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Is Red Bull’s progress real after the Imola win?After Max Verstappen’s surprise victory at Imola, the biggest question for the rest of this triple-header is whether Red Bull’s improvements were track-specific – or if the team is now in a position to challenge McLaren on a regular basis. Linked to that: was Red Bull surprisingly quick in Italy, or was McLaren surprisingly slow on …Keep reading

Liberty Media chief executive Derek Chang believes Formula 1 has shifted from being a series to becoming a “cultural phenomenon” in the past decade.Chang was appointed as successor to Greg Maffei at the start of January, eight years on from when Liberty completed its acquisition of F1 and set about taking the series to new audiences, in new markets.The findings of the 2025 Global F1 …Keep reading

Imola’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix showed Red Bull is making progress with its 2025 Formula 1 car, but Max Verstappen doesn’t believe the team’s form will carry over to this weekend’s race in Monaco.Verstappen was pipped to pole last weekend in Italy, but passed polesitter Oscar Piastri at the start before comfortably controlling the race. Beneath him was a Red Bull that was much stronger on …Keep reading

Kyle Larson has probably been one of the busiest people in the U.S. for the last couple of weeks, splitting his time between preparing for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, aka the “Great Spectacle in Racing” —  and his busy schedule as a NASCAR regular.After his share of practice days and qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Larson sat down with Motorsport.com to …Keep reading

Scott McLaughlin is the only Team Penske driver who wasn’t sent to the rear of the field as the attenuator on his No. 3 Chevrolet was not modified like the sister cars. However, that does not mean the New Zealander has had a much better week than teammates Josef Newgarden and Will Power.McLaughlin’s race strategist and team general manager Kyle Moyer was among those let go by Roger Penske …Keep reading

Jack Perkins, 38, has over 150 starts in Australian Supercars, winning the 2015 Gold Coast 600 Race #2 as a co-driver to James Courtney. He is a veteran of 19 Bathurst 1000s, earning a podium result there in 2019. His father, Larry Perkins, is a six-time winner of the iconic event.The third-generation racer will now try something new, by following several of his Supercars brethren to the …Keep reading

On Thursday, Josef Newgarden faced a packed media center on the fourth floor of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This was after the technical breach that was found on his car, No. 2, and on Will Power’s car, No. 12, during the Fast 12 session last Sunday. As a result, he will start the Indy 500 from 32nd place, one spot ahead of his teammate.However, Newgarden made it clear from the outset …Keep reading

Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc says his car’s specific low-speed weakness means it is going to be extremely difficult to repeat his 2024 home win at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix this weekend.Last year, Leclerc finally found redemption around the streets he roamed as a child, taking his first home win from pole after several years of heartbreak and near-misses.The popular win led to emotional …Keep reading

Prema Racing is a team that is likely unfamiliar to US-only race fans. They arrived to the IndyCar grid ahead of the 2025 season with a two-car effort and no charters. And yet, they are now on pole position for the biggest oval race on the entire planet.So who exactly is the team behind rookie Indy 500 polesitter Robert Shwartzman? Well, they may be new to ovals but they are no strangers to …Keep reading

Pierre Gasly revealed his early ambitions to become a professional football player, after captaining one of the teams in the traditional Nationale Piloti charity match on the eve of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.A co-owner of French Championnat National club FC Versailles, the Alpine driver was given the honour of wearing the armband as he was joined by a number of other F1 racers in a match …Keep reading