Motorsport

Lando Norris set the fastest time in the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. 
Having labelled Friday McLaren’s “worst of the year,” Norris recovered on Saturday and led the field with a time of 1m11.799s, with Charles Leclerc second ahead of George Russell and the second Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton. 
While Norris’ weekend improved, team-mate ...Keep reading

With just over 22 minutes left in qualifying, Daniel Suarez went out on track for his first flying lap in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Unfortunately, he never completed it as the car went off in Turn 11, slamming the barrier head-on.
The front of the car was completely destroyed, but Suarez was still able to back out of the barrier and limp back to the pits. He radioed to the team that ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is optimistic about his chances in the Canadian Grand Prix, despite losing pace during the second practice session. The Red Bull driver, who went ninth quickest on Friday afternoon, said he was “quite happy” with his car, but admitted that his team had to “investigate” the drop in performance.  
“FP2 was a bit more difficult for other reasons,” he said after the ...Keep reading

The Las Vegas Grand Prix has agreed a two-year extension that will see Formula 1 cars racing down the Strip until at least 2027 – although it is expected to stay on the calendar for much longer.
Having returned to F1 in 2023, Vegas is in a unique position among the 24 destinations that form the current calendar given it is promoted by the series itself, and the race had an initial decade-long ...Keep reading

Most of the time, Chase Elliott is NASCAR's Most Popular Driver, but that's certainly not the case this weekend in Mexico City. Daniel Suarez, the only Mexican driver in the Cup Series, is getting a lot of attention since his arrival and understandably so. 
There is a constant media presence around him and his car as he takes on Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the No. 99 Trackhouse Racing ...Keep reading

Williams appeared to err on the side of caution following an impressive Friday practice day at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix – with both drivers pointing to running a different programme than their rivals as the reason for a strong showing.
Alex Albon was second in first practice with Carlos Sainz third, while in FP2 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve the pair took fourth and seventh ...Keep reading

Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen stunned the NASCAR world almost two years ago, the New Zealand driver winning on debut at the Chicago Street Course in a feat not seen in the Cup Series for 60+ years. 
Since then, the Kiwi has become a full-time NASCAR competitor, slowly improving on ovals, all while knowing his true chance to win his way into the playoffs would be the handful ...Keep reading

George Russell admits his timesheet-topping run during second practice at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix was the maximum he could get from his Mercedes.
The Brit headed the leaderboard in second practice by just 0.028s from compatriot Lando Norris.
But Russell, who says his car benefitted from the cooler temperatures in Montreal, says he was driving at the limit.
Russell set his chart-topping ...Keep reading

Nick Tandy knows he’s standing on the precipice of history. With wins at Daytona and Sebring this year, he’s in the unique position — alongside fellow Porsche Penske Motorsport drivers Felipe Nasr and Laurens Vanthoor — to be the first to win the triple crown of endurance racing within the space of a calendar year. But, that won’t change his approach to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le ...Keep reading

A new series featuring LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes built up to the mid-2010s, along with GT cars from the same era, will support rounds of next season's World Endurance Championship.
The new Le Mans Legends Series has been created by prolific historic racing organiser Peter Auto and the cars will race at some of the same events as their current counterparts.
Organisers expect a wide range of ...Keep reading

The FIA has suspended Derek Warwick from driver steward duties on the eve of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix for an interview he gave after the penalty given to Max Verstappen in Spain.
Warwick, a former F1 driver who made 146 grand prix starts for teams including Brabham, Arrows and Lotus, was relieved of his duties as an FIA driver steward for the Canadian GP on Friday night with immediate ...Keep reading

McLaren has offered a first-look at the Hypercar challenger with which it will return to top-flight sportscar racing in the World Endurance Championship.
The British organisation unveiled a full-scale model of the LMDh prototype that will race in the Hypercar class of the WEC from 2027 ahead of this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, 30 years on from its victory in the French enduro with the F1 ...Keep reading

Takaaki Nakagami will replace the injured Luca Marini at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello next week for the factory Honda squad.
Marini remains sidelined due to the serious injury he suffered at the end of May during a test for the Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan.
After racing with only one rider in Aragon - taking advantage of a regulation clause that allowed Honda not to find a replacement - the ...Keep reading

With the softest grade of tyres available for the Canadian Grand Prix, many of Formula 1's drivers and teams are once again unsure which of the compounds are the best option for qualifying in Montreal.
Following the introduction of the C6 compound for 2025, and Pirelli's decision to be more aggressive with its selection of tyres for races, the softest rubber should - on paper, at least - offer ...Keep reading

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur joked about his acting role in the new Formula 1 film, saying that he’s now “looking for a new job”.
The light-hearted quip came midway through a heated press conference where the Frenchman hit back at reports in Italy claiming that he is fighting to save his current role as Ferrari team principal.
Vasseur lashed out at the Italian press, saying ‘enough is ...Keep reading

Lando Norris bemoaned McLaren’s "worst Friday" of the season after he and team-mate Oscar Piastri were off the pace in practice at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
The dominant team for much of the year, Norris was seventh fastest in the morning session before posting the second-best time in FP2 while championship leader Piastri 14th and sixth, respectively.
Mercedes, Red Bull and ...Keep reading

Derek Warwick has been suspended from his duties as a steward for this weekend’s Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, after a number of controversial media interviews.
The 70-year-old, who has four grand prix podiums, was due to serve as one of the stewards in Montreal but will now sit out the weekend after the FIA decided to suspend Warwick.
In previous days, quotes attributed to Warwick ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has undergone a surprising - and entirely unintentional - image rehab over the past few years, thanks in part to TikTok.
Once cast as the villain of the Formula 1 paddock following his controversial world championship victory in Abu Dhabi in 2021 and the tense battle with Lewis Hamilton, the Red Bull driver has now secured four titles and with them, a growing base of social media ...Keep reading

NASCAR held two practice sessions on Friday as Cup drivers and teams learned their way around Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.
In the first session, drivers quickly found the limits with several locking up and utilizing the run-off area around the road course. Unfortunately for Noah Gragson, he found the outside wall, damaging his No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford. The team will ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell topped second practice at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris. 
Russell went top after 23 minutes with a lap on Pirelli's medium tyres to set up an intriguing tyre choice for qualifying, with Norris unable to beat the Mercedes driver's time on softs. 
After six minutes of running, Lance Stroll suffered terminal damage to the ...Keep reading