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Attempting to complete 1,100 miles in a single day of racing is quite the challenge (unless you’re an endurance racing driver), but it’s even more daunting when you’re doing it in two wildly different race cars and at two race tracks that are multiple states apart.That is what it means when a driver like Kyle Larson says they are attempting ‘The Double.’ They start their day at Indianapolis …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan said his team is “not doing anything different” in its approach to this year’s 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, despite its driver Pato O’Ward losing out to Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden in the closing stages of the 2024 race.Kanaan, who won the 500 in 2013, will lead McLaren’s four-car lineup at this year’s race, with O’Ward lining …Keep reading

Last week, someone named “Franz Hermann” drew significant attention during a GT3 test at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Behind this alias was none other than four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, who got behind the wheel of the Ferrari 296 GT3 from Swiss outfit Emil Frey Racing during an official Nurburgring Endurance Series test.The Red Bull F1 driver collaborates with Emil Frey Racing …Keep reading

The consequences from Team Penske’s Indy 500 qualifying scandal are still unfolding several days later. Josef Newgarden and Will Power have already been sent to the rear of the field, the team has been fined a total of $200,000, and race strategists for each driver were suspended.Penske has now taken things a step further by announcing the departure of IndyCar team president Tim Cindric after …Keep reading

Ex-Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat believes Red Bull still has a “very quick car” that can take the fight to championship leaders McLaren despite the early deficit.The Austrian squad is third in the standings, 148 points behind the leaders with only two victories compared to McLaren’s five. In many grands prix Red Bull has simply struggled to match McLaren’s pace as, in Bahrain for …Keep reading

Dozens of fans were chanting his name at Imola as their favourite Formula 1 driver climbed the pitwall after the race to greet them. But this was not a Ferrari driver celebrating, let’s say, a podium on home soil. Instead, it was Alpine’s Franco Colapinto, who had come home in 16th place after a muted first grand prix upon his F1 return last weekend.The attention surrounding Colapinto beggars …Keep reading

The start of the 2025 IndyCar Series season has been a very promising one for new Arrow McLaren star Christian Lundgaard.Having claimed three podiums in the opening five rounds, he is third in the championship and sits just three points behind Kyle Kirkwood while Alex Palou is the runaway leader. Such form has led to Lundgaard labelling it as a “rocket start to the season”, with the …Keep reading

The fight at the top of the Formula 1 drivers’ standings is heating up in 2025, with the leading three separated by just 22 points.First and second is held by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris respectively, but could the team be better at handling the pair to boost its chances of winning a first double championship since 1998 – especially when title holder Max Verstappen remains in …Keep reading

Opel has become the first manufacturer to develop an all-electric rally car built to the FIA’s new eRally5 regulations with the unveiling of its prototype Mokka GSE Rally.The German manufacturer has been one of the leading marques in electric rally car production having enjoyed success with its Corsa Rally Electric, which is used in the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup, enjoying its fifth season …Keep reading

Formula 1 has urged social media platforms to take further steps to curb online abuse after Yuki Tsunoda and Jack Doohan were on the receiving end of toxic comments.Franco Colapinto’s F1 return with Alpine has reignited a swell of passionate support from his Argentinian homeland, but over the past months a minority of fans have repeatedly crossed the line by harassing Doohan, who was …Keep reading