Motorsport

Joe Gibbs Racing dominated qualifying for the Round of 8 playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin secured pole position with a fast lap of 29.213s, besting teammate Chase Briscoe by 0.036s and teammate Christopher Bell by 0.042s.
"I felt good about it," Hamlin told TruTV. "There wasn't a whole lot left out there for it, but great job to get my car good. It was good in the short ...Keep reading

For the most part, the Cup Series driver roster has taken a ‘there is nothing to lose’ mentality in response to NASCAR’s decision to marginally increase the horsepower target on short tracks and road courses next season.
Currently, the Cup Series uses a 670HP tapered spacer and will increase it next year to 750HP. While the industry has made gains in recent years through the development ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso's former race engineer Mark Slade has discussed in an interview the moment the Spaniard gave his McLaren colleagues thousands of euros after a successful race at the Nürburgring in 2007 - something the team shut down almost immediately. 
Speaking in an interview, as quoted by Marca, Slade detailed the moments that led to the two-time champion giving out envelopes of cash as a ...Keep reading

Irish actor Kerry Condon, who portrayed APX GP technical director Kate McKenna in the F1 movie, has opened up on filming a tense scene with Brad Pitt, who played Sonny Hayes.
Starring alongside Pitt and Condon were the likes of Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies and Kim Bodnia. It was directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis ...Keep reading

An IWC Schaffhausen Big Pilot's Watch Shock Absorber XPL worn and shock-tested by Mercedes Formula 1 team chief Toto Wolff is set to be auctioned by Bonhams for Laureus Sport For Good, with an estimate of CHF80,000-200,000 (£74,943-187,358). 
The limited-edition watch is just one of 100 and will be sold alongside a Mercedes polo shirt signed by the Brackley outfit's team chief. Wolff wore ...Keep reading

After a successful campaign at the Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren earned the 2025 constructors' championship. But topping off the celebrations, chief operating officer Piers Thynne raised a toast to the late Gil de Ferran in a heartfelt nod to his former colleague.
In a video posted to X, Thynne told staff, "I recall extremely clearly our very, very dear friend who was part of starting our ...Keep reading

Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick has pointed to a flaw in the rumours linking former McLaren junior driver Alex Dunne to Red Bull.
McLaren announced that the 19-year-old driver had been released from the driver development programme with immediate effect on 2 October 2025, ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. 
“McLaren Racing has ended its contract with McLaren Driver Development ...Keep reading

Mike Greenwell, known as 'The Gator,' spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, playing for the historic team from 1985 to 1996. Sadly, he died earlier this week after being diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer in the summer.
Representing the No. 39, he played as a left-fielder for the Red Sox, ending his 12 seasons at the famed organization with a .303 batting ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has predicted another McLaren crash before the end of the season as the drivers’ title fight intensifies between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
With the constructors’ title secured for McLaren, the focus now turns to the drivers’ championship. With six race weekends remaining in the 2025 season, 22 points separate the two McLaren ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas has addressed his former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s struggles in adjusting to Ferrari. 
The seven-time champion made the blockbuster move to the Maranello outfit in 2025 after a 12-year stint with Mercedes. Since the move to drive alongside Charles Leclerc, Hamilton has seen glimpses of success with a victory in the Chinese sprint race and a string of fourth-place ...Keep reading

The Seattle Kraken NHL team has introduced a new player of the game award, modelled on the helmet worn by the character Sonny Hayes in the successful F1 movie. 
The idea was formulated by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of the movie and majority owner of the team, after a request from head coach Lane Lambert. Bruckheimer received permission from the rights holders of the movie and used Bell ...Keep reading

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton has shared a photo of a touching tribute made to his late dog Roscoe. An incredible LEGO portrait of the beloved paddock dog was sent to the seven-time world champion, with the photo of the result receiving an outstanding response from fans across the globe.
Within the three-dimensional design are a number of Easter eggs, including a LEGO figure wearing a Ferrari ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner, who served as Haas Formula 1 team principal from 2014 to 2023, has offered advice to former Red Bull chief Christian Horner amid rumours linking the Briton to a move to Haas.
Haas team chief Ayao Komatsu confirmed that Horner had approached the American team but that the talks had not progressed. "Yeah, it is true that he approached us. And then one of our guys had an ...Keep reading

Fastest laps may have been, at times, of limited significance in Formula 1; still, Lewis Hamilton’s quickest race lap in the Singapore Grand Prix marked his 16th consecutive season with the feat, which shouldn’t be understated.
Michael Schumacher was the previous record holder, having achieved fastest laps every year from his first full F1 campaign, in 1992, to his initial retirement at the ...Keep reading

Factory Honda MotoGP rider Luca Marini says development on next year’s RC213V is progressing strongly and that it is already better than the current prototype.
The Japanese marque is enjoying its best season in MotoGP since 2021, having scored one victory and two other podiums in the first 18 rounds of the 2025 campaign.
While Zarco’s Le Mans victory and second-place at Silverstone ...Keep reading

With less than two months until the fire-up of Cadillac's first Formula 1 car, the series' 11th squad is currently resorting to the virtual world to both develop its maiden challenger and prepare its trackside team.
Cadillac recently announced a full complement of simulator drivers, with 2016 IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud, Corvette works driver Charlie Eastwood and two-time F1 starter Pietro ...Keep reading

Defending winner Brodie Kostecki will start from pole position for Sunday’s Supercars Bathurst 1000 after snatching the fastest time in the Top 10 Shoot Out on Saturday.
Kostecki headlined a Ford lockout of the first two rows, when he steered his Dick Johnson Racing Mustang around the track in 2m04.0413s, just 0.01s down on the time he set in Friday’s qualifying session, in which he also ...Keep reading

Sacha Fenestraz was declared the winner of Saturday’s Super Formula race at Fuji Speedway, which was abandoned after 14 laps amid poor weather conditions.
TOM’S driver Fenestraz claimed his second career win, and his first since returning to Super Formula at the start of the year, in a race that was red-flagged twice due to the amount of standing water and poor visibility on a day of ...Keep reading

Much of what 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports offered in a Friday night legal filing in response to a NASCAR motion for summary judgement was a rehash of previous defenses to a countersuit from the Sanctioning Body.
NASCAR countersued 23XI and FRM, who sued the league on antitrust grounds in October 2024, by arguing that it was the two teams that were in fact acting in violation of federal ...Keep reading

Jenson Button has revealed on his Instagram that he will be entering the Hyrox fitness race to raise money for Women's Empowerment. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion confirmed that he will compete in the doubles category at the Anaheim round and will match the donations made by his supporters.
Explaining the event, Button tentatively revealed what he will be taking part in.
“As it's coming ...Keep reading