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The 2025 season marked a new era for Mercedes, with George Russell stepping up as team leader while rookie Kimi Antonelli arrived to fill the vacancy left by Lewis Hamilton. A strong start to the campaign was followed by a run of tougher races – but after reverting to an older package seemed to deliver results just before the summer break, can the Silver Arrows maintain this into the second half of the year? Here is their half term report…

George Russell is leading his team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli in Formula 1’s points standings, qualifying results, and he is the only Mercedes driver to take a race win so far this season. However, the Brit says these stats don’t paint the full picture of Antonelli’s start in F1.  
The Italian rookie filled the gap left by Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this year after a ...Keep reading

Over the past calendar year, Parker Kligerman has earned three NASCAR national touring victories no matter what the Racing Reference and Third Turn pages technically have to say about it.
Kligerman crossed the line first in the Xfinity Series race at the Charlotte Roval last year before NASCAR determined a caution had come out before the start of the final lap. He lost in overtime.
The next ...Keep reading

In a stunning twist, fill-in driver Parker Kligerman won the NASCAR Xfinity race at Daytona while Connor Zilisch watched on from the pit box. Zilisch started the race, but Kligerman took over during the first caution period. He then drove a perfect race, going from last to first to claim — then accidentally snap — the checkered flag in celebration.
JR Motorsports teammates Sammy Smith and ...Keep reading

With a dozen screws and a titanium plate in his shoulder, 19-year-old Connor Zilisch isn't keen to mix it up in the middle of the pack at Daytona. Despite starting from pole position after qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather, he chose to drop to the rear of the field.
And when an early caution flew for more weather in the area, Zilisch quickly took the opportunity to climb from ...Keep reading

“It’s going to be a mess, right? I mean, we all know it.”
That was the warning from Spire Motorsports driver Michael McDowell before the NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, where just two spots remain in the Field of 16.
Those two spots will effectively be decided by who wins, with 20 drivers needing nothing less than reaching ...Keep reading

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Two-time Daytona 500 winner and 2025 regular season champion William Byron will face an uphill battle at Daytona on Saturday night. NASCAR caught Hendrick Motorsports making unapproved adjustments to the No. 24 Chevrolet.
"On their second attempt through inspections after passing all stations they were observed making an unapproved adjustment to the splitter," read an official statement from ...Keep reading

Rick Ware Racing has been prevented from selling either of its NASCAR Cup Series ownership charters until its ongoing legal proceedings with Legacy Motor Club have been resolved.
That was the decision issued by Mecklenberg County (N.C.) superior judge Clifton Smith on Friday following oral arguments by both parties in court on August 13.
The two racing organizations have been embroiled in a ...Keep reading

There are seven former Daytona winners in a must-win situation this weekend, including 2021 Daytona 500 champion Michael McDowell. He was in the same position one year ago, but with a different team.
In 2024, McDowell started from pole position, led 26 laps, and was leading with just ten laps to go in the scheduled distance. But on Lap 151, an awkward push into Turn 1 sent him spinning from the ...Keep reading

2022 Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric has plenty of experience winning at superspeedways, but he can relax a little bit this weekend. He won at Talladega earlier this year, locking him into the playoffs alongside Team Penske Ford teammates Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney. Even the Wood Brothers, who have a close technical alliance with Penske, are locked in via Josh Berry's victory at Las ...Keep reading

With 40 Cup cars and 38 Xfinity cars entered, there will be no teams sent home after Friday's rainout. The field for both races will be set by NASCAR’s standard metric, an average that is calculated from four parts:

15% of fastest lap times from the previous race;
25% of the driver’s finishing position from the previous race;
25% of the owner’s final race finishing position from ...Keep reading

When Kaden Honeycutt's year began, he was the driver of the No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet. While he’s been close to Victory Lane in 2025, so far his first win in the Truck Series continues to elude him. But even without a win, he was one of the few drivers who were going to make the playoffs on points alone.
Elsewhere in the field, Stewart Friesen was driving the No. 52 Halmar-Friesen ...Keep reading

The day has come and gone at last. After months of doomtalk around the all-new Balaton Park circuit, MotoGP folk can stop speculating. While the first day of track action at the Hungarian Grand Prix certainly didn’t answer every question that had been doing the rounds in the lead-up, at least there were real MotoGP laps in the record books by the end of it.
So, after 21 bikes shared the ...Keep reading

In honour of the sport’s 75th anniversary year, F1 has gathered a group of legendary former drivers for a very special roundtable.

Select your team and take part in the F1 Fantasy Mid-season Masters League over the Dutch Grand Prix for the chance to win £2000.

As reported by Motorsport.com in June, Valtteri Bottas is primed to agree terms with Cadillac to complete his return to a Formula 1 race seat. This leaves just one much-coveted seat as the grid expands to 22 cars, and everyone without a contract next year has been linked to it.
Of them, Sergio Perez is considered the most likely and most attractive candidate to the team, given his experience ...Keep reading

With the Formula 1 summer break coming to an end, here’s a recap of everything the F1 drivers have been up to before the season restarts with the Dutch Grand Prix.

As we continue our half term reports for the 2025 season, it's time to look back on how Red Bull's campaign has unfolded so far, including driver swaps and a change of Team Principal.

Daniel Ricciardo has shared the story behind the ‘Honey Badger’ nickname he adopted during his time in Formula 1, explaining that the animal represented his “alter ego” whenever he jumped into the cockpit.