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Christopher Bell has the chance to join a very exclusive club this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Already becoming the first driver in the Next Gen era (2022 onward) to win three consecutive Cup races, the No. 20 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing driver now aims to join even rarer company with a fourth straight win.Since the modern era of NASCAR began in 1972, only eight drivers have pulled it …Keep reading

Stefano Domenicali will continue as president and CEO of Formula One Management for a further five years, the commercial rights holder for the Formula 1 championship has announced.The ex-Ferrari F1 team boss has helmed FOM since the start of 2021 and has overseen a period of strong growth in terms of fan interest in the series and improved financial health for its stakeholders – including …Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says he expects Andrea Kimi Antonelli to be on the pace with George Russell during his rookie season, but insists the Italian’s goal is get acclimatised ahead of 2026.Antonelli was brought through the Mercedes junior ranks as a long-term replacement for Lewis Hamilton,  a plan which had to be expedited when Hamilton decided to leave for Ferrari …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri says it was a “no-brainer” for him to agree to a long-term contract extension with the McLaren Formula 1 team.Despite Piastri’s contract not expiring until the end of the 2026 season, he and McLaren made short work of agreeing a new multi-year deal that will extend the Australian’s stay for an undefined number of seasons.The new deal ensures both Piastri and Norris remain …Keep reading

Liam Lawson believes it would be tough to expect him to beat Max Verstappen immediately on joining Red Bull, and instead will use a “big opportunity” to exploit his team-mate’s knowledge and experience to boost his own Formula 1 skills.Red Bull signed Lawson to replace the waning Sergio Perez, as the Mexican suffered a dismal 2024 after struggling to get a foothold with last year’s RB20 car …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says the work ethic of “Mr Ferrari” Charles Leclerc is what has surprised him most about his new Formula 1 team-mate at the Scuderia.Hamilton’s blockbuster move from Mercedes to join Ferrari means he becomes Leclerc’s third team-mate in the Monegasque’s now seven-year stint in red – after Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz.Both Hamilton and Sainz were asked to …Keep reading

A home Formula 1 race is both blessing and curse for any driver – no matter what PR guff they spout about finding extra performance on familiar circuits. But for Alpine driver Jack Doohan, there is slightly more going in Melbourne this weekend.First up, he’s the final driver in our rookie series to technically not fulfil that criteria – given his outing in last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand …Keep reading

In issuing a classy response to Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko branding him as only a “B” calibre driver, Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto has continued his strong start to life in the Formula 1 media spotlight.Two weeks ago in the Bahrain test, Bortoleto was frank but angst-less in discussing how restrictions on F1’s Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) rule – cut to 1,000km over …Keep reading

The F1 World Championship has come a long way since its first race at Silverstone in 1950 and as it celebrates its 75th anniversary through this season, it is pulling out all the stops to make it something special – including the release of a very special range of Puma clothing.The highlight so far was the triumphant F1 75 show, held at the O2 in London in February, where the sport’s 10 …Keep reading

In the earlier decades of Formula 1, numbers were rather meaningless — simply based on the standings of the previous year’s Constructors’ Championship or assigned at some point by the event organizers. But as drivers begin getting more notoriety and fandom, numbers became increasingly more important, and in 2014, F1 introduced a rule that would make it easier to keep track and follow your …Keep reading