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The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion is attempting to run his second consecutive Indianapolis 500 while also striving to finally complete the rare ‘Double’ in May. On Wednesday, he clocked in 11th on the time sheets and ran 67 laps without issue.However, Thursday’s practice has not gone nearly as smooth. Kyle Larson was making his first mock qualifying run of the day with boost turned up when …Keep reading

The weather in Indianapolis is near perfect for running race cars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but with just an hour left in the first session, there have now been two incidents that have red-flagged practice with Kyle Larson hitting the wall with his #17 Arrow McLaren-Hendrick Honda, and Takuma Sato hitting the wall just minutes after Larson’s incident was cleared.The green flag had …Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli – 6th, 38 pointsIf 2025 was supposed to be a learning year for Antonelli before firing on full cylinders when F1’s new regulations come online, then the 18-year-old has definitely been drinking from a firehose of information over the past five races, trading more messy weekends with races where he has shown his innate class.The race on Bahrain’s abrasive circuit …Keep reading

Adrien Fourmaux is grateful for the support from World Rally Championship competitors through the World Rally Drivers Alliance [WoRDA] that has resulted in a solution to the FIA swearing fine dispute.  The Hyundai driver fell foul of the FIA’s clampdown on drivers using “inappropriate language” resulting in a €10,000 fine with €20,000 suspended, after swearing during a live …Keep reading

Last year, SRO Head of Engineering Claude Surmont, who is responsible for the Balance of Performance (BoP) in the DTM, showed that he is not afraid to get a grip on cars like the Porsche 911 GT3 R via the ride height in 2024. This left the Manthey team’s heads spinning and made for a tough season after the DTM title in 2023.A similar scenario is looming for the BMW M4 GT3 ahead of the opener …Keep reading

Rick Allen worked as a play-by-play announcer for NBC between 2015 and 2024, leading coverage for countless NASCAR races and some IndyCar events as well. Before that, he worked with FOX for over a decade in various roles where he was best known for being the voice of the Truck Series.But the highly experienced broadcaster saw his tenure at NBC end quietly last year. Allen was replaced by …Keep reading

The existing Hypercar World Endurance Championship rule book appears set for a further extension that could allow the current generation of cars to race until the end of 2032.Series boss Frederic Lequien has revealed to Autosport that a follow up on the two-year extension to the end of 2029 announced last summer is on the table.“The only thing I can say is that we must be realistic,” …Keep reading

Formula 1 has raced at more than 70 different tracks around the world, and stalwarts like Silverstone and Monza have hosted grands prix in almost every season of the series. Not every track has been quite so successful, however, and F1 decided never to return to some circuits for all manner of reasons.In total, 10 tracks have hosted just a single grand prix over F1’s 75-year history …Keep reading

Poker players have a word for Lando Norris’s response to adversity: “leaky”. In a game of bluff and counter-bluff, allowing emotions to manifest outwardly is certainly a disadvantage and a weakness.Is it also the case in a Formula 1 driver? There are those who would argue so, saying this is a brutal dog-eat-dog world of split-second decisions determined by self-interest, where the …Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has suggested he’d like to see more contention over the technical regulations in the championship, labelling a handful of examples from his own time at Ferrari as moments of “spice”.In his previous role at the Maranello company, which encompassed roles in the commercial department before he became sporting director and, after Jean Todt’s departure, team …Keep reading