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How does Verstappen deal with the threat of a race ban?
Speaking of Max Verstappen, there’s more than just one question mark ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. Usually, the sole question would be: can Red Bull provide him with a car that is good enough to challenge McLaren at this track? The likely answer would be no, as kerb riding plays a role around the magnificent Circuit Gilles ...Keep reading

The World Endurance Championship calendar will remain at eight races in 2026, with an unchanged roster of events that leaves no room for Silverstone, while the Le Mans 24 Hours clashes with Formula 1’s Barcelona race.
It was announced on Friday during the traditional press conference held by the Automobile Club de l’Quest, which co-organises the WEC with the FIA, that next year's schedule ...Keep reading

Malcom Wilson will take up the post of FIA Deputy president for sport following a vote at the FIA’s Extraordinary General Assembly in Macau.
Wilson was nominated to take the position by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in April after Robert Reid, the 2001 World Rally Championship co-driver champion, resigned from the role citing a ‘standards breakdown’ at the FIA.
The FIA has today ...Keep reading

Red Bull's Max Verstappen feels there is no chance Red Bull can match McLaren in Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix, focusing his attention on a podium fight with Mercedes.
Verstappen won the past three races in Canada, but the 2025 edition of the Montreal race looks set to tell a different story.
With its absence of fast corners and an emphasis on the rear axle, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ...Keep reading

Seven races into his stint with Red Bull, having replaced Liam Lawson – dropped after just two grand prix weekends – Yuki Tsunoda continues to struggle to extract competitive lap times from the RB21. It’s a pattern of failure which has been repeated for several years, ever since Daniel Ricciardo quit for Renault ahead of the 2019 season.
Ricciardo was at least close to Max Verstappen on ...Keep reading

Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that a chartered plane carrying several members of the NASCAR industry was grounded after an engine issue, causing major delays and forcing them to find an alternative path to Mexico City. That, along with other air travel challenges and delays, have forced NASCAR to adjust its schedule for the race weekend ahead.
"Due to two aircraft issues that grounded ...Keep reading

Sebastien Bourdais says Cadillac can’t hope for much more than a top-five finish at the Le Mans 24 Hours, despite a 1-2 on the grid in qualifying.
Cadillac Jota secured the first two spots on the grid for this weekend’s French classic, outperforming its competition in both Hyperpole sessions.
Jack Aitken (in the Cadillac Whelen car) and Sebastien Bourdais were fastest in Hyperpole 1 with ...Keep reading

Lando Norris expects Max Verstappen to “fight more” regardless of being on the edge of a Formula 1 race ban after his clash with George Russell in the Spanish Grand Prix.
There are few drivers on the current Formula 1 grid who know Verstappen as well as Norris.
The McLaren racer has competed against the reigning world champion for years and went wheel to wheel in the title fight last ...Keep reading

Ferrari topped a session for the first time at the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours after Robert Kubica set the pace in final practice.
After the trio of 499P LMHs failed to impress during qualifying, Kubica's #83 customer Ferrari was fastest in the one-hour night FP4 session on Thursday, setting a 3m26.523s with around 20 minutes to go.
That time was nearly a second quicker than the 3m27.456s that ...Keep reading

Cadillac driver Alex Lynn has heralded his pole position for this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours as extra special after being narrowly beaten into second 12 months ago.
Lynn, who headed a Jota Caddy 1-2 on the completion of the new Le Mans qualifying format, revealed that his thoughts were drawn back to last year when he held the pole as the chequered flag fell only for Porsche driver Kevin Estre ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc poured scorn on recent rumours in Italian media stating that the Ferrari driver saw his long-term Formula 1 future elsewhere, revealing his surprise over the speculation.
The Monegasque admitted that the team was not particularly satisfied with its start to 2025, with the team hoping to pick up on its form from the end of 2024 with the goal of challenging for titles — instead ...Keep reading

Fresh off his third victory of the season at Michigan, Denny Hamlin will sit out the first-ever Cup race in Mexico, staying home with long-time partner Jordan Fish following the birth of their son. The couple already have two daughters together. 
Hamlin released the following statement on Thursday, saying: "We are happy to announce the birth of our son. Everyone is doing well. My main priority ...Keep reading

It was an extraordinary press conference. The kind that left even the greenest of journalists shaking their heads in disbelief at what they had just witnessed.
Lance Stroll’s performance in the pre-Canadian Grand Prix press event was as unconvincing as it was baffling.
As he spoke about the presumably optimistic news of being passed fit for his home race, he did so with all the joy of ...Keep reading

Over the next two Formula 1 grands prix in Canada and Austria, one penalty point will be enough for Max Verstappen to be banned for a race, but he insists that won't play on his mind when he gets into his Red Bull.
Verstappen was handed a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points for driving into Mercedes' George Russell in the final stages of the Spanish Grand Prix, which brings his ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell said he was "a bit surprised" to see Max Verstappen apologise for their Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix contact on social media.
Russell and Verstappen came to blows in Barcelona with three laps to go when Verstappen was deeply frustrated at being asked by his Red Bull team to give up his position, with Red Bull fearing a penalty after Verstappen had stayed ahead of ...Keep reading

Despite sitting second in the constructors’ championship, Ferrari has made an indifferent start to the season and currently sits 197 points behind leaders McLaren.
Vasseur’s position in the team has been subjected to scrutiny, but seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who joined Ferrari last winter, is adamant that he is the “person to take us to the top”.
Speaking ahead of the ...Keep reading

Cadillac continued its impressive 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours performance by locking out the front row of the grid courtesy of late improvements from Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber.
Porsche had looked on track to take its second consecutive pole but both Lynn and Bamber improved on their third flying laps of the 15-minute Hyperpole 2 session.
Lynn grabbed top spot in the #12 V-Series.R LMDh with a ...Keep reading

On Lap 67 of the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman was racing deep in the pack when he found himself in a bad situation. After contact from Cole Custer, he ended up slamming the outside wall in a head-on impact that lifted the rear tires off completely the ground. Bowman's No. 48 Chevrolet hit the wall at roughly 150mph, immediately ending ...Keep reading

Round 16 of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season takes the top level of the sport to a place where they've never been before -- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. It will also be the first points-paying Cup race outside of the United States since 1958.
William Byron leads the regular season standings, 41 points clear of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson. Denny Hamlin is the ...Keep reading

In NASCAR, Daniel Suarez holds the distinction of being the only foreign-born driver to win a championship in one of the three national levels, claiming the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series title. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Suarez is also the only Mexican-born driver to ever win at the Cup level. He earned his first career victory at Sonoma Raceway in 2022, and then won again in a three-wide photo ...Keep reading