April 18, 2025

On Friday, the NASCAR Truck Series returned to Rockingham for the first time since 2013. Among those in the field was veteran driver Stewart Friesen, but it was not the day he needed.It started with an incident in qualifying and the team scrambled to fix the truck in time for the start of the race. They succeeded and Friesen marched his way up inside the top ten, but on Lap 117, they watched …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says he will do well to get into Saudi Arabia’s Q3 after a low-key Friday in which getting his Ferrari in the optimal window proved challenging.Hamilton finished 13th in second practice, held at the same time of day as qualifying and the race, shipping six tenths to Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and 1.1s to the leading McLaren of Lando Norris.While there is no cause for …Keep reading

Kasey Kahne’s highly anticipated NASCAR return is here, coinciding with the return of Rockingham. It’s a track he knows fairly well — having earned a win here before. This weekend, he takes on the classic track again piloting the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with backing from HendrickCars.com.Speaking in a press conference on Friday, the 45-year-old said he’s “been really …Keep reading

Red Bull may have found a “better” feeling on one-lap pace in practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but Max Verstappen notes overall performance on the long runs is still “not where I want it to be”. The four-time world champion came third in FP2 after finishing only ninth in FP1, and was just over a quarter of a second behind the McLarens in the second session with his run on …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has avoided any punishment, having been called to the stewards after impeding Alexander Albon during the second free practice session at the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.Albon initially labelled the positioning of Hamilton’s Ferrari “dangerous” as the Williams driver approached at Turn 12 and the stewards duly summoned the seven-time world champion after the …Keep reading

Christian Horner reckons Yuki Tsunoda is “making progress” – despite the Japanese driver’s crash during second practice in the Saudi Arabian GP.Tsunoda crashed heavily with nine minutes remaining and immediately took the blame, saying he ‘turned too much’ in the final corner.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Saudi Arabian GP: FP2 red-flagged for Yuki Tsunoda crash, Lando Norris …Keep reading

Some significant news rocked the stock car racing world on Friday as Venturini Motorsports (VMS) announced that the entire operation is being sold later this year. Nitro Motorsports will assume full ownership of the highly successful organization on October 15th, 2025.To help with the transition, Billy Venturini will remain as the general manager for one year. The Venturinis have been a part …Keep reading

Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer says he’s pleased to see a reinvigorated Liam Lawson after noting that the Kiwi “looked a bit sad” after being jettisoned from Red Bull’s Formula 1 team after just two rounds.Lawson previously asserted that he had not suffered any changes to his confidence after his demotion to the Racing Bulls squad, though Bayer says he noted a perceptible change in his …Keep reading

McLaren driver Lando Norris topped Free Practice 2 for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Red Bull racer Yuki Tsunoda causing a red flag with an avoidable crash.With eight minutes left on the clock, Tsunoda planted his RB21 in the outside wall of the final corner, spelling an early end to the session as the clocked ticked down, with only enough time left for the usual practice …Keep reading

Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda says his own mistake led to the crash that curtailed Jeddah FP2 running, admitting he ‘turned too much’ in the final corner.With under nine minutes on the clock Tsunoda tagged the inside wall at the final hairpin coming onto the main straight, which appeared to break his track rod and left him unable to avoid clattering into the exit wall.Tsunoda climbed out …Keep reading