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Frankie Muniz reflects on strong showing at Michigan despite "big mistake"

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 22:15
Entering the NASCAR Truck Series race weekend at Michigan, Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz was hoping for a change in fortune on the track. He failed to finish five of the last seven races with zero top 20s since an impressive tenth place finish in the season-opener at Daytona.
Well, chaos was his friend on Saturday. There was a  late-race pileup that eliminated several contenders ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin 'beat your favorite driver' again: The winners and losers from NASCAR Cup Michigan

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 19:54
The NASCAR Cup race at Michigan featured some big hits, lots of fuel-saving, and Denny Hamlin's third victory of the year as he inches closer to 60 career Cup wins. It was another missed opportunity for Carson Hocevar as a cut tire derailed his day, but the biggest story from Sunday came before the green flag even flew as Ram announced its return to the the Truck Series.
Here's a look at the ...Keep reading

Rider radios tried again in Aragon MotoGP test

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 16:51
A fascinating development during the Monday test day at Aragon was the reappearance of the rider radio devices that were being tested by MotoGP to improve safety communication to riders.
So far, it has been known that several riders tested it, including Alex Marquez, Brad Binder, Lorenzo Savadori and Johann Zarco, throughout the Monday test day.
Savadori, who had tested the device ...Keep reading

Aston Martin's new F1 tools still have to be "fully debugged"

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 16:32
Aston Martin's Bob Bell has lifted the lid on the Formula 1 team's transformation ahead of 2026, with F1's regulation change coinciding with brand-new facilities, a change of engine partner and several key areas being brought in-house.
Lawrence Stroll's team has invested in brand-new headquarters in Silverstone, including a recently commissioned state-of-the-art wind tunnel.
Ostensibly those ...Keep reading

WATCH: Formula 1’s biggest names relive their careers through ‘F1 Memory Box’ on F1 TV

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-06-09 16:23
F1 TV subscribers are being treated to another exclusive series thanks to the launch of ‘F1 Memory Box’, which involves legends of the sport reliving their incredible careers with never-before-seen footage.

GALLERY: Check out Haas’ special livery for their 200th Grand Prix in Canada

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-06-09 16:23
Haas have shown off a special livery design for the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix, where the team will celebrate their 200th race since entering the sport almost a decade ago.

F1 NATION: It’s our Canadian Grand Prix preview

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-06-09 16:23
After a week off, Formula 1 is back in action this weekend with the Canadian Grand Prix and our F1 Nation crew are here to discuss all of the big talking points ahead of the event in Montreal.

Bottas assesses chances of racing for Red Bull or Alpine as he weighs up future options

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-06-09 16:23
Valtteri Bottas has given his take on whether Red Bull or Alpine could be options for him as he looks to make a return to the grid, with the Mercedes reserve driver also revealing how far negotiations went with both teams last year when searching for a 2025 drive.

Fast-tracking – How F2 has paved the way for today’s F1 drivers

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 14:57
Like a youth team football coach or an inspiring teacher, Bruno Michel has the job of creating an environment for precocious talent to flourish – with his aim to help fledgling racers make the leap to Formula 1.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they shall never sit under, as the famous adage goes. Michel may not appreciate the mention of being of a certain vintage ...Keep reading

Pink is parked: Why the Iron Dames debuted a new white livery for Le Mans

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 13:41
For the 93rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Iron Dames are arriving with a special livery that breaks with tradition: the iconic pink has been swapped for white. The No. 95 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey, and Célia Martin will take on the Circuit de la Sarthe dressed in a fully white livery, with only the rear wing retaining the team’s trademark pink as a nod ...Keep reading

5 storylines we’re excited about ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-06-09 13:22
After a dramatic and at times controversial end to the triple header in Spain, the teams and drivers have all had a weekend without racing before making the trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Heading to a track that has often provided drama, there are plenty of unanswered questions arriving in Montreal.

WRC closing on long-term Italy commitment

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 11:54
Italy appears set to host a round of the World Rally Championship and European Rally Championship for the foreseeable future with plans for a long-term commitment in the works.
Last weekend’s Rally Italy Sardinia marked the final event of its current contract with the WRC.
Sardinia’s rough gravel roads have hosted the WRC every year, barring 2009, since the event moved from Sanremo on ...Keep reading

The hard lessons Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson learned after swapping F1 seats

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 11:39
In recent years the second Formula 1 seat at Red Bull has become the proverbial poisoned chalice – coveted by many, and yet ultimately toxic.
Mid-season driver changes have almost become the norm, a question of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ – and while the faces change, the difficulty in exploiting the car’s theoretical potential remains an ominous common denominator.
All the more so ...Keep reading

Winners and losers from MotoGP's Aragon Grand Prix

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 11:29
Winner: Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team
Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images

What is there to say? At the track where Marc Marquez ended his over-1,000-day winning drought last year, the six-time world champion looked untouchable.
After taking pole position by nearly three-tenths of a second, the Saturday sprint delivered the only ...Keep reading

BMW believes no one was sandbagging on Le Mans test day

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 10:18
BMW wrapped up a clean and well-executed day of testing, with its fastest LMDh prototype posting the eighth-best time, 1.374s off Toyota’s benchmark. Within the German camp, just as others across the paddock, there was little interest in chasing lap times or playing games.
Operating under the Team WRT banner and managed by Vincent Vosse, BMW focused solely on its own programme, keeping its ...Keep reading

Winning the Aragon GP was “mandatory” claims Marc Marquez

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 09:23
Marc Marquez dubbed his victory in Aragon as ‘mandatory’ for him and the team after a perfect weekend at his home track.
Marquez led every session, and took victory in both the sprint and Grand Prix to give him a 32 point lead over his brother Alex Marquez, and team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, who finished second and third in the race respectively.
“It was a perfect weekend. We led all the ...Keep reading

Peugeot downbeat after final Le Mans test: “We don’t have the performance”

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 09:01
Last on the timesheets after the first day of running at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, Loïc Duval did not mince his words when discussing the expected performance of the Peugeot 9X8 on the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Peugeot ended the Le Mans Test Day with their cars in distant 19th and 21st positions, more than three seconds off the benchmark time set by Brendon Hartley in the No. 8 Toyota GR010 ...Keep reading

Rene Rast's "headache" required serious care after Zandvoort DTM win

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 08:16
Schubert BMW driver Rene Rast hit his head just before the second DTM race of the Zandvoort weekend, it has been revealed, turning what looked like a relaxed Sunday drive through the dunes into a feat of strength for his 29th career DTM victory.
"Yes, I have a headache," confirmed the three-time DTM champion in an interview with ran after the race, though he downplayed the situation: "You ...Keep reading

How to follow Canadian Grand Prix on the BBC

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-06-09 06:44
All the key BBC coverage details for the Canadian Grand Prix, which takes place from 13-15 June.

Aston Martin reveals track-day version of Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-06-09 00:18
Aston Martin is billing a new track-day version of its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar as near-identical to the race car.
The Aston Martin Valkyrie LM Hypercar boasts the same maximum power output of 520kW (697bhp) from its 6.5-litre V12 as the World Endurance Championship and IMSA Sportscar Championship contender.
The differences between the two cars represent, said Aston head of endurance ...Keep reading

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