December 18, 2024

‘Fast Freddie’ Lorenzen was just a couple weeks shy of his 90th birthday when he passed away on Wednesday. The Elmhurst, Illinois native was an early star of the sport of NASCAR, competing from 1956 to 1972. He had many nicknames including ‘Golden Boy,’ ‘Fearless Freddie,’ the ‘Elmhurst Express’ and was beloved by fans. Lorenzen was a two-time recipient of the sport’s Most Popular Driver …Keep reading

It had been pretty clear for a while that Sergio Perez would not be a part of Red Bull’s future in Formula 1 on the back of his troubled 2024 campaign.However, what was not so obvious was exactly how the parting of ways would play out because of the complications caused by him having a firm contract.That was the result of the decision made by Red Bull in June to hand Perez a two-year …Keep reading

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have been granted the preliminary injunction to keep their charters for the 2025 season while the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and the France family continues. The ruling is just for next year and states that the disputed sections of the 2025 Charter Agreement that caused this lawsuit are not enforceable while the legal battle is ongoing. The ruling …Keep reading

Williams is on a “mission” to return to the top of Formula 1 – and at the very heart of that assignment lies the team’s early careers programmes.Whether it is a graduate programme, an industrial placement, apprenticeships or work experience, the platform to launch a career into F1 with the team based in Grove has never been more accessible.Add to that a scheme such as the …Keep reading

Sergio Perez has announced his exit from the Red Bull Formula 1 team after four seasons with the squad.As widely expected, the Mexican will vacate the seat alongside world champion Max Verstappen after a tough 2024 campaign in which he struggled for performance and dropped to eighth in the drivers’ championship.That lack of form had long left his future in doubt, despite him originally …Keep reading

Sergio Perez’s Red Bull career haul now ends at five wins, three poles and 932 points. That he only added to the last of those three categories in the 2024 Formula 1 season is one of three key reasons why he’s finally been cast off as Max Verstappen’s team-mate.The other two are firstly how it’s thanks to Perez bringing in just 35% of the world champion’s points total that Red Bull …Keep reading

“The nomad that finally got a place to take residence,” was his response to Motorsport.com in an exclusive sit down roughly an hour before his announcement confirming his full-time IndyCar Series return with Juncos Hollinger Racing for 2025. The native Hoosier was thrust into a last-gasp situation for the small organization at the end of the 2024 season, closing out the final five races …Keep reading

Finding the right #2 driver is as much art as science. Teams need someone talented enough to score podiums, and savvy enough to understand their role. Make a mistake, and your #1 driver can spend the season dragging dead weight, particularly in the fight for the constructor’s title. Which brings us to Sergio Pérez.Red Bull Racing brought Pérez aboard for 2021 to complement then-wunderkind …Keep reading

Gregoire Munster will team up with M-Sport-Ford for a second full-time season in the World Rally Championship next year. Munster has agreed a new deal with the British squad to pilot one of two Ford Puma Rally1 cars after completing a maiden full season in the WRC’s top tier with the operation this year.The Luxembourger, who will turn 26 on Christmas Eve, had been in the running to …Keep reading