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McLaren's Lando Norris has edged Oscar Piastri to top third and final practice at Formula 1's 2025 Dutch Grand Prix.
Norris will go into qualifying after taking a clean sweep of practice sessions in the Netherlands as he aims to repeat last year's pole-to-flag victory to further close the gap to his team-mate and title rival.
The final one-hour session got off to a tepid start, largely due ...Keep reading

Flavio Briatore has declared “everybody’s happy” at the Alpine Formula 1 outfit and a change of CEO at parent company Renault will not affect the project.
The Renault Group confirmed Francois Provost as its new CEO in July following the departure of Luca de Meo, who started the role in 2020.
But Alpine executive adviser Briatore reckons this will not affect the F1 team, which has been ...Keep reading

As part of his 'Speed Does America' marathon livestream, popular streamer IShowSpeed went to Daytona International Speedway where he met up with Spire Motorsports driver and 2024 NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year, Carson Hocevar. Daytona track president Frank Kelleher was also present for the get-together.
IShowSpeed has over 43 million subscribers on YouTube and 1.4 million followers on Twitch ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff is no longer just one of the most successful team principals in Formula 1 history. In an era where Grand Prix racing is booming, and with the Brad Pitt-led “F1 – The Movie” to cinemas worldwide this year, the 53-year-old Austrian has also become a global social media icon.
As early as 2019, a photo surfaced on the internet during nationwide protests in Lebanon against ...Keep reading

World Rally Championship title contender Kalle Rovanperä inherited a slender lead at the inaugural Rally Paraguay after Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux suffered a puncture.
Paraguay’s brand new gravel stage provided plenty of drama thanks to their multiple grip changes, loose rock and brutal jumps and kickers. However, it was early leader Rovanpera that emerged from late drama to the top of the ...Keep reading

Now Verstappen has firmly committed to Red Bull for 2026 and the dust has settled after an intense silly season episode involving the four-time world champion, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff can take his time to finalise contract extensions with his own proteges - George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, with no rush to sign on the dotted line.
The story of how Wolff coveted Verstappen as far back ...Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs are notoriously unpredictable, but that's not going to stop us from giving it our best try. We now know which 16 drivers will be fighting for the 2025 title, settling the final two spots in a thrilling regular season finale at Daytona last weekend. 
The 2025 group of contenders features four former Cup champions, 14 drivers who have won at least one race this ...Keep reading

Following a contentious hearing in a Charlotte court on Thursday, NASCAR has filed a notice that it will preserve six charters for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports should they prevail in their federal antitrust lawsuit against the Sanctioning Body.
This is a response to NASCAR notifying all parties earlier in the week that it had reached an agreement in principle to transfer one of the ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso was the surprise package of Dutch GP free practice by splitting the McLarens in second place, but how real is Aston Martin's pace this time?
Alonso set a lap just 0.087s slower than pacesetter Lando Norris while edging 0.002s ahead of championship leader Oscar Piastri in third, with the next quickest team Mercedes three tenths behind and Red Bull's Max Verstappen even further ...Keep reading

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed his squad is “not in any hurry” to confirm Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. 
The four-time world champion’s current team-mate Yuki Tsunoda has struggled since replacing Liam Lawson for round three of 2025 onwards, scoring just seven points leaving him 18th in the standings.
Tsunoda has therefore not been signed ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri will not take a penalty after a pitlane contretemps with George Russell almost resulted in contact in Formula 1's second Dutch Grand Prix practice session at Zandvoort.
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During the second red flag of the Friday session, produced as Alex Albon beached his ...Keep reading

Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux emerged with a slender lead over World Rally Championship title hopeful Kalle Rovanpera after a drama-filled opening morning at the inaugural Rally Paraguay.
Paraguay’s unique and unknown gravel stages, featuring a blend of high-speed sections, technical corners, multiple grip changes and rough compressions, provided plenty of challenges for the WRC field.
But ...Keep reading

Entering the 2025 NASCAR Cup Playoffs, Trackhouse Racing is making a very rare change to its pit crew roster. It’s newsworthy because Ross Chastain's pit crew has been essentially unchanged since he first started racing for Trackhouse in 2022, bringing his Chip Ganassi Racing team with him.
However, as the championship playoffs get underway, the team has made a decisive change. Josh ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris made it a Friday clean sweep by topping Formula 1's second practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix, while Lance Stroll suffered a heavy crash in the Aston Martin.
Norris bested Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and team-mate Oscar Piastri on Zandvoort's 4.226km seaside circuit in a session derailed by red flags and other minor incidents.
The session was halted early on ...Keep reading

The 76th running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway will host the 27th round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season, but the first of its Playoffs. 16 drivers will begin the title hunt on Sunday, facing 500 miles of racing around the track 'too tough to tame'
Kyle Larson is the No. 1 seed with 32 playoff points after the reset, which is equal to teammate and regular season champion William Byron ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has conceded that the team has put Andrea Kimi Antonelli "under maximum pressure" in his debut Formula 1 season - but says the 19-year-old remains a long-term hire.
Antonelli has enjoyed the highs of a maiden podium and a sprint race pole in 2025, but has endured some more difficult moments; since his podium in Montreal, he has scored just one point.
Some of that ...Keep reading

Alpine chief Flavio Briatore admits he may have put too much pressure on the Formula 1 team's second driver Franco Colapinto, as the Argentinian has yet to get off the mark for the squad.
Colapinto was brought in from Williams as Alpine's reserve driver and swapped places with fellow rookie Doohan after his six races, with the Australian demoted following May's Miami Grand Prix.
But thus ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has joked it would be like a ‘mafia reunion’ should Christian Horner, Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore combine for an ownership stake in the Alpine Formula 1 outfit.
Horner was sacked as Red Bull team principal in July and his next step is not yet known, but paddock rumours have suggested the 51-year-old is looking to invest in an F1 team.
Alpine has been ...Keep reading

Formula 1 will undergo a major overhaul next year with new engine and chassis regulations. It’s a leap into the unknown for all teams and manufacturers, although some teams including Red Bull have suggested that Mercedes appears “very confident” about its engine project.
That belief was based on paddock chatter – reliable or not – and the fact that Mercedes opposed some further ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Lando Norris edged team-mate Oscar Piastri to lead Friday's first free practice at Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix.
Following several heatwaves that scorched Europe's summer, the second leg of the season got underway in cool conditions in the Netherlands
There was little time to waste at the start of the one-hour session as all 20 drivers sampled the windy conditions at ...Keep reading