The host track of NASCAR’s finale changed often in its early years. It really wasn’t until the 1970s when the series began to see some sort of consistency, with Ontario Speedway hosting the final race from 1974 to 1980, and then Riverside International Raceway until 1986. From 1987 through theContinue Reading
RB Formula 1 team principal Lauren Mekies has said the team has collectively taken responsibility for failing to make Daniel Ricciardo’s final stint at the squad a success.Last summer Ricciardo was given a second chance by Red Bull as an experienced back-up option to potentially replace Sergio Perez at theContinue Reading
Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill and cheer. But there is precious little of that festive spirit in certain quarters of the national racing community at present following the launch of two new UK series set to feature TCR cars and the subsequent response from TCR creatorContinue Reading
Maverick Vinales has revealed he asked Aprilia to introduce only incremental updates to its MotoGP contender in 2024 instead of instigating a major overhaul.The Noale-based brand debuted a heavily-revised version of the RS-GP at the start of the year with an increased focus on aerodynamics as it set about closingContinue Reading
Kevin Turner sits with Gary Watkins and Haydn Cobb to review the 2024 World Endurance Championship season.In the studio, the trio discuss whether 2024 was the year the “Golden Age” of sportscars truly arrived as Toyota was joined in the winner’s circle by Ferrari and Porsche, and how the GermanContinue Reading
Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel believes that the spectacular 2024 season ranks as “probably the best” in the championship’s history.With a title battle that went down to the wire, 18 different race winners and, for the first time in history, all teams taking at least one victory, it is veryContinue Reading
Kalle Rovanpera will kick off the 2025 season by making his 24 hour endurance racing debut in the Dubai 24 Hours ahead of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo.The two-time WRC champion will drive a Porsche 911 GT3 R for the Proton Huber Competition squad alongside fellow FinnsContinue Reading
The second season of the Prototype Winter Series will feature LMP3 entries split across the outgoing second-generation LMP3 cars and first-generation cars will be included in a Gen 1 class.The four-round campaign will contain two 50-minute races per Prototype Winter Series weekend. There are mandatory pitstops, with the length ofContinue Reading
In the wake of last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, where drivers suffered in the heat and humidity, the FIA responded with the introduction of new rules to improve cockpit cooling.The first step happened this year with teams allowed to add another opening on top of the chassis, so that onContinue Reading
It was announced earlier this month that Zandvoort would hold its final Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix in 2026.With the current calendar seeming to be fixed at 24 races per year, this leaves a space for another track to host a GP in only a couple of years’ time.Will weContinue Reading