Motorsport

William Byron had a chance to win Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but lost the lead after nearly losing control in Turns 1 and 2. As he refocused and set his sights on taking the lead back, Byron's race ended abruptly in a violent and unnecessary wreck.
Byron's No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet slammed into the back of the slowing No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet of Ty ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has reflected on the "fascinating" transition that the Woking outfit made from being at the back of the Formula 1 grid at the start of 2023 to winning back-to-back constructors' championships.
After clinching the 2025 constructors' title at the Singapore Grand Prix, Brown was asked during an interview with McLaren how the current era of the team compared to the late ...Keep reading

On August 28th, actor-turned-racer Frankie Muniz announced that he had suffered a broken wrist in a fall from a ladder at his home.
The 39-year-old 'Malcolm in the Middle' star was sidelined for several weeks, missing the last four NASCAR Truck races. Mason Maggio and Tyler Tomassi have piloted the No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing Ford in his absence.
However, Muniz is officially back and ...Keep reading

In a surprising announcement, Viking Motorsports announced that Matt DiBenedetto will not finish the 2025 season behind the wheel of the No. 99 Chevrolet.
DiBenedetto has driven for the small NASCAR Xfinity Series team since the beginning of its brief history. The former Cup driver is 22nd in the championship standings, with a best finish of fifth at Talladega.
“We’d like to thank Matt ...Keep reading

While the 2025 season has been tough for several MotoGP riders, one name that stands out is Brad Binder. During the last four seasons, he earned a reputation as a dependable frontrunner capable of big results and consistent points finishes throughout the campaign.
The statistics speak for themselves. Between his sophomore campaign in 2021 and the end of last season, he never finished lower ...Keep reading

Formula 1's drastic 2026 rule changes are not just causing the teams various engineering headaches, but they are also "one of the most challenging" regulation revamps for brake designs.
The biggest regulatory overhaul in modern F1 will see the balance between combustion versus electric power change from around 80/20 to 50/50. Currently, F1 cars use a 120-kilowatt (161-horsepower) MGU-K, but ...Keep reading

MotoGP has no plans to expand its calendar beyond 22 races in the near future, according to Dorna Sports CSO Carlos Ezpeleta.
The championship added several new venues in recent years, amid rising demand from Asia and other regions to host major sporting events.
This expansion took MotoGP from 19 races a year prior to the pandemic in 2019 to a record 22 rounds this year, just two short of ...Keep reading

McLaren has released two merchandise collections as the Formula 1 circus arrives in Austin for the United States Grand Prix. With the city-themed capsule dropping alongside a constructors' champions range, fans of the papaya-coloured team have plenty to enjoy as they head to COTA.
The Austin drop offers T-shirts in light 'egret' and dark 'phantom' colourways, both boasting striping on the ...Keep reading

Williams driving academy member Luke Browning will get his latest Formula 1 outing when he replaces Carlos Sainz in Friday FP1 in Mexico. 
Browning stepped into Williams' 2025 car during FP1 in Bahrain and will now get his second outing in the FW47 in Mexico City, which is expected to be a popular venue for the mandated rookie FP1 sessions. 
“I’m hugely grateful to be given another ...Keep reading

The Tuwaiq Escarpment, a Jurassic-era cliff rising 300m from the Saudi Arabian desert, formed a striking backdrop as eight hydrogen-powered race cars lined up at Qiddiya City for the first-ever Grand Final of the FIA Extreme H World Cup over the weekend. 
The geological phenomenon towered over a fleeting display of human innovation - vehicles engineered to race with hydrogen fuel cells, a ...Keep reading

The Haas Formula 1 team has unveiled a special livery for the upcoming United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin.
After teasing the release earlier today, the American team has now revealed the livery in a social media video. While the new design retains the red, white and black theme fans are used to seeing on the VF-25, it leans heavily into its American roots with the ...Keep reading

Any Formula 1 driver can rightfully say they didn’t quite have the same childhood as regular kids, but that’s even truer as far as Esteban Ocon is concerned.
Ocon’s parents ran his early karting career on a tight budget; they even had to sell their house and automobile repair shop and live in a caravan to make ends meet, with father Laurent his mechanic and engineer.
While the ...Keep reading

Susie Wolff has confirmed that her legal action against the FIA is still ongoing after the governing body announced in 2023 it would review whether Wolff's husband, Toto Wolff's, position as Mercedes team principal could create a conflict of interest.
The dispute, starting in December 2023, was quickly dropped within 48 hours when the FIA confirmed it was happy with the measures put in place to ...Keep reading

A new expanded behind the scenes documentary series covering the 2025 World Rally Championship will hit screens next month. 
Following the successful debut of the More than Machine series that followed M-Sport-Ford’s 2024 WRC campaign, a second series has been commissioned that will follow M-Sport as well as rivals Toyota and Hyundai. 
The new seven-part series produced by Superlative ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has confirmed that it reached a sustainability milestone during the 2025 European season, as it achieved 99% coverage of HVO100 biofuel.
The Brackley outfit has increased HVO100 (hydrotreated vegetable oil) coverage in its internal combustion engine trucks since 2022. According to the team, the biofuel reduced lifecycle emissions by up to 81% compared with standard ...Keep reading

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button discussed the atmosphere at Ferrari during the Singapore Grand Prix, claiming that "everyone feels it’s easy to be pushed out the door."
Ferrari is fighting for second position in the constructors’ championship. With six race weekends remaining in the 2025 season, three of which will host sprint races, Ferrari sits third with 298 points behind Mercedes ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has successfully undergone an operation on his right shoulder after the 2025 MotoGP world champion sustained a fracture during the Indonesian Grand Prix on 5 October.
The factory Ducati rider’s Mandalika race lasted just seven corners after Marco Bezzecchi misjudged his braking and collided with the back of the GP25 sending both into the gravel trap.
Initial checks at the ...Keep reading

As May's Spanish Grand Prix gets underway, a team of around 60 engineers is manning the battle stations in mission control, keenly observing how its car is performing.
Except the car isn't on the Formula 1 grid in Barcelona. It's in a simulator in Charlotte, while the squad is divided into two ops rooms in North Carolina and Silverstone in the UK. This isn't your usual race support team. But ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin was actively crying during the cool down lap following his victory in the South Point Casino 400 on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and there was a lot to unpack during a post-race press conference.
60 career Cup Series winsBack to the Final FourAn ailing fatherThe 23XI lawsuit against NASCARThe mortality of his own career
So yes, there was so incredibly much for Hamlin to ...Keep reading

On one hand, the math is pretty straightforward for everyone not named Denny Hamlin as it pertains to their pathway to the championship four but then again, the next race takes place at Talladega where the results could be decided by The Big One.
And guess who isn’t currently in a position to race for a championship? Team Penske.
Denny Hamlin Adv.Kyle Larson +35Christopher Bell +20Chase ...Keep reading