Motorsport

Frederic Vasseur has said Ferrari must take inspiration from Mercedes and step up its race weekend execution to compete for Formula 1 wins. 
A quick look at the results shows Ferrari was a distant fourth-quickest team in Canada, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in no man's land as they respectively finished fifth and sixth.
But the real story of the Scuderia's weekend was one of ...Keep reading

Spire Motorsports have taken action against their own driver, Carson Hocevar. The NASCAR Cup Series competed in Mexico City for the first time last weekend in an event that was positively received by most of the garage. 
But while the 22-year-old rising star was iRacing and live-streaming on Twitch, Hocevar chose to refer to Mexico as a "s***hole" in comments that received immediate pushback ...Keep reading

In a season dominated by Alex Palou, Kirkwood was the only other driver to win races, thanks to his victories in Long Beach and Detroit. However, that wasn't enough for some. He had to do more. After all, there are only four street course events in the 17-race IndyCar calendar.
Now, Kirkwood remains the only other driver to have won races, although he added an oval victory to his résumé by ...Keep reading

Christian Rasmussen put on quite a show during Sunday night's Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway's 1.25-mile oval. The Ed Carpenter Racing driver made over 70 on-track passes to secure third place, finishing behind race winner Kyle Kirkwood and runner-up Pato O’Ward.
Rasmussen started in 25th place after struggling in qualifying, and had to overcome a fire on lap ...Keep reading

NASCAR's recent visit to Mexico changed the perception some drivers had of the country and delivered two races full of excitement — something that has been lacking at times in Formula 1 events at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Despite a thrilling weekend a great enthusiasm from the fans, the future of the event remains uncertain for 2026.
Ben Kennedy, great-grandson of NASCAR founder ...Keep reading

Watch: 'Too much racing' & a missing plot? Motorsport reviews F1: The Movie

Between them, the trio discuss why the production quality and soundtrack of the movie stood out, and why they think it'll potentially be a hit amongst viewers that aren't Formula 1 fans - but they also highlight some potential issues with the unrealistic plot and female character tropes. Does the film manage ...Keep reading

When Lewis Hamilton signed on to co-produce F1: The Movie, there was a collective sigh of relief. The seven-time world champion would help ensure authenticity – not only surrounding the technical aspects of racing and the intricacies of the driver experience, but hopefully around inclusion, too.
For years, Hamilton has been vocal about pushing motorsport towards a more diverse and equitable ...Keep reading

As someone who has watched Formula 1 since I was young, I went into a screening of F1: The Movie being told time and again that the film was not for me.
It has been made, at great expense, to showcase the championship to a potential new audience, specifically in the United States, with the hope of bringing in a swathe of fans in much the same way the Netflix phenomenon Drive to Survive has done ...Keep reading

Forget everything you’ve seen on social media, or what you’ve read about the new Formula 1 movie - you should absolutely go and see it. If not only to form your own opinions on F1 and see the latest attempt to bring the series into Hollywood.
The championship's owners are desperate to crack the US audience and capitalise on the post Drive to Survive lull, so taking it to the big screen – ...Keep reading

Can I get your five-word movie review? 
Ben Hunt: Good for non-F1 fans.
Mark Mann-Bryans: Not good for anyone watching.
What were your thoughts on the racing scenes?
BH: A lot has been made of the technology. The director used similar techniques to what they used in Top Gun, but they’ve gone even further with this. We've heard about camera mounting points and techniques that could ...Keep reading

"They are faster, so I’m not even thinking about that," said Max Verstappen during media day in Montreal when asked whether victory was on the cards. By "they," the reigning world champion was referring to McLaren as, like many, the Dutchman was predicting another win from the papaya-coloured team and thought he would be left scrapping for the final podium place against Mercedes.
In practice ...Keep reading

Ferrari has expressed its surprise with the disqualification of its #50 499P Hypercar from fourth position in the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours.
A press release from the Scuderia on Tuesday put into perspective the arguments of the stewards, who argued that not only was the car not compliant with technical regulations but it was unsafe – due to the rear wing lacking four bolts – and had a potential ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced it has signed a new contract with the promoters of its Canadian Grand Prix, keeping the Montreal race on the calendar until 2035.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve event's previous contract ran until 2031, but following discussions that deal has now been extended by another six years. The renewal also includes an extension to Bell Media’s media rights deal.
“As ...Keep reading

Sebastien Bourdais says Cadillac still needs to improve after its factory cars started the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours from first and second but dropped out of the podium positions.
The #12 and #38 Jota entries lacked pace in the early stages of the contest, getting overtaken by the #5 Porsche in the very first minute of racing and plummeting out of the top 10 by the end of the third hour.
They ...Keep reading

Thailand has moved another step closer to bringing a Formula 1 grand prix to the streets of Bangkok after its cabinet approved a bid during a meeting on Tuesday.
The plan would see F1 welcome Thailand onto its calendar from 2028 on an initial five-year contract, with $1.2billion now agreed to be set aside for the bid.
The news was announced during a press conference in which tourism minister ...Keep reading

Robert Kubica claiming his maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory proved popular amongst the Formula 1 paddock, with various members paying tribute to him on Sunday.
Kubica, who had three separate stints in F1, won the classic French enduro over the weekend whilst sharing the #83 Ferrari Hypercar with Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye.
It is the highlight in a career of ‘what ifs’ for Kubica, who was ...Keep reading

The #50 Ferrari 499P has been disqualified from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours after failing post-race scrutineering.
Driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, the car had finished fourth overall, just 29.666s behind the race-winning satellite Ferrari and 1.179s away from the podium, but was found to have breached rear wing technical regulations in two ways.
Firstly, the rear ...Keep reading

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has cautioned that his squad isn't getting ahead of itself despite taking a comfortable win in Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix on a hot track surface.
In the hands of Russell the Mercedes W16 looked like a contender for victory in Montreal from the first lap of practice, and the Briton duly defeated Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole with what he described as one of ...Keep reading

When Shane van Gisbergen crossed the finish line in Mexico City, he was over 16 seconds clear of runner-up finisher Christopher Bell in the biggest margin of victory in any NASCAR Cup race since the 2009 season.
He once again showcased his otherworldly abilities as a road course ace, but in the end, road courses only make up six of the 36 races on the Cup schedule, and just one in the ...Keep reading

When NASCAR heads to Pocono Raceway this weekend, NY Racing Team will be there with the No. 44 Chevrolet in an open entry. The team has run six races so far this year and also attempted but failed to qualify for the Daytona 500.
They have utilized both J.J. Yeley and Derek Kraus as drivers this season, never placing higher than 32nd. But this weekend, the team will enlist the help of driver ...Keep reading