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When it comes to NASCAR racing, no name is bigger than 'Earnhardt,' and for good reason. Dale Earnhardt Sr. is a motorsports legend in every sense of the word. His incredible career, engaging personality, and sadly, also the tragic nature of his passing has made him a household name to this very day.
Now, the streaming giant intends to bring that story to Prime Video on May 22nd, premiering a ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez appears to be the man least impressed by his remarkable comeback after two crashes on Friday at the Spanish Grand Prix.
The younger Marquez was the class of the field in all day at Jerez, despite a low-speed accident in the morning and then a heavy tumble at the beginning of the hour-long afternoon practice.
Following the second fall, which came as the Gresini Ducati rider ...Keep reading

I still remember where I was when Marco Simoncelli died.
It is a memory that will probably never not be diamond-etched in my brain. What else could SuperSic have accomplished had things been different that day in Malaysia? It's unfair, and it's cruel, especially to his family and friends who loved him.
It's enough to make me catch and hold my breath every time I've seen a MotoGP crash since ...Keep reading

Several F1 team principals have been sharing words of praise for how the new generation of rookies are adapting to the sport, with the likes of Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman and Isack Hadjar impressing their bosses in how they have performed so far.

“You've got to balance what everybody wants, but also you’ve got to make the right choices for the team. You're never going to make everyone happy all the time.” Oliver Oakes is telling the F1 Explains podcast about his job. A former World Champion driver in karts, and a team boss in junior categories of motorsport, Oakes is now Team Principal of Alpine.

Gabriel Bortoleto has admitted that making the transition from winning championships in F2 and F3 to running near the back of the field in Formula 1 has been challenging, with the Kick Sauber driver acknowledging that “it's all about having patience” as he looks to continuously improve.

Fabio Quartararo was at a loss to explain why his Yamaha was so fast on Friday at the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix. 
Although the 2021 world champion qualified on the second row for the previous race in Qatar, he was not expecting to continue that form on the low-grip circuit at Jerez.
Yet the Frenchman looked a genuine contender for the fastest time in practice, before a crash at the last ...Keep reading

Racing is more than just a sport — it's an all-consuming fire that burns in the heart of every rider who dares to throw a leg over a machine and push it to its absolute limits. The track is a battlefield where every second counts, and every corner could be your last. It’s a world driven by an unrelenting desire for glory, where passion and pride often outweigh the allure of paychecks.
For ...Keep reading

During a Formula 1 race, stewards can hand out all manner of punishments to drivers that breach the regulations. Time penalties, fines and reprimands are often dished out for incidents like causing a collision or speeding in the pitlane, but the stewards can also issue drivers with penalty points that accrue on their superlicence.
The penalty points system was brought in as a way of monitoring ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera believes he’s started to unlock the secrets to speed on the new-for-2025 World Rally Championship tyres after dominating Friday morning to lead Rally Islas Canarias.
The two-time world champion has endured a surprisingly slow start to the season having struggled to adapt his driving style to the new Hankook rubber that has contributed to the Finn being 57-points adrift in the ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz believes Madrid's Madring circuit will have its own character as it combines street sections with fast and flowing swoops.
On Friday the organisers and local authorities presented Madrid's 5.47km layout that will take over the running of F1's Spanish Grand Prix from September next year, joining Barcelona on the calendar in 2026 before likely becoming Spain's sole grand prix ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has praised Oscar Piastri for his “calm” approach to racing, with the reigning World Champion suggesting that the McLaren driver – who is now leading the Drivers’ standings – has the qualities needed to battle for the title.

Fred Vasseur has reiterated that he is “2000% behind” Lewis Hamilton after the Briton experienced a tough weekend at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the team boss confident that the “potential is there” once Hamilton becomes more comfortable with the car.

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton brought central London to a standstill this morning. The seven-time world champion was attending the opening of the new Fanatics store on Regent Street, and hundreds of fans camped out all morning to try and catch a glimpse of the F1 star.
Hamilton has appeared at the opening of a new Fanatics flagship store on London’s Regent Street on Friday 25 April. The ...Keep reading

The circuit that will host the Madrid Formula 1 Grand Prix for 10 years from 2026, the so-called Madring, has been officially presented to the public at an event on Friday.
Full details of the circuit were unveiled at an event attended by Isabel Diaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid and Jose Luis Martínez Almeida, mayor of the capital, among other personalities from sport and ...Keep reading

After three seasons, McLaren has elected to pull the plug on its Formula E project, citing the need to focus its resources on its incoming Hypercar project for 2027's World Endurance Championship. Thus, the team is set to occupy its fourth guise having started out as HWA Racelab in the 2018-19 season, effectively a proxy Mercedes entry before the German marque launched its full entry for the ...Keep reading

Before the world had considered the word “lockdown” or the thought of hosting a family quiz on Zoom had crossed anyone’s mind, Formula 1 had lofty plans for 2020. The season was set to see F1 return to the Netherlands for the first time in 35 years and the series was planning its inaugural race in Vietnam.
When Covid-19 hit, however, those plans were thrown out the window. While F1 did ...Keep reading

The second meeting of the Formula 1 Commission in 2025 took place on Tuesday, with key topics discussed including minor refinements to the 2025 regulations as well as progress on the regulations for 2026.

It has been quite the week for the FIA and the World Rally Championship and one which could have a lasting impact on both.
Firstly, a resolution was reached between the governing body and the World Rally Drivers Alliance [WoRDA] that has resulted in the return of stage-end interviews following the Safari Rally Kenya silence, now drivers no longer fear penalties for swearing in heat of the ...Keep reading

McLaren will withdraw from Formula E at the end of the current 2024-25 season, following its recent announcement that it would be entering the World Endurance Championship's Hypercar class in 2027.
The British squad took over from Mercedes at the start of the Gen3 era, introduced in the 2022-23 campaign, as the German marque sold up having elected not to get involved with the third-generation ...Keep reading