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Tom Clarkson has argued that some in the Ferrari garage may have been "taken aback" by Lewis Hamilton's comments ahead of the United States Grand Prix. 
The seven-time champion said that the remaining races of the 2025 season are "test weekends" in order for the Maranello outfit to learn and improve its processes before the regulation change in 2026.
"Yeah. I’m really looking at the next ...Keep reading

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been named the world's most marketable athlete by SportsPro.
After previously holding the position in the annual list from the outlet in 2014, the British driver joins Lionel Messi, Neymar and Simone Biles as the only athletes to achieve the prestigious ranking twice.
Aside from Hamilton's on-track achievements, including seven drivers' ...Keep reading

Front Row Motorsports will make no changes to its driver roster for the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, keeping the same lineup they have now.
Todd Gilliland will continue as the driver of the No. 34, Noah Gragson as the driver of the No. 4, and Zane Smith as the driver of the No. 38.
Smith has actually signed a multi-year contract extension with FRM, which was part of Thursday's ...Keep reading

Rumours about Porsche wanting to sell its stake in Manthey Racing have been circulating in the paddock for several months.
The Volkswagen Group brand reported a sharp drop in profits this year, forcing it to cut jobs across its automotive division. The weak financial performance also played a part in its impending exit from the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship at the end of ...Keep reading

Last weekend’s United States Grand Prix could be seen as a pivotal turning point in the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ championship battle as Max Verstappen dominated from pole.
It was the four-time world champion’s third victory in four grands prix, while he also won the Austin sprint race to move within 40 points of championship leader Oscar Piastri.
Until Austin, it was a widespread belief ...Keep reading

1979 – Alan Jones’ late-season surge
Race 9: 13th, 25-point deficitRace 12: 3rd, 10-point deficitFinal standings: 3rd, 11-point deficit

Alan Jones, Williams FW07 Ford
Photo by: Motorsport Images

The 1979 season, in which ground effect became widespread following Lotus’ success the previous year, was dominated by Ferrari – but Williams’ Alan Jones still became a ...Keep reading

MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi has denied that he is the strongest man on a grid that is missing world champion Marc Marquez.
Bezzecchi has won three of the last four sprint races and was clearly the fastest man at the last two meetings in Indonesia and Australia. He has only failed to win the respective grands prix due to his incident with Marquez at Mandalika and the resulting double long lap ...Keep reading

Red Bull F1 chief Laurent Mekies has explained why Max Verstappen is just "as extraordinary out of the car" as in it, after getting to work with the four-time world champion over the past three months. 
Mekies moved from Racing Bulls to Red Bull Racing in July to replace Christian Horner, working with Verstappen for the first time after admiring the Dutchman from a distance over his stints ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez admits that while Ducati’s MotoGP rivals have made strides, he still doubts any manufacturer can consistently challenge the dominance of his brother Marc Marquez across an entire 22-race campaign.
Although Ducati has already secured all three world titles this season, its position as MotoGP’s benchmark has come under increasing pressure from Aprilia in recent rounds.
The ...Keep reading

The end of the 2025 Formula 1 season is in sight as the championship hosts the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend to kickstart the final five rounds of the year.
It comes just a week after the United States GP, which Max Verstappen dominated from pole after the Red Bull driver also won the sprint contest to continue his fine run of form.
Talk has been non-stop ever since over if the four-time ...Keep reading

Elfyn Evans is refusing to get carried away by the 13-point lead he holds in his quest for a maiden World Rally Championship title with only two rounds of the season remaining. 
The Toyota driver is bidding to become the first British WRC champion since Richard Burns in 2001 and has so far finished runner-up in the title race four times, but is currently sitting top of the standings as the ...Keep reading

MotoGP has introduced a regulations tweak designed to reduce the impact of late yellow flags in timed sessions.
Under the new rules, which will come into effect at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, riders may not attempt to rejoin qualifying sessions if they fall during the final three minutes.
The same will apply to the Friday afternoon Practice session, which determines the riders who ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri’s Formula 1 world championship lead looks rather less unassailable after a borderline disastrous United States Grand Prix weekend. The McLaren driver now not only faces stern opposition from team-mate Lando Norris, but the unstoppable force of Max Verstappen with momentum. 
Mexico City 
Bumps, thin air, and one long straight define this circuit. Despite that straight, and ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez will skip the remainder of the 2025 MotoGP season to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained in Indonesia at the start of the month, Ducati has announced.
The decision was made after Marquez underwent further checks at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid, where doctors Raul Barco, Samuel Antuna and Ignacio Roger ruled out the possibility of an early comeback before the end ...Keep reading

Franco Morbidelli has begun experiencing some of the same problems that plagued Francesco Bagnaia all season long in MotoGP, but it’s too early to say whether they’re fundamental or just track-specific.
Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia suffered badly with the stability of his Ducati at Phillip Island, with a video shared by the series’ official social handle showing his Ducati shaking ...Keep reading

Gresini MotoGP rider Alex Marquez says he is prepared to take “risks” in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, but downplayed suggestions that he is the outright favourite for victory.
At the last round in Phillip Island, the Spaniard eased off in the final stages to consolidate fourth place, prioritising the bigger picture in the championship.
However, with second place in the ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes there is a “psychological advantage” to being an underdog in the fight for the Formula 1 title.
His comments came as Max Verstappen once again slashed his points deficit in Austin, picking up wins in both the sprint and grand prix.
The 2025 F1 drivers’ championship looked certain to go McLaren’s way before the summer break, but momentum has shifted ...Keep reading

KTM factory rider Pedro Acosta reckons he may have been trying too hard aboard the RC16 before he found consistency in recent races.
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, the Spaniard expanded on his recent improvements as a rider, particularly on the mental side. He had already touched on the subject in Indonesia three weeks ago, when he said he was “a more mature ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo says he wants a “winning bike” from Yamaha in 2026 after years of “struggling” on uncompetitive machinery in MotoGP, as he raises expectations for the Japanese manufacturer’s ambitious V4 project.
Yamaha is in the advanced stages of developing an all-new V4-powered prototype, marking a significant shift from the inline-four engine layout it has raced with throughout ...Keep reading

For the third time this year, NASCAR and Formula 1 were more or less competing for the same eyeballs on Sunday and the television ratings for both arrived on Wednesday afternoon.
The Cup Series, after a stretch of poor viewership numbers on USA Network, returned to over-the-air NBC on Sunday and the Yellow Wood 500 drew 2.556 million viewers for a race that began at 2 p.m. ET.
The Formula 1 ...Keep reading