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Charles Leclerc believes it's "too early to feel positive" about a strong result at Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix, despite the Ferrari driver topping both Friday practice sessions.
The Monegasque endured an early fright in FP1 when he clipped Lance Stroll's Aston Martin at the Grand Hotel Hairpin, as the Canadian failed to see the Ferrari and slowly moved back onto the racing line having let ...Keep reading

Trackhouse Aprilia rider Ai Ogura is in doubt for the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend following a crash on the opening day of action at Silverstone.
The Japanese rookie injured his right knee after crashing in FP1 on Friday morning. This led to him missing practice in the afternoon, as his race against time to be fit for Saturday began. 
“I was running not so fast on the second ...Keep reading

Derek Kraus, 23, will make his first NASCAR Cup Series start of the year this weekend, competing in NASCAR's longest race -- the 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 
Kraus will pilot the No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet with sponsorship from Western States Flooring. This Sunday's race will be the first time since the season-opening Daytona that the Cup Series will ...Keep reading

VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli has been issued with a three-place grid penalty for MotoGP’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.
The Italian was found to have impeded his fellow countryman Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) during Friday afternoon’s practice session. 
According to a statement by the stewards at the end of the day, Morbidelli was “observed to be riding slow on [the ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman has been hit with a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix after overtaking Carlos Sainz under red flag conditions during second practice.
The Haas Formula 1 rookie overtook the Williams driver at La Rascasse after the session was red-flagged early on for Oscar Piastri’s crash at Sainte Devote. 
According to an FIA report, Haas informed Bearman ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri believes McLaren has the pace to compete for pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix - as long as it can recover from a “very messy” Friday.
Piastri escaped lasting damage after going straight into the tyre wall at Sainte Devote just 19 minutes into the second free practice session and recovered to set the second-fastest time.
Ferrari’s ...Keep reading

Josef Newgarden led the way in final practice as he prepared to go for three consecutive Indy 500 wins, running a fast lap of 225.687mph. Takuma Sato was second at 225.415mph, Scott Dixon third at 225.200mph, Devlin DeFrancesco fourth at 224.778mph, and Will Power fifth at 224.419mph. Four of the five fastest drivers are former winners of the Indy 500. 
Felix Rosenqvist, Helio Castroneves ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has made it a clean sweep of Friday's F1 Monaco GP practice by heading Oscar Piastri in the second session.
Last year's Monaco Grand Prix victor Leclerc was just 0.038s quicker than McLaren's championship leader Piastri, while Lewis Hamilton ensured both Ferraris featured in the top three.
Piastri and then team-mate Lando Norris led the early running in the second one-hour ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff has insisted that Mercedes will not repeat the error of exposing Andrea Kimi Antonelli to too many off-track distractions at Imola - which left him “toast” long before the Formula 1 race had even started.
Bologna-born Antonelli endured his most difficult week since joining Mercedes in front of his home fans, as the rookie qualified 13th before retiring from the race with a ...Keep reading

William Byron has signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will keep him at Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) through the 2029 season.
The 27-year-old is already a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 and currently sits second in the championship standings. When Byron won the 500, he became the youngest multi-time winner of NASCAR's crown jewel event, breaking a record previously held ...Keep reading

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has been given a one-place grid drop at Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix after colliding with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in Friday's opening practice session.
Leclerc ran into the back of Stroll at the hairpin nine minutes in, after the Canadian slowly crossed towards the racing line while Leclerc was approaching on a hot lap.
It gave the Monegasque no chance ...Keep reading

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has led the way in first free practice at Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix - despite a late challenge from world champion Max Verstappen.
Leclerc set a 1m11.964s around the halfway mark that held until the end as Verstappen and McLaren's Lando Norris filled the top three, with Williams and Mercedes also looking competitive.
The opening practice session was red flagged ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia reckons his Ducati team needs to start from scratch after Johann Zarco’s victory in Le Mans.Bagnaia admits he has struggled this season as he has been eclipsed by his team-mate Marc Marquez.
While the Spaniard has taken three wins, Bagnaia has won only once and finds himself down in third place in the riders’ championship.
And, following Honda’s win in Le Mans, he ...Keep reading

Honda MotoGP boss Alberto Puig has confirmed the team is interested in signing Jorge Martin, should the reigning champion become available at the end of the year.
Motorsport.com exclusively revealed that Martin is pushing to leave Aprilia at the end of 2025, invoking a clause in his contract.
He is understood to be unimpressed by the RS-GP’s pace this year, with Aprilia bottom of the ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella disagrees with the notion that his team performed worse than expected in Imola, calling the comparison with a dominant Miami weekend like "apples and pears".
Oscar Piastri took pole in Imola ahead of Max Verstappen, but after a brilliant pass by the world champion Red bull looked to have the measure of McLaren over a race distance, with much stronger tyre ...Keep reading

The unique nature of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit has prompted every Formula 1 team to bring a modified front suspension and brake duct package, along with its highest-downforce parts.
Every year, teams have to bring a bespoke front suspension package to the Monaco round designed to cope with their full-lock steering inputs around the tightest hairpins. Although the structural members are ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta has refused to take sides in the ongoing conflict between Aprilia and Jorge Martin, with the reigning MotoGP world champion intending to leave his new team at the end of the season.
Acosta and Martin have the same agent, the now well-known Albert Valera. Still, the KTM rider is unwilling to get involved in his peer’s situation, careful not to get himself into trouble.
“Until ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda has admitted his huge Imola F1 qualifying crash will have lingering effects, as he has to revert to a previous floor design at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
Tsunoda suffered an enormous accident last Saturday in Q1 as he overstepped the limit of the Red Bull in the fast Tamburello chicane, sending him into the barriers. The Japanese driver thankfully climbed unhurt, but huge ...Keep reading

Supercars has announced that it will have two events in New Zealand from next year.
Ruapuna Raceway, 15km west of Christchurch, will host the first-ever Supercars event on New Zealand’s South Island — part of a groundbreaking NZ double-header. The length of the deal means that there will be three years of twin events: the ongoing round at Taupo and Ruapuna Raceway.
“We’ve always ...Keep reading

Is Red Bull’s progress real after the Imola win?
After Max Verstappen’s surprise victory at Imola, the biggest question for the rest of this triple-header is whether Red Bull's improvements were track-specific – or if the team is now in a position to challenge McLaren on a regular basis. Linked to that: was Red Bull surprisingly quick in Italy, or was McLaren surprisingly slow on ...Keep reading