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A pair of Hills among the highlights of Adelaide Motorsport Festival

Last weekend’s Adelaide Motorsport Festival drew a record crowd to the city’s parklands as tens of thousands of petrol heads fuelled the prelude to the Formula 1 season opener with a celebration of the very best of Australia’s motorsport scene.

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Ducati gave an updated engine to three of its MotoGP riders at the Thai GP

Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Di Giannantonio all raced with a different engine compared to Ducati’s other MotoGP riders at the 2025 season-opener in Thailand, Autosport has learned.

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Autosport to launch newsletter with technical focus

Fans of technical developments and analysis from the world of motorsport can get the latest updates dropped directly into their inboxes with the launch of Autosport's Tech Tuesday newsletter.

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Why the V12 of the Aston Martin Valkyrie leaves fans striving for more

Whenever I’m at a race for Autosport, the World Endurance Championship or whatever, I like to venture out on track to get a feel of what the cars are doing.

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Exclusive: Why the FIA has closed formation lap and damaged car loopholes for F1 2025

The FIA has made a raft of changes to Formula 1’s sporting rules for the 2025 season, with two loopholes concerning formation laps and damaged cars the most notable alterations.

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Why this is the most extraordinary version of Marc Marquez in MotoGP

Marc Marquez’s dominant performance in Buriram, combined with the Spaniard's ability to extract his potential as a rider and that of his Ducati, has led those around him to describe the current version of the #93 as the most extraordinary and the most reliable ever.

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Exclusive: F1 stewards panels set to expand at six races in 2025

Formula 1 stewards’ panels will expand from three to four officials at six events deemed high workload by the FIA, including the 2025 season opener in Australia, Autosport can reveal.

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F1 plans to start 2026 testing in Barcelona in January

Formula 1 teams will have more time to test their new cars for the 2026 rules overhaul, with the first test scheduled for late January in Barcelona, Autosport has learned.

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Reigning MotoGP champion Martin will miss Thailand GP due to new injury

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will sit out this week’s Thailand Grand Prix after suffering a fracture during training.

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Analysis: Aston Martin's unrepresentative AMR25 renders and Haas' VF-25 details

Aston Martin used to be pretty reliable when it came to launching new cars. When it unveiled its 2022 machine, one of the first cars to court the public's gaze since ground effect-style aerodynamics were reintroduced, the Silverstone squad let it be known that it was unveiling a 'proper' car…

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From banter to business: The changing role of social media in motorsports

In years gone by, following one’s favourite team on Twitter largely amounted to enjoying the gentle joshing with pitlane rivals.

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Exclusive: F1 drivers can opt not to wear FIA-approved cooling vests, but mandatory from 2026

The new wearable-tech shirts designed to keep drivers cool in races in extreme heat will be optional for competitors in the 2025 Formula 1 season, Autosport understands.

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Every F1 team’s seven minutes at F175 ranked

Attendance at Formula 1’s glitzy season launch was mandatory for the teams. Some came willingly, others less so.

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What Doohan's blunt response to Colapinto replacement rumours revealed about Alpine's driver situation

Alpine driver Jack Doohan has issued a firm riposte to questions about his long-term Formula 1 future after Franco Colapinto joined the team as a reserve driver over the off-season – pointing out he was in the Argentine’s exact position a year ago.

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Could Russell’s row with Verstappen spill over into F1 2025?

George Russell's extraordinary row with Max Verstappen across the final two grands prix of the 2024 Formula 1 season was as explosive as it was unprecedented.

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Getting to know you – Maaden putting its name out there with Aston Martin deal

Speaking to Autosport on Friday evening, Maaden CEO Bob Wilt asks for an honest answer to his own question – had this writer heard of the company before it linked up with Aston Martin last year?

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Can 2025 be Piastri's year to win the F1 title?

Somewhere near the end of Oscar Piastri’s press conference last week when McLaren launched its Formula 1 car for 2025, the Australian answered a question that nobody was asking.

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Goodbye 20,000-cell Excel spreadsheet: How Williams’ new F1 car build system works

It was a moment that caused jaws to drop aplenty in the 2024 Formula 1 season: Williams team boss James Vowles revealing he’d discovered his then still-fairly-new squad was using a single, gigantic, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to itemise its entire car build package.

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Analysis: Williams may be focused on 2026, but FW47 shows hints of team's regeneration under Vowles

Thankfully, the mooted Valentines' Day special livery that enrobed the Williams FW47 was none too garish, once the car was revealed during its Silverstone shakedown on Friday. The dark blue screenfade effect was actually quite cool, almost like a gateway into a badly damaged '90s CRT screen - with the…

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The next phase in Alpine’s F1 recovery

If you had told any Formula 1 fan at the start of 2024 that by the end of the season Alpine would have a double podium and finish sixth in the constructors’ championship, you would probably have been met by some very confused looks.

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Autosport National newsletter and podcast launched

A new weekly Autosport National newsletter and podcast is being launched to provide a dedicated spotlight on the diverse range of motorsport held in the UK.

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Mazda BTCC Super Tourer from 1993 to race in the UK for first time in 30 years

A one-time British Touring Car Championship pole sitting Mazda Xedos 6 will make its first UK racing appearance for more than 30 years at Brands Hatch this summer.

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Ducati opts for 2024 engine for all six MotoGP bikes

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has revealed that all six of its MotoGP bikes will be equipped with last year’s engine.

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Russell and Bearman star in latest Autosport magazine

New Mercedes team leader George Russell is the cover star for the second Autosport monthly magazine, out today (13 February).

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