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Williams Formula One team principal James Vowles has signed a long-term contract extension with the team. Vowles joined Williams Racing in 2023, becoming the Grove-based outfit’s third team principal ever. He made the switch after two decades at Mercedes, having started at the team in 2001 when it was known as British American Racing. Vowles has overseen a dramatic overhaul at Williams, which has included attracting a major title partner in Atlassian.

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Mariani ‘did not expect it would end so abruptly’Her department will now be split across two divisionsThe International Automobile Federation (FIA) has sacked Sara Mariani as its head of sustainability, diversity and inclusion. Mariani’s role was made redundant after the FIA carried out an internal restructure that split her responsibilities across two separate divisions. BBC Sport has reported that her email now sends an out of office response. ‘It is, sadly, time to say goodbye,’ the email read.

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Luca de Meo, the man credited with saving the Renault brand, has quit as chief executive of the French automotive manufacturer. De Meo departs for the luxury goods industry as the new boss of Kering, which counts Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent among its subsidiaries. Both his departure and destination can be considered somewhat of a surprise for the self-confessed car enthusiast. He leaves behind the ‘Renaulution’, the title he gave to the strategy that would transform the fortunes of Renault Group.

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Penultimate race on Prime Video drew youngest Cup audience since 2017F1 averaging 1.4m viewers through ten races, the best figure at this mark on recordIndyCar exceeds 1m viewers for three straight races for only third time since 2016Nascar’s first points-paying Cup Series race outside of the US in the modern era averaged 2.1 million viewers on Amazon Prime Video.

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Poncharal confirms other parties are interested and deal could be done by end of 2025KTM set to stick with Tech3 for 2026Günther Steiner is in talks with the Tech3 MotoGP outfit, which could see the former Haas Formula One team principal become a shareholder or even buy the team outrightSteiner has already attended two MotoGP races this season and Tech3 team boss Hervé Poncharal has now confirmed that discussions have taken place.