February 14, 2025

Three men have been convicted of trying to blackmail Michael Schumacher’s family for millions of euros.A German court has jailed one individual for three years after he threatened to upload 900 photos, 600 videos, plus medical reports of the seven-time Formula 1 world champion to the dark web unless Schumacher’s family paid a ransom of €15million.A second man has been charged with …Keep reading

McLaren’s Andrea Stella says the team won’t change its principles and racing rules this year as its drivers Norris and Piastri both aim to start 2025 on the front foot.After several years in which McLaren missed the mark at the start of the season, the papaya squad is now aiming to hit the ground running and continue the kind of title-winning form that yielded its first constructors’ title …Keep reading

Being considered the pre-season favourite can sometimes add yet more weight to the heavy burden a driver puts on their own shoulders – however, Lando Norris is aiming to win the F1 title in 2025 not just for himself but also to help line the pockets of those who back him to do so.As the McLaren MCL39 broke cover at a cold and grey Silverstone on Thursday afternoon, the forecast for the …Keep reading

MotoGP held five days of testing in Malaysia and Thailand in February, giving all five manufacturers a chance to hone their new bikes before the start of the season later this month.The winter turned out to be a lesson in humility for Ducati, which is set to begin the season in practically the same way as it ended last year: mostly likely winning and with a bike that is nearly …Keep reading

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri is adamant he is now ready to fight for the world championship as he enters his third season in Formula 1.Piastri has impressed from the moment he first climbed into a papaya-clad machine at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, and as McLaren turned around its fortunes the Australian too turned from a highly-rated prospect into an established frontrunner, coolly collecting his …Keep reading

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While Justin Allgaier’s hard-fought ninth place to make the Daytona 500 — and Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s happy tears — overshadowed Bubba Wallace’s victory in the first Duel, Thursday’s second Duel race built up to an epic finish.Corey LaJoie, running near the front of the field, had his ticket to Sunday’s big race largely locked up — but the fight for the win was far from decided. Erik Jones …Keep reading

While Bubba Wallace earned a victory in the first Duel race before the 2025 Daytona 500, all eyes — particularly Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s — were on the middle of the field as the action came to a head.That’s because Justin Allgaier, piloting the No. 40 Chevrolet co-owned by Earnhardt and his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, was running three-wide and driving the race of his life against the …Keep reading