Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha). Ryde had the upper hand in the standings
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


Amelia Dimoldenberg Partners with Formula 1 in Creation of ‘Passenger Princess’
Amelia Dimoldenberg Chicken Shop Date creator Ameila Dimoldenberg is partnering with Formula 1 to launch a brand new 4-part series called Passenger Princess , featuring Dimoldenberg with different Formula 1 drivers showcasing the fastest institutors there is, teaching her how to drive. Featuring George Russell, Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz, and Oscar Piastri, Dimoldenberg is on a mission to get her driver’s license and learn from the best. This new series is an expansion
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


IndyCar’s Role in Motorsport Green Future
IndyCar Championship Every category in motorsports is known not to be the most environmentally friendly sport, primarily due to its high usage of fossil fuels, significant carbon emissions from cars and the logistics, and the environmental impact of building and maintaining racetracks. All of this creates a substantial carbon footprint, harming the planet in unimaginable ways. In response to that, a lot of categories have started a new initiative and journey to reverse that:
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Oct 27, 20253 min read


Formula E's Season 12 Updates
Formula E Championship The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has confirmed its biggest-ever season for 2025-2026 featuring a record 17 races across 11 cities. They have also made several updates to sporting and financial regulations. The season 12 calendar includes the long-awaited return to Sanya China for the first time since Season 5. Scheduled for June 2026, the Sanya E-Prix joins Shanghai on the calendar, making China a two-race destination and reaffirming the natio
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


Apple TV to Take Over F1 Streaming Rights in America
Scuderia Ferrari, Formula One What Does This Mean for the Future of F1 Streaming? Starting in 2026 , Formula 1 fans in the United States will need to make a major shift in how they watch races. Apple TV has struck a five-year exclusive deal with Formula 1 to take over all U.S. streaming rights, marking the end of the standalone F1 TV app for American users. This means that both the F1 TV Pro and F1 TV Premium tiers will no longer be available to subscribers in the United
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Oct 27, 20253 min read


The Possibilities of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen Winning the 2025 World Championship
Lando Norris, McLaren Formula One Team The 2025 Formula 1 season is reaching its most thrilling phase, and the title race is anything but predictable. With Oscar Piastri leading on 346 points, Lando Norris just 14 points behind, and Max Verstappen only 40 back, the next few races will define who claims motorsport’s most prestigious crown. Lando Norris: The Rising Star on the Verge Lando Norris—one of the brightest talents in modern Formula 1—has shown remarkable growth over t
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Oct 27, 20252 min read
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