February 26, 2025

NASCAR’s race control has been struggling to decide when a wreck warrants a race-ending yellow in the first two races of the 2025 season. But to understand why it’s been so difficult to answer them, we need to jump back before this year’s Daytona 500 even got underway.NASCAR’s sanctioning body’s stance on last-lap cautions has normally been to throw it if there’s any major incident, no …Keep reading

Two senior figures were prevented from attending an FIA meeting on Wednesday after refusing to sign non-disclosure agreements.FIA deputy president for sport Robert Reid and UK representative David Richards were not admitted to a World Motor Sport Council meeting, chaired by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.It is believed the reason for them being barred related to a refusal from both …Keep reading

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed changes specific to the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, with a minimum of two pitstops now mandatory during the race.The additional stops were first mooted at F1’s latest commission meeting and now it has been confirmed that every car will have to pit twice, regardless of the weather conditions.“The FIA World Motor Sport Council reviewed a …Keep reading

Lando Norris headlined the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, following an hour-long delay for a circuit-wide power cut.The session’s run-time was extended by an hour following the hiatus created by the lack of power two hours into the afternoon session, which knocked out the floodlights and all electrics in the main building – including garages and media …Keep reading

Christian Horner says he would welcome the return of V10 engines to Formula 1.Earlier this month, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem reckoned that F1 should consider switching back to conventional engines powered by sustainable fuels.F1 cars will use fully-synthetic fuel from next year as part of a regulation change that will see a new power unit introduced. Cars will have a 50/50 split …Keep reading

Felipe Massa is hoping to bring his legal challenge against Formula 1, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone to trial after a date has been set for October – but it might never make it that far.The former Ferrari driver is seeking damages, having been narrowly beaten to the F1 drivers’ title by Lewis Hamilton in 2008.The claims are based on the Singapore Grand Prix ‘Crashgate’ incident …Keep reading