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Wolff sells £230m stake valuing Mercedes F1 at £4.6bn

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-11-20 20:30
Toto Wolff sells 15% of his shareholding in the Mercedes Formula 1 team to American billionaire George Kurtz, a deal which values the team at £4.6bn.

Mick Schumacher leaves Alpine’s WEC Hypercar team after two seasons

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 18:18
Mick Schumacher has announced that he has left Alpine after two seasons competing for its Hypercar team in the World Endurance Championship.
Schumacher joined the French manufacturer’s new LMDh programme with the A424 LMDh last year after losing his Haas Formula 1 seat at the end of 2022.
Despite his single-seater background, he made a successful transition to sportscar racing, scoring ...Keep reading

All of NASCAR's fan voting nominees for this year's Autosport Awards

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:45
The nominees have been announced for the 38th edition of the Autosport Awards, and you can be part of it by participating in The Fan Vote. NASCAR has a presence across the list of nominees, which we will highlight below:
Rookie of the Year

Connor Zilisch, JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Photo by: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images

Two NASCAR drivers were nominated for the 'Rookie of ...Keep reading

Fans to vote on motorsport Moment of the Year presented by Bahrain International Circuit

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:39
Autosport’s Moment of the Year Award is open to fan voting for the second year running in 2025 and will be presented again by Bahrain International Circuit.
The 3.4-mile Sakhir track was opened in 2004 and hosts major international events, including the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix and World Endurance Championship Bahrain 8 Hours.
It supports the Moment of the Year Award, which aims to ...Keep reading

The ultimate fan guide to the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:34
Plan the perfect Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend with our fan travel guide. Discover nightlife, food, entertainment, Fanzones and the top spots to experience the racing action along the Strip Circuit.

Bortoleto reveals cause of Sao Paulo crash ahead of Vegas

Formula 1 - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:34
Gabriel Bortoleto has revealed the cause of his heavy crash during the Sprint in Sao Paulo, with the Kick Sauber driver looking to bounce back this weekend in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Antonelli opens up on ‘tough’ meeting that sparked resurgence

Formula 1 - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:34
Kimi Antonelli has revealed that "a bit of a tough" meeting earlier in the season has spurred him on to a run of strong results recently, with the Mercedes driver eyeing another this weekend in Las Vegas.

Piastri assesses title battle slump as he looks for Vegas fightback

Formula 1 - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:34
Oscar Piastri admits that "there have been some tough lessons to learn" over recent races as he looks to fight back against McLaren team mate and title rival Lando Norris in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Watch Weekend Warm-Up ahead of the Las Vegas GP

Formula 1 - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:34
The Formula 1 paddock reconvenes this weekend for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with plenty of topics up for discussion during the media day.

Massa can continue part of £64m 'Crashgate' lawsuit

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:06
Felipe Massa can continue part of his legal action over the 'Crashgate' scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, but has other elements of his case dismissed by the High Court.

Massa can continue part of £64m 'Crashgate' lawsuit

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:06
Felipe Massa can continue part of his legal action over the 'Crashgate' scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, but has other elements of his case dismissed by the High Court.

Massa can continue part of £64m 'Crashgate' lawsuit

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:06
Felipe Massa can continue part of his legal action over the 'Crashgate' scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, but has other elements of his case dismissed by the High Court.

Massa can continue part of £64m 'Crashgate' lawsuit

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:06
Felipe Massa can continue part of his legal action over the 'Crashgate scandal' at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, but has other elements of his case dismissed by the High Court.

Fan Voting for the Autosport Awards is now open

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 16:00
The nominees for the Autosport Awards have been announced – and you can have your say on the best motorsport performers of the season in The Fan Vote.
The Awards celebrate the top drivers, moments and competition machines each year. The nominees in the eight categories open to public vote in 2025 have now been revealed (below).
The categories open to voting are Driver of the Year, Rookie ...Keep reading

Laurens Vanthoor eyes IMSA future but admits he has unfinished business at Le Mans

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 15:13
Laurens Vanthoor has expressed interest in joining IMSA after Porsche’s exit from the World Endurance Championship, but admits he’s reluctant to miss another shot at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Porsche’s shock decision to withdraw its factory team from the Hypercar class after just three seasons has created uncertainty regarding the future of its LMDh driver line-up.
While the German ...Keep reading

Felipe Massa’s F1 2008 lawsuit will proceed to trial

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 14:47
Felipe Massa has secured a first victory as he seeks damages for the results of the 2008 Formula 1 world championship over Renault’s race-fixing at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Massa has been making a case that Nelson Piquet Jr’s intentional crash, which gifted victory to team-mate Fernando Alonso by causing an early safety car, changed the course of the title race as Ferrari’s title ...Keep reading

Two-pitstop rule will “destroy” F1 Qatar GP race – Ayao Komatsu

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 14:01
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the two-pitstop rule implemented by Pirelli for this year’s Qatar Grand Prix will “destroy” the upcoming Formula 1 race.
Cars will be allowed to cover a maximum of 25 laps per stint during the 57-lap race, making it an effective two-stop while maintaining a degree of strategic variance, due to concerns over tyre wear.
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Las Vegas sets the stage for the 2025 F1 title run-in

Formula 1 - Thu, 2025-11-20 13:28
Formula 1 in 2025 kicked off with three different winners in the shape of Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen - and it is that trio who enter the final three races, starting with this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix, in contention for the World Championship. 

Jorge Martin still feels like a “rookie” at times on Aprilia’s MotoGP bike

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 12:49
Jorge Martin says he still 'sometimes feels like a rookie' on Aprilia’s MotoGP bike after a wretched first season with the team that was repeatedly derailed by injuries.
Martin managed to start just seven out of the 22 grands prix in 2025 after picking up four separate injuries during the year, including two in pre-season alone.
The disrupted campaign severely hampered his adaptation to ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen won’t miss F1’s ground-effect era, here’s why

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-11-20 12:03
Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso is keenly looking forward to the end of the ground-effect era with the series introducing a new set of regulations in 2026. 
F1 cars are set for changes to both the power unit and chassis, as they will be lighter and smaller with more emphasis on electrical energy featuring a near 50-50 split with the internal combustion engine. 
This will ...Keep reading

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