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F3: Domingues becomes first Portuguese F3 winner with Barcelona Sprint victory

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-05-31 14:13
Ivan Domingues earned his maiden FIA Formula 3 victory, winning the Barcelona Sprint Race and becoming the first driver from Portugal to win in the Championship.

NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville: Start time, how to watch live, purse, standings

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-05-31 13:57
The NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 is set to take place at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Heading into the race weekend, William Byron leads the drivers' standings with 499 points. He's followed by Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson, who attempted The Double last weekend, with 470 points.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
When is ...Keep reading

F1 Spanish GP: Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris as McLaren pair dominate FP3

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-05-31 12:40
Oscar Piastri has handed McLaren a clean sweep of Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix practice by comfortably topping FP3 in Barcelona.
Saturday's final practice session got off to a sluggish start, with little meaningful running early on in the searing midday heat.
Carlos Sainz drew applause from his Spanish fans as he led the early running aboard the Williams, which hadn't looked at its very best ...Keep reading

What can F1 champion Max Verstappen do with his new FIA platinum race license?

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-05-31 11:10
It’s no secret that Max Verstappen dreams of competing in the Le Mans 24 Hours. And now, after his GT3 test with Emil Frey Racing at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife – where he drove under the pseudonym Franz Hermann – there is growing speculation that the Nurburgring 24 Hours is also on his wishlist.
A specific FIA license is required for these kinds of endurance races, and Verstappen has ...Keep reading

Why F1 flexi-wing changes failed to shake up the Spanish GP order

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-05-31 08:43
“It clearly slowed McLaren down a lot,” said Mercedes’ George Russell, voice freighted with sarcasm.
“So, yeah, good news.”
Ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix the issue of aero-elasticity had acquired so much momentum that it was virtually the only show in town. To look out on the panoramic vista of the pitlane from the media centre on Friday morning was to see TV ...Keep reading

Rajah Caruth wins NASCAR Truck race at Nashville in tense finish

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-05-31 03:36
Rajah Caruth has earned his first victory of the 2025 season and just the second of his career, fending off both Corey Heim and Layne Riggs in the closing laps at Nashville.
Driving the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, Caruth grabbed the lead on pit road at the end of the second stage. The driver made the most of what his pit crew did for him, never surrendering the race lead. 
"I didn't ...Keep reading

Acura literally rubs its way into a front row lockout for IMSA's Detroit GP start

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-05-31 00:51
Welcome to Detroit, where the story so far this weekend is "The Taming of the Slippery Track Surface" for both the IndyCar and IMSA Weathertech Sportscar series. Every track session is luckily adding a little more rubber to the track, with hopes there might be enough to lessen the slips and slides that have plagued every practice and qualifying session thus far and provide a little forgiveness on ...Keep reading

PRACTICE DEBRIEF: Can Red Bull or Mercedes take the fight to McLaren at the Spanish Grand Prix?

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 22:10
It looked to be another solid start to a weekend for McLaren during Friday practice ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, with Lando Norris topping FP1 while Oscar Piastri set the pace in FP2. But with the likes of Max Verstappen and George Russell also in the mix, could the papaya squad have a fight on their hands?

Horner pledges ‘100% commitment’ to Red Bull amid rumours of Ferrari approach for team boss role

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 22:10
Christian Horner has brushed aside rumours of Ferrari contacting him about potentially becoming their team boss in the future, stressing that he is “100% committed” to Red Bull Racing.

WATCH: Ride along with Piastri for the fastest Friday lap in Spain

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 22:10
Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in Friday's second practice session, backing up the pace shown by his McLaren team mate Lando Norris in the day's earlier session in Spain.

Russell ‘in a good place’ after ‘decent’ Friday for Mercedes in Spain despite concern over long-run pace

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 22:10
George Russell ended Friday at the Spanish Grand Prix in a “good place” after reaching P2 on the timesheets, though the Mercedes driver acknowledged that the team still need to work on their long-run pace in comparison to their Qualifying form.

What the teams said – Friday in Spain

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 22:10
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Friday practice at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix.

‘Not fun’ – Hamilton frustrated by tough Barcelona Friday as he vows Ferrari will ‘keep trying’ to solve issues

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 22:10
Lewis Hamilton described Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix as “not fun” after failing to feature in the top 10 for FP2 when the chequered flag fell in Barcelona.

Time to worry: Playoff hopes are slipping away for these NASCAR Cup drivers

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-05-30 21:37
13 races down, 13 races to go in the regular season for the NASCAR Cup Series. At the halfway point, there have been eight different winners with Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing [JGR] taking the lion's share of victories.
Those fortunate eight are William Byron [Hendrick], Kyle Larson [Hendrick], Christopher Bell [JGR], Denny Hamlin [JGR], Joey Logano [Penske], Austin Cindric ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda after F1 Spain practice: "I don't have any idea why I am slow"

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-05-30 20:19
Yuki Tsunoda admitted to befuddlement over his lack of pace after Formula 1's opening practice sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix - revealing he "doesn't have any idea why I'm slow". 
The Red Bull driver believed that, although his two Friday sessions were "smooth" and without any obvious issues, the ultimate pace was too slow and he was at a loss to explain why.
Tsunoda was heard to ...Keep reading

"Nothing to say on this, next question!" – Flavio Briatore’s weird F1 press conference

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-05-30 19:41
Following the resignation of Oliver Oakes, Flavio Briatore has taken on the duties of team principal at Alpine – despite not holding the official title.
Briatore had already been wielding significant influence behind the scenes as an advisor, but now he has also become the French-owned team’s public face once again. This role includes appearing in official FIA press conferences when called ...Keep reading

WRC: Sebastien Ogier confirms entry to the Acropolis Rally

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-05-30 19:12
Sebastien Ogier has been included on a 12-car Rally1 entry list for the Acropolis Rally Greece round of the World Rally Championship next month.
The eight-time world champion has been confirmed on the entry list for the gravel rally (26-29 June) that will mark the Toyota driver’s fifth start of a partial WRC campaign in 2025.
Ogier will join Toyota’s full-time line-up of championship ...Keep reading

‘We’ve had worse Fridays!’ – Verstappen feeling ‘more positive’ after practice in Spain despite wanting ‘better feeling’ from car

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 19:05
Max Verstappen was left feeling generally more positive about Red Bull’s performance on the opening day of action at the Spanish Grand Prix in comparison to previous Fridays, despite admitting that he still wants to find a “better feeling” from the car.

‘Our competitors look quick’ – Piastri predicts ‘tight battle’ during Qualifying in Barcelona

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 19:05
Oscar Piastri has predicted that Saturday's Qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix will be a “tight battle” after McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari all showed strong pace during Friday’s practice sessions in Barcelona.

HIGHLIGHTS: Relive the action from FP2 in Barcelona as Piastri heads the timesheets

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-05-30 19:05
With McLaren team mate Lando Norris having headed Free Practice 1 at the Spanish Grand Prix, it was Oscar Piastri’s turn in FP2, the Australian finishing a comfortable 0.286s ahead of his nearest rival.

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