November 12, 2024

To the big teams go the spoils… or something like that. Close and competitive racing has been a common theme in the IndyCar Series for years, but the end-of-year results always favor the usual suspects. Chip Ganassi Racing wrapped up its seventh title over the last 12 years in North America’s premier open-wheel championship, with Team Penske having captured it the other five times over that …Keep reading

The season finale is not just for crowning the series champion, but it also signifies the end of careers, partnerships and in some cases, race teams. The 36th and final points-paying race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup season at Phoenix Raceway was no different. While all the focus was on the championship showdown, several other storylines were quietly tying up their own endings in the background.MTJ is …Keep reading

Formula 1’s 75th anniversary season will begin in unprecedented and unfamiliar surroundings as all 10 teams launch their 2025 liveries alongside one another at London’s O2 Arena on 18 February.The event will bring together all 20 drivers and their team principals, giving fans a first look at how the F1 grid will look for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 16 March.While some 2025 car …Keep reading

If Jorge Martin is crowned the 2024 MotoGP champion in this weekend’s Barcelona Grand Prix finale, he will become the first rider to win a premier class title with a satellite team since Valentino Rossi 23 years ago.Having led the championship for almost the entire season, the Pramac rider holds a substantial 24-point lead with 37 left available meaning he looks set to finally claim a maiden world …Keep reading

When Aleix Espargaro steps off his Aprilia RS-GP for the final time at this weekend’s Barcelona Grand Prix finale, he will be able to look back at a long and ultimately successful MotoGP career that few – including the man himself – are likely to have predicted unfolding the way it did.In fact, celebrating his career path in grand prix racing as one no rider has traversed before him and probably …Keep reading

The FIA has announced Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has left his role with immediate effect.On Tuesday the FIA said in a statement that the German had left his position ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix to “pursue new opportunities”.”The FIA can confirm that Niels Wittich has stepped down from his position as F1 Race Director to pursue new opportunities,” the statement said. “Niels has …Keep reading

Aston Martin has announced Dan Fallows will step down from his role as technical director of its Formula 1 squad.Fallows joined Aston Martin in April 2022, taking up the job of technical director after a long stint with Red Bull, where he rose through the ranks to become Chief Engineer – Aerodynamics.Under his watch Aston Martin enjoyed a brief growth spurt in 2023, taking eight podiums with …Keep reading

A detailed investigation by FIA staff who visited Red Bull’s Milton Keynes factory has concluded that the squad did not use its controversial front bib adjuster in an illegal manner, Motorsport.com can reveal.Red Bull had found itself at the centre of intrigue in recent weeks over a tool it had tucked away in its car to raise and lower its tea tray.Rival teams were concerned that the adjuster …Keep reading