Motorsport

On April 1st,  Legacy Motor Club (LMC) -- co-owned by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson -- filed a lawsuit against Rick Ware Racing regarding a charter dispute. And RWR has already come out swinging in response.
The suit claims RWR agreed, in writing, to sell one of its charters to LMC but is now trying to back out of the deal. LMC, which already fields full-time entries for ...Keep reading

McLaren boss Zak Brown was one of Christian Horner’s biggest critics during an investigation into the Red Bull chief’s texting scandal in early 2024. However, Brown said his team took advantage of their rival’s internal “instability” as they began their campaign to win the constructor’s title for the first time in over two decades. 
“Our sport, perhaps more than others, has a ...Keep reading

It’s been a long time since a Japanese driver had a seat at a top team, let alone a proper top team. When Satoru Nakajima drove for Lotus in 1987 and 1988, it was in the middle of a decade-long decline; in 2004 Takuma Sato finished on the podium in the US GP at Indianapolis, but his BAR team didn’t register a victory that season. Now Yuki Tsunoda finds himself in that one-of-a-kind position ...Keep reading

Audi is offering LMP1 prototype and DTM touring car machinery from its back catalogue for sale to collectors in full running condition for the first time.
The newly created ‘racing legends project team’ within Audi Sport is restoring cars formerly raced under the German manufacturer’s factory racing programmes that the new owners can drive in anger on the circuit.
It will offer full ...Keep reading

Louis Foster is hoping to be the latest British racing driver to shine in IndyCar and there is good reason to hype him up. Foster dominated the 2024 Indy NXT season, winning eight of 14 races on his way to collecting the championship by a clear margin. Meanwhile, the Indy NXT championship runner-up, Jacob Abel, was the only driver besides Foster to win multiple races (winning three total) last ...Keep reading

The start of the 2025 season may not have gone to plan at Red Bull HQ, but it will still celebrate its successful partnerships with Honda in style at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix before the two parties go separate ways.
Marking the 60th anniversary of Honda's first grand prix win – achieved by Richie Ginther at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix – Red Bull's RB21 is donned in a one-off ...Keep reading

After a failed attempt in 2024, Kyle Larson is coming back in 2025 hungrier than ever as he seeks to finally become the fifth driver (and the first since 2014) to complete 'The Double' by running the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.
Larson will pilot his usual No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at Charlotte while driving the No. 17 Chevrolet at Indy, which is being ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson has revealed his demotion to Racing Bulls, after just two grands prix at Red Bull in the 2025 Formula 1 season, came as a surprise.
After Lawson struggled at both Melbourne and Shanghai – including qualifying 20th twice in China – Red Bull decided the situation called for an immediate driver swap, giving Racing Bulls driver Yuki Tsunoda a long-awaited chance in the main ...Keep reading

“I think I can probably win the constructors’ championship on my own right now”, Max Verstappen smiled during a Dutch media session ahead of the 2023 British Grand Prix. He said it jokingly, but there was truth in his comments on two fronts. At the time, Red Bull’s dominance was such that Verstappen individually scored more points (575) than the second team in the constructors’ ...Keep reading

The best visualisation of just how different Formula 1 life has become for Valtteri Bottas was formed in 2025 Bahrain pre-season testing, when Motorsport.com found him, wheel gun in hand, in the Mercedes pitbox.
But the Finn wasn’t starting a new role as a mechanic for the Silver Arrows squad; it’s just that as Mercedes’ 2025 test and reserve driver, filming social media skits is part of ...Keep reading

Le Mans is set to host MotoGP’s French Grand Prix until 2031 at the earliest, after a multi-year extension was signed with Dorna Sports.
The French GP has taken place at Le Mans Circuit Bugatti on 11 occasions from 1969 to 1995, then every season since 2000.
“Our contract as promoter ends in 2026 […] but I’m extremely pleased, honored and proud to announce that it has been extended ...Keep reading

Log in to your F1 Fantasy account this week and you will be greeted with a warning message prompting changes to your team.
“Action required: Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson have changed race teams. If you currently have either driver in your team you will need to use your transfer allowance to avoid "inactive driver" penalties.”
No one wants to be hit with penalties in F1, just ask the ...Keep reading

New Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda doesn’t expect the tricky characteristics of the team’s Formula 1 car to be a problem for him.
Tsunoda has earned promotion to Red Bull’s main outfit from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards after Liam Lawson spectacularly failed to get up to speed with the delicate RB21 machine, while the Japanese racer had a convincing first couple of F1 rounds with Racing ...Keep reading

“I’ll probably go tonight.” Ayao Komatsu glances at his watch as we sit down in the Haas hospitality suite at the Shanghai circuit. “There’s a new place about half an hour from the hotel. It’s a new climbing gym, apparently. My good friend is a climbing coach and he happens to be out here coaching local guys.”
For Haas’ Formula 1 team principal, climbing gyms around the world ...Keep reading

Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe says Yuki Tsunoda’s Formula 1 future at Red Bull lies in his own hands, with the Japanese brand undertaking a new project with the Aston Martin outfit in the world championship.
Tsunoda has received a long elusive promotion to Red Bull’s main team for the Japanese Grand Prix; the Milton Keynes-based squad made the drastic call of an early ...Keep reading

The chances of a Formula 1 race in Thailand continue to improve as Williams driver Alex Albon became the latest representative of the series to meet with the country’s prime minister.
Hopes of a grand prix around the streets of Bangkok have existed for some time but the process was stepped up last month when F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali held positive talks with prime minister Paetongtarn ...Keep reading

With the highly contentious legal battle between 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR over the 2025 Charter Agreement ongoing, yet another lawsuit relating to charters has arisen. However, this is very different from the 23XI/FRM vs. NASCAR situation, which claims the sanctioning body violated antitrust laws.
This lawsuit, filed in Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Courts on April ...Keep reading

Sammy Smith driving into the final corner at Martinsville from several car lengths back in order to intentionally wreck Taylor Gray for the NASCAR Xfinity Series win didn't work out for him, Gray or the rest of the field [besides race winner Austin Hill]. It turns out the chaos Smith's driving has backfired on the driver of the No. 8 car for JR Motorsports.
There have been calls by various ...Keep reading

Alpine rookie Jack Doohan will be sporting a new lid for the Miami Grand Prix, courtesy of Selling Sunset star Jason Oppenheim. The realtor-turned-reality star found fame when his Netflix smash hit debuted the same month as Drive To Survive, and he’s since become a Formula 1 obsessive. The Oppenheim Group owner started attending races in 2023 and quickly struck up a friendship with members of ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson hopes to become just the fifth driver to ever complete 'The Double' -- a coveted achievement where a driver runs both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's longest race [the Coca-Cola 600] on the very same day.
Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, John Andretti, and Kurt Busch have all successfully done it before. Larson was set to join this elite group last year, but shockingly failed in his ...Keep reading