Motorsport

James Vowles commits future to Williams as team targets F1 glory

Thu, 2025-06-19 14:26
Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has signed a new long-term deal with the squad.
Vowles joined Williams in 2023 from Mercedes, where he held the role of motorsport strategy director, and had initially spoken about the daunting task he faced in turning the team around. The 45-year-old famously commented that much of the team’s car build was still run off an Excel ...Keep reading

Jack Miller considering future as Toprak Razgatlioglu joins Pramac

Thu, 2025-06-19 13:42
With Toprak Razgatlioglu joining the Pramac Racing team for 2026, Jack Miller keeping his options open for the future.
The 30-year-old Australian is relatively upbeat about the situation as he may be able to retain a ride alongside the Turk; he wants to stay in MotoGP rather than move over to the Superbike World Championship.
"Not taking anything away from those guys, I could go to ...Keep reading

Why F1 Canadian GP was a “missed opportunity” for Williams

Thu, 2025-06-19 12:00
Williams faced a tough Formula 1 grand prix in Canada, with Alex Albon retiring due to engine issues and Carlos Sainz making it home with just a single point to add to the team’s tally – which may prove to be a missed opportunity at the end of a so-far-impressive 2025 season.
Williams’s weekend in Montreal started strong, with both Sainz and Albon bothering the top of the running in ...Keep reading

Yamaha signs Andrea Dovizioso as MotoGP test rider

Thu, 2025-06-19 11:46
Yamaha has announced the signing of Andrea Dovizioso as a MotoGP test rider as well as a rider performance advisor until 2027 ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.
The former factory Ducati rider makes an official return after retiring from the MotoGP grid in 2022. Dovizioso had been testing for Yamaha ad hoc, having joined the manufacturer at the Sepang shakedown test during pre-season preparations ...Keep reading

Verstappen, Russell, Alonso… What's behind F1's recent silly-season stories?

Thu, 2025-06-19 10:19
In theory, this year's Formula 1 silly season should be a relatively quiet one. At the end of this campaign, only Mercedes and Racing Bulls have their drivers’ contracts expiring. And, as always, the second Red Bull and Alpine seats remain question marks – in the short term as far as Franco Colapinto is concerned.
All other driver contracts extend beyond this year. Ferrari’s duo is locked ...Keep reading

Peugeot wants path to ‘fairness’ in WEC after Le Mans BoP debacle

Thu, 2025-06-19 09:11
Peugeot has said it needs the World Endurance Championship “to find the path that will make it fair for everyone”, in light of the Balance of Performance that made its Le Mans 24 Hours a struggle.
Peugeot was given the worst power-to-weight ratio for the French classic; its 9X8s qualified 17th and 18th, with the #94 car mostly avoiding trouble to take 11th under the chequered flag three ...Keep reading

The three key F1 factors Ferrari is focused on to win again

Thu, 2025-06-19 06:00
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed his squad is bringing an upgrade package over the coming races, but felt there is much more performance in cleaner race weekends, starting with getting on top of Pirelli's tyres.
After Charles Leclerc's first 2025 podium in Spain, the Canadian Grand Prix weekend was another sobering one for Ferrari which started going wrong with the Monegasque's FP1 ...Keep reading

Australian Supercars driver Cam Waters to run NASCAR Truck race at Lime Rock

Wed, 2025-06-18 23:26
Cam Waters, 30, currently competes full-time in Supercars where is sits second in the 2025 championship standings. He will head stateside for the upcoming NASCAR Truck Series race at Lime Rock Park -- the first time the track has hosted a national-level NASCAR race. 
He will pilot the No. 66 for ThorSport, and not for the first time. Waters made his NASCAR Truck debut at Martinsville Speedway ...Keep reading

Inside the ‘F1’ movie premiere in New York - and why some drivers didn’t attend

Wed, 2025-06-18 21:46
The F1 paddock made a mad dash from Montreal to Manhattan following Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix for the world premiere of the ‘F1’ movie. The highly-anticipated Brad Pitt flick debuted on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall, a couple of blocks away from the red carpet in the heart of New York City.
Of the grid’s 20 drivers, 15 jetted to the Big Apple on Monday morning, and checked ...Keep reading

Rick Ware Racing countersues Legacy Motor Club in charter dispute

Wed, 2025-06-18 20:21
Earlier this year, Legacy Motor Club (LMC) filed a lawsuit against rival team, Rick Ware Racing (RWR). The team claimed RWR attempted to illegally back out of a deal to sell one of its charters to the Jimmie Johnson-led group. LMC had entered a Charter Purchase Agreement with RWR, signed a document that would transfer a RWR-owned charter to LMC. 
Both teams currently own two charters, but ...Keep reading

Josh Bilicki to run two NASCAR Truck road course races with Niece Motorsports

Wed, 2025-06-18 19:14
Niece Motorsports has announced a two-race deal with Josh Bilicki, which will put him behind the wheel of the No. 44 Chevrolet at Lime Rock Park on on June 28th and the Charlotte Roval on October 3rd.
Bilicki, who has over 100 starts in the Cup Series, has run just eleven races in the Truck Series.
"I'm excited to join Niece Motorsports and feel like this is a great opportunity for all of ...Keep reading

Kaz Grala to make NASCAR return with three-race Xfinity deal

Wed, 2025-06-18 19:01
Kaz Grala has agreed to compete in a three-race deal with Sam Hunt Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The 26-year-old will run three road course races later this year, driving the No. 24 Toyota Supra for the team.
Grala's first race will be the Chicago Street Course on July 5th. He will also run at Watkins Glen on August 9th and the Charlotte Roval on October 4th. Overplay Games will serve ...Keep reading

JA on F1 Podcast: The verdict on the F1 movie plus Canadian GP fallout

Wed, 2025-06-18 18:48
Finally... it’s F1 movie launch season. But is the film, dubbed by one critic “Barbie for men” any good? Our correspondents were given a preview showing in Montreal and give their verdict. We hear from the producer Jerry Bruckheimer and one of the stars Kerry Condon. Listen here.
Plus we examine the fallout from the Canadian Grand Prix - for the second consecutive race we saw a collision ...Keep reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to work as crew chief for Connor Zilisch at Pocono

Wed, 2025-06-18 17:29
JR Motorsports has made a surprise announcement regarding the interim crew chief for Connor Zilisch this weekend at Pocono Raceway.
Zilisch's usual crew chief, Mardy Lindley, is serving a one-race suspension for loose lug nuts found following the Nashville Xfinity race. He was also fined $10,000, which is the usual penalty for such a violation. 
The No. 88 JRM Chevrolet will have none ...Keep reading

Joe Gibbs Racing announces new multi-year sponsorship deal

Wed, 2025-06-18 16:48
Since the departure of long-time partner FedEx, Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing have welcomed several new partners to the No. 11 Toyota. Of note, Progressive signed on in a major deal that will have the insurance company back Hamlin in 18 races this year.
JGR has now announced the addition of Bob's Discount Furniture, a U.S.-based furniture store with its headquarters in Newington ...Keep reading

What Renault boss Luca de Meo's exit means for Alpine F1 team

Wed, 2025-06-18 16:08
When Luca de Meo became Renault’s CEO in the summer of 2020, the group had just posted a €7.3billion loss and was on the verge of collapse as the world economy shuddered to a halt during the Covid-19 pandemic. On his way to turning that around to a €4.26billion operating profit in the last set of annual results, De Meo set in motion what he called a ‘Renaulution’, introducing exciting ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar: "Everything was wrong" in F1 Canadian GP

Wed, 2025-06-18 14:45
Isack Hadjar says "everything was wrong" in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix as Racing Bulls' midfield campaign hit a temporary snag.
Hadjar and team-mate Liam Lawson had collected 20 points over the recent European triple-header, but while their pace initially looked promising neither driver was able to make the tyres work.
Starting from 12th after a three-place grid penalty for impeding ...Keep reading

The making of Phil Hanson, Britain's latest Le Mans winner

Wed, 2025-06-18 14:20
Phil Hanson, Le Mans winner.
That statement was true before last weekend of course. The 25-year-old from Berkshire had already stood on the top step of the podium at the Circuit de la Sarthe, facing empty grandstands after conquering the LMP2 category in a 2020 edition held without fans. But it has held a different meaning since last Sunday, when Hanson added his name to the pantheon of British ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri: McLaren needed F1 Canada GP to be 100 laps

Wed, 2025-06-18 11:02
McLaren's Oscar Piastri says the team ran out of laps to make its tyre wear advantage pay off in Montreal's Canadian GP as team boss Andrea Stella explains why it struggled for performance compared to its usual title-winning form.
The reigning world champions didn't enjoy their usual advantage in Canada, having struggled for grip from Friday practice. The team rallied to be in the mix in ...Keep reading

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