April 6, 2025

Denny Hamlin now has 56 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, but it was not a dominant showing like his Martinsville victory just one week ago. Driving a throwback scheme paying tribute to Carl Edwards, Hamlin earned his fifth win at the track ‘too tough to tame’, in a race that was ultimately won via pit road.First, a well-timed caution mid-race netted Hamlin a lot of track position and …Keep reading

Kyle Larson started Sunday’s race from 19th position on the grid. Driving a car inspired by Terry Labonte’s 2003 Kellogg’s car (which Labonte earned his final Cup win with), Larson’s throwback scheme was awarded ‘Best in Show’ ahead of the 400-mile race.Unfortunately, it didn’t look that good for long. As Larson tried to make up some ground early, he was battling side-by-side with Joey Logano …Keep reading

Following the season opener on March 2, the 2025 MotoGP season has already completed its first three stops: the Grand Prix of Thailand, Argentina, and the United States. The next scheduled event is the Qatar GP, set to take place from April 11 to 13.Before that, however, the test and development teams from some of the premier class outfits will make a two-day stop at the track in Misano …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has quipped that if he was driving McLaren’s Formula 1 car “then you wouldn’t have seen me” despite his dominant pole and victory at the Japanese Grand Prix.The Red Bull driver took his fourth consecutive win at Suzuka, fending off both McLaren drivers in the grand prix on Sunday after securing a stunning pole position on Saturday, which completed a remarkable turnaround …Keep reading

A qualifying lap for the ages and an impressive batch of rookies brightened up Formula 1’s tepid Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Here’s who impressed us at Suzuka and who didn’t make the gradeWinner: Max VerstappenThere aren’t enough superlatives to describe Verstappen’s Japanese Grand Prix performance. Much has been made of Red Bull’s second car failures, with Yuki Tsunoda making an …Keep reading

For a circuit as famously difficult to master as Suzuka, seeing three Formula 1 rookies secure points during the Japanese Grand Prix is a testament to the ability of the new breed of driver coming through the ranks.While reigning world champion Max Verstappen sealed a fine victory ahead of the chasing McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, a trio of inexperienced drivers also …Keep reading

Fred Vasseur believes the current Formula 1 season is in danger of becoming a “quali world championship” with overtaking at a premium in the past two rounds.While the 2025 campaign began with a frantic Australian Grand Prix, the changeable weather played a key part in ensuring plenty of on-track action.It has been a different story, though, in both the Chinese Grand Prix and this …Keep reading

Lando Norris says McLaren should have pitted him before Max Verstappen to try to defeat the Red Bull Formula 1 driver, but thinks the Suzuka race was lost in qualifying.Verstappen safeguarded his lead from pole on the first lap, and the four-time champion then never really looked under serious threat from the chasing McLaren duo of Norris and Oscar Piastri.While the McLarens were the …Keep reading