July 2, 2024

Hocevar, 21, is currently competing in his rookie season as a Cup driver.During the Cup race at Nashville, Brad Keselowski crashed and brought out a caution on Lap 244.As the field slowed down the backstretch, Hocevar started running into the back of Harrison Burton, who was running 21st. Hocevar ended up turning Burton to the right, causing multiple drivers [Todd Gilliland and Austin Cindric] to …Keep reading

Justin Haley, who started last in the series’ inaugural street race last July, moved into the lead with 30 laps remaining and with the race length cut short due to impending darkness, he was good on fuel to the finish.As it turned out, van Gisbergen, the three-time Supercars champion making his first Cup start, passed Haley for the lead on a late-race restart and held him off again in overtime …Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team is set to switch team clothing partner next year as it moves to Adidas, Motorsport.com has learned.The deal comes as the German sportswear brand looks for a high-profile replacement for the loss of its iconic sponsorship rights to the German national football team – with Nike taking its place from 2027.Just a fortnight ago, Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden spoke positively …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner has labelled criticism aimed at Max Verstappen by McLaren counterpart Andrea Stella as “wrong and unfair”.Horner also insisted Verstappen is “not going to change” his aggressive approach after colliding with Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix.After sparring for several laps for the lead towards the end of Sunday’s race, Verstappen made contact …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren has confirmed Christian Lundgaard will replace Alexander Rossi for the 2025 IndyCar Series season. Speaking on the decision, Team Principal Gavin Ward said: “Alexander [Rossi] has been an incredible teammate, and we’re grateful for our two seasons with him. We wouldn’t be where we are today without him. Ultimately we couldn’t meet in the middle on terms, but we absolutely …Keep reading

This weekend marks the 81st running of the Norisring street race, a German touring/sportscar classic that has been a staple of the DTM since the series’ rebirth in 2000.Motorsport Club Nuremberg is responsible for organising the event, which requires public roads on the site between Zeppelinfeld and Dutzendteich to be turned into a temporary race track.In all, 600 volunteers put in a total of …Keep reading

Team boss Fred Vasseur hopes Ferrari can perform a “sanity check” when Formula 1 returns to its traditional weekend format at the British Grand Prix.Carlos Sainz picked up his first podium since Monaco at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend, with team-mate Charles Leclerc hamstrung by early damage to his front wing that resulted in an unscheduled pitstop for repairs.The performance followed a …Keep reading

The IndyCar Series ushers in a new era in this weekend’s round at Mid-Ohio with the midseason release of its hybrid engine, which was a collaborative effort between Chevrolet and Honda.The current 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 internal combustion engine – a stalwart in North America’s premier open-wheel championship – remains in place.But, from this weekend’s event, it is paired with …Keep reading

On Tuesday, Honda finally confirmed Motorsport.com’s initial reports that three-time grand prix winner Aleix Espargaro will become its MotoGP test rider in 2025.Honda’s 2024 campaign continues to limp along without much reward following a Dutch Grand Prix in which is leading rider (Johann Zarco) was 13th and 42.767s away from race winner Francesco Bagnaia.To boot, Zarco was 18s away from the …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz insists he won’t be rushed into deciding his Formula 1 future despite pressure from the teams willing to sign him.The Spaniard is understood to have tabled offers from Sauber, Williams, and now Alpine, as he embarks on the next step of his career after four years at Ferrari.Initial preferred options at Red Bull and Mercedes have come to no avail, and thus Sainz has the task of …Keep reading