NASCAR to introduce F1-esque fastest lap bonus point in 2025
NASCAR, in a way, is taking notes from F1’s old playbook. The American stock car series recently renewed its long-standing partnership with Comcast, and as part of the new deal, the sanctioning body is introducing the ‘Xfinity Fastest Lap’ point.As it stands, the driver and team who secures the fastestContinue Reading
Analysis: How strategy could shift with Xfinity Fastest Lap point
Spire Motorsports crew chief Travis Peterson breaks down the new Xfinity Fastest Lap point set to be introduced in 2025 across all national series and how teams may use that as a strategy. SourceContinue Reading
JA on F1 Podcast: How Brown turned McLaren into a title-winning outfit
When Zak Brown joined McLaren as its CEO in 2018, it was a completely different operation to it is now having won the 2024 Formula 1 constructors’ championship.It was McLaren’s first teams’ crown since 1998 and came after several management and structural changes from the moment Brown first walked throughContinue Reading
Luck is becoming “too much of a factor” in Formula E
Two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne has warned of potential unintended consequences as the all-electric championship launches its Pit Boost next week at the Jeddah E-Prix.Formula E introduced a raft of updates to its sporting and technical regulations this season, unveiling its Gen3 Evo. The car uses softer Hankook rubberContinue Reading
Razoon Porsche victorious in Gedlich 6 Hours Portimao
Razoon Porsche clinched victory in the inaugural Gedlich Racing six-hour race in Portimao, with Simon Birch and Thomas Andersen seeing off a competitive field in their 992 GT 3.The first-ever six-hour race organised by Gedlich featured a 35-minute minimum combined pitstop time in the first five hours and 30 minutesContinue Reading
Analysis: How Sauber’s UK engineering hub might solve a big problem for Audi’s F1 growth troubles
Sauber opening a technical centre for Audi’s coming Formula 1 entry appears to solve one big headache for the nascent project, while also drawing new parallels with rival squad, Haas.The news that Sauber is now searching for premises on which to open its ‘Sauber Motorsport Technology Centre UK’ means itContinue Reading
Sauber launches UK engineering hub ahead of Audi F1 takeover in 2026
Sauber is set to establish a United Kingdom base as it prepares to morph into the Audi Formula 1 factory team in 2026.The team’s headquarters will remain in the Swiss municipality of Hinwil, while running its power unit operation in Neuburg, Germany.But it will now open a third location inContinue Reading
Why the 750MC’s Swift Sport Challenge will be a welcome addition to national racing in 2025
Launching a new club racing category is never easy – and it’s even more difficult at a time of economic uncertainty. There are so many tricky decisions to be made about the specification of cars, the format of the racing, the calendar, the sporting regulations and so on.And then there’sContinue Reading
Why Haas F1 won’t use Toyota’s wind tunnel despite technical partnership
Haas will continue to work in Ferrari’s Formula 1 wind tunnel despite signing a high-profile technical partnership with Toyota last year.Although Toyota’s F1 team came and went expensively during the 2000s without securing a single victory, its wind tunnel in Cologne was once considered so cutting edge that other F1 outfitsContinue Reading
Gomez takes Formula Winter Series championship lead after Portimao opener
Gabriel Gomez has taken an early lead of Gedlich Racing’s 2025 Formula Winter Series standings after two victories at the Portimao season-opener. The US Racing driver won the opening two races of the weekend before claiming third-place in the final, 30-minute contest on Sunday.Gomez left Portugal with 69 points in theContinue Reading