Motorsport

Here's what we thought right after the race in Bahrain.
Piastri shows his title ambitions
Is it still permissible to be amazed at what Oscar Piastri is capable of in his third F1 season?
The Australian is now well and truly in the title hunt – and with the performance he showed in Bahrain, you'd have to say he's the favorite now, wouldn't you?
His 2025 campaign has been very, very ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri dominated Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix, with Mercedes driver George Russell beating Lando Norris to deny McLaren a 1-2.
Piastri cruised to his second season victory by 15 seconds, closing in the drivers' championship to within three points of Norris while Max Verstappen could only manage sixth.
The cooler conditions invited most cars to start on soft tyres for an expected ...Keep reading

It's been zero days without an incident between a Corvette driven by Tommy Milner and a BMW. And while some fans may be disappointed that Saturday's story didn't end with the now infamous Milner bird from the Rolex 24, the rest of the field managed a few sweet victories worth noting and losses that were truly more just disappointments. All of it happening in a very quick 100 minutes of ...Keep reading

“I knew after my last corner [in Q3] this lap would put me in a very good place,” Pierre Gasly told media after qualifying for Formula 1's 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. “But nowhere near close thinking it would put us like four hundredths off the top three and only three tenths off pole position.”
Gasly qualified fifth, which became fourth after Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli was demoted ...Keep reading

Held in searing temperatures, Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix feels like it is being run on a completely different circuit compared to the one teams tested on eight weeks ago.
High track temperatures, allied with the Sakhir circuit's notoriously rough Tarmac, are an explosive cocktail that chews through tyres. But the race's slightly cooler night-time conditions might yet offer a ...Keep reading

When asked what was wrong as he qualified sixth in Bahrain with the quickest Formula 1 car on the grid, Lando Norris pointed to his chest.
Qualifying four tenths behind polesitting team-mate Oscar Piastri, with no significant errors on his lap but shipping time little by little in each sector, the self-critical Norris was particularly despondent over his Saturday performance, saying he needed a ...Keep reading

Just a week after an unexpected Formula 1 victory in Japan, Red Bull was brought back down to reality in Bahrain.
While Max Verstappen made the difference in Suzuka with a sensational pole lap — and it proved impossible to overtake on Sunday — the race weekend in Bahrain better exposes the true pecking order. Speaking to Dutch media, including Motorsport.com, on Saturday, Verstappen stated ...Keep reading

Beware those who declare simple solutions to complex problems.
After three grands prix in the 2025 season won from pole position, and a processional race in Japan held in conditions of tactical stalemate, an idea has taken root in the F1 paddock that this state of affairs could easily be resolved by imposing a minimum number of pitstops – that figure, of course, to be greater than ...Keep reading

Almost in parallel to the gap between the two Ferraris, although the distance in terms of grid positions is not so stark, Lando Norris qualified sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix while his McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri almost seamlessly annexed pole position. Most galling of all for the Briton was the margin between the two MCL39s: 0.426 seconds.
Piastri’s second Q3 lap was 0.392s ...Keep reading

Matt Payne took advantage of Grove Racing’s speed and some messy racing from the opposition to take his second Supercars win of the weekend at New Zealand's Taupo Motorsport Park.
Payne emerged from an opening lap skirmish to take the lead and drove to a conventional pit strategy to take his fourth Supercars race win by 3.19 seconds.
In doing so, Payne secured the Jason Richards Memorial ...Keep reading

Despite BMW landing another pole to lead the IMSA field to green, it's the #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Felipe Nasr and "Mr. 24" Nick Tandy that is again reaping the rewards of a win — for the third straight race in a row. 
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is the first weekend on the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship schedule to change things up a little, presenting a ...Keep reading

Pure pace was on display for Hendrick Motorsports’ (HMS) Kyle Larson, as he led 277 of 300 laps on his way to winning the NASCAR Xfinity race at Bristol. This is the 16th win of Larson's Xfinity career and his second at the concrete half-mile.
"Just another really good car," said Larson. "Thanks to [crew chief] Adam Wall, HMS for what they do and JR Motorsports as well. They're obviously all ...Keep reading

Sheldon Creed was running in 15th place during the first stage of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol motor Speedway, trying to move forward. But 74 laps into the event, he got hit from behind by Dean Thompson and spun out.
Creed locked the car down and came screeching to a halt at the exit of Turn 4, sitting sideways on the track. Most of the field was able to narrowly avoid, but ...Keep reading

With help from his wife Corinna, seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has signed a helmet for an upcoming charity auction with the initials 'MS,' per a report from the Daily Mail. There are several additional signatures on the helmet, including all of the other living F1 World Champions.
The helmet will be auctioned off to raise funds for Sir Jackie Stewart’s Race Against ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia says he is angry about ‘f***ing up’ his Qatar Grand Prix weekend with a qualifying crash on Saturday.
Bagnaia had looked strong all weekend until he dropped his factory Ducati at Turn 4 on his final qualifying run, resulting in the Italian starting the race 11th.
It was an emotional disappointment for Bagnaia, who subsequently struggled to make up ground in the sprint ...Keep reading

With cooler temperatures again this spring, NASCAR's Cup Series drivers have quite the challenge ahead of them at Bristol Motor Speedway. And Goodyear may want to load up their haulers with a spare set of tires…or two.
Practice quickly showcased noticeable cording and aggressive tire wear within 40 laps for most cars. Those battling tight conditions wore the right front down to nothing, while ...Keep reading

Yamaha factory rider Fabio Quartararo was positively surprised by his race pace in the Qatar GP sprint on Saturday, when the Frenchman converted a morale-boosting front row start into fifth position at the flag.
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The 2021 world champion briefly ran third at the start of the race, the same ...Keep reading

For the second time in his young NTT IndyCar Series career, Florida’s Kyle Kirkwood is set to lead the field to green in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The Andretti Global star laid down a top time of 1:06.1921 to score his third-career pole and second in Long Beach. 
“I’m shaking,” an excited Kirkwood told FOX Sports afterward. “That was great. Such a good lap, such a good ...Keep reading

A deflated Max Verstappen says Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying shows he's just "taking part" in this year's Formula 1 world championship rather than fighting for the title.
Verstappen finished a lowly seventh in Bahrain qualifying after having already scraped through to Q3 alongside team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, with the Dutchman complaining about a lack of grip and brake issues with his Red Bull RB21 ...Keep reading

Alex Bowman earned his seventh career pole and second consecutive at Bristol on Saturday. The Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) driver lapped the half-mile in 14.911s, beating Hyak Motorsports and fellow Chevrolet driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 0.014s. This is Stenhouse's first front row start since qualifying second at Auto Club Speedway two years ago.
"Yeah, it feels really good," said Bowman, who ...Keep reading