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Jimmie Johnson’s been plagued by last year’s “frightening” Daytona 500 qualifying experience. But after Wednesday’s qualifying run, earning a locked spot in Sunday’s race, he might finally enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep again.”It’s a big weight lifted off to say the least,” said the Legacy Motor Club co-owner. “The experience I had last year, it’s been ringing through my brain at night. I’ve …Keep reading

Lando Norris has said starting a new Formula 1 campaign on equal footing with Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen will change how aggressively he can race the Dutchman.Norris mounted an unlikely title bid last year after McLaren started the season significantly worse than Red Bull, but a comprehensive Miami upgrade turned around the papaya squad’s fortunes and transformed the MCL38 into …Keep reading

MotoGP has revealed that it will host no more than two races in Spain and Portugal from 2027 after signing a new contract with Barcelona.On Wednesday, MotoGP announced that it had agreed terms with Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to keep the Catalan GP on the calendar until 2031. It’s a five-year deal that will come into effect following the end of the current agreement, which runs …Keep reading

Heading into the final year of this set of regulations with the best car of the field, it would have been understandable for McLaren to optimise its winning concept from 2024, the MCL38 that delivered the papaya squad its first world championship since 1998.Read Also:Formula 1McLaren becomes first F1 team to reveal 2025 car designSince 1 January teams have been …Keep reading

The teenage son of 13-time Formula 1 race winner David Coulthard will make his car racing debut in GB4 this year with Douglas Motorsport.Dayton Coulthard, 16, first began karting in 2019 and has contested several different categories, including winning the WM plate at Whilton Mill last year.He has already begun testing the new-for-2025 GB4 car (which is based upon the previous GB3 …Keep reading

In just 46 weeks, Red Bull Racing will officially sport the Ford logo on its car, symbolic of the team’s new partnership with the American company and their jointly created power unit for the upcoming 2026 F1 season. It’s almost an entirely new car considering the modifications laid out for the power output and units specified within the FIA’s regulations. But Christian Horner, Red Bull …Keep reading

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing at Buriram, leading another 1-2 finish for Ducati.Having already established himself as the pacesetter on Wednesday, Marquez found another three tenths overnight to lower the benchmark to 1m28.855s on the factory Ducati.This put him just one and a half tenths down on the outright lap record at …Keep reading

McLaren has revealed its MCL39 Formula 1 car at a Silverstone season launch event, becoming the first team to show off a 2025 design, albeit with temporary restrictions on its livery.As all 10 teams are committed to only fully revealing their 2025 liveries at the F1 75 Live event at London’s O2 arena on Tuesday, McLaren can at this stage only show off the MCL39 in a distinctive one-off …Keep reading

Formula 1 teams are well underway preparing for the forthcoming 2025 campaign, which will consist of 24 grands prix beginning in Melbourne on the 14-16 March.The grid is set and all but two teams – McLaren and Aston Martin – have changed their driver line-up, meaning this year will have a new look.But it is not just the full-time competitors that play a crucial role, as a team’s back-up …Keep reading

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has revealed that all six of its MotoGP bikes will be equipped with last year’s engine.The decision, taken over the last 15 days, has led to a considerable change of plans and a deviation from the roadmap Ducati laid out over the winter.Both Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia pointed out the difficulties they faced with the full GP25, particularly …Keep reading