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It’s been nearly three months since the passing of president Jimmy Carter. The 39th president, was a lot of things in his time outside of the White House — farmer, southern gentleman, Georgia governor, staunch humanitarian, and as it turns out, a racing fan. Shortly after his passing, IMSA had posted a clip of an interview it had done with the former president about ten years prior, where …Keep reading

It’s fairly safe to say that the world of sportscar racing is in one of its healthiest of eras, easily noted by its growing crowds every race weekend (most noticeable during pre-race grid walks), and the fact that IMSA is able to announce its next season earlier and earlier each year. Thursday, IMSA announced its full 2026 season schedule during the 12 Hours of Sebring, complete with a few …Keep reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris topped first practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix ahead of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, with the action disrupted twice by two red flag stoppages.Leclerc led the first quarter of the one-hour session with an early benchmark of 1m17.880s, as the opening 15 minutes featured both Red Bull drivers getting away with wayward moments – Liam Lawson tapping …Keep reading

For Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, it’s personal promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli to a Formula 1 race seat with the Silver Arrows squad at just 18.Wolff is viewing Antonelli’s sensational rise through the junior formulas as the chance to put right what went wrong in Mercedes missing out on Max Verstappen’s services back in 2014.Motorsport.com understands that the Austrian even feels that …Keep reading

This time last year all the talk in the paddock at testing and the season opener in Bahrain centred around the disarray at Red Bull and Christian Horner’s WhatsApp controversy. The behind-the-scenes power struggle eventually resulted in a truce, and Horner staying in power, but not without rivals teams trying to take advantage of the noise. Zak Brown made a public mention of Red Bull CVs “floating …Keep reading

The Argentina GP is back on the MotoGP calendar this season after a year’s absence, with Termas de Rio Honda staging the second round of the championship this weekend.While the opening race in Thailand may not have delivered any great surprise in terms of the winner, with Marc Marquez sweeping the weekend on his first outing aboard the factory Ducati, history suggests anything is possible in …Keep reading

It is no secret that Yuki Tsunoda did not want to be driving for Racing Bulls this season, but he is planning on remaining a team player and help his rookie team-mate if the going gets tough.Isack Hadjar is one of six rookies on the grid, preparing for his Formula 1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend. At the other end of the scale, Tsunoda will enter his fifth year with the Red …Keep reading

Casey Mears, a veteran of 489 NASCAR Cup Series races and winner of the 2007 Coca-Cola 600, is making an unexpected return to the top level of the sport.Mears, 47, will pilot the Garage 66 entry (formerly MBM Motorsports) at Martinsville Speedway on March 30. The No. 66 Ford Mustang will have HitchGO as the primary sponsor, carrying a black scheme with orange and white lettering. …Keep reading

Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has confirmed he will not make his hoped-for return to action at the Americas Grand Prix later this month.Martin broke his left hand in a training accident in February, forcing him to miss the opening race in Thailand and this weekend’s Argentina GP.There had been some hope that he would begin his new career with the factory Aprilia team in …Keep reading

The timing could not have been more fortuitous. Fifty years ago, BMW was aiming to become a serious player in the US market, and after a years-long legal battle with European car-dealer Max Hoffman, it was finally allowed to establish itself as an importer. BMW North America was officially founded March 15, 1975 — and less than a week later, BMW Motorsport won the 12 Hours of Sebring. It remains …Keep reading