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The Harley J. Earl trophy is safely tucked away on William Byron’s shelf and the 2025 NASCAR Cup season is officially underway. As the Daytona 500 gets further away in the rearview mirror, the drama and chaos of NASCAR’s season opener remained on the series’ tail to Atlanta. There, we almost experienced a three-wide photo finish, plus intense racing from start to finish, some hurt feelings, and …Keep reading

2025’s Formula 1 season is nearly here, as we tick off the days until it officially kicks off in Melbourne, Australia on 16 March. But this week, the cars and their drivers are hitting the track for pre-season testing. But what is pre-season testing and will it tell us who will be crowned as the world champion in 2025? What is F1 pre-season testing?The pre-season test is a crucial time …Keep reading

KTM’s creditors have approved the company’s restructuring plan following a vote at the regional court in Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria on Tuesday.Claims totalling 2.25 billion euros were presented at the court, out of which debt worth two billion euros was recognised.KTM’s restructuring plan provided for a cash quote of 30%, amounting to around 600 million euros, which is to be …Keep reading

You can retire from a job, but not from your passion. Mario Andretti is an easy pick for the Mount Rushmore of American racers, but at the age of 84 there is no way of keeping the winner of the Indy 500, Daytona 500 and a Formula 1 world championship away from the race track. Through his son Michael’s racing empire Mario always had a home at circuits around the world. And now Andretti Sr will also …Keep reading

A race engineer has one of the most important roles in any Formula 1 team. It is their job to optimise the performance of the driver-and-car combination. Throughout the race weekend, they translate the feedback coming from the driver into set-up decisions to achieve the best possible result. And, except in rare cases, they are the only ones who communicate directly with drivers via team …Keep reading

Red Bull has taken the covers off the car Max Verstappen aims to conquer his fifth straight Formula 1 drivers’ title with, the RB21.Ahead of F1’s three-day winter test in Bahrain which kicks off on Wednesday, Red Bull was the last team to unveil its updated car design for the upcoming season, the final one under the current ground-effect based regulations cycle that will be driven by …Keep reading

According to racing legend and Cadillac advisor Mario Andretti, American IndyCar driver Colton Herta is still the odds-on favorite to be called up for driving duty when the team hits the Formula 1 grid for the 2026 season. And he says the General-Motors-backed squad is looking to finalize its driver roster soon.”Looking back at the way Colton has trained from the very beginning of his young …Keep reading

Alpine’s new A525 Formula 1 car was revealed on Monday ahead of the 2025 season with the team conducting a shakedown at Bahrain International Circuit.Officially a filming day, the test was run over a maximum of 200km (124 miles) with demonstration tyres, as per the regulations.Both Pierre Gasly and his new, rookie team-mate Jack Doohan got a first taste of their new machinery, with the …Keep reading

Maybe he was jealous of Max and AlphaTauri: Lewis Hamilton just announced his new global ambassadorship with athletic brand Lululemon, creating an incredible naming synergy.Hamilton’s new role broke with an Instagram post showing the new Ferrari driver during a 4am sweat sesh in the gym, rocking a teal long-sleeve shirt and black performance tights. Ironically, in an interview with GQ …Keep reading

Taking over from Barcelona, Bahrain has become F1’s go-to spot for winter testing thanks to its more benign, reliable weather and its central location in the Middle East, with cars then shipped off to the opening round of the season. In previous years teams would just stay in Bahrain for the season opener the following week, but due to the Ramadan the 2025 calendar has a rejigged opening leg of …Keep reading