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The other important numbers national motorsport must consider

The National section of Autosport magazine's 7 December issue contained plenty of numbers. These were all related to grid sizes, but they are not the only figures that are important when it comes to assessing the health of club motorsport.

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FIA details tighter rules on F1 right of review requests

As revealed by Autosport last month, in effect, the governing body wants teams to think twice about pursuing reviews by reducing the window available to submit a request and introducing a fee.

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Dall’Igna: Martin “deserves” factory Ducati MotoGP team promotion

Martin fought Francesco Bagnaia all the way to the final race of the 2023 season on his Pramac Ducati, but ended up 39 points short after a crash in the Valencia Grand Prix handed the title to the ltalian.

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WEC drivers "sad" to see the demise of prototype-like GTE cars

Last month's Bahrain 8 Hours marked the final competitive outing for GTE machinery following the decision by FIA and ACO to drop the corresponding class from WEC and the European Le Mans Series next year.

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The most important race you’ve never heard of that launched GT racing's boom age

The ragbag of GT cars that took to the Circuit Paul Ricard for a couple of hastily-organised races in August 1993 hardly captured the world’s imagination. Autosport made no mention of it in its pages, and for good reason. The grid lacked quantity and quality, and there were no star-name…

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New team joins BTCC with Cupras as Hard folds

Restart Racing has acquired two of Team Hard’s Cupra Leons – the new-for-2023 chassis used this year by Bobby Thompson and Dan Lloyd – and will step up from the TCR UK championship with 2022 title winner Chris Smiley.

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DHL remains involved with Jamie Chadwick despite Andretti split

When Chadwick, a three-time W-Series champion, was announced last December for a maiden campaign in Indy NXT with Andretti Global (then Andretti Autosport), DHL came on board as the primary sponsor to support the effort. The press release at the time read that supporting her “is a natural progression that…

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Magazine: 116-page 2023 F1 season review

The domination by Max Verstappen and Red Bull means 2023 is unlikely to make anyone’s list of greatest F1 years, but there was plenty of incredible record-breaking, unpredictable battles and off-track intrigue that is worth looking back on before we head into Christmas. In this bumper special, we talk to…

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Why Pedro Acosta is shaping up to be the rookie MotoGP needs

It’s a cold, frosty Saturday in December and, frankly, being in Liverpool first thing in the morning is not something that one is easily enthused by. The 2023 MotoGP season finished just a few days earlier but world champions galore have descended on the English city for the FIM Awards.…

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Is Kristoffersson the greatest electric racer of all time?

“I don’t know,” responds a modest Johan Kristoffersson when posed the question by Autosport prior to clinching his second Extreme E finale in Chile. “I just try to do the best that I can within the races that I do. But it is, of course, nice to be able to…

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Alpine "convinced" 2026 F1 chassis rules will negate any potential engine power losses

When the 2026-30 engine specification was being devised, both Audi and Porsche seemed ready to commit to the series. This increased the emphasis on sustainability and road relevancy.

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Ilott in WEC switch with Jota and Porsche for 2024

The former Alfa Romeo Formula 1 reserve driver will race the British squad’s #12 Porsche 963 LMDh along with team regular Will Stevens and Norman Nato. Ilott and Nato were announced on Monday by Jota for #12 in its expanded two-car Hypercar squad along with Phil Hanson, who will race…

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The big dilemma facing Valentino Rossi's MotoGP team in 2024

At the end of 2022, due to the economic instability that the RNF team was displaying, Yamaha did not renew its contract with Razlan Razali's squad, a circumstance that left the Iwata-based manufacturer with only two M1s on the 2023 grid. If we take into account the testimony of all…

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Sainz: Singapore F1 win proves Ferrari can deliver under pressure

On an off-kilter weekend for the otherwise dominant Red Bull squad, Sainz and Ferrari capitalised by nailing every session, resulting in a key pole position on the twisty street layout, less than a tenth ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and team-mate Charles Leclerc. He then converted that into a win with a…

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Autosport Podcast: MotoGP 2023 season review

The MotoGP season ushered in a new look in 2023 as the championship introduced shorter sprint races to its weekend schedule at all events.

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How club racing proved resilient in 2023

Stubbornly high inflation, a squeeze on incomes and weak economic growth. The UK’s financial situation during 2023 does not exactly sound like the ideal conditions for motorsport to thrive. And yet, there have been encouraging signs of resilience in the club racing world, with some impressive entries over the past…

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Miller ‘happy to prove doubters wrong’ after first KTM MotoGP season

The four-time grand prix winner signed a two-year deal to join KTM’s factory squad for 2023, after he was moved aside from the works Ducati team for Enea Bastianini at the end of last year.The Australian only managed one grand prix podium and 11th in the standings, but stresses there…

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How being a target for young drivers spurred Mikkelsen back to WRC

It is fair to say Andreas Mikkelsen has been knocking on the door for a return to the World Rally Championship ever since falling out of the top tier in 2019. These knocks have become increasingly louder after winning two WRC2 titles and a European Rally Championship, but still the…

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Wittmann calls for “equal conditions” in BMW’s DTM camp after 2023 frustrations

Wittmann recorded his worst-ever campaign in his 11-year stint in the DTM, with the German driver ending up a distant 13th in the championship with just 91 points in his tally.

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2024 Formula 2 and 3 grid: Who is driving for each team?

Theo Pourchaire won the 2023 F2 Championship, but he will not return to the series in 2024 as he evaluates a switch to Japan's Super Formula series and continues to be Sauber F1’s reserve driver.

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Marc Marquez “will accept the criticism” if Ducati MotoGP move backfires

In one of the biggest rider market shocks in years, eight-time world champion Marquez elected to quit Honda after 11 seasons and six MotoGP world titles to join the satellite Gresini Ducati squad for 2024.

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The McLaren secrets revealed in a 60th birthday celebration

McLaren’s impressive development across the 2023 Formula 1 season was a timely boost as the legendary team marked its 60th birthday. It’s not taken a title since 2008, but McLaren is still second on two of the most important F1 metrics: grand prix wins and drivers’ titles.

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Marko: Tension and money prevent Hamilton/Verstappen F1 driver line-up

Speculation about such a move erupted at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when it emerged that earlier this year Hamilton’s father Anthony had suggested in a conversation with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner that he touch base with the seven-time champion.

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Wayne Taylor Racing will be “stronger” with second GTP car in IMSA 2024

Having joined forces with Andretti Global at the beginning of the year, the Indianapolis-based team will expand to a second Acura ARX-06 in IMSA’s class in 2024, effectively taking over the entry of the departing Meyer Shank Racing outfit.

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How to be an ace engineer: Engine designer John Judd

To most people, the scenario facing John Judd in 1988 would be a fitting dictionary definition of stress.

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