February 12, 2025

A number is everything in NASCAR. From car number to place in the field to podium-decider — some carry with them nearly 80 years of stock car racing history, evoking strong emotions whenever they appear on the track. Others have yet to find their place in the pages of stock car racing greatness, but numerology has always been an interesting trend to follow in a sport where the car numbers are an …Keep reading

There will be fresh blood aplenty in Free Practice 1 sessions this Formula 1 season, with teams required to run rookies twice in each of their cars (or entries, to be precise).To be frank, a rookie’s FP1 outing is usually not the headliner of an F1 grand prix. Teams often leave it until the very last second to tick that box, leaving young drivers with what are effectively the most …Keep reading

Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo have called on Formula 1 not to entertain the idea of sanctioning a Rwanda Grand Prix in the wake of a long-running conflict in the region.Since 2022 the DRC has been embroiled in a bloody conflict with the M23 movement, a military rebel group backed by the Rwandan army, which has taken over swathes of territory in the North Kivu province …Keep reading

Honda has been trialling a number of things to overhaul its beleaguered MotoGP bike, and one such innovation appeared on the RC213V during the opening day of the Buriram test.Its top points scorer from 2024, Johann Zarco, tested a new rear section on his Castrol-sponsored bike on Wednesday – an upgrade to the design first seen in Sepang last week. The aero solution has evolved with the …Keep reading

Formula E’s Rookie Free Practice session at the Jeddah E-Prix will feature the likes of former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat and 2023 Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire.Eleven drivers are set to take part in the 40-minute session on Thursday at 4pm local time, getting a taste of the new Gen3 Evo machinery – which features softer Hankook rubber and four-wheel drive – on a new, shorter …Keep reading

Reigning GT Masters champion Tom Kalender will become the youngest-ever DTM driver when he lines up on the grid for the 2025 season opener at Oschersleben.The 16-year-old has been signed by Mercedes to represent the returning Landgraf team in the DTM after he broke the age record in GT Masters last year, when he won the overall title with Finnish racer Elias Seppanen.He will be just 17 …Keep reading

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez set the quickest time on the opening day of the Buriram MotoGP test, leading his brother, Sepang pacesetter Alex Marquez.The Spaniard set a best lap of 1m29.184s with just a few minutes left on the clock on Wednesday, finding nearly half a second over the benchmark set by Gresini’s younger Marquez in the morning session.Marc Marquez had been sitting …Keep reading

Oliver Bearman believes the unexpectedly large crop of rookie drivers joining him in Formula 1 2025 will provide a lift for his first full-time year with Haas.The 19-year-old is one of six rookies on the F1 grid in 2025 after the 2024 season began with zero driver market transfers. It then started to change last February when Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for this year was …Keep reading

Dorna’s sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta has revealed that multiple cities have shown interest in hosting MotoGP’s season launch next year following a successful inaugural event in Bangkok.Almost the entire MotoGP caravan came out in force for its 2025 presentation in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, with the riders taking part in a massive parade through the city before setting sail for …Keep reading