Motorsport

The 2026 Formula 1 season is offering a fresh start for the entire grid because of the whole new ruleset that is being introduced with changes to both the power unit and chassis.
An F1 car is set to become lighter and smaller, while there will be more emphasis on electrical power with a near-50:50 split alongside the internal combustion engine. 
It is therefore not yet known what the ...Keep reading

The 2025 MotoGP season has turned out to be very costly for Jorge Martin – and not just because of the injuries he sustained.
A training bike valued at €20,000 was stolen last Sunday at Valencia, which hosted the last grand prix of the year.
Motorsport understands the Aprilia rider realized at the end of the day that someone had opened the area where he keeps the bicycles he trains with ...Keep reading

On 22 November 30 years ago at Chester racecourse, there was smoke billowing from the wheels of a navy-blue Subaru Impreza madly spinning. These celebratory donuts were performed by newly crowned 1995 world rally champion Colin McRae, accompanied by a Saltire held by co-driver Derek Ringer flailing out of the window.
It is an image that is impossible to forget for British rally fans, and ...Keep reading

For the first time since joining the Formula 1 calendar in 2023, the Las Vegas Grand Prix was hit by rain on Friday for third practice and qualifying.
It turned the usual qualifying exercise of balancing risk versus reward into a delicate dance between thrill and trepidation on the high-speed streets in the Las Vegas Strip and its surrounding neon-lit avenues.
After Lando Norris clinched a ...Keep reading

In text messages produced through fact discovery as part of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit, the commissioner of the league made clear how little professional respect he appears to have for veteran team owner Richard Childress.
During a meeting with team owners in 2023, Phelps was receiving text updates from league Chief Media & Revenue Officer Brian Herbst ...Keep reading

In ordinary circumstances Max Verstappen would be furious about missing out on pole position. But after qualifying in second place for the Las Vegas GP he uttered a sentence containing sentiments which are vanishingly rare for this most competitive and demanding of individuals. "It's fine like this," he said. Rain ahead of and during the first segment of the qualifying session made track ...Keep reading

Allan Moffat, a four-time Australian Touring Car champion and four-time Bathurst 500/100 winner, passed away in Melbourne on Saturday after a lengthy battle with dementia. He was 86.
Moffat’s passing was confirmed by his family in a post on his Facebook page.
“It is with deep sadness that the Moffat family announces the passing of Allan Moffat OBE, who died peacefully at 11:05 this ...Keep reading

There were countless emails, text messages and documents unsealed on Friday as part of the build-up to the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit trial set to begin on December 1.
They included NASCAR commissioner, then president, Steve Phelps telling president, then chief operating officer Steve O’Donnell that ‘a knife’ needed to be put into ‘this trash ...Keep reading

The Red Bull Formula 1 team has apologised for the “quite big mistakes” that led to Yuki Tsunoda’s costly Q1 exit at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Tsunoda will start the race in 19th, joining Lewis Hamilton on the back row, after struggling to cope with the tricky wet conditions around the street track in Vegas.
That is compared to second for his world champion team-mate Max Verstappen ...Keep reading

There were countless emails, text messages and documents unsealed on Friday as part of the build-up to the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit trial set to begin on December 1.
The Race Team Alliance, across 2022 and 2023, explored having exhibition races independent of NASCAR but using Cup Series drivers at events in unorthodox locations like the Sultanate of Oman ...Keep reading

Tomoki Nojiri earned his first Super Formula victory of the season in Saturday’s opening race of the final weekend in Suzuka, as his Mugen team-mate Ayumu Iwasa retired after first-lap contact.
Red Bull Formula 1 reserve driver Iwasa had gained the momentum in the championship battle after scoring two pole positions during the morning’s two qualifying sessions.
But a slow start allowed ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell said a steering problem cost him the chance of pole at the Las Vegas Grand Prix after a qualifying session he labelled as a “missed opportunity”.
The 27-year-old will start the race in fourth having qualified eight tenths behind polesitter Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz joining the championship leader in the top three.
This is ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has conceded that his poor qualifying result at the Las Vegas Grand Prix has complicated his bid for a maiden Formula 1 world championship.
The McLaren driver will start the race in fifth while team-mate and title rival Lando Norris is on pole, having gone quickest by three tenths in the wet.
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Mercedes Formula 1 drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, alongside Williams' Carlos Sainz, have escaped sanctions after investigations following Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying.
Mercedes was summoned for both of its cars failing to submit their set-up sheets in time for qualifying, with the document needing to be sent over to the governing body before the 8:00pm start.
As the ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso seems to be one of the few drivers smiling after Las Vegas delivered a treacherously wet qualifying session on Friday night. He achieved an impressive seventh-place start for the grand prix as several drivers struggled in the poor conditions. 
“More fun than what I thought," the Spaniard said on his rainy Friday session. "Even one hour ago when I jumped in the car, I thought ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc lamented Ferrari's struggles during the rain-soaked Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying, claiming that wet conditions have been something he has struggled with since joining the Maranello outfit. 
The Monegasque driver will start the race in ninth, and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton will start from 20th. 
"Unfortunately, yes," Leclerc said when asked if he was expecting ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz is at risk of losing his third-place grid position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as he was summoned to the Formula 1 stewards having allegedly rejoined the circuit unsafely ahead of Lance Stroll.
Sainz went off the road in Q1 at Turn 5 and was seen to return to the track ahead of Stroll. The stewards elected to investigate after the session in a wet qualifying at Las ...Keep reading

Lando Norris is romping towards the 2025 Formula 1 world drivers' championship after claiming pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, while title rival Oscar Piastri is fifth.
This comes at the third-to-last round of the season, where Norris arrived 24 points clear of his team-mate with Max Verstappen just hanging on 49 off top. 
The Red Bull world champion will join Norris on the front row with ...Keep reading

Mercedes has been summoned to the Formula 1 stewards for not submitting set-up documents in time for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. 
It relates to a set-up sheet that all teams must submit for both of their cars, as per Article 40.1 of the 2025 championship’s sporting regulations.
The article says: “Each Competitor must provide the Technical Delegate with a suspension set-up sheet for both ...Keep reading

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll blasted the “stupid” gamble which cost him a “top four” result in qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. 
The 27-year-old will start the race in 12th after a wet session around the Nevada street track, while team-mate Fernando Alonso is seventh. 
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