Motorsport

FIA tweaks F1 rear wing deflection test for Chinese GP

Mon, 2025-03-17 12:33
The FIA is imposing stricter load deflection tests for Formula 1 rear wings at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix after analysing Melbourne footage.
As part of a clampdown on teams exploiting aerodynamic elasticity to an undesirable degree, the FIA told teams over the off-season that it would impose stricter loads tests for both front and rear wings.
The front wing clampdown will be ...Keep reading

Ferrari owns up to "wrong call" with slick-tyre gamble

Mon, 2025-03-17 11:19
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted the Scuderia made a mistake in leaving its drivers out on slick tyres for so long when a shower disrupted the late stages of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were running in fifth and eighth, 42 laps into an eventful mixed-weather race, as the rain returned.
Leclerc was overtaken by Yuki Tsunoda the ...Keep reading

Can McLaren be stopped in Formula 1 2025?

Mon, 2025-03-17 09:08
For the first time in the hybrid era, McLaren travelled to Formula 1's curtain raiser as the undisputed pre-season favourite. It came out of the Bahrain test leading our long-run calculations quite handsomely, and after Friday practice in Melbourne rivals were also putting the papaya squad at least three tenths ahead.
Simulations and calculations are one thing, but on Saturday afternoon McLaren ...Keep reading

Why Waters was actually a winner in Melbourne Supercars event

Mon, 2025-03-17 08:43
It might sound a little strange to suggest that one of the winners from the Supercars races at Albert Park was Cameron Waters.
After all, his clean sweep at Sydney Motorsport Park last month marked Waters as the driver to beat to the championship. Three poles, three wins and three fastest laps in the three races is an achievement rarely seen in a series like Supercars, where the cars are very ...Keep reading

Two crews for one pit stop couldn’t save Christopher Bell’s winning streak

Mon, 2025-03-17 01:22
Christopher Bell was hoping to become just the eighth driver in the modern era of NASCAR to win four consecutive Cup races, but it didn't work out that way for the driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
The problems began even before the race did, qualifying 13th before being forced to the rear of the field after the team opted to swap out the throttle body. He marched forward in the ...Keep reading

Suarez: "We did everything right" in runner-up finish at Las Vegas

Mon, 2025-03-17 00:32
Daniel Suarez now has two runner-up finishes since his most recent victory in the Cup Series, which came just over a year ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
In both of his most recent second-place finishes, Suarez had his Trackhouse teammate Ross Chastain behind him on the final restart, but in both situations, it still wasn't quite enough to secure the victory. On Sunday, Chastain did manage to ...Keep reading

Driving for the Wood Brothers, Josh Berry earns first NASCAR Cup win

Sun, 2025-03-16 23:40
Josh Berry has joined an exclusive list of 20 drivers who have found victory lane with NASCAR's oldest team. Piloting the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford Mustang, Berry had to battle around Daniel Suarez to become the newest winner in the NASCAR Cup Series.
"I don't even know what to think," said Berry, who won for the first time in his 53rd start on Sunday. "Just awesome. I love this track. Las ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura disqualified from MotoGP Argentina GP

Sun, 2025-03-16 22:24
MotoGP rookie Ai Ogura has been disqualified from Sunday’s Argentina Grand Prix following a technical irregularity on his Trackhouse Racing Aprilia.
The decision means the Japanese rider loses his impressive eighth place, to which he battled from 15th on the starting grid. He also loses the eight points he would have earned.
According to a statement issued by the stewards on Sunday evening ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia: Problems aboard Ducati were worse one year ago

Sun, 2025-03-16 22:01
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia says his problems getting comfortable aboard the GP25 on the first two weekends of this season are no worse than they were in the early part of 2024. But the Italian understands this season’s issues are costing him more in the light of the competition he faces this year.
The two-time world champion now has a points deficit of 31 to his new team-mate at ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez says brother Alex is “main opponent” for 2025 title

Sun, 2025-03-16 21:13
Argentina Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez says he views his brother Alex – not factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia – as his main opponent for this year’s MotoGP world championship.
Alex, who rides a year-old GP24 Ducati for the Gresini team, has finished second to Marc in both sprints and both grands prix so far this season. But this represents the most successful streak of the ...Keep reading

MotoGP Argentina GP: Marc Marquez fights back to extend winning streak

Sun, 2025-03-16 19:19
Marc Marquez made it four victories out of four to start the 2025 MotoGP season by winning the Argentina Grand Prix at Termas de Rio Hondo on Sunday. 
The six-time world champion fought a little harder for this win than the previous three, as he lost the lead to Alex Marquez for the middle part of the race following what appeared to be a genuine mistake. But he seized it back with four laps to ...Keep reading

Aston's V12 magic and the taming of the bumps: The winners and losers of Sebring

Sun, 2025-03-16 17:31
IMSA is only two races into its 2025 season, and already it has presented an impressive 36 hours of racing between four classes, with more than 200 drivers and over 60 cars featuring future technologies — cars you could have in your own garage (just racier). Few series can tout that kind of span or depth, and that’s before the green flag drops at a notoriously difficult Sebring Raceway ...Keep reading

Joey Logano is “mad at something” after every Cup race this year

Sun, 2025-03-16 17:23
The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano has experienced a rollercoaster start to the season, hoping to claim his fourth title in 2025.
The Team Penske driver led 43 laps before crashing out of the Daytona 500 due to an argument over space between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and himself. At Atlanta, he led 34 laps before fading late and finishing 12th. He didn't lead any laps at COTA, but he ...Keep reading

Bell will have to go from last to first as he chases fourth straight Cup win

Sun, 2025-03-16 16:28
Christopher Bell is seeking to become the first person since 2007 to win four consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races, and he recently spoke with the last driver to successfully accomplish the impressive feat – seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson.
“It is still the coolest thing in the world to me that I have Jimmie Johnson in my phone,” said Bell during a media availability over the ...Keep reading

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