Historic double for DS Penske
Max Gunther took pole position and went on to win a smart race, while Jean-Eric Vergne started 10th and finished second. DS Penske couldn’t have hoped for a better result in the first race of the Formula E weekend in Shanghai. After his grand slam (pole position, victory and fastest lapContinue Reading
F1 Spanish GP: Piastri heads in FP3 as McLaren shows the way
Oscar Piastri handed McLaren a clean sweep of F1 Spanish Grand Prix practice by comfortably topping FP3 in Barcelona.Saturday’s final practice session got off to a sluggish start, with little meaningful running early on in the searing midday heat.Carlos Sainz drew applause from his Spanish fans as he led theContinue Reading
Verstappen’s new race options: What he can do with his FIA platinum race licence?
It’s no secret that Max Verstappen dreams of competing in the Le Mans 24 Hours. And now, after his GT3 test with Emil Frey Racing at the Nurburgring Nordschleife – where he drove under the pseudonym Franz Hermann – there is growing speculation that the Nurburgring 24 Hours is alsoContinue Reading
Why F1 flexi-wing changes failed to make an instant impact at Spanish GP
“It clearly slowed McLaren down a lot,” said Mercedes’ George Russell, voice freighted with sarcasm. “So, yeah, good news.” Ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix the issue of aero-elasticity had acquired so much momentum that it was virtually the only show in town. To look out on the panoramic vista ofContinue Reading
Rajah Caruth wins NASCAR Truck race at Nashville in tense finish
Rajah Caruth has earned his first victory of the 2025 season and just the second of his career, fending off both Corey Heim and Layne Riggs in the closing laps at Nashville.Driving the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, Caruth grabbed the lead on pit road at the end of theContinue Reading
Time to worry: Playoff hopes are slipping away for these NASCAR Cup drivers
13 races down, 13 races to go in the regular season for the NASCAR Cup Series. At the halfway point, there have been eight different winners with Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing [JGR] taking the lion’s share of victories.Those fortunate eight are William Byron [Hendrick], Kyle Larson [Hendrick], Christopher BellContinue Reading
Tsunoda has “no idea why I’m slow” after F1 Spanish GP practice
Yuki Tsunoda admitted to befuddlement over his lack of pace after Formula 1’s opening practice sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix – revealing he “doesn’t have any idea why I’m slow”. The Red Bull driver believed that, although his two Friday sessions were “smooth” and without any obvious issues, the ultimateContinue Reading
How Briatore captured the room with bizarre F1 Spanish GP press conference performance
Following the resignation of Oliver Oakes, Flavio Briatore has taken on the duties of team principal at Alpine – despite not holding the official title.Briatore had already been wielding significant influence behind the scenes as an advisor, but now he has also become the French-owned team’s public face once again.Continue Reading
Ogier adds Acropolis to 2025 WRC schedule
Sebastien Ogier has been included on a 12-car Rally1 entry list for the Acropolis Rally Greece round of the World Rally Championship next month.The eight-time world champion has been confirmed on the entry list for the gravel rally (26-29 June) that will mark the Toyota driver’s fifth start of aContinue Reading
New Alpine F1 boss will be appointed soon, says Briatore
The Alpine Formula 1 squad appears a little closer to appointing a full-time team principal to replace Oliver Oakes, who departed unexpectedly and with immediate effect at the beginning of May.Oakes, recruited from his Hitech GP operation last summer by Briatore, resigned less than a week after his brother William,Continue Reading