April 16, 2025

NASCAR fans have eagerly anticipated the second season of Netflix’s NASCAR documentary, which follows the 2024 Cup Series playoffs in its own version of Formula 1’s Netflix documentary series — Drive to Survive. Despite the meteoritic rise in F1’s popularity stateside over recent years, NASCAR remains the most-watched form of auto racing in the United States of America, which Netflix was hoping …Keep reading

Motorsport legend Jacky Ickx will offer his expertise to the Genesis Magma Racing team as the Korean luxury car manufacturer prepares to expand its presence in endurance racing. The team revealed its GMR-001 hypercar in New York this week, which will take on WEC and IMSA in the coming years with former Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul at the helm. For Ickx, the project offers a rare opportunity to …Keep reading

At 45 years old, it’s strange to think that we haven’t seen Kasey Kahne behind the wheel of a NASCAR stock car in nearly seven years. A veteran of over 500 Cup races with an impressive 18 wins, Kahne’s NASCAR career came to an abrupt end in the middle of the 2018 season.Kahne stepped out of the car after struggling with heat exhaustion over the course of the three to four-hour races, facing an …Keep reading

Formula 1 will look and sound very different in 2026 when new regulations sweep the sport, but a planned rollout of new hybrid engines looked to be on rocky ground as talk of a return to V10 engines wafted down the grid. Now, Alpine has welcomed Formula 1’s commitment to hybrid power following weeks of “distraction” in the sport.The series’ new regulations will bring smaller and lighter …Keep reading

Formula 1 chief Stefano Domenicali says it is “crucial” for the new 2026 power unit regulations to allow manufacturers who are falling behind to catch up.Domenicali, the FIA and F1’s present and future power unit manufacturers gathered in Bahrain last week to discuss possible future engine options for the series, as well as any tweaks to the incoming engine regulations for next year.Amid …Keep reading

Organisers of Formula 1’s Madrid Grand Prix have eased concerns over the race’s timeline by awarding a tender for the construction of the hybrid street circuit.On Tuesday a contract was signed with Spanish construction firm ACCIONA (60%) and France’s Eiffage Construction (40%), who will form a joint venture to construct the 5.47km circuit close to Madrid’s Barajas airport, around the IFEMA …Keep reading

Lego’s offering of Formula 1 toys is steadily growing and now includes kits to build every team on the F1 grid, albeit with last year’s liveries. The series of Lego Speed Champions kits are predominantly marketed to kids, but two F1 cars carry an 18+ age rating.The kits in question are for last year’s Red Bull RB20 and the Visa Cash App RB VCARB 01. Both sets carry almost the same …Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel thinks McLaren driver Lando Norris’ public self-criticism is something to admire rather than criticise.Over a difficult weekend in Bahrain, Norris was hugely self-critical over his problems adjusting to the behaviour of his 2025 McLaren, which has seen significant changes compared to the 2024 car he excelled in.While Norris finished …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri may have won two of the last three Formula 1 grands prix but, much like in the drivers’ championship, it is his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris who still leads the way at the top of the F1 Fantasy points scorers.Victory last time out in Bahrain for Piastri does make the Australian an intriguing prospect ahead of the next race, in Jeddah this Sunday, especially given Piastri …Keep reading

“Not super fun so far” – either a pithy scrawled note penned by the late Roger Ebert part-way through a tepid, multi-million dollar blockbuster (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, perhaps?) or Liam Lawson’s assessment of his opening four races in 2025. As we’re not Empire Magazine, you know it’s probably the latter point.This was supposed to be Lawson’s big break. Parachuted into the second Red …Keep reading