After briefly attempting to study engineering, Oleg was expelled from his Moscow university for spending more time at the racetrack as a junior press officer for the national Lada racing series than in lectures. He began his journalism career at Soviet Sport newspaper, and in 2011 moved to Berlin to work as a freelance Formula 1 reporter. He joined Motorsport.com in 2015 and became a contributor to GP Racing magazine in 2021. In 2024, he moved into a position as Motorsport Network’s International Editor before stepping into the role of Head of Global Editorial Operations. When it’s not race week, he plays squash on Wednesdays and Sundays and enjoys procrastinating with chess, reaching a peak online Elo of 2099.
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Latest articles by Oleg Karpov
Komatsu: "Nobody's satisfied" with Ocon's F1 2025 - but not all his fault
Binotto fears Audi engine performance deficit to F1 rivals in 2026
Inside Audi's Berlin F1 launch
Audi: Hinwil facilities need expansion to fit new F1 simulator
How Audi won the F1 2026 shakedown race
Audi joins demands for FIA to act on 2026 F1 compression ratio furore
Why F1's racing guidelines will never be perfect – and why that is also fine
Hamilton on what keeps him striving for F1 success amid poor form
Hamilton to 'throw phone in the bin' after painful first Ferrari F1 season
The mindset Norris needs for the F1 Abu Dhabi finale
The FIA meets drivers over F1 guidelines: Here’s what they discussed
McLaren to retain equal driver treatment despite Verstappen's looming threat
McLaren reveals findings following the disqualification in Las Vegas
Why F1 drivers should tone it down about 2026
Why there is little reason to rethink Perez’s time at Red Bull
Why Red Bull's 'good problem' F1 driver dilemma is getting worse
Alonso: Being without an F1 win since 2013 "doesn't sound right"
'Don't reinvent F1': Leclerc weighs in on reverse grids, backs V8 push
Why Alonso thinks luck is against him in F1 in 2025
Stella: Piastri's poor Azerbaijan GP common across all F1 greats - even Schumacher
Stella: McLaren must improve F1 pitstop hardware after Azerbaijan GP setback
Stella: No driver would have scored more points in Norris' position in F1 Azerbaijan GP
Did McLaren pit blunder cost Norris two places in F1 Azerbaijan GP?
Explained: Leclerc's frustration amid botched Ferrari F1 driver swap
Piastri laments "too many mistakes" at F1 Azerbaijan GP after early crash
Strategy corner: Shaken-up grid has a perverse effect on F1 Azerbaijan GP
McLaren still sees Verstappen as F1 title threat despite 94-point gap
Why Norris couldn't benefit from Piastri's F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying crash
How the F1 paddock answered questions about sprint races and reverse grids
Why Leclerc is only interested in winning the F1 title with Ferrari
Why promoting Hadjar for F1 2026 would be Red Bull repeating the same mistake
Gasly commits to Alpine until at least the end of F1 2028
How a 1960s points rule could reshape the 2025 F1 title battle
Why Hamilton's F1 Dutch GP infraction caused a penalty for Monza
Where Toyota deal could prove critical for Haas – but not in time for F1 2026 shift
Why Ocon believes Haas F1 team is 'healthier' than Alpine
How 'hooligan' Bearman became Ocon’s favourite F1 team-mate
From "downbeat" to fighting back – can Lawson secure his F1 future?
How an "educated guess" saved Haas from a nightmare F1 2025 season
Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy a WRC car and go shopping with it'
Why Komatsu believes Ocon has put questions about his "not a team player" image to rest
Sainz: Williams needs "big philosophy change" to be competitive everywhere in F1 2026
The 'positives' Tsunoda can take from another point-less F1 weekend
Leclerc defends Hamilton after poor Hungarian GP: "I have no doubt it's a one-off"
Leclerc explains how "undriveable" Ferrari F1 car cost him Hungarian GP win
Why Russell and Antonelli both felt “more confident” in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying
Verstappen claims "nothing works" for Red Bull in tough F1 Hungarian GP qualifying
Komatsu felt sick after Australian GP "bomb", praises Haas' F1 turnaround
Tsunoda: 'Unfair' to compare to Verstappen given different Red Bull F1 car
Alonso’s solution to F1’s spray problem will have race promoters running for the hills
Why Colapinto has struggled for Alpine in F1 2025
The karting record Bearman grabbed has already been reclaimed
Why Gene Haas "gets annoyed" by repeated offers to buy his F1 team
How is Verstappen so close to an F1 race ban?
Tsunoda on older Red Bull car spec in Monaco after Imola F1 crash
Alonso on bad luck with Aston Martin: “It’s what we deserve, probably”
Sauber rookie Bortoleto on his path to F1, being part of a long-term project – and Senna's legacy
Is Racing Bulls "wasting" its potential with strategy errors in F1 2025?
How the prospect of V10s has triggered a complex debate on F1's future
Red Bull considers immediate swap of Lawson and Tsunoda for Japanese GP