Ocon lambasts Alpine F1 driver switch which may “ruin” Doohan’s career

Former Alpine racer Esteban Ocon has hit out at the team after it demoted Jack Doohan back to a reserve driver role just six grands prix into the 2025 Formula 1 season.
Alpine promoted Doohan to a race seat at the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year, with Ocon giving up on his drive in order to be allowed to take part in the post-season test with his new team, Haas.
Doohan had been …Keep reading

Horner: Verstappen’s focus has to be on F1 after Nurburgring test

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen is free to let off steam in other motorsport series, but reaffirmed that the Dutchman’s “focus has to be” on Formula 1 following a secret test at the Nurburgring last week.
Verstappen drove Emil Frey Racing’s Ferrari 296 GT3 car during a test at Nurburgring’s Nordschleife at an official Nurburgring Endurance Series test, and …Keep reading

F1 Imola GP: Piastri fastest from Norris in FP1, Bortoleto crashes

Oscar Piastri has pipped McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by 0.032s in the first free practice session for F1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, which was red flagged for a late crash by Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.
At the historic Italian track outside Bologna, which is set to host its last F1 race for the time being, Piastri and Norris led an extremely tight session while most teams trialled …Keep reading

“When he arrived, the SF-25 was already defined” – Vasseur defends Ferrari F1 technical director

“It’s basically the same as it’s been for three years,” Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said of Ferrari’s engineering setup while facing questions from the media ahead of the 2025 Imola GP. “We’ve made some mistakes with the car, but we know where to improve.” The line of questioning directed at Vasseur is not new in motorsport, nor at Ferrari’s Maranello HQ. If a car …Keep reading

Red Bull plots McLaren challenge with new F1 Imola GP updates

Red Bull’s endeavours to chase after Formula 1 championship leader McLaren have continued as the team has introduced a new sidepod package for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
In Miami, the RB21 was equipped with a revised floor, and this is to be paired with a reshaped set of sidepods in Imola; the team has taken a different approach to its inlet arrangement, bringing it slightly more in line …Keep reading

Autosport Retro: My favourite F1 season – Karun Chandhok’s 1997

On Episode 1, we have former F1 driver, turned historic racer and broadcaster, Karun Chandhok and his favourite season – 1997.
It was a season likely to be most remembered with one of F1’s most intense rivalries as Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher went head to head with Williams’ Jacques Villeneuve.
The season-defining crash at Jerez and the incredible triple tie in qualifying is mentioned, as …Keep reading
ETRC: Misano plays host to 2025 season-opener

ETRC: Misano plays host to 2025 season-opener

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All eyes will be on the title battle between six-time champions Norbert Kiss and Jochen Hahn. Both enter the season level on European titles, with the opportunity to become the first-ever seven-time ETRC champion by year’s end. Kiss has dominated recent campaigns, while Hahn’s consistency remains a force to be reckoned with.

After a strong 2024 season in the Chrome class, José Eduardo Rodrigues steps up to Titan, having claimed two overall wins last year. The Portuguese driver is expected to be a key challenger in the title fight.

René Reinert returns to the grid, driving Kiss’s title-winning truck, adding further depth to the Titan field.

Ruppert Motorsport joins the championship for a full-season debut. Several other teams are also committing to full campaigns, including Bradley Smith with Don’t Touch Racing and Stefan Kursch with Team Kursch Kurscheid. In Chrome, Johnathan André returns as a race-by-race entry at Misano in the #66 MAN for Lion Truck Racing.

Misano’s four-kilometre-long technical layout, featuring 12 turns, along with passionate fans that traditionally attend the Italian Goodyear FIA ETRC round provide a fitting venue to open the season, with four races scheduled across Saturday and Sunday. All qualifying and race aciton will be streamed live via the official Goodyear FIA ETRC YouTube channel.

Race Weekend Schedule

Saturday 17 May 2025
12:20 – Qualifying
14:55 – Race 1
17:25 – Race 2

Sunday 18 May 2025
10:45 – Qualifying
13:35 – Race 3
16:20 – Race 4

Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship

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Verstappen fears Red Bull won’t close McLaren gap soon

Max Verstappen says it is unrealistic to expect Red Bull to close its race pace deficit with McLaren in the short-term despite a range of upgrades coming to the 2025 Formula 1 car.
Verstappen finished 40 seconds behind McLaren’s race winner Oscar Piastri at the most recent Miami Grand Prix, having beaten both McLarens to pole but then slumped back in the race as the Woking team’s superior race …Keep reading

Why Haas F1 drivers aren’t allowed to copy Verstappen

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen provoked rampant intrigue in the motorsport community last weekend when he drove a Ferrari – of all things – in a test at the Nurburgring Norschleife. Now, Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu says his team’s driver’s won’t be following the Red Bull racer’s example.
Verstappen took advantage of the gap between the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and this …Keep reading