Motorsport

TNT reveals full broadcast team for 2025 NASCAR coverage

Tue, 2025-05-06 21:10
TNT will become an official NASCAR broadcaster again after a decade-long absence, picking up a few races in the summer between the stints of Prime Video and NBC Sports. They will take over on June 28 with Atlanta Motor Speedway, while also airing the Chicago Street Course on July 6, Sonoma on July 13, Dover Motor Speedway on July 20, and ending their run with the esteemed Brickyard 400 at ...Keep reading

Alpine F1 team boss Oakes resigns with immediate effect

Tue, 2025-05-06 20:25
Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes as resigned with immediate effect, the team has announced.
Oakes was brought to the team in July last year to replace Bruno Famin and then went on to form a tandem with executive advisor Flavio Briatore.
But six races into the 2025 season Oakes has now resigned, according to the team, with Briatore taking over his duties ad interim.
"BWT Alpine Formula ...Keep reading

Valentino Rossi, Kevin Magnussen enter 24h Spa-Francorchamps with BMW

Tue, 2025-05-06 19:45
Bike legend Valentino Rossi and ex-Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen will team up in a BMW GT car at the Spa 24 Hours next month
They will share a BMW M4 GT3 EVO run by the WRT team together with fellow BMW factory driver Rene Rast in the the Belgian endurance classic on 28/29 June.  
All three have been recruited to join BMW’s expanded line-up for the centrepiece round of the GT World ...Keep reading

NASCAR rules out superspeedways and road courses for season finale

Tue, 2025-05-06 19:02
In a teleconference on Tuesday, NASCAR offered insight into what is in play and what is out of the question as part of their rotating season finale. The track has to check a few boxes which include a strong on-track product, a good climate for early November, and of course, being located in an attractive market. But another aspect of that is finding a venue that best reflects the overall schedule ...Keep reading

MotoGP bans 2027-spec bike tests until conclusion of 2025 season

Tue, 2025-05-06 17:06
The FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) announced a series of changes to the 2025 MotoGP World Championship regulations earlier this week. The changes, which took effect on April 29, most notably included the introduction of a test day for riders returning from injury and clarified startline procedures sparked by the recent debacle in Austin.
In addition to the modified regulations ...Keep reading

The weird, wild, and interesting stats that defined NASCAR at Texas

Tue, 2025-05-06 16:46
It was one wild weekend of surprising outcomes and rather intriguing stats for NASCAR in Texas. Joey Logano broke a tie with Brad Keselowski on the all-time wins list, earning his 37th career victory. The two have been close in win total throughout their careers, but this is actually the first time Logano has edged ahead of Keselowski. And with Kyle Larson's Xfinity win, he maintains a 100% ...Keep reading

Aston Martin gets BoP boost for Spa 6 Hours after poor start to WEC campaign

Tue, 2025-05-06 16:40
Aston Martin received a double Balance of Performance break for its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar ahead of this weekend’s round of the World Endurance Championship at Spa. 
The Valkyrie will go to the grid in Belgium 16kg lighter than at last month’s Imola round and with an increase in maximum power of 15kW (20bhp). 
The British cars run by The Heart of Racing factory team will weigh in ...Keep reading

Williams early careers programmes – meet the students 

Tue, 2025-05-06 15:40
Sit down with Williams team principal James Vowles for any length of time and at some point it is likely the conversation will turn to his passion for bringing through the most promising young minds and giving them a home – both at Grove and in Formula 1. 
Through its early careers programmes, Williams is continuing to do just that. 
With performance improving on track and a team-record ...Keep reading

NASCAR to rotate championship finale, will return to Homestead in 2026

Tue, 2025-05-06 15:17
Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted NASCAR's championship weekend every year from 2002 through 2019 before the finale shifted to Phoenix Raceway for 2020 onwards.
But calls from both drivers and fans to return to the popular intermediate track in Southern Florida have only grown louder in recent years, and now it's finally happening. Homestead will again host the title-decider for the NASCAR Cup ...Keep reading

Jesse Love adds two more NASCAR Cup races to his 2025 schedule

Tue, 2025-05-06 14:05
Jesse Love is getting a lot more experience in a Cup car than anyone expected entering the 2025 season. The 20-year-old made his Cup debut with Richard Childress Racing at Bristol, finishing 31st. He made another appearance in the recent Cup race at Texas, this time driving for Beard Motorsports where a late-race crash left him with a DNF. Love spun at the exit of Turn 2 with less than 50 laps to ...Keep reading

Jochen Mass, 1946-2025

Tue, 2025-05-06 13:37
Jochen Mass disproved the saying that nice guys finish last. A charming man who was universally liked, the German was a race winner in Formula 1 and one of the top sportscar drivers of his generation, claiming a victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours. But perhaps the German, who has died aged 78 from complications following a stroke, was just too nice to truly make his mark at the pinnacle of the sport ...Keep reading

Scott McLaughlin on Alex Palou's supreme form: “We'll be strong at places he won't”

Tue, 2025-05-06 13:00
Scott McLaughlin entered the IndyCar season as a top contender for the championship, coming off back-to-back top-three finishes in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Now, four races into the 2025 season, he's not about to let that tag be taken away.
The driver of the #3 Team Penske car began the year with the pole position at St. Pete last February, but had to wait until last Sunday's Children's ...Keep reading

Why is Max Verstappen often beating McLaren's 'faster' car to pole in F1 2025?

Tue, 2025-05-06 11:29
As if there was any doubt, McLaren's crushing 1-2 win in Formula 1's Miami GP further confirmed the papaya team remains well on top in racing conditions, especially when rear tyre wear is critical. So why is Max Verstappen regularly beating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole?
Piastri led Norris home for his third consecutive win, and McLaren's fifth out of six races so far this season, with ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton on feisty radio comments: ‘I won’t apologize for being a fighter’

Tue, 2025-05-06 09:40
Lewis Hamilton may be the second most experienced Formula 1 driver in history with 362 grand prix starts, but he insists he remains as motivated as ever – and says his feisty radio comments are just proof of this.
Ferrari’s strategy was highly scrutinised again in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix as Hamilton and team-mate Charles Leclerc ended up hindering one another, quibbling over the same ...Keep reading

Supercross champion rider Jett Lawrence makes surprise Met Gala appearance

Tue, 2025-05-06 03:37
When motorsport fans pondered whether Lewis Hamilton would invite any of his fellow drivers to the Met Gala, many wondered whether his teammate Charles Leclerc or former attendee Daniel Ricciardo might make an appearance. However, it seems nobody had 21-year-old Supercross rider Jett Lawrence on their bingo card.
The young Australian made a surprise appearance at fashion's biggest night in ...Keep reading

The hidden symbolism in Lewis Hamilton's Met Gala look

Tue, 2025-05-06 03:07
Lewis Hamilton is among the few celebrities who consistently adhere to the Met Gala theme, and 2025 was no different. Less than 24 hours after the Miami Grand Prix, Hamilton made his co-chairing debut on fashion's biggest night while wearing a custom Wales Bonner outfit. 
He teamed up with the designer on an ivory suit featuring a cropped jacket, matching trousers with a tuxedo stripe ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton makes his big arrival at 2025 Met Gala

Mon, 2025-05-05 23:19
Lewis Hamilton has arrived at the Met Gala. The Formula 1 driver, who was tapped by Vogue editor Anna Wintour to co-chair the prestigious event, stepped out less than 24 hours after the Miami Grand Prix event wearing a custom Wales Bonner ensemble creating an all-cream look including a tuxedo and bowtie styled by Eric McNeal.
Inspired by the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme’s ...Keep reading

Two killed in ‘catastrophic’ incident, with third critical in British Supersport race at Oulton Park

Mon, 2025-05-05 23:01
Within just seconds after the green flag waved for the start of the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship race, 11 bikes were consumed in a horrific accident coming out of Turn 1. Of the 11 riders involved, one currently stands in critical condition, while two others were fatally injured. 
The race — part of a support series to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship — happened ...Keep reading

The game-changing decision that put Christian Lundgaard on the podium at Barber

Mon, 2025-05-05 19:50
Christian Lundgaard's results as an Arrow McLaren driver at the start of the 2025 season would probably be the biggest story in IndyCar right now, if it weren't for a guy named Alex Palou who just can't seem to stop winning.
Lundgaard finished eighth in the season opener at St. Pete and has been on the podium in every race since, with second and third at the Thermal Club and Long Beach, and ...Keep reading

F1 Panel: Would Alpine be right to replace Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto?

Mon, 2025-05-05 18:46
Everyone who follows F1 closely saw it coming… The rumours about Jack Doohan’s premature sacking from Alpine after just a handful of races in 2025 started circulating in the paddock as early as last November.
The name of his possible replacement was known then too: Franco Colapinto. The former Williams driver wouldn’t just leave Williams to polish the substitute bench — and it sounds ...Keep reading

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