IndyCar sees 50% viewership drop on FOX after going head to head with NASCAR
Every IndyCar race will be featured on the primary FOX network this year and with heavy promotion, the series opened its new season with 1.417 million viewers for St. Petersburg. This was an impressive 45% jump from the previous year on NBC.Unfortunately, that momentum did not carry over into Thermal,Continue Reading
Ryan Vargas reveals his future NASCAR plans
24-year-old Ryan Vargas has 71 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series but in recent years, he’s been branching out beyond the second-tier division of the sport. In 2023, he ran seven Truck Series races, scoring a top-ten finish in just his second start. Last year, he ran the full EuroNASCAR scheduleContinue Reading
WRC drivers’ stage end silence spoke volumes, but what happens now?
The stage end silence by World Rally Championship drivers in response to the FIA’s clampdown on “inappropriate language” sent an “important message” and it appears a meeting this week could help find a solution. Last weekend at Safari Rally Kenya, drivers and co-drivers represented a united front following the FIA’s decisionContinue Reading
Formula E champion Wehrlein to make Le Mans 24 Hours debut with Porsche
The reigning Formula E world champion Pascal Wehrlein has filled the vacant seat in the third factory Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar entry for the Le Mans 24 Hours in June. The German, who is in his fifth season of Formula E with Porsche, will contest the double-points round of the WorldContinue Reading
Where Mercedes is missing out to “a smidge quicker” McLaren in F1 2025
The 2025 Formula 1 supertimes make for interesting reading so far and, despite a relatively small sample size, Mercedes pips Red Bull to have the second-fastest car – 0.345% short of McLaren. Red Bull (or rather, Max Verstappen) is just another 0.008% behind.It’s been an encouraging start to 2025 for Mercedes, asContinue Reading
‘Driver Agent’ sees Formula E and Google Cloud work together to bring data to all drivers
Formula E and Google Cloud have furthered their AI collaboration to develop an accessible technology, allowing more race drivers to utilise performance analytics.The Driver Agent is aimed at levelling the playing field to grant access to advanced AI data – including lap times, speed, braking, acceleration and downforce – toContinue Reading
Rebel with a cause – New Racing Bulls partner aiming to complete the ‘challenger’s code’
For RebelDot, the devil is in the detail – or, more specifically, in the data. All seven megabytes pour in from each Racing Bull every second, that is.It is becoming increasingly common for Formula 1 teams to have their own partners who deal with data, intelligent automation and insights, crunchingContinue Reading
MotoGP Masters of the Americas
4 riders have truly mastered the rodeo of the Americas GP. Marc Marquez is a clear favourite with 7 wins, can anyone dethrone the King of COTA? SourceContinue Reading
Larson thinks he would have “about 50 Cup wins right now” without Next Gen car
Kyle Larson is one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series right now, but switch from the Gen-6 to the current Gen-7 race car is something that he believes put a notable dent in his stats page.He earned his 14th win in the Next Gen era on SundayContinue Reading
Austin Hill to run five NASCAR Cup races with RCR this year
Austin Hill has 120 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and is currently competing in his fourth consecutive full-time season with Richard Childress Racing. He’s enjoyed plenty of success, winning 11 races and making the Championship 4 in back-to-back years.Hill also has ten starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, placingContinue Reading