Sebastian Montoya joins Red Bull’s Junior Team

The son of seven-time Formula 1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya was previously a Red Bull athlete, but has now become a full member of the academy.
Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko said in a recent interview with Auto Motor und Sport that Montoya would be making the step up to FIA Formula 3, but his racing seat for this season is yet to be announced.
He is set to take part in the Formula …Keep reading

F1 should encourage and not spurn new teams, says FIA president

Amid a developing political battle over the plans by Andretti Global to enter F1 with the General Motors-backed Cadillac name, Sulayem has been a lone voice so far in publicly supporting the team’s ambitions.
F1’s commercial rights holders, FOM, plus the majority of teams on the grid, are sceptical about the added value an Andretti-Cadillac project could bring to the sport, and some squads …Keep reading

Your 10 greatest motorsport moments

They are a little surprising, with three different categories represented in the top three, perhaps underlining the fact that the show in Birmingham is not F1-focused. While all these moments are undoubtedly memorable, the order is not what we expected and the impact of Hollywood’s Le Mans ’66 is apparent. It would be interesting to see how the list might change if the exercise was repeated in …Keep reading

FIA should not be a ‘platform for private personal agenda’, says president

Last month, the FIA updated its International Sporting Code to prohibit drivers in all its championships from making “political, religious or personal” statements or comments that go against the neutrality outlined in its statutes unless they have permission. 
In recent years, a number of F1 drivers have used their platforms to speak up about important issues such as LGBTQ+ rights …Keep reading