May 25, 2025

A surprising incident unfolded before the Indy 500 even began, with Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin crashing into the wall during the pace laps.Rain delayed the start of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 by almost an hour, with Roger Penske finally giving the command to start engines at 1:21pm EST. On a cold track with overcast skies, the field of 33 finally filed out onto the race …Keep reading

In his 200th MotoGP start, Franco Morbidelli crashed on the opening lap of the British GP after being knocked down by Aleix Espargaro’s bike. The Italian managed to take the restart after fewer than three racing laps had run, and went on to brand his recovery ride to fourth as “amazing.”Morbidelli recovered to finish fourth in the British Grand Prix, just 0.017 seconds behind Marc …Keep reading

The mandatory two tyre changes at this year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix was the talking point of the race – but did it work?Our writers give their take on the first use of F1’s rule to force each driver to make two changes of tyre sets, or the two-pitstop rule, which debuted at the Monaco GP that was won by polesitter Lando Norris for McLaren.Two pitstops stopped the race being …Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff reached into his pocket during his post-race media briefing and pulled out his phone to read a text exchange that he had with his Williams counterpart during the Monaco Grand Prix. The messages showed Williams team principal James Vowles apologising to Wolff after his drivers backed up George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli during the race.Wolff and Vowles …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has criticised the mandatory two-pitstop rule that was implemented for the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, as he felt it was too easy for drivers manipulate it by slowing down to create a buffer for their team-mates to pit.Both Williams drivers worked together to hold up the midfield which meant they could pit and not lose positions, resulting in both Sainz and Alex Albon scoring …Keep reading

The FIA explained why Mercedes driver George Russell was handed a harsher than usual penalty for overtaking Alex Albon off-track at Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix.In the fight for the final points, Russell was frustrated by Williams driver Alex Albon, who had been driving slowly to create a gap for team-mate Carlos Sainz, who was ahead of him, to pit into.On lap 50, Russell cut the …Keep reading

Max Verstappen says the mandatory two-pitstop rules turned F1’s Monaco Grand Prix into “almost Mario Kart”, and reckons the experiment hasn’t worked.In an attempt to avoid the usual procession, after a 2024 race in which the top 10 drivers finished in the same order they started, F1 decided to impose a rule forcing cars to run three different sets of tyres, effectively turning the race into a …Keep reading

Emil Frey Ferrari driver Jack Aitken has celebrated his first DTM victory of the 2025 season at the Lausitzring.Schubert BMW racer Rene Rast did undercut polesitter Aitken with their first pitstops, but the latter stayed close and fought his way back into the lead with a determined move.“Yes, I’m super happy,” said Rast, who didn’t expect BMW to be so competitive. “Of course, I …Keep reading

The start of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 has been delayed due to light rain around the track. It was originally scheduled to start a 12:45pm EST, but sprinkles are forcing IMS officials to pause the action, choosing to place the command to start engines on hold. There have been overcast conditions all morning but there should be no trouble getting the entirety of the race in …Keep reading

The two-stop strategy worked for F1Well done to the FIA, F1 and Pirelli. The Monaco Grand Prix was anything but boring, thanks to the new rule introduced following last year’s snooze-fest.In the week leading up to the race, there was a lot of talk about the strategy options that the teams would explore on Sunday, and everything happened exactly as the teams and drivers predicted: it turned …Keep reading