Motorsport

"Crazy" strategy could save Oliver Bearman's Monaco GP after "harsh penalty"

Sat, 2025-05-24 17:46
Haas racer Oliver Bearman picked up a 10-place grid penalty for the Monaco GP after he overtook Carlos Sainz under red flag conditions. The grid drop marks the second time in a week that the Briton received a “harsh” stewarding decision, but this time it could benefit him in the long run.
“I feel like once they make a decision, even if it's wrong – even if it's clearly wrong – they're ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen expects Lewis Hamilton penalty at F1 Monaco GP

Sat, 2025-05-24 17:28
Max Verstappen believes Lewis Hamilton will receive a grid penalty for impeding him in qualifying for Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix.
In Q1 Verstappen bombed up the hill towards Massenet, when he was blocked by Hamilton in his Ferrari and had to back out of his lap through one of the circuit's many blind corners.
Hamilton was informed by his race engineer that Verstappen was approaching, but ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri couldn't keep off the wall in "messy" F1 Monaco GP qualifying

Sat, 2025-05-24 17:18
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri admitted to struggling on the streets of Monaco in qualifying for the grand prix, having put his car in third position for tomorrow’s Formula 1 race after appearing to clip the wall at almost every turn on the streets of the Principality.
The Australian’s weekend got off to a slow start yesterday when he hit the barriers head on at Sainte Devote in Monaco. Since ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc "very frustrated" after rare F1 pole was snatched away

Sat, 2025-05-24 17:05
Charles Leclerc feels he has missed a unique opportunity to win in 2025, as Ferrari proved more competitive at the Monaco Grand Prix than elsewhere on the Formula 1 calendar.
Leclerc took provisional pole around the historic streets of Monte Carlo after the second barrage of Q3 runs, ahead of both McLarens. But both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri opted to go for an extra flyer on their final ...Keep reading

MotoGP British GP: Alex Marquez wins, ending Marc's perfect sprint record

Sat, 2025-05-24 16:54
Alex Marquez ended his brother Marc’s perfect record in 2025 MotoGP sprint races by claiming victory on his Gresini Ducati at Silverstone on Saturday.
Marc had no answer to Alex after he gave away an early lead with a mistake, and settled for another solid points haul for second place. This ensures he maintains a healthy 19-point lead over Alex in the world championship heading into ...Keep reading

F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Monaco GP

Sat, 2025-05-24 16:36
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
McLaren




Oscar ...Keep reading

F1 Monaco GP: Lando Norris snatches pole from home hero Charles Leclerc

Sat, 2025-05-24 16:35
McLaren's Lando Norris beat home favourite Charles Leclerc to Formula 1 pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix as Mercedes suffered a qualifying disaster.
Norris looked set to lose out to Leclerc, who had led every practice session, after the second round of laps in Q3. But continuing on his set soft tyres Norris found another tenth and a half to clinch pole with his third flyer, beating last ...Keep reading

Kyle Busch extends contract with Richard Childress Racing through 2026

Sat, 2025-05-24 16:13
Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has picked up an option in his contract that will keep him at Richard Childress Racing for the 2026 season.
Busch is a winner of 63 Cup races -- more than any other current full-time driver.  He also has more NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series wins than any driver in history The highly successful driver began his Cup career with Hendrick Motorsports ...Keep reading

According to Marcus Ericsson, patience is the name of the game in winning the Indy 500

Sat, 2025-05-24 16:00
It’s been common practice for many years that Marcus Ericsson is on track during one of the biggest weekends in racing. Just over a decade ago, he was preparing to take on the streets of Monaco as an F1 driver with Caterham (he’d finish 11th). That changed in 2019, when the Swede took on his first Indianapolis 500. It would take only three more Indy 500s for him to become immortalized with the ...Keep reading

DTM Lausitzring: Lucas Auer dominates to win opener from Maro Engel

Sat, 2025-05-24 13:34
Lucas Auer has taken his second win of the DTM season as he dominated the opener at the Lausitzring ahead of Maro Engel.
Rene Rast darted from fifth on the grid to complete the podium for Schubert BMW in third, ahead of Jules Gounon, Marco Wittmann and Thomas Preining.
Landgraf Mercedes driver Auer led from the start while Ricardo Feller lost second place to Engel, but in the midfield there ...Keep reading

MotoGP British GP: Fabio Quartararo’s third straight pole breaks Silverstone track record

Sat, 2025-05-24 13:23
Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo took his third straight pole position in MotoGP on Saturday, breaking the Silverstone track record in the process.
The Frenchman once again saved his best effort for the very end of the British GP qualifying session, just as he had at the previous two races at Jerez and Le Mans.
While championship leader Marc Marquez was the man Quartararo had to defeat in Spain ...Keep reading

F1 Monaco GP: Charles Leclerc tops FP3 as Lewis Hamilton crashes

Sat, 2025-05-24 12:45
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has made it a clean sweep of practice sessions at F1's Monaco Grand Prix as a tyre enigma sets up an intriguing qualifying session, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton tagged the wall.
Having topped Friday's two practice sessions, Leclerc bested Red Bull's Max Verstappen to head into qualifying as the slight favourite to make it back-to-back poles at his home ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura withdraws from MotoGP British GP due to injury

Sat, 2025-05-24 11:38
Trackhouse MotoGP rider Ai Ogura will not take part in any further sessions at the British Grand Prix after suffering a possible fracture to his right tibia.
The Aprilia satellite squad released a statement this morning after Ogura crashed during Friday’s FP1 session, and the Japanese Moto2 champion is unable to continue racing this weekend at Silverstone.
“Following the accident that Ai ...Keep reading

“Shakespeare on wheels” – F1’s biggest ever partner on why the series captures the imagination

Sat, 2025-05-24 11:18
For the first time in its illustrious history, the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix has a title sponsor, with TAG Heuer claiming the distinct honour.
As one of LVMH’s ‘maisons’, the luxury watchmaker was announced earlier this year as F1’s new official timekeeper and also as the main partner of arguably the most iconic race on the calendar.
LVMH has a 10-year deal in place with F1 that ...Keep reading

What we've learned from Adrian Newey's first F1 outing with Aston Martin

Sat, 2025-05-24 06:05
Adrian Newey attended his first race in Aston Martin's all-green uniform in Monaco, two and a half months into the job of Managing Technical Partner, which is an overarching position that will allow Newey to get involved in all technical aspects of the team as it aims to conquer the Formula 1 world over the next few years.
At Silverstone, Newey will encounter several other heavy hitters from ...Keep reading

Adrian Newey: Aston Martin can only attract Max Verstappen by making a fast F1 car

Sat, 2025-05-24 06:00
Aston Martin's tech guru Adrian Newey believes the best way the Formula 1 squad can attract Max Verstappen in the future is by simply building the best car.
Newey started his role of Managing Technical partner on 3 April, forming part of a superteam Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll is building in a brand-new Silverstone headquarters. Newey joins CEO Andy Cowell and former Ferrari tech chief ...Keep reading

Corey Heim untouchable in dominant NASCAR Truck win at Charlotte

Sat, 2025-05-24 04:01
Corey Heim now has 15 career NASCAR Truck Series wins, earning his fourth victory of the season in an absolutely dominant performance at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Heim swept the stages and led most of the race, cruising to the win. At the finish line, Heim was over six seconds clear of runner-up finisher Ross Chastain. 
"It's nice to be far enough away where someone can't clean me out," said ...Keep reading

Cleetus McFarland apologizes after causing ARCA pileup at Charlotte

Sat, 2025-05-24 01:07
Austin Green captured the checkered flag at Charlotte Motor Speedway, becoming a first-time winner in the ARCA Menards Series. Meanwhile, Garrett Mitchell, who is better known as Cleetus McFarland on his popular YouTube channel, finished ninth in his third career ARCA start and his first at a non-superspeedway.
He also earned a top-ten finish at Talladega Superspeedway earlier this year ...Keep reading

Four NASCAR Cup stars who will reach major career milestones in the Coke 600

Fri, 2025-05-23 22:35
The 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 will feature 40 drivers, and four of them will be celebrating special milestones when they take the green flag on Sunday.
The biggest milestone belongs to seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. After driving the IndyCar two-seater with NFL legend Tom Brady as part of the parade laps at the Indianapolis 500, he will then head to Charlotte to ...Keep reading

Josef Newgarden and team win Pit Stop Challenge in all-Penske final

Fri, 2025-05-23 22:01
The No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet team of Josef Newgarden collected the $50,000 prize and bragging rights after once again winning the Pit Stop Challenge. They had to beat their own teammates to do it as the No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet of Will Power joined them in the final. It was the first time two Penske cars went to the final in the Pit Stop Challenge since 2007.
In the semi-finals ...Keep reading

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