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The second practice session for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix was brought to a close with around 20 minutes remaining after track officials raised concerns about a possible loose manhole cover on the circuit.
The session was red-flagged as George Russell was finishing a flying lap on the soft compound tyre, moments after McLaren's Lando Norris set the fastest lap of the session with a ...Keep reading

Lando Norris headlined Formula 1's second practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which was interrupted twice in the final 20 minutes by red flags for a suspected loose manhole cover at Turn 17.
In a session preceded by light rain, it took five minutes before the drivers elected to brave a presumably slippery circuit - and it took much of the opening half to build up towards Charles ...Keep reading

Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff addressed his stake sale to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, which has valued the Brackley outfit at £4.6billion.
The valuation has placed the Mercedes Formula 1 team in the top five most valuable sports teams.
“I think it shows a good development because the teams have become sustainable and profitable," Wolff told Sky Sports F1 in Las ...Keep reading

The FIA's head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has handed in his notice, with Motorsport.com understanding the aero chief is set to join Alpine during the 2026 season.
Somerville, who as head of aero played an important part in defining F1's new 2026 regulations, handed in his notice last week and will commence a six-month gardening leave period before joining his new employer.
Amid reports ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda has lifted the lid on his love for anime after he was asked about his watching habits ahead of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Japanese Formula 1 driver was visibly happy to be asked a question on a topic outside of racing.
"Thank you! Finally, the nice fresh question," he said. "I like One Piece and One-Punch Man, recently watching Black Clover and Demon Slayer.”
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has led opening practice for Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix, besting Alex Albon and the two Red Bulls.
Leclerc's soft-tyre run pf 1m34.802s in the final 15 minutes of the one-hour session was enough to hold off Williams Alex Albon, with Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda making a rare appearance in front of team-mate Max Verstappen, while the McLaren pair occupied sixth and ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has played down the comments made by Ferrari chairman John Elkann, who appeared to criticise the drivers after a disappointing Brazilian Grand Prix weekend from the Scuderia team. 
Elkann made headlines after the outfit's double retirement in Sao Paulo. 
“Brazil was a huge disappointment,” he said publicly. “If we look at the Formula 1 championship, we can say that on ...Keep reading

The 2026 F1 Academy grid is beginning to take shape as six drivers have been confirmed for next year ahead of the 2025 season finale in Las Vegas.
In addition to some new faces for 2026, the McLaren Formula 1 team is set to expand its support of the all-female racing series by backing two cars next year, and the LEGO Group is also set to join the championship, fielding one car.
Which F1 ...Keep reading

Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is to auction off the race helmet he will be wearing for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, with all proceeds going to the Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation. 
The helmet is painted in a theme that makes it look at home under the lights of the famous Vegas Strip, but it will eventually make its way to the lucky winner of the F1 Authentics ...Keep reading

Christian Eckes, 25, will compete full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2026, reuniting with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing (MHR) after a year apart. 
Eckes drove for McAnally-Hilgemann in both 2023 and 2024, but moved up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025 with Kaulig Racing. Eckes ended the year 13th in the championship standings with six top fives and 15 top tens, but next year will see him ...Keep reading

CrowdStrike's George Kurtz has acquired 15% of Toto Wolff's holding company, representing 5% of shares in the Mercedes F1 team.
Kurtz, the CEO and founder of cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, came on board as a Mercedes sponsor in 2019 and has now become an owner, as well as joining the team as Technology Advisor.
Kurtz has personally acquired 15% of the holding company controlled by Mercedes ...Keep reading

Mick Schumacher has announced that he has left Alpine after two seasons competing for its Hypercar team in the World Endurance Championship.
Schumacher joined the French manufacturer’s new LMDh programme with the A424 LMDh last year after losing his Haas Formula 1 seat at the end of 2022.
Despite his single-seater background, he made a successful transition to sportscar racing, scoring ...Keep reading

The nominees have been announced for the 38th edition of the Autosport Awards, and you can be part of it by participating in The Fan Vote. NASCAR has a presence across the list of nominees, which we will highlight below:
Rookie of the Year

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Two NASCAR drivers were nominated for the 'Rookie of ...Keep reading

Autosport’s Moment of the Year Award is open to fan voting for the second year running in 2025 and will be presented again by Bahrain International Circuit.
The 3.4-mile Sakhir track was opened in 2004 and hosts major international events, including the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix and World Endurance Championship Bahrain 8 Hours.
It supports the Moment of the Year Award, which aims to ...Keep reading

The nominees for the Autosport Awards have been announced – and you can have your say on the best motorsport performers of the season in The Fan Vote.
The Awards celebrate the top drivers, moments and competition machines each year. The nominees in the eight categories open to public vote in 2025 have now been revealed (below).
The categories open to voting are Driver of the Year, Rookie ...Keep reading

Laurens Vanthoor has expressed interest in joining IMSA after Porsche’s exit from the World Endurance Championship, but admits he’s reluctant to miss another shot at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Porsche’s shock decision to withdraw its factory team from the Hypercar class after just three seasons has created uncertainty regarding the future of its LMDh driver line-up.
While the German ...Keep reading

Felipe Massa has secured a first victory as he seeks damages for the results of the 2008 Formula 1 world championship over Renault’s race-fixing at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Massa has been making a case that Nelson Piquet Jr’s intentional crash, which gifted victory to team-mate Fernando Alonso by causing an early safety car, changed the course of the title race as Ferrari’s title ...Keep reading

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the two-pitstop rule implemented by Pirelli for this year’s Qatar Grand Prix will “destroy” the upcoming Formula 1 race.
Cars will be allowed to cover a maximum of 25 laps per stint during the 57-lap race, making it an effective two-stop while maintaining a degree of strategic variance, due to concerns over tyre wear.
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Jorge Martin says he still 'sometimes feels like a rookie' on Aprilia’s MotoGP bike after a wretched first season with the team that was repeatedly derailed by injuries.
Martin managed to start just seven out of the 22 grands prix in 2025 after picking up four separate injuries during the year, including two in pre-season alone.
The disrupted campaign severely hampered his adaptation to ...Keep reading

Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso is keenly looking forward to the end of the ground-effect era with the series introducing a new set of regulations in 2026. 
F1 cars are set for changes to both the power unit and chassis, as they will be lighter and smaller with more emphasis on electrical energy featuring a near 50-50 split with the internal combustion engine. 
This will ...Keep reading