Motorsport

Cadillac driver Alex Lynn has heralded his pole position for this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours as extra special after being narrowly beaten into second 12 months ago.
Lynn, who headed a Jota Caddy 1-2 on the completion of the new Le Mans qualifying format, revealed that his thoughts were drawn back to last year when he held the pole as the chequered flag fell only for Porsche driver Kevin Estre ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc poured scorn on recent rumours in Italian media stating that the Ferrari driver saw his long-term Formula 1 future elsewhere, revealing his surprise over the speculation.
The Monegasque admitted that the team was not particularly satisfied with its start to 2025, with the team hoping to pick up on its form from the end of 2024 with the goal of challenging for titles — instead ...Keep reading

Fresh off his third victory of the season at Michigan, Denny Hamlin will sit out the first-ever Cup race in Mexico, staying home with long-time partner Jordan Fish following the birth of their son. The couple already have two daughters together. 
Hamlin released the following statement on Thursday, saying: "We are happy to announce the birth of our son. Everyone is doing well. My main priority ...Keep reading

It was an extraordinary press conference. The kind that left even the greenest of journalists shaking their heads in disbelief at what they had just witnessed.
Lance Stroll’s performance in the pre-Canadian Grand Prix press event was as unconvincing as it was baffling.
As he spoke about the presumably optimistic news of being passed fit for his home race, he did so with all the joy of ...Keep reading

Over the next two Formula 1 grands prix in Canada and Austria, one penalty point will be enough for Max Verstappen to be banned for a race, but he insists that won't play on his mind when he gets into his Red Bull.
Verstappen was handed a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points for driving into Mercedes' George Russell in the final stages of the Spanish Grand Prix, which brings his ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell said he was "a bit surprised" to see Max Verstappen apologise for their Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix contact on social media.
Russell and Verstappen came to blows in Barcelona with three laps to go when Verstappen was deeply frustrated at being asked by his Red Bull team to give up his position, with Red Bull fearing a penalty after Verstappen had stayed ahead of ...Keep reading

Despite sitting second in the constructors’ championship, Ferrari has made an indifferent start to the season and currently sits 197 points behind leaders McLaren.
Vasseur’s position in the team has been subjected to scrutiny, but seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who joined Ferrari last winter, is adamant that he is the “person to take us to the top”.
Speaking ahead of the ...Keep reading

Cadillac continued its impressive 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours performance by locking out the front row of the grid courtesy of late improvements from Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber.
Porsche had looked on track to take its second consecutive pole but both Lynn and Bamber improved on their third flying laps of the 15-minute Hyperpole 2 session.
Lynn grabbed top spot in the #12 V-Series.R LMDh with a ...Keep reading

On Lap 67 of the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman was racing deep in the pack when he found himself in a bad situation. After contact from Cole Custer, he ended up slamming the outside wall in a head-on impact that lifted the rear tires off completely the ground. Bowman's No. 48 Chevrolet hit the wall at roughly 150mph, immediately ending ...Keep reading

Round 16 of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season takes the top level of the sport to a place where they've never been before -- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. It will also be the first points-paying Cup race outside of the United States since 1958.
William Byron leads the regular season standings, 41 points clear of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson. Denny Hamlin is the ...Keep reading

In NASCAR, Daniel Suarez holds the distinction of being the only foreign-born driver to win a championship in one of the three national levels, claiming the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series title. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Suarez is also the only Mexican-born driver to ever win at the Cup level. He earned his first career victory at Sonoma Raceway in 2022, and then won again in a three-wide photo ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar says he "doesn't feel ready" to drive for Red Bull's main Formula 1 team just yet, and believes "it’s good” to continue his current trajectory at the junior side.
F2 runner-up Hadjar is one of the standout drivers of the 2025 F1 season so far, currently sitting ninth in the drivers' championship and scoring 21 of Racing Bulls’ 28 points.
This impressive ...Keep reading

On this edition of The Outlap, Mark Mann-Bryans and Ben Hunt discuss Lance Stroll’s return following a wrist injury to take part in his home race. There's also disappointment for Felipe Drugovich, who still hasn’t made his F1 debut. 
In this week's episode, the pair also discuss Max Verstappen’s risk of a race ban, the different personalities of the McLaren drivers, Lewis ...Keep reading

The FIA General Assembly has voted through changes to the governing body's statutes and ethics code in what is seen as a victory for president Mohamed Ben Sulayem, but has faced criticism for eroding governance standards.
On Thursday the General Assembly, which gathered in Macau this week, voted through amendments which are said to bring forward the deadline for potential presidential ...Keep reading

Mathieu Jaminet put Porsche Penske Motorsport on top in Free Practice 3 ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Driving the #5 entry from the German-American partnership, Jaminet clocked a 3m24.717s at around 4:10pm local time, having a moment at the Dunlop chicane just seconds later.
This coincidentally happened during a 20-minute evacuation of the circuit’s media centre due to a fire ...Keep reading

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer revealed some of the challenges he faced getting up to speed with LMP2 machinery as he makes his class debut.
Lotterer is driving the IDEC Sport-run #18 ORECA-Gibson 07 as part of the team's tie-up with Genesis Magma Racing, which is due to enter the Hypercar ranks with Lotterer next year.
He is teamed with two Le Mans rookies, W Series ...Keep reading

With the 15 remaining Hypercars set to take part in Hyperpole this Thursday evening, opinions remain divided on the true significance of grid position at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
There were 21 Hypercars in qualifying yesterday afternoon, but only 15 will take to the track Thursday night for the first of two Hyperpole sessions, following a format shakeup introduced for this year. Now split into two ...Keep reading

The Iron Lynx team has been forced to change the chassis on its #63 Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 after a sizeable crash for Stephen Grove in Le Mans 24 Hours opening practice.
It was a tough start to Mercedes' first Le Mans appearance since 1999 as event rookie Grove was caught out on his first proper push lap and crashed hard into the barriers at the Dunlop Chicane around 75 minutes into the ...Keep reading

After a very promising test day, Wednesday turned out to be a mixed bag for Alpine. Reliability is no longer a concern at the French outfit and both A424s secured their spots in the Hyperpole 1 session after the first round of qualifying. However, behind the scenes, some head-scratching is going on.
When the LMDh prototype hit the track again early Wednesday afternoon, both driver crews were ...Keep reading

Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore had said there was “no set limit” on how many races Franco Colapinto would contest for the team. But after three disappointing grands prix for the French side, he is now less definitive on the Argentine’s future.
“Sit long by the river,” goes a quote popularly (and incorrectly) attributed to Sun Tzu, “and you will see the bodies of your enemies float ...Keep reading