September 4, 2024

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward shared his disappointment in yet another year lost of having a chance to race in front of his home fans, who haven’t seen an IndyCar race in Mexico since 2007 during the Champ Car era.Other drivers expressed similar sentiments as O’Ward, including six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon, who simply said, “I think that’s a massive miss. I don’t know how …Keep reading

“That rumor has certainly been annoying,” said Bowman during NASCAR Playoff  Media Day on Wednesday.”Obviously, my contract is through the end of 2026. All I can tell you is like what my bosses have told me, and that is that there are no plans to change anything. Yeah, rumors are just rumors. Hopefully they’ll get their announcements done so my rumors stop, obviously. Yeah, as far as I know …Keep reading

Surprise exits, stunning upsets, and wild finishes are hallmarks of the modern playoff format in NASCAR. However, there are several signs that point to this year being unlike any that came before it. There are familiar faces out and unexpected names in, all wrapped around a schedule that has doubled the number of drafting tracks and road courses. While the dominant driver has fallen short of the …Keep reading

Santander has signed a multi-year deal with F1 which will begin at the start of 2025 after the bank’s sponsorship agreement with Ferrari expires.It was announced last week that Ferrari and Santander would go their separate ways at the end of the year, with UniCredit then confirmed as a sponsor for the Italian squad moving forward.Having been involved in the series since 2006, sponsoring at …Keep reading

International rallying returned to Britain for the first time since 2019 last weekend as Rali Ceredigion made a resoundingly successful debut as part of the European Rally Championship. The event certainly filled British rally fans with hope and, just maybe, could be a catalyst for a Rally GB revival.Last weekend marked yet another impressive step for the Welsh asphalt rally that has achieved ERC …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc’s brilliant tyre management was critical to his Italian Grand Prix victory for Ferrari.But on a day when rival McLaren was left ruing the missed opportunity it had to secure a 1-2 finish, differences in car performance also played a big part in what happened.McLaren’s nervousness about being able to eke out a one-stop with its MCL38 was in contrast to a confidence Ferrari had …Keep reading

Outgoing Peugeot World Endurance Championship driver Nico Muller has aspirations to continue his sportscar career after joining Porsche for a Formula E campaign with Andretti.Muller stressed that his focus in 2025 would be his drive with the Andretti Porsche customer team in FE, but he has outlined a desire to race in the WEC or to pursue other sportscar opportunities with the German manufacturer …Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas says F1 rookie Franco Colapinto was to blame for the lengthy delay in forming up on the grid at Monza that earned the ire of commentator Martin Brundle.Sauber duo Bottas and his team-mate Guanyu Zhou had qualified in the final two positions on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix, behind Williams’ new driver Colapinto.But the last two cars were slow to form up before the start …Keep reading

The Ferrari Challenge has been added to the schedule for this year’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, while an ice rink will also be installed on top of the Paddock Club.There were no support races for the 2023 race when F1 returned to Sin City for the first time in 41 years, as issues with a drain cover caused damage to Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari and the Alpine of Esteban Ocon, leading to huge …Keep reading