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The “next-level” chassis Honda has introduced in recent MotoGP races is capable of delivering a performance benefit of up to four tenths of a second, according to test rider Aleix Espargaro.
Factory riders Luca Marini and Joan Mir have been racing an upgraded RC213V since the summer break, enjoying a significant pace advantage over the satellite bike of Johann Zarco.
Mir scored a ...Keep reading

In recent years, Hollywood has been keen to deliver racing fans plenty of entertainment, and it shows no signs of slowing down.
It seemed like there weren't any big racing-centric blockbusters for a while, at least ones that broke into the mainstream. 2013's "Rush" (the story of F1 title rivals Niki Lauda and James Hunt) is the only one that really stood out from the last decade until 2019's ...Keep reading

Trackhouse Racing Team has announced that Moose Fraternity will continue to back Ross Chastain and the No. 1 Chevrolet through at least the 2027 season.
The fraternal organization has supported Chastain since 2020, before he even joined Trackhouse. The sponsored the No. 1 car for Chastain's second career victory at Talladega Superspeedway in 2022, where he led just the final lap.
They were ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff has revealed how a conversation with Formula 1 legend Alain Prost inspired how the Mercedes boss has dealt with drivers through the years.
The four-time world champion had an iconic rivalry with Ayrton Senna, who fought Prost for the F1 title in 1988 and 1989 when the pair were team-mates at the dominant McLaren outfit. 
They both won a title each during that period while having ...Keep reading

Porsche is insisting no decisions have been made in the face of speculation that it could axe either its World Endurance Championship or IMSA SportsCar Championship campaign for next season.
Thomas Laudenbach, Porsche Motorsport boss, refused to comment on a possible reduction in its factory programme with the 963 LMDhs run by Penske in the respective WEC Hypercar and IMSA GTP classes for ...Keep reading

As Michael Andretti's initial's bid to join Formula 1 was met with resistance last year, United States Grand Prix promoter Bobby Epstein was asked if Andretti joining the series would make an impact on Austin ticket sales: "I think it would make a difference to COTA if we had an American champion," came the reply.
This was at a time when Logan Sargeant was struggling at Williams, and the ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta’s maiden MotoGP campaign in 2025 was riddled with errors and missed opportunities. While he was incredibly quick from the outset, and didn’t hesitate to go head-to-head with series heavyweights like Marc Marquez, he crashed too often and lacked the consistency needed to turn his speed into top results.
Even as recently as last month’s Hungarian GP, he admitted that he needed ...Keep reading

On Saturday afternoon the tifosi rose to their feet for one of their own, as he motored a scarlet Ferrari around Monza.
But it wasn't Charles Leclerc or Lewis Hamilton the Italian fans were cheering on. It was F1 and sportscar legend Jacky Ickx, taking the wheel of the Ferrari 312B he took to second in the 1970 world championship, the very car he claimed pole with at Monza.
Organised by F1 ...Keep reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was just spit balling, and it’s far from a formal announcement, but he does have a degree of FOMO (fear of missing out) on not running the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol this weekend.
While answering questions on the latest episode of the Dale Jr. Download podcast, Earnhardt said he could see himself continuing to make one-off appearances in the lower national levels ...Keep reading

This will be the start of a nuanced period when it comes to NASCAR television ratings.
It was Week One of the National Football League season, with all 32 fanbases thinking they are still Super Bowl bound and record viewership across the board. Specifically, CBS on Sunday averaged 23.9 million viewers during its 4:25 national window and FOX hit 17.9 million.
The CBS number was a 27-year high ...Keep reading

Based on the current temperature forecast for Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, it is likely unreasonable to expect a repeat of the wildly unpredictable and memorable 2024 spring race.
However, that doesn't mean that Goodyear does not expect directional progress towards continued increased right side tire wear in the Bristol Night Race.
Goodyear’s NASCAR project manager Mark Keto feels ...Keep reading

Entering the cutoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Alex Bowman sits a distant 35 points below the cutline, and likely faces a must-win situation to avoid a first-round elimination.
While Bowman has struggled on track over the first two races of the playoffs, the No. 48 has also been hindered by issues on pit road. In the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, they fell two laps down after a messy ...Keep reading

Christian Lundgaard established himself as a top front-runner in the IndyCar Series in his first year driving for Arrow McLaren. After three seasons with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, where he collected three podiums – including one win – the Dane went on to score six podiums and finished fifth in the championship, representing the strongest season yet for the No. 7 car since McLaren joined ...Keep reading

The Williams and Racing Bulls Formula 1 teams have been summoned for a virtual hearing with the FIA stewards to discuss Carlos Sainz's penalty from the Dutch Grand Prix.
Sainz clashed with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson at Turn 1 during the Zandvoort contest, an incident which earned the Williams racer a 10-second penalty.
Sainz was incensed by taking the blame for the collision and ...Keep reading

Following Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix, won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, both advisor Helmut Marko his driver were quick to praise new team principal Mekies.
Marko stressed that Red Bull no longer blindly followed the simulator, calling it part of a “new philosophy”. Verstappen added that Mekies asked the right questions throughout the race weekend, a crucial aspect in communication ...Keep reading

Jorge Martín has highlighted the main areas holding him back in qualifying with Aprilia in MotoGP, explaining why the settings that work well over long runs leave him compromised in qualifying.
Since returning from injuries at the Czech Grand Prix in July, Martin has failed to qualify inside the top 10, and last weekend’s Catalan GP marked his third successive Q1 elimination.
However, the ...Keep reading

A senior NASCAR official says it will be having a discussion with Trackhouse Racing over Ross Chastain and Shane Van Gisbergen driving through the grass during the cool-down lap after the race on Sunday in an apparent attempt to add weight to their cars.
Cup Series managing director Brad Moran was asked about it on Tuesday during the weekly sanctioning body spotlight interview on SiriusXM ...Keep reading

Renault CEO Francois Provost says the Alpine F1 team owner is "staying in Formula 1 for a long time" after making his first visit to the F1 paddock at the Italian Grand Prix.
Provost assumed his role of Renault CEO at the end of July, replacing outgoing Luca de Meo. The move further put Renault's future in F1 under the spotlight, after De Meo had decided to end the French OEM's in-house F1 ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia may have partially redeemed himself with a solid recovery ride in the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday, but it’s impossible to overlook the fact that he shouldn’t be starting so far down the grid.
In fact, if you exclude the 2022 Portuguese GP crash on slick tyres on a wet track, Saturday in Barcelona was Bagnaia’s worst qualifying result ever in MotoGP. Not even in his ...Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has recently found himself under fire. First Jacques Villeneuve questioned his suitability for Formula 1, then Nico Rosberg voiced a similar sentiment, albeit in less dramatic terms. Two world champions critical of Antonelli – and now Toto Wolff has joined the chorus.
The Mercedes team principal told ServusTV that the 19-year-old had made "too many mistakes" in his home ...Keep reading