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The history behind Brad Pitt’s reunion with Tom Cruise at the 'F1' premiere

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-06-24 11:41
Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise hadn’t been photographed together in more than two decades before their surprise reunion at the European premiere of the F1 movie. However, this wasn't the first time that the pair's lives and careers intersected with the world of motorsport.
The A-listers, who were all smiles on the red carpet in London on Monday, starred opposite each other in the 1994 horror flick ...Keep reading

Listen to F1 Nation's Austrian Grand Prix preview

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-06-24 11:26
Join our *F1 Nation* crew as they get stuck into the big talking points ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend.

Interview highlights from the 'F1' London premiere

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-06-24 11:26
The stars turned out in force for the London premiere of ‘F1 The Movie’ starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris on Monday evening in Leicester Square.

Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi targets “dream” F1 test through Toyota’s Haas link

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-06-24 10:19
Reigning Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi hopes Toyota’s partnership with the Haas Formula 1 team could result in an opportunity to fulfil a long-held dream of testing grand prix machinery.
Tsuboi has been tipped as a likely candidate to get mileage as part of Haas’s TPC [Testing of Previous Cars] programme with previous-generation F1 racers off the back of his maiden Super Formula title ...Keep reading

Watch: “Feels like yesterday” - Alex Criville looks back on his legendary career 

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-06-24 10:05
Spanish rider Alex Criville raced on two wheels for almost 15 years and in that time picked up 20 race wins, two world championships and more than 2,000 championship points.  
From his biggest rivals and the evolution of motorbike racing, to his current favourite equestrian hobbies, Criville tells us all about it, here at Motorsport. 


Watch: 'Feels like yesterday' - Álex ...Keep reading

Why Mercedes' updated rear suspension will face a tough test in F1's Austrian GP

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-06-24 10:02
Mercedes reintroduced the rear suspension package that it debuted at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last time out in Canada. The update was designed to cure the rear tyre surface overheating issues that the team has experienced with its W16 Formula 1 car this year.
Following a difficult debut in Imola, Mercedes put the revised geometry to one side for the Monaco and Spain race weekends. Its ...Keep reading

Which drivers are in danger of losing their seat for 2026?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2025-06-24 07:23
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Austrian Grand Prix.

Which drivers are in danger of losing their seat for 2026?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2025-06-24 07:23
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Austrian Grand Prix.

Which drivers are in danger of losing their seat for 2026?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2025-06-24 07:23
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Austrian Grand Prix.

IMSA star Jordan Taylor to run NASCAR Truck race at Lime Rock

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-23 22:42
Spire Motorsports has confirmed that they will be partnering with Jordan Taylor for this weekend's NASCAR Truck Series race at Lime Rock Park. It will be the first time any national division of the sport has raced at the Connecticut road course.
“I’m eager to join Spire Motorsports for the LiUNA 150,” said Taylor in a release from the team. “I have spoken with a few members of the ...Keep reading

NASCAR Cup entry list features full field of 40 cars for Atlanta race

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-23 21:53
When NASCAR heads to Atlanta this weekend to race at the newly renamed at EchoPark Speedway, 40 Cup cars will be present for what is sure to be yet another thrilling race at the Georgia track. 
The Cup Series has only reached 40 entries twice this year before Atlanta, and they were both crown jewel events. 41 cars started the Daytona 500 with the field expanding beyond max capacity due to ...Keep reading

How a “grumpy” Alex Palou ended up thankful for his winning strategy at Road America

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-23 21:31
Alex Palou led just six laps, including the final three of the 55-lap race, but that was all he needed to reach Victory Lane at Sunday’s XPEL Grand Prix at Road America. It marked the shortest time the driver of the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing car has spent out front in any of his six wins during the 2025 IndyCar season so far.
In a race that featured two cautions in the first six laps and ...Keep reading

Stars turn out for the London premiere of 'F1'

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-06-23 19:26
London's Leicester Square played host to the European premiere of 'F1 The Movie' and the stars showed up on the red carpet, ahead of the film's official release on June 25.

‘F1’ star Idris on his role and training to drive

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-06-23 19:26
We are moving ever closer to the release of the ‘F1’ movie, which tells the story of ex-Formula1 driver Sonny Hayes (played by Brad Pitt) as he makes his comeback to the sport with the fictional APXGP team to partner rookie Joshua Pearce. Ahead of the film’s release, Damson Idris – who stars as Joshua – sat down to discuss the process of making the movie, why he felt compelled to “protect” his character and what he can’t wait for fans to experience when watching ‘F1’

Winners and losers from a tricky NASCAR Cup weekend at Pocono

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-23 17:32
While Chase Briscoe earned his first win since joining Joe Gibbs Racing, teams like 23XI Racing just want to put this race in the rearview. Pocono delivered some fuel-mileage drama, big hits, and a new winner, but no further escalation in the Carson Hocevar/Ricky Stenhouse Jr. feud.
There are now nine races left in the regular season, including two drafting tracks and three road/street courses ...Keep reading

Everything Pirelli wants to change about F1's wet tyre that nobody uses

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-23 17:15
At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. 
That amount of water being displaced at all four corners of an F1 car adds up to a lot of spray, so the kind of circumstances that play to the wet ...Keep reading

What is DRS in Formula 1 and what's coming next?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-06-23 16:22
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything take a look at what DRS is and how it works in Formula 1

What is DRS in Formula 1 and what's coming next?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-06-23 16:22
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything take a look at what DRS is and how it works in Formula 1

What is DRS in Formula 1 and what's coming next?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-06-23 16:22
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything take a look at what DRS is and how it works in Formula 1

Liberty Media given “unconditional” green light for MotoGP acquisition

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-23 15:40
The European Commission has given the green light for Liberty Media to acquire MotoGP promoter Dorna more than a year after the deal was first announced.
In an official statement released this afternoon, the EC announced its approval of Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna “without conditions.”
“The Commission has unconditionally approved the proposed acquisition of Dorna Sports by ...Keep reading

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