Russell “all for” having Verstappen as Mercedes F1 team-mate
Mercedes is currently seeking a replacement for Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton, who will leave the Brackley-based squad at the end of the season to join the Maranello team in 2025.Team boss Toto Wolff has openly admitted that he would want to have Verstappen but his comments drew criticism from Red BullContinue Reading
Line-up announced for More than Equal’s new female driver development programme
The group includes six promising 13-14-year-olds from Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Slovakia and the UK, who will all now follow a technical and tactical coaching and development programme that aims to accelerate at least one of them onto the Grand Prix grid. A further four drivers under the ageContinue Reading
Miller looking for answers to “head-scratcher” KTM MotoGP race pace
KTM endured its worst outing of the 2024 season at Le Mans, with Brad Binder the only rider out of its four-strong contingent to finish inside the top 10 on Sunday.Miller was running a distant 12th when he suffered a fall at Turn 11 on lap 16, bringing an earlyContinue Reading
F1 drivers call for review into “joke” penalty points system
Drivers are handed penalty points in addition to sporting penalties if the stewards deem an incident necessary, with an accumulation of 12 points over a 12-month rolling period resulting in a race ban.Kevin Magnussen’s recent spate of punishments has seen the Haas driver move perilously close to that mark, withContinue Reading
Barnicoat replaces IndyCar-bound Pourchaire at Autopolis Super Formula round
Barnicoat, the reigning IMSA GTD Pro champion, will take over the cockpit of Impul’s #19 Toyota-powered SF19 following last weekend’s news that Pourchaire will join Arrow McLaren in IndyCar.The British driver’s appointment only covers the second round of the 2024 Super Formula season on 17-19 May, with Impul yet toContinue Reading
Stewart-Haas Racing impresses with double top-five at Darlington
It’s been an uphill climb for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) recently, but Sunday at Darlington was a bright spot for both the No. 4 and No. 14 teams.Two of their drivers earned their best results of the 2024 season with Berry finishing third and Briscoe fifth.The podium result was also Berry’s first top-tenContinue Reading
Podcast: MotoGP French GP review
Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin put in a perfect weekend to claim pole, sprint and grand prix wins, the latter coming after absorbing immense late pressure from Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia.Martin is now 38 points clear in the standings and put in the best weekend of his career atContinue Reading
NASCAR to launch in-season bracket tournament for $1 million prize
Something immensely popular in the NBA, NASCAR star Denny Hamlin created his own version of it last year after floating the idea of introducing a mid-season bracket tournament to the stock car racing world.NASCAR has now taken steps to create its own tournament, which will span across five races duringContinue Reading
Keselowski: “This is just another chapter” after first win with RFK
In the nearly three seasons since Keselowski joined Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing as a part-owner and full-time driver, the organization has undergone vast changes evident in everything from facility upgrades to performance on the track.What was still lacking, however, was a win by Keselowski, not just as part of the RFKContinue Reading
Juncos Hollinger Racing reveals special liveries for the Indy 500
Grosjean was nicknamed ‘The Phoenix’ after surviving a horrific fiery crash in what was his final Formula 1 start in the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, escaping with only minor injuries.The Frenchman’s livery for his third 500 reflects the design of the mythological Phoenix. His previous two starts came with Andretti,Continue Reading