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Daniel Ricciardo has opened up about his adjustment to life away from the Formula 1 grid, admitting that stepping back from the intense calendar has allowed his day-to-day life to feel "a little more real."
The eight-time grand prix winner retired from F1 after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, when he was replaced at Racing Bulls by Liam Lawson.
Now, the Australian is enjoying the simple ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has agonisingly lost a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours after his Mercedes was forced to stop from the lead late on.
The #3 AMG, which Verstappen is sharing with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, was in control of the hectic race in a Mercedes 1-2 from around the sixth hour onwards.
Brilliant stints from Verstappen were key to that with the most notable ...Keep reading

While the theory of Mercedes' Formula 1 title favouritism ahead of the dawn of the championship's latest era has been proven correct, the name at the top of the drivers' standings is somewhat of a surprise.
Many would have believed that George Russell would be the man to beat given his performances with the Silver Arrows during what was a barren period in the ground-effect years between 2022 ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta will be starting a MotoGP race from pole position for only the second time in this Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix.
While he squandered his first opportunity at the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, insisting at that time that he would rather crash than accept that Ducati is better than KTM, the Spaniard is far more mature now than he was two years ago.
The 21-year-old has been in fine ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is well on course for a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours as his team leads a dominant Mercedes 1-2 with just over seven hours remaining.
The #3 Mercedes, which Verstappen shares with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, holds a 14 second advantage over the sister Winward AMG driven by Maro Engel, Maxime Martin, Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz.
Mercedes has ...Keep reading

For the third time in just under two months, Rajah Caruth left a NASCAR O’Reilly Series race feeling as though Jesse Love had valid reasons to be frustrated with him.
This time at Dover, racing for the lead on Lap 100, Caruth bobbled under Love and they both ended up in the wall. It significantly damaged the Richard Childress Racing No. 2 and Love could only drive it to a 23rd place ...Keep reading

Corey Day now has two wins in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, winning at Dover on Saturday.
Driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, he ran down the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet of Justin Allgaier, passing him for the lead as they split the lapped car of Blake Lothian.
Day didn't lead a single lap until passing Allgaier with four laps to go, driving away to take the win ...Keep reading

A Max Verstappen masterclass has put his team in contention for a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours as it leads a Mercedes 1-2 after almost nine hours of racing. 
The #3 Mercedes that Verstappen shares with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer leads the #80 AMG (Maxime Martin, Maro Engel, Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz) by approximately a second.
It has been a manic race ...Keep reading

Due to constant rain showers throughout the day on Saturday, qualifying for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 has been canceled for the day, and the entire session has been pushed to Sunday.
Saturday was supposed to set grid positions 16-33 while also deciding which drivers would advance into the 'Final 15' for Pole Day tomorrow.
Now, there will be no 'Final 15' as IndyCar scraps the ...Keep reading

Despite all the changes, Dover still largely feels like Dover according to NASCAR Cup Series drivers this weekend.
The changes include, primarily, the first race at The Monster Mile, in which the new short track rules package and increased horsepower have been affixed to the NextGen car. Additionally, NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports have applied a light coating of resin across the entire ...Keep reading

Spire Motorsports pit crew member Donovan Williams suffered minor injuries in a freak accident at Dover during All-Star weekend. 
The tire carrier for Daniel Suarez's No. 7 Cup car was in front of the heavy cart as they moved downhill towards the pit lane area when it began to roll away. 
Nearby was NASCAR on FOX reporter Amanda Busick, and Williams threw himself in front of the cart ...Keep reading

All-Star Race qualifying at Dover was far from conventional, and not just because of the unique format. Drivers had to complete three laps, including a four-tire pit stop at the end of the second lap.
The qualifying session featured numerous incidents, penalties, and loose wheels. 
Denny Hamlin, who won the Dover points race last year, secured pole position even after spinning on his warmup ...Keep reading

The #911 Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R has retired from the 54th edition of the Nurburgring 24 Hours after just under four hours of running following an accident for Kevin Estre in the Brunnchen section of the track.
With their fiercest rival out of the race, the #3 Winward Mercedes shared by Formula 1 star Max Verstappen Jules Gounon, Dani Juncadella and Lucas Auer is now in a prime position to ...Keep reading

Valentino Rossi believes Ducati needs to put the same effort into Francesco Bagnaia’s recovery as the rider himself amid the latter’s difficult spell in MotoGP.
Once the best-performing rider within Ducati’s roster, Bagnaia has found it difficult to consistently fight at the front since the start of the 2025 season.
While there have been flashes of pace and the occasional victory, the ...Keep reading

Trackhouse team principal Davide Brivio will vacate his role at the end of the 2026 MotoGP season ahead of a widely expected move to Honda, it has been confirmed.
The American squad communicated his impending departure from the team following the sprint at the Catalan Grand Prix, in which both Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura finished inside the points.
In a dedicated press release, Trackhouse ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin says there is no single explanation behind the four crashes he has suffered across the Catalan Grand Prix weekend so far, insisting he still feels confident on the Aprilia.
Just a week after his dominant double win in the French Grand Prix, the 2024 MotoGP champion has struggled to carry the momentum, with a series of incidents denting his performances in Barcelona.
Martin went ...Keep reading

May 18, 2025 -- Top 12 qualifying was about to get underway for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. 
It was already a difficult morning for Team Penske, as 2024 pole-sitter Scott McLaughlin suffered an airborne crash in practice, forcing him out of qualifying. However, none of the Penske trio ended up taking part in qualifying that day.
Just before the beginning of the Top 12 ...Keep reading

Joan Mir has revealed he will leave Honda at the end of the 2026 MotoGP season after growing frustrated by the manufacturer’s silence over its plans for the 850cc era.
Amid heavy speculation over the Catalan GP weekend linking him with a move to Gresini Ducati in 2027, Mir confirmed that he will be ending a relationship with Honda that began in the midst of the team’s worst slump in ...Keep reading

Apple's senior vice president of services Eddy Cue believes Formula 1 has the opportunity for long-term expansion in the United States.
This comes after the technology giant took over the broadcasting rights of Formula 1 in the United States from 2026, with the championship already seeing a boost in viewership.
"The ratings were way up over where they were last year on linear for the first ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi says his poor performance in the Catalan Grand Prix was not down to any lingering effects from his qualifying crash, insisting he is fully fit.
The factory Aprilia rider could only muster a single point in the half-distance race on  Saturday after passing the Tech3 KTM of Enea Bastianini for ninth on the final lap.
Starting 12th on the grid, Bezzecchi climbed to seventh in ...Keep reading