Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari's got pace "we just can't use it"

Sun, 2025-05-11 13:43
Lewis Hamilton is not letting a disappointing start to the 2025 Formula 1 season cloud his optimism for what he can achieve at Ferrari.
The 40-year-old made a surprise blockbuster move to the Scuderia over the winter after 12 successful campaigns with Mercedes, where he won six of his record-equalling seven world titles.
But, his Shanghai sprint win aside, Hamilton has had an underwhelming ...Keep reading

Will Harley-Davidson’s MotoGP ‘bagger’ support series attract American fans?

Sun, 2025-05-11 12:20
For those who’ve ever witnessed both MotoGP and Formula 1, you’ll know that MotoGP’s machines are louder. F1’s muffled turbo-hybrids just can’t compete with the naturally aspirated motorcycle motors, and they sound better, too.
Well that same sentiment can now be applied to the support series as Harley-Davidson and Dorna have inked a deal that’ll see the American manufacturer put on ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia claims Marc Marquez "could ride a tractor and be competitive”

Sun, 2025-05-11 11:20
Francesco Bagnaia has continued his recent policy of openly admitting Marc Marquez’s riding superiority, having said he could “ride a tractor and be competitive”. 
This followed another disappointing day for Bagnaia, who on Saturday qualified sixth before crashing out of MotoGP's French Grand Prix sprint while Marquez won from second. 
The double world champion is yet to beat his ...Keep reading

Supercars Symmons Plains: Payne heads Feeney in close thriller at Tasmania

Sun, 2025-05-11 10:49
Matt Payne has emerged from a battle of different strategies to take out the third Supercars race at Symmons Plains.
Payne positioned his Grove Racing Ford Mustang perfectly over the final lap to stymie a Broc Feeney clean sweep of all three races at the historic Tasmanian circuit.
Following a mid-race safety car, a number of drivers chose to make both of their mandatory pitstops early and ...Keep reading

Mercedes has found “another proof” of Kimi Antonelli’s talent – but needs more

Sun, 2025-05-11 09:33
Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s rookie Formula 1 season has so far reassured Mercedes in terms of raw speed and potential, but team boss Toto Wolff and his driver do expect a noticeable step forward as far as race pace is concerned.
Antonelli had a breakthrough weekend in Miami as he outqualified highly rated team-mate George Russell twice, even claiming pole position for the sprint. Previously, his ...Keep reading

Layne Riggs disqualified from Kansas Truck race, loses runner-up finish

Sun, 2025-05-11 05:17
Layne Riggs finished second in Saturday's thrilling NASCAR Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway, matching his best result of the year after an impressive charge through the field. He made contact with Carson Hocevar on the final as they battled it out for the win, but Hocevar managed to hang on and claim victory, just ahead of Riggs.
However, while Hocevar's truck cleared post-race checks ...Keep reading

With a middle finger out the window, Carson Hocevar wins Kansas Truck race

Sun, 2025-05-11 03:20
Saturday's NASCAR Truck race at Kansas Speedway ended in dramatic fashion as Layne Riggs ran down Carson Hocevar in a tense battle for the win. Riggs got alongside him in Turn 1, pushing up the track until the two trucks made contact. Hocevar began to spin sideways before hitting the outside wall, which straightened it back out. Riggs slid sideways and hit the wall as well, allowing Hocevar to ...Keep reading

Why Graham Rahal leaves the Indy road course yearning for Ganassi Racing’s pace

Sun, 2025-05-11 02:11
He gave it everything he had.
Given strong chance to end his lengthy winless streak, Graham Rahal did nearly everything right. He decisively jumped from second into the race lead in the opening corners when the green flag flew, kept championship leader Alex Palou in the rear-view mirror for two full tire stints and led a race-high 48 laps. 
But it wasn’t enough. 
Starting on fresh ...Keep reading

Here are IndyCar’s Winners and Losers heading to the 2025 Indy 500

Sun, 2025-05-11 01:38
The Month of May arrived this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway - at least on the road course. 
In keeping with the trends of the season, that likely meant a couple things. First: Alex Palou continued to crush the NTT IndyCar Series field. The Spaniard won for the fourth time in five races to open the 2025 season - and his only loss on the year was a runner-up run at Long Beach ...Keep reading

Alex Palou dominates IndyCar field, extends winning streak at the IMS Road Course

Sun, 2025-05-11 00:18
For a brief spell, it looked like Alex Palou might actually be beatable on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. The pole-sitter lost the lead just after the green flag flew and spent most of the race running in the tire tracks of Graham Rahal. 
But in the end, the Spaniard found his way to the front - just as he’s done for the bulk of the NTT IndyCar Series season to date. 
Palou ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson denies Chris Buescher the NASCAR Cup pole at Kansas

Sun, 2025-05-11 00:10
Last spring at Kansas, it was Kyle Larson versus Chris Buescher for the race win in the closest photo finish the Cup Series has ever seen. This weekend, it was the same two drivers again in the fight for pole, but it wasn't quite as close. This is Larson's 22nd career pole, but his first of the 2025 season and his first at Kansas as well.
"Pretty ironic to have us both on the front row here ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar had "productive" talk with Ryan Preece after Texas run-in

Sat, 2025-05-10 21:57
Both Carson Hocevar and Ryan Preece had the opportunity to leave Texas with strong runs, but ended in disappointment and frustration instead. Hocevar began the race from pole position (the first of his career), while Preece steadily made his way forward throughout the day.
When a caution for a spinning Jesse Love in the middle of green-flag pit stops shook up the running order late, both of ...Keep reading

Spa 6 Hours: AF Corse Ferrari triumphs again after flag-to-flag battle

Sat, 2025-05-10 20:27
Ferrari teammates James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi took the win in the Spa 6 Hours on Sunday by 4s from the sister 499P Le Mans Hypercar shared by Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina and Antonio Fuoco, with the third-placed Alpine A424 LMDh driven by Frédéric Makowiecki, Jules Gounon and Mick Schumacher a further second in arrears.
Ferrari might have dominated qualifying ...Keep reading

Graham Rahal: A “huge day” for RLL with all three cars in Fast Six at Indy GP

Sat, 2025-05-10 19:30
As drivers line up for the Sonsio Grand Prix, Graham Rahal’s stunning performance for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on Friday will place him second behind Alex Palou, and just ahead of his rookie teammate Louis Foster in third. Devlin DeFrancesco will start just behind in fifth place. How did RLL’s best-ever qualifying session finally come together?
Fast Six qualifying capped off a ...Keep reading

”It’s experience”: Fermin Aldeguer on his rise to a MotoGP Sprint race podium at Le Mans

Sat, 2025-05-10 18:18
Fermin Aldeguer has suggested that his first top-three result on a MotoGP weekend was only ever a matter of time. The 20-year-old rookie scored third place in Saturday’s sprint race at Le Mans, coming home just behind his Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex Marquez.
Following a quiet first two weekends of 2025, Aldeguer suddenly began to show his speed at the Americas Grand Prix weekend in March ...Keep reading

NASCAR Full Speed on Netflix: What hit, and what missed in season 2

Sat, 2025-05-10 18:09
Season 2 of NASCAR's Netflix docuseries, NASCAR Full Speed, has officially dropped — all five episodes are now available for streaming. Once again, it focuses in on the playoffs and the 16 drivers fighting for the championship, presented in a way that doesn't overwhelm the casual viewer or someone who doesn't watch the sport at all. It did its job in simplifying the rather complex system that ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo will need to be “very clever” to win French GP

Sat, 2025-05-10 17:36
Fabio Quartararo says he and the factory Yamaha team will have to be “very clever” to convert pole position into victory in tomorrow’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans.
The home favourite was outgunned by three Ducatis in today’s sprint despite taking an early lead. But the longer race on Sunday, combined with expected cooler temperatures and possible showers, will give him ...Keep reading

How a lockup didn’t stop Alex Palou from smoking his IndyCar rivals in IMS qualifying

Sat, 2025-05-10 16:57
Alex Palou added another milestone to his impressive 2025 IndyCar season on Friday when he posted the largest difference for a pole-deciding lap in more than two years. The gap? A significant 0.4099s over Graham Rahal in the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing #15 car.
You'd have to go all the way back to March 2023 at St. Pete to find a larger margin for pole position in IndyCar, the day teammates ...Keep reading

Road Glide bike to feature in new Harley-Davidson MotoGP series

Sat, 2025-05-10 15:41
The new Harley-Davidson championship set to feature on the 2026 MotoGP undercard will see riders battle it out on the manufacturer’s Road Glide model.
Further details about the new one-make championship, which was revealed by Motorsport.com on Friday, were announced at the official launch over lunchtime at the French Grand Prix on Saturday.
Harley-Davidson’s president and CEO Jochen ...Keep reading

MotoGP French GP: Marc Marquez sets new record for sprint wins in a row

Sat, 2025-05-10 14:32
Marc Marquez reclaimed the lead of the world championship as he led home brother Alex and Fermin Aldeguer in a Ducati 1-2-3 in the sprint at Le Mans on Saturday.
The result maintains Marc’s perfect winning record in 2025 sprints and establishes a new record for most consecutive sprint victories: six.
Home favourite Fabio Quartararo led almost half of the race but did not have the pace to ...Keep reading

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