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F1 ACADEMY: Chambers beats Pin under the floodlights in Jeddah for first pole position

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 00:48
Red Bull Ford’s Chloe Chambers fought hard to bring home her first pole position in F1 ACADEMY, logging a 2:04.320 to deny Doriane Pin the top spot by two tenths.

Dejected Stewart Friesen wonders if it's "freaking worth it anymore"

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 00:25
On Friday, the NASCAR Truck Series returned to Rockingham for the first time since 2013. Among those in the field was veteran driver Stewart Friesen, but it was not the day he needed.
It started with an incident in qualifying and the team scrambled to fix the truck in time for the start of the race. They succeeded and Friesen marched his way up inside the top ten, but on Lap 117, they watched ...Keep reading

A heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping tale of survival

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sat, 2025-04-19 00:13
Two friends find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower in the desert.

Hamilton "just trying to get in the top 10" after muted Saudi F1 practice

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-04-18 23:40
Lewis Hamilton says he will do well to get into Saudi Arabia's Q3 after a low-key Friday in which getting his Ferrari in the optimal window proved challenging.
Hamilton finished 13th in second practice, held at the same time of day as qualifying and the race, shipping six tenths to Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and 1.1s to the leading McLaren of Lando Norris.
While there is no cause for ...Keep reading

Kasey Kahne eyeing more NASCAR races if Rockingham goes well

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-04-18 22:28
Kasey Kahne's highly anticipated NASCAR return is here, coinciding with the return of Rockingham. It's a track he knows fairly well — having earned a win here before. This weekend, he takes on the classic track again piloting the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with backing from HendrickCars.com.
Speaking in a press conference on Friday, the 45-year-old said he's "been really ...Keep reading

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:59
Abbi Pulling and Andrew Benson join Harry to look ahead to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Red Bull RB21 ‘still not where I want it to be’ as Verstappen seeks further gains in Saudi Arabia

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:48
Max Verstappen believes that Red Bull’s RB21 is “still not where I want it to be” despite finishing just behind the McLaren duo in practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Sainz believes ‘little steps’ beginning to add up as he continues Williams adaptation in Jeddah

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:48
Carlos Sainz believes he is beginning to make progress at Williams with “little steps” piling up as he went fifth fastest on Friday in Saudi Arabia.

Norris and McLaren 'not as comfortable as what we would like' despite topping practice in Saudi Arabia

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:48
Lando Norris believes that despite topping practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Friday, McLaren’s performance advantage is “not as comfortable as what we would like”.

HIGHLIGHTS: Catch up on the FP2 action in Saudi Arabia as Norris leads a McLaren 1-2 while Tsunoda crashes out

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:48
Lando Norris topped Second Practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, heading team mate Oscar Piastri in a McLaren 1-2.

FIA Team Principals press conference – Saudi Arabia

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:48
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Peter Bayer (Racing Bulls), Frédérix VASSEUR (Ferrari), Andy COWELL (Aston Martin)

FP2: Norris tops the times during second practice in Saudi Arabia as Tsunoda crashes

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:48
McLaren driver Lando Norris finished Friday evening’s second practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix fastest, with a crash for Yuki Tsunoda bringing out the red flag in the closing stages.

Norris 'on the right track' in Saudi practice

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:18
Yuki Tsunoda crashes in second practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Lando Norris sets the pace for McLaren.

Norris 'on the right track' in Saudi practice

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:18
Yuki Tsunoda crashes in second practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Lando Norris sets the pace for McLaren.

Norris 'on the right track' in Saudi practice

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:18
Yuki Tsunoda crashes in second practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Lando Norris sets the pace for McLaren.

Norris 'on the right track' in Saudi practice

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2025-04-18 21:18
Yuki Tsunoda crashes in second practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Lando Norris sets the pace for McLaren.

Max Verstappen: Red Bull is "not where I want it to be" in Jeddah

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-04-18 20:39
Red Bull may have found a "better" feeling on one-lap pace in practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but Max Verstappen notes overall performance on the long runs is still "not where I want it to be". 
The four-time world champion came third in FP2 after finishing only ninth in FP1, and was just over a quarter of a second behind the McLarens in the second session with his run on ...Keep reading

Venturini to sell its race team to Nitro Motorsports

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-04-18 20:13
Some significant news rocked the stock car racing world on Friday as Venturini Motorsports (VMS) announced that the entire operation is being sold later this year. Nitro Motorsports will assume full ownership of the highly successful organization on October 15th, 2025.
To help with the transition, Billy Venturini will remain as the general manager for one year. The Venturinis have been a part ...Keep reading

Despite Yuki Tsunoda's Saudi smash, Christian Horner hails his progress

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-04-18 20:12
Christian Horner reckons Yuki Tsunoda is “making progress” – despite the Japanese driver’s crash during second practice in the Saudi Arabian GP.
Tsunoda crashed heavily with nine minutes remaining and immediately took the blame, saying he ‘turned too much’ in the final corner.
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