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NASCAR fans saw a sensational fight for the win at the Circuit of the Americas, with a battle between four drivers coming down to the last corner on the final lap. In the end, it was Christopher Bell waving the checkered flag for the second consecutive week. Seven days ago, he led only the final lap on his way to taking victory at Atlanta, but it was no surprise to see him in Victory Lane Sunday …Keep reading

No active full-time driver has more NASCAR Cup Series wins than Kyle Busch, but it’s now been 60 races since the future Hall of Famer last visited Victory Lane. He did everything he could to change that fact Sunday at Circuit of the Americas but once again, he came up a little bit short in the end.Busch had some breathing room out front before a late-race caution (for his teammate stuck in the …Keep reading

The Formula 1 stewards’ panels will expand from three to four officials at six events deemed high workload by the FIA, including the 2025 season opener in Australia, Motorsport.com can reveal.The change is covered in Article 15.1 of F1’s 2025 sporting rules, which have been overhauled in several places just before the new campaign starts.F1 stewarding panels have comprised of three …Keep reading

Marc Marquez carried forward his scintillating pace from testing to claim pole position for the MotoGP season-opening Thailand Grand Prix.Making his debut with the factory Ducati team, Marquez posted a best time of 1m28.782s to beat his brother and Gresini rider Alex Marquez by a tenth-and-a-half in qualifying on Saturday morning.Alex Marquez was the first rider to break the 1m29s barrier …Keep reading

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez claimed a dominant lights-to-flag victory in the Thailand Grand Prix sprint race, as team-mate Francesco Bagnaia held off Ai Ogura to finish third.Having claimed pole by 0.146s in qualifying, Marquez was also untouchable in Saturday’s half-distance race at Buriram, leading every lap en route to a 1.18s victory over younger brother Alex Marquez.The six-time …Keep reading

Pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 campaign at the Bahrain International Circuit is now over, leaving vast data to analyse. Here are the fastest lap times and most distance covered by both teams and drivers. Fastest times in 2025 F1 Testing DRIVERCAR / ENGINEDAY 1TIME (TYRE)LAPSDAY 2TIME (TYRE)LAPSDAY …Keep reading

Former Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has spoken up about his dismissal from the FIA in his first public comments on the matter.It was announced on the eve of last November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix that Wittich will step down from his role at the FIA with immediate effect. The announcement came as a “surprise” to many, with world champion Max Verstappen saying his exit was …Keep reading

Alex Marquez has said it’s “not possible” for him to challenge for the 2025 MotoGP title despite his brilliant start to the new campaign.The Gresini rider was rapid throughout winter testing and carried forward that pace into the season-opening Thai Grand Prix weekend, qualifying on the front row and finishing second in the sprint.Although he couldn’t prevent Marc Marquez from …Keep reading

Marc Marquez is refusing to feel “super happy” after his lights-to-flag victory in the Thailand Grand Prix sprint race, warning that things can change quickly in MotoGP.Having already established himself in testing as the firm favourite for the Buriram 2025 season-opener, the six-time champion romped to pole position before a dominant win in Saturday’s half-distance race.The factory …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has revealed the “scientific” reason for his long-held struggles in sprint races compared to his vast success in full-distance MotoGP grands prix.The two-time world champion commented after finishing third in the 2025 season-opening Thailand sprint contest, where he had to fend off Trackhouse rookie Ai Ogura for 13 laps.Bagnaia explained that the smaller fuel tank …Keep reading