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Supercars Darwin: Feeney completes clean sweep

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-06-22 09:36
Broc Feeney completed a clean sweep of all three Supercars races at Hidden Valley, taking another convincing win at the Darwin circuit.
Feeney started from pole position, again, and was headed only briefly over the 70-lap distance to take his third win of the weekend and sixth at the track for and his Triple Eight Chevrolet.
From pole he dominated the early going, building a small gap before ...Keep reading

Why Pirelli is keeping faith with 'difficult' C6 F1 tyre – but admits key area to improve

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-06-22 09:15
Pirelli’s new C6 tyre has proved divisive since its much-vaunted introduction in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix last month, but Formula 1’s tyre supplier remains committed to the idea of having six dry-weather compounds available.
However, it did admit that some of the C6’s performance characteristics needed to change – especially the lap time improvement it gives relative to the C5 ...Keep reading

Silverstone to host festival of entertainment at British GP

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-06-22 02:09
The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is gearing up for one of the events of the summer, with gripping F1 action and a four-day festival of music and comedy.

How McLaren must handle Norris after his Canada crash

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-06-22 02:09
IndyCar star and F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe gives an insight into what it's like behind the scenes when you have an incident with your team mate – and how the McLaren bosses must handle the fallout from Canada between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Wolff insists Russell’s Canada win doesn't affect his Mercedes future

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-06-22 02:09
Toto Wolff has admitted that George Russell’s Canadian Grand Prix victory has no bearing on when the squad might agree a new deal for the Briton, with the team boss stating that the Silver Arrows already “know he can perform”.

Kubica’s journey from F1 to Le Mans victory

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-06-22 02:09
While all sorts of drama was playing out at the Canadian Grand Prix, another fascinating motorsport story had unfolded over at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with former F1 driver Robert Kubica taking his debut win in the famous endurance race.

Connor Zilisch and crew chief Dale Earnhardt Jr. win Pocono NASCAR Xfinity race

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 23:49
18-year-old Connor Zilisch earned his first oval win Saturday at Pocono Raceway, and he did it with help from 'rookie' crew chief and JR Motorsports co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. atop the box. Zilisch made the pass for the win on Jesse Love with just a few laps to go before hanging on to capture the checkered flag.
"I've been dying for this one for a while now," said Zilisch. "I know it hasn't ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar expects payback, admits "this is the world I’ve made"

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 21:42
Carson Hocevar was once again in the middle of controversy in Mexico City. The fast, but highly aggressive driver was involved in a few incidents including another run-in with Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s No. 47 Chevrolet.
To make the situation worse, Hocevar was a lap down when he spun Stenhouse out. After the race, Stenhouse confronted Hocevar and said "I'm gonna beat your ass" when they return to ...Keep reading

Rookie Louis Foster takes first IndyCar pole at Road America

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 21:40
On a blazing hot Saturday in Wisconsin, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLRR) rookie Louis Foster kept his cool.
A day after shaving his mustache, Foster laid down a 1:44.5141s lap in the closing minutes of the Fast 6 to secure the pole for Sunday’s XPEL Grand Prix at Road America. It’s the first pole run of the Briton’s young NTT IndyCar Series career. 
The run came as a definite ...Keep reading

IndyCar confirms lighter, more powerful Dallara chassis plans for 2028 season

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 20:27
IndyCar gave an official status update on its next-generation chassis prior to qualifying in Wisconsin, sharing details on the car that’s planned to be lighter — with a more powerful engine — after sharing the updates in a private meeting with team owners on Saturday.
“The time has come for a new NTT IndyCar Series chassis," IndyCar President J. Douglas Boles said in a press release ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin earns Pocono pole as William Byron wrecks in wild qualifying session

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 19:57
Denny Hamlin missed the race in Mexico City, but it didn't seem to impact him as the NASCAR Cup Series rolled into Pocono. With a record seven wins at the 2.5-mile track, it was obvious that the No. 11 Toyota would be fast again, and in qualifying, no one could match his pace. He went to the top of the charts in his fifth pole position at Pocono but his first of the 2025 season.
"Obviously ...Keep reading

After three inspection failures, Brennan Poole will have to serve in-race penalty

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 18:17
The NY Racing team is a small, open entry that competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team has run six races so far this year and also attempted but failed to qualify for the Daytona 500. They've used both J.J. Yeley and Derek Kraus behind the wheel, but Brennan Poole is set to drive the No. 44 Chevrolet this weekend at Pocono Raceway.
Poole runs full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity ...Keep reading

KTM hope ended by double retirement at MotoGP Italian GP sprint

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 18:14
There was such a sea of optimism in the factory KTM camp on Friday evening with both Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder thinking big points were on offer come the Saturday sprint race for the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix.
Therefore the emotions within the orange garage can only be imagined as both riders went out on lap one and slid into retirement.
Acosta slid into the gravel trap at the last corner ...Keep reading

Here’s Chase Elliott’s theory on why he’s still winless in 2025

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 17:56
After 16 of 36 races in 2025, Chase Elliott sits fourth in the regular season standings. While he remains winless, the driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet has finished inside the top 20 in every single race this year and holds the third-best average finish of all drivers.
Unless there were suddenly several new winners over the next ten weeks, his place in the playoffs is very ...Keep reading

Yamaha's Mugello sprint pace causes concern for MotoGP star Fabio Quartararo

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 17:56
The 2021 MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo has had a pretty poor Italian Grand Prix weekend so far. Going down hard on Friday resulted in a dislocated shoulder and a trip to the hospital while his excellent qualifying performance was rendered irrelevant by an awful race pace.
Even though the Yamaha rider has been seen as a qualifying extraordinaire in 2025, his fourth place at Mugello was ...Keep reading

Huge renovation work almost complete at Hungaroring ahead of F1 Hungarian GP

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 17:32
Budapest will host the 40th edition of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix from 1-3 August 2025 and to mark the occasion, the Hungaroring has undergone a striking transformation over the past 12 months.
On Thursday, the results of that extensive construction and renovation work were unveiled during a press event. The ageing paddock building and its equally outdated media centre have not just ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia "struggling a lot" after disappointing MotoGP Italian GP sprint

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 17:14
A downbeat Francesco Bagnaia said it was the “same as always” as he again struggled with the front end of his bike during the Italian Grand Prix sprint race at Mugello.
The factory Ducati rider started the sprint in second, but ultimately finished third behind team-mate and race winner Marc Marquez, as well as runner-up Alex Marquez.
This was despite him briefly leading in front of his ...Keep reading

MotoGP leader Marc Marquez 'surprised' by Italian GP sprint win

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 16:42
Marc Marquez dubbed his Italian Grand Prix sprint win a “great surprise” after an issue with launch control at race start caused him to drop back multiple positions from pole.
The MotoGP championship leader soon recovered to fourth and worked his way through the leading pack to take the win ahead of younger brother Alex Marquez and factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.
“It was a ...Keep reading

MotoGP Italian GP: Marc Marquez recovers from shocking start to take sprint victory

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 14:46
Marc Marquez recovered from a shocking start to take a sprint victory from pole at the Italian Grand Prix to extend his MotoGP championship lead.The factory Ducati rider initially dropped back towards the bottom of the top 10, having reached across his bike to his left handlebar, moments before the lights went out, causing him to lose positions heading into Turn 1 at Mugello.
But come the end ...Keep reading

Nurburgring 24 Hours live stream via Motorsport.tv

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-06-21 13:08
The 2025 Nurburgring 24 Hours kicks off today with Motorsport.tv live streaming every minute of the action.
Coverage has now started as drivers tackle the classic endurance event at the very challenging Nordschleife in Germany.
The Kevin Estre, Ayhancan Guven, Thomas Preining and Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 is on pole, ahead of a Ferrari 296 driven by David Perel, Felipe Fernandez Laser, Axcil ...Keep reading

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