June 19, 2025

Last year, the 36-race NASCAR Cup schedule was officially announced on August 29th. This year, series officials hope to unveil it sooner than that, but there are a lot of moving parts. A recent report from The Athletic claims NASCAR is close to a deal to run on the streets of San Diego, while recent comments from Carson Hocevar on a Twitch stream gave credence to pre-existing rumors of a return to …Keep reading

The factory KTM MotoGP riders are quietly optimistic ahead of the Italian Grand Prix following their productive test day at Aragon.Pedro Acosta discussed the hope in the KTM camp after Aragon while outlining the aspirations for the upcoming weekend.”Aragon was the first GP of the season where we were quite strong,” said Acosta. “OK, we weren’t able to fight for the podium, but we were able …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has labelled the Italian Grand Prix weekend as make or break for his MotoGP campaign in 2025.The two-time MotoGP world champion outlined that if he doesn’t have the pace around the Mugello circuit this weekend, then he and Ducati clearly have a deeper issue than he and the team thought.Aragon looked very bleak for Bagnaia all weekend with only a late increase in brake …Keep reading

Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has axed another senior figure as part of a management shake-up.Sara Mariani, who was the organisation’s Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) director for the past 18 months, will now leave her position.The BBC reported that Mariani wrote in a note in her out-of-office email, saying: “It is, sadly, time to say goodbye. I loved the ride, I …Keep reading

Nolan Siegel’s extraordinary radio rant during the Bommarito 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway last Sunday was nothing short of spectacular.If you missed it: on lap 83, Penske’s Scott McLaughlin took the inside line into Turn 2 in an attempt to pass Siegel, only for the Arrow McLaren driver to defend by blocking the move. Moving in reaction to an overtaking attempt by blocking is not …Keep reading

With Toprak Razgatlioglu joining the Pramac Racing team for 2026, Jack Miller keeping his options open for the future.The 30-year-old Australian is relatively upbeat about the situation as he may be able to retain a ride alongside the Turk; he wants to stay in MotoGP rather than move over to the Superbike World Championship.”Not taking anything away from those guys, I could go to …Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has signed a new long-term deal with the squad.Vowles joined Williams in 2023 from Mercedes, where he held the role of motorsport strategy director, and had initially spoken about the daunting task he faced in turning the team around. The 45-year-old famously commented that much of the team’s car build was still run off an Excel …Keep reading

Ai Ogura has been cleared to race in the Italian Grand Prix following medical checks at the Mugello track. The Japanese rider missed both the Aragon and British Grand Prix after fracturing his right tibia during a crash in the first practice session at Silverstone. Ogura had surgery on his leg following the incident, and reports that his recovery has gone smoothly. The Trackhouse racer has …Keep reading

Yamaha has announced the signing of Andrea Dovizioso as a MotoGP test rider as well as a rider performance advisor until 2027 ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.The former factory Ducati rider makes an official return after retiring from the MotoGP grid in 2022. Dovizioso had been testing for Yamaha ad hoc, having joined the manufacturer at the Sepang shakedown test during pre-season preparations …Keep reading