May 16, 2025

Fast Friday quickly lived up to its name. With the boost turned up and maximum horsepower now available to all drivers, Scott McLaughlin rocketed to the top of the charts with a 233.954mph lap. It was more than six miles per hour faster than the previous best lap of the week, but it’s worth noting that he had a tow.The best non-tow speed belonged to Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon at …Keep reading

Qualifying on All-Star Race weekend is unique within NASCAR. Drivers will complete a full lap at speed before diving onto pit road for a four-tire pit stop in the middle of the second lap. At the end of that lap, the entire time it took from start to finish of the run is each driver’s qualifying time — and yes, there are penalties for things such as loose wheels and speeding in the pit …Keep reading

Friday’s practice session featured several close calls and heart-stopping moments as drivers struggled to find the right balance to the cars in the face of high winds and added weight in the rear due to the hybrid power units.Kyffin Simpson was the first to step over that line, crashing heavily at the exit of Turn 4 and going airborne in the first hour of the session. Teams and drivers alike …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton said the performance of his brakes has been so inconsistent this season that it’s felt like a “lottery.” The Ferrari driver spent most of the first practice session during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend complaining about the brakes over team radio. Evidentially, he’s still adapting to the Italian outfit’s Brembo brakes, after more than a decade spent driving with …Keep reading

Over the past decade, B.J. McLeod has started 146 NASCAR Cup races, driving underfunded equipment, but doing as one of the most respected field-fillers in the sport. His best finish was seventh, which came in the summer race at Daytona in 2022.McLeod is a driver/owner at Live Fast Motorsports and competed full-time before selling his Cup charter to Spire Motorsports for around $40 million …Keep reading

Ferrari was fined €5,000 (£4,200) for tinkering with tyre pressures during F1’s Imola Grand Prix and breaking the sport’s rules.The Italian team was hauled to the stewards after they spotted that Ferrari had breached the regulations regarding tyre pressures on Charles Leclerc’s car during Friday’s practice session.Strict rules govern the limits on tyre pressures and …Keep reading

Alpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly heralded 2025 Imola Grand Prix practice as “the best Friday so far this year”, despite admitting a crash with a rabbit hampered his running.After a turbulent few weeks for the French side, which has featured the resignation of team boss Oliver Oakes and the announcement a mid-season driver swap, Gasly was on fine form in the first day of practice at …Keep reading

Only 50 minutes into Friday’s Indy 500 practice, disaster struck for Kyffin Simpson and the No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Several drivers had already breached 230mph in lap averages with the boost turned up, including Scott McLaughlin, who nearly reached 234mph over the course of a lap.The 20-year-old Simpson was making his first run of the day when the car wobbled at the exit of Turn 4 …Keep reading

Max Verstappen says he was passed and dropped by the McLarens during long run practice ahead of Formula 1’s Imola grand prix, with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko saying the team lacks four tenths.The world champion endured a difficult FP1 and then finished Friday running in fifth place in a slightly more positive FP2 session, but the Dutchman was still 0.442 seconds behind pace-setting McLaren …Keep reading