Latest articles by Giacomo Rauli
Former Renault F1 boss set to become Hyundai WRC team principal
Former Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul is set to be announced as Hyundai Motorsport’s new team principal of its World Rally Championship and touring car programmes.
Grosjean joins Lamborghini's ranks ahead of 2024 LMDh drive
Romain Grosjean will race Lamborghini’s new LMDh prototype from 2024.
Lappi favourite to land 2023 Hyundai WRC drive
Esapekka Lappi appears set to join Hyundai’s World Rally Championship squad as replacement for Ott Tanak for 2023.
Binotto feels ‘pessimistic’ over budget cap results delay, wants FIA clarity
Ferrari Formula 1 boss Mattia Binotto wants clarity from the FIA over the reasons for delaying the 2021 budget cap results, but admits he feels “pessimistic.”
Renault joins Ferrari in rejecting 2022 F1 engine freeze plan
Renault has joined Ferrari in saying it will not back any move for a Formula 1 engine freeze from the start of 2022
Ferrari "firmly against" F1 engine freeze for 2022
Ferrari has made clear it is "firmly against" the idea of a Formula 1 engine freeze from the start of 2022, despite Red Bull pushing for the plan
Ferrari dismisses talk of Leclerc and Vettel F1 cars not being identical
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto has rubbished any talk that Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc are not getting equal machinery
Leclerc angry over gaps mix-up that contributes to F1 Russian GP Q2 exit
Charles Leclerc felt "angry" after a mix-up over gaps to other cars on-track ended in him being knocked out in the second stage of Russian Grand Prix qualifying
Ferrari F1 team "in the middle of a storm" but not in "crisis" - Binotto
Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto admits his team is "in the middle of a storm" right now with its recent struggles, but denies it is in crisis
Ferrari: Current F1 car struggles at Spa caused by track characteristics
Ferrari Formula 1 boss Mattia Binotto suspects his team's struggles at the Belgian Grand Prix are a one-off caused by track characteristics
Ferrari F1 boss Binotto "surprised" by suggestions of Vettel tension
Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto has denied there is any added tension in the team's relationship with Sebastian Vettel, feeling "quite surprised" by the suggestion
Binotto: Vettel spin hurt 70th Anniversary GP race more than Ferrari’s strategy
Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto says Sebastian Vettel's first-lap spin hurt his race more than the team's strategy calls, despite confusion from the German driver at Silverstone
Vettel "going up against a wall" to find Ferrari F1 pace at Silverstone
Sebastian Vettel feels like he is "going up against a wall" in trying to work out how to get more speed from his Ferrari in Formula 1's 70th Anniversary GP
Leclerc: Eighth in F1 Anniversary GP qualifying "realistic picture" for Ferrari
Charles Leclerc says his eighth place in qualifying for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix is a more realistic indication of how fast Ferrari is right now
Ogier set to stay in WRC in 2021 with Toyota
Sebastien Ogier is poised to stay in the World Rally Championship in 2021, with a new deal with current employer Toyota close to being signed
WRC changes starting order rules for season return on shortened Rally Estonia
The World Rally Championship has revised the starting order rules for the series' return to action on the gravel of Estonia in September
Ousted Toyota WRC driver Meeke could be thrown career lifeline by Pirelli
Ex-World Rally Championship driver Kris Meeke could be handed a career lifeline as Pirelli's tyre tester ahead of the marque's return to the series in 2021
WRC News: Toyota decides against introducing GR Yaris for 2021
Toyota has decided against the introduction of its GR Yaris in the 2021 World Rally Championship, opting instead to continue using its current model
Wales Rally GB becomes latest WRC cancellation as Neuville crash halts Hyundai test
Fresh doubts have been cast over the viability of this season's World Rally Championship following confirmation Wales Rally GB won't take place for the first time in over 40 years
WRC targets return to key markets United States and China
Outgoing World Rally Championship chief Oliver Ciesla believes his series must return to key markets in the United States and China if it is to attract more manufacturer participation in the future
WRC News: WRC will wait until "last minute" to cancel more rallies
The World Rally Championship has pledged to wait until the last minute before cancelling any of its remaining rallies and remains confident of hosting at least four more events before the end of the year
WRC News: New Zealand and Japan rallies set to be axed as a result of pandemic
The returning World Rally Championship rounds in New Zealand and Japan are set to be axed from the 2020 schedule due to economic and logistical hurdles, Autosport has learned
MotoGP Austin: Lorenzo had 'strange mistakes' before Honda failure
Jorge Lorenzo says he was making "strange mistakes" in the opening stages of MotoGP's Grand Prix of the Americas before his Honda bike failed
Monza 'urgently' needs €60million for 100th anniversary renovation
The Automobile Club d'Italia president says Monza "urgently" needs €60million for the renovation work it wants completed for its 100th anniversary and to secure its Formula 1 future
Driver involved in Nicky Hayden's fatal crash sentenced
The driver involved in 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden's fatal cycling collision last year has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence
Valentino Rossi denies move for Maverick Vinales's crew chief
Valentino Rossi has denied reports linking him with a move for his Yamaha MotoGP team-mate Maverick Vinales's crew chief Ramon Forcada
Ducati won't repeat 'extraordinary' contracts for MotoGP riders
Ducati will not offer its MotoGP riders a repeat of the "extraordinary" contract that helped it lure Jorge Lorenzo from Yamaha, says CEO Claudio Domenicali
Ferrari making changes after 'ugly' F1 weekend in Malaysia
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says changes are being made to the Formula 1 team to combat the "ugly" reliability problems that marred its Malaysian Grand Prix
MotoGP rider Rossi needs '30 to 40 days' to rest after leg break
Valentino Rossi will need to rest for "30 to 40 days" according to the doctor that operated on the MotoGP rider's broken leg in the early hours of Friday morning