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If you’re a new fan, NASCAR’s championship format may be overwhelming. Unlike Formula 1, IndyCar and so many other forms of racing, it is not as simple as one driver amassing the most points throughout the year. That sort of traditional season-long format was abandoned by NASCAR ahead of the 2004 season.Since then, the championship format has changed quite a bit. It went from a ten-driver …Keep reading

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur reckons it was too early to tout Lewis Hamilton as a Formula 1 title contender for 2025 following his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.The seven-time world champion won the Saturday race from pole in March on what was only his second competitive appearance for Ferrari. But he has since struggled, being disqualified from the grand prix in Shanghai …Keep reading

Rumours of ‘crisis talks’ among Red Bull’s Formula 1 chiefs have been denied by team principal Christian Horner, who says any conversations that took place after Bahrain were simply opportunities to discuss issues “logically”. Discussions were known to take place immediately after Red Bull’s tepid Bahrain Grand Prix performance, where Horner and adviser Helmut Marko discussed the RB21’s …Keep reading

For those who watch NASCAR every week, the answer is fairly obvious. But for the uninitiated, the concept of stage racing might be difficult to wrap your head around. It’s not something seen in most other forms of motorsports, but it’s been commonplace in NASCAR for the last eight years. So if you’re a new fan and wondering what exactly stage racing is all about, you’ve come to the right …Keep reading

Pierre Gasly was the surprise pacesetter in the first practice session ahead of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.With the McLarens once again widely expected to dominate running, it was the Alpine of Gasly which ultimately clocked the fastest time with an impressive 1m29.239s.It saw him pip Lando Norris to top spot, the lead McLaren just 0.007s behind, with team-mate Oscar Piastri …Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner is unconcerned by the “noise” around Max Verstappen’s future and is convinced that the four-time champion will be with the team next year.In the wake of Helmut Marko’s suggestion to Sky Germany that he was concerned about Verstappen’s willingness to remain with Red Bull following its pace struggles in 2025, rumours have escalated about the reigning world …Keep reading

Pinpointing the exact causes of Lando Norris’ struggles with McLaren’s 2025 Formula 1 car is proving difficult for the team, given the wide-ranging changes between the MCL39 and its predecessor.Norris has long not enjoyed certain quirks that determine how McLaren’s lineage of cars need to be driven, especially in low-speed corners. As the team made a great step forwards over 2024, which …Keep reading

Williams boss James Vowles has said that the Grove squad is still at a disadvantage with some of the tools it uses to design and develop its cars – one of the reasons why he feels the current FW47 is difficult to drive.Vowles’ tenure at the team has been underpinned by the restorative work he has directed investment in behind closed doors, with one famed example being the migration away from a …Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s future continues to spark speculation in the Formula 1 paddock after Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said the team had a “great concern” over the world champion departing.Verstappen retained his title last year but in a car that went from dominating to almost an also-ran by the end of the year as McLaren and Ferrari took the top two spots in the constructors’ …Keep reading

McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull have all registered updates for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, each pursuing different areas to improve their Formula 1 cars at the Jeddah round.To improve its MCL39, McLaren has reworked its diffuser to extract more performance towards the rear, which pairs up with a new series of winglets mounted to the rear brake duct to boost the aerodynamic efficiency – i.e …Keep reading