January 10, 2025

More changes are afoot in NASCAR as Friday, the series issued a rules bulletin for 2025, touching on several aspects of the sport that have been pain points for participants and fans, and some surprises as well. Here’s what’s been added, and what it means for everyone in the garage this upcoming season.A guaranteed spot via the Open Exemption ProvisionalNASCAR has introduced the Open …Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has delivered an attack on the media along with a confusing statement about the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.Speaking to the media at the Dakar Rally, Ben Sulayem has reopened his criticism of the media in a strange rant, with it uncertain what caused his latest outburst, as it raised more questions about his running of motorsport’s governing body.Ben …Keep reading

Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane believes Daniel Ricciardo using his Formula 1 experience to ‘overthink things’ played a part in his downfall last season.Ricciardo returned to the team [then known as AlphaTauri] midway through the 2023 campaign as a replacement for Nyck de Vries, though a broken metacarpal sustained in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix kept him out for five …Keep reading

The saga of Venu Sports, a proposed virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) service from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, has been put to rest after the three companies collectively decided not to move forward with the platform, effective immediately. Venu Sports was set to be the only streaming option available to consume the IndyCar Series outside of cable/streaming …Keep reading

Another loss in court for NASCAR today in their legal battle with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, as Judge Kenneth D. Bell, who is presiding over the case, denied the series’ motion for dismissal. The judge stated that the teams had “sufficiently alleged one or more plausible antitrust claims” and that it was enough to move forward with the case. His full reasoning: “What is the …Keep reading

The International Formula 3000 championship was born 40 years ago. The final rung on the single-seater ladder before Formula 1 began in 1985 and enjoyed a 20-year run, with future F1 race winners Jean Alesi, Olivier Panis and Juan Pablo Montoya among its champions before the category was replaced by GP2 in 2005.But several prominent drivers, among them winners in F1, the Le Mans 24 Hours and …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier believes crews will arrive at the World Rally Championship season opener “less prepared than ever” following the introduction of new tyres and hybrid-less cars for 2025.Ogier is once again gearing up to start a partial WRC campaign with Toyota, beginning with this month’s season opener in Monte Carlo – an event he has won a record nine times. This week the eight-time …Keep reading

There was a slight discrepancy between the look and the words. “I am very, very happy,” Ayao Komatsu assured the media on the evening after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Though he seemed rather tired and somewhat disappointed instead, as he leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest.Led by Komatsu, the team overachieved in 2024. After finishing 10th the year before, even the …Keep reading