July 4, 2024

Denny Hamlin was able to get around Ross Chastain for the lead with six laps to go at Nashville, but the race completely changed after a late caution threw the event into chaos.What followed was five overtime restarts, resulting in Joey Logano capturing the checkered flag for Team Penske. He beat Zane Smith and Tyler Reddick to the finish line.Kyle Larson leaves Nashville with a 20-point lead in …Keep reading

The IndyCar Series welcomes a new era as the much-anticipated hybrid power unit makes its official race debut at the 13-turn, a 2.258-mile permanent road course in Lexington, Ohio.In collaboration with Chevrolet and Honda, the first-of-its-kind hybrid will pair the existing 2.2-liter twin-turbocharged V6 internal combustion engine with supercapacitor hybrid technology.A low-voltage (48V) motor …Keep reading

The Silverstone track has been updated with elements of the solution deployed at the Red Bull Ring to try and solve Formula 1’s track limits problem.A week ago, the FIA’s new arrangement of adding gravel and reducing kerb size to stop drivers automatically running out wide without consequence beyond a lap time deletion was revealed at the Austrian Grand Prix venue.Now F1 has decamped to …Keep reading

The much-anticipated race debut of IndyCar’s hybrid era begins this weekend as over 800 horsepower will be on tap for the first time in the series in over two decades, which also marks the start of a plan to increase its power output over the next few years and eventually replace push-to-pass entirely.This weekend’s event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course features an unprecedented midseason release …Keep reading

Pierre Gasly is set to start Formula 1’s British Grand Prix from the rear of the grid after exceeding his power unit allowance for the season.Ahead of the Silverstone weekend, Gasly required a new battery and set of control electronics for his Renault engine, which will cost the Frenchman 20 grid places.Because he is due to start from the rear of the field anyway, Alpine has decided to give him an …Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo wants Pramac to prioritise signing one-time MotoGP race winner Fabio Di Giannantonio for 2025 when it becomes a Yamaha satellite team.During last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, Yamaha announced it had signed a long-term deal with Pramac for it to become its factory-backed satellite partner from 2025.Since that announcement, the list of riders linked to the two Pramac Yamahas has …Keep reading

Time heals all wounds, or so they say. Lando Norris’ comments made in the aftermath of his Austrian Grand Prix race-deciding incident with Max Verstappen were considerably stronger versus his reaction a few days later, made with the benefit of hindsight and distance from the event itself.Let’s compare them. Among the adjectives that Norris used in Austria were “reckless” and “desperate”, aimed at …Keep reading

Prema Racing team principal Rene Rosin has confirmed that he’s had talks with Williams Formula 1 racer Logan Sargeant about joining his new IndyCar team next year.The most successful junior team of recent years on the European single-seater ladder will make its debut in America’s premier open-wheel series in 2025, running two cars.American Sargeant, 23, raced with Prema in Formula 3 in Europe …Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton says he is “interested” in a business venture in MotoGP, amid links to a buyout of the Gresini Racing team.Earlier this week, rumours emerged that Hamilton was in talks to take over the Gresini Racing team that currently fields MotoGP legend Marc Marquez.Motorsport.com understands that this is not on the cards, but reports in Motorsport.com’s Italian …Keep reading

Since returning to full-time competition after a brief run as a part-time team, the No. 21 Ford has earned one win with Ryan Blaney and just 15 top five finishes.It’s not been for a lack of effort, as the team has utilized a variety of different drivers in that period, including Blaney, Paul Menard, Matt DiBenedetto and most recently Harrison Burton, who was brought up from the Xfinity …Keep reading