April 7, 2025

Formula 1 is heading to the Bahrain International Circuit for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. Hot on the heels of the Japanese Grand Prix, which many branded “boring” due to its lack of action, the teams now head to the island country for the first time since pre-season testing. Max Verstappen secured his first victory of the season in Suzuka and will be hoping to continue the success despite …Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Craftsman Truck Series head to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. For the Truck Series, this is the first time racing since the end of March at Martinsville. However, both the Xfinity and Cup Series will be heading to Bristol in Tennessee, straight off the back of the race weekend in Darlington. Denny Hamlin secured his second consecutive win this season in …Keep reading

Denny Hamlin earned his 56th career Cup win while Brandon Jones earned his first Xfinity win in three years at Darlington this weekend. The history of the sport was once again honored through some unique paint schemes while stars of the sport took aim at the tradition. Meanwhile, Ryan Blaney can’t seem to catch a break and Kyle Larson couldn’t stop his wounded car from being part of the final …Keep reading

When Oscar Piastri decided to get new tires on lap 20 of 53 in the Japanese Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris responded just one lap later. Once in the pit lane, McLaren gained Norris over a second as Verstappen’s pit stop was a bit slower.This gave Norris the perfect opportunity to take over the lead. As he was released by the team, he pulled alongside Verstappen as they quickly …Keep reading

Moments after Ryan Blaney moved into the race lead with just a few laps to go at Darlington, a surprise caution flew. Kyle Larson, who was over 160 laps down, spun exiting Turn 2 and hit the inside wall. The pit stops that followed and overtime restart allowed Denny Hamlin to go from third to first and take the win while Blaney fell back to fifth.But what exactly happened behind the race …Keep reading

Being able to select five of the top six finishers of the Japanese Grand Prix was always going to yield a bucketload of points in Fantasy F1, and it proved to be enough to see Igor Dobron move to the head of the Motorsport: Race our Writers featured league.Dobron’s ‘norrisica’ squad has amassed an impressive 845 points from the opening three rounds and, utilising the Limitless chip – …Keep reading

Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix will not be billed as one of Formula 1’s all-time classics as low tyre degradation largely left the field in its qualifying order by the chequered flag. The lack of passing opportunities during the race was also of significant note.It has never been particularly easy to pass at Suzuka; in modern times, the nature of Turn 1 makes DRS generally ineffective, and the …Keep reading

Winning racer and championship-winning team owner ‘Shige’ Hattori has died. Hattori was involved in a three-car traffic accident on Saturday morning. The tragic incident took place around 9:15 a.m. EST on I-77 northbound in Mecklenburg County, about 30 minutes north of Charlotte, North Carolina. He was driving a 2025 Toyota Crown when he crossed the center line, colliding with oncoming …Keep reading

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has praised the maturity shown by Oliver Bearman both on and off the track after the Formula 1 rookie sealed a top 10 finish in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.Having been promoted into the points in China following the disqualifications of Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly, Bearman scored a point in his own right at Suzuka, qualifying in 10th and …Keep reading

News of Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix triumph was delivered to Jos Verstappen while sitting in a rally car en route to success in the European Rally Championship.Last weekend offered up a double victory for the Verstappen family as Max’s masterful drive from pole to win the Japanese Grand Prix preceded father Jos claiming the Masters Class on the asphalt roads at Rally …Keep reading