Motorsport

Cadillac showcased the beginning of its 2026 Formula 1 journey with an event it dubbed as the “cultural centrepiece of the Miami Grand Prix weekend”.
Queen was transformed into a hub for motorsport and culture, where paddock regulars rubbed shoulders with the who’s who of the Miami nightlife scene. One thing’s for certain: the entire evening felt distinctly American. It’s something ...Keep reading

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is bracing for a difficult Miami Grand Prix despite defeating his McLaren Formula 1 rival Lando Norris to pole position.
Verstappen took his third pole of the season at the Miami International Autodrome on Saturday, defeating Norris by 0.065s and Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli by 0.067s in a thrilling qualifying session - with the second McLaren of Oscar ...Keep reading

Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier was hoping to secure his third win of the 2025 season this weekend, but instead, he recored his first DNF of the year.
Allgaier led a race-high 99 laps at Texas and appeared to be the only driver who could go head-to-head with Kyle Larson, but their battle never saw its natural end. Both were driving for JR Motorsports and as the duo ...Keep reading

Lando Norris is aiming to make a move on Max Verstappen at the start of Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, but doesn't anticipate a repeat of April's Suzuka race if he can't pass at Turn 1.
The Briton was put in the shade by Verstappen in qualifying, as a botched entry to Turn 17 derailed his progress to overturn the Red Bull driver's advantage, which was largely carved out in the opening ...Keep reading

Corey Heim earned his third win of the 2025 NASCAR Truck Series season at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night, but it was far from easy. Heim watched a massive lead of nearly 16 seconds evaporate with a late-race yellow. It eventually got pushed into double overtime where Heim had to fend off rivals from literally all sides.
After being put in the middle of a three-wide situation at the white ...Keep reading

Formula 1 rookies have increasingly shown that the kids are alright, as new drivers, race winners and even world champions seem to get younger with each passing season. In 2025, drivers like Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli are continuing this tradition, but how do they stack up against with F1’s youngest record breakers out there?
The 18-year-old may have kicked the conversation off with ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Formula 1 rival Red Bull is inventing a “narrative” that suggests it is achieving miracles just by competing for pole positions and wins this season. 
Max Verstappen sealed his third pole of 2025 for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix and will be aiming to convert it into a second victory of the campaign to remain in the fight for a fifth consecutive ...Keep reading

"Checo, Checo, Checo...," echoed excited Sergio Perez fans who gatecrashed a glamorous event in Miami for the new Cadillac Formula 1 team.
Fans lined the streets outside the exclusive Queen Miami Beach hotspot, billed as the ultimate Japanese steakhouse experience, and chanted the Mexican drivers’ name.
 
It comes after Perez, 35, was linked with a seat at the all-new team which is ...Keep reading

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished on the podium in the short 30-minute sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix, but could only qualify in 12th place for Sunday’s race.
Hamilton is having an up and down season with his new Ferrari team with highs, such as his victory in the Chinese GP sprint race, contrasted with disappointing lows.
Hamilton, 40, reflected on his podium in the ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen said his pole position for the Miami Grand Prix has “thrown out of the window” any “silly” suggestions becoming a father would slow him down.
The reigning world champion skipped media day duties on Thursday as his daughter, Lily, was born, and in his absence there was plenty of conjecture as to whether fatherhood would affect his approach to racing.
Read ...Keep reading

Super Bowl winner and Alpine investor Patrick Mahomes was seen partying with country singer Jelly Roll ahead of his anticipated arrival at the Miami Grand Prix. The Kansas City Chiefs star was joined by his wife Brittany and a group of friends at Carbone Beach on Friday night, which returned to the sands of Miami for the fourth year.
Guests at the ultra-exclusive, three-night supper club were ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has insisted Ferrari is maximising the pace of its 2025 Formula 1 car, which makes it all the more frustrating when his best Miami Grand Prix qualifying effort only left him eighth on the grid.
Leclerc, who missed Saturday's sprint race after aquaplaning into the wall on his way to the grid, and team-mate Lewis Hamilton both struggled for performance in a dry qualifying session ...Keep reading

George Russell admitted he was surprised to be within two tenths of Max Verstappen's Miami Grand Prix pole lap, noting it was his "worst quali" of the Formula 1 season so far.
Mercedes driver Russell appeared to be in strife during the second phase of qualifying and was sat in the elimination zone after his opening lap, albeit on used tyres, with a clear disparity between himself and team-mate ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri says two driving errors left him on the back foot in qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix as he settled for fourth on the grid - admitting he "didn't do a good enough job".
Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris both looked a sensible bet for pole at the Miami International Autodrome, but neither managed to execute perfect laps to deny four-time world champion ...Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli bounced back from a disappointing performance in the Miami Grand Prix sprint race earlier today to secure third place in qualifying for Sunday’s Formula 1 grand prix. 
The Mercedes rookie qualified on pole position for the sprint in Miami, but a first-lap tussle with the McLaren of Oscar Piastri saw him tumble down the order. After a raft of post-race penalties ...Keep reading

Lando Norris joked his hopes that Max Verstappen's newly minted fatherhood would slow the Miami Grand Prix polesitter down had been dashed, noting his rival "did a Max lap".
Verstappen clinched pole over Norris by 0.065s, having managed to improve in the first sector despite a small wobble in the opening corner.
Although Norris hit back in the second sector to sit just a couple of ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson wasn't even supposed to be racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend. However, when news broke mid-week about Connor Zilisch being sidelined with a lower back injury (following a wreck at Talladega), Larson was the driver selected to fill the vacant JR Motorsports seat.
"Yeah, there was a lot of survival throughout that race," said Larson. "Just dodging some wrecks, and the ...Keep reading

Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen has defeated McLaren driver Lando Norris to pole at F1's Miami Grand Prix.
Verstappen claimed his 43rd career pole by 0.065s over Norris, with Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli impressing once again by keeping Oscar Piastri behind for third on the grid.
In Q3 Verstappen drew first blood with a lap of 1m26.492s, just thousandths ahead of Norris and ...Keep reading

A special start to the weekend for Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou as he earns P1 for Sunday's race at Barber Motorsports Park — the same track where he earned his first win in the series back in 2021. The difference now is that he's a three-time IndyCar Series champion, and currently leading the standings for the 2025 championship.
While it looks as though the weekend's Children's of ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda was promoted from ninth to sixth in the results of F1's Miami sprint race following penalties for Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Pierre Gasly also cycling into points-paying positions once the race concluded.
On lap 14 of the 18-lap wet-to-dry contest, Racing Bulls driver Lawson made contact with the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso while ...Keep reading