Motor Sports

12/3/2024 |  A 12th F1 team after Cadillac? Why not, says FIA president (Reuters Sports)

• Formula One has provision for 12 in the rules
• GM agreed deal to enter F1 with Cadillac in 2026
• Eleventh team is "win for everyone", FIA president says

DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Formula One could expand to 12 teams now that General Motors' brand Cadillac has been accepted as the 11th from 2026, according to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

12/3/2024 |  F1 enjoying surge of support in Middle East, Nielsen data shows (Reuters Sports)

• Data shows growth of female support for F1
• Those aged 16-24 the fastest growing group globally
• F1 interest surging in Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Formula One is enjoying a surge of support in the Middle East with younger female fans the fastest growing demographic globally, according to data published by Nielsen Sports on Tuesday.

12/2/2024 |  F1 driver Esteban Ocon released by Alpine, Doohan to drive at final GP of the season (Associated Press (AP)) PARIS (AP) — F1 team Alpine confirmed Monday that French driver Esteban Ocon has been released ahead of the final Grand Prix of the season and that Jack Doohan will make his debut in Abu Dhabi.
The team said in a statement that the lineup change will allow Ocon to take part in post-season tests with his new team Haas. 

12/2/2024 |  Formula 1 star Sergio Perez expected to leave Red Bull (United Press International (UPI)) Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Mexican Formula 1 star Sergio Perez, one of the top drivers in the sport over the last five years, is expected to part with Oracle Red Bull Racing at the end of this season.

11/27/2024 |  F1 great Ayrton Senna’s high-octane life in focus of new Netflix series about racing champion (Associated Press (AP)) SAO PAULO (AP) — Thirty years after his death in a high-speed crash viewed by millions around the world, Formula One champion Ayrton Senna’s high-octane life is also about to play out in front of a global audience.
The legendary Brazilian driver — who was killed when his car hit a concrete wall at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 — is the subject of a six-episode Netflix series that debuts on Nov. 29 and follows him from his early go-kart days to that fatal Sunday afternoon at the Imola track in Italy.