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The Monaco Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2031, the series has announced.One of the crown jewels of F1’s calendar, Monaco’s contract was up for renewal after the 2025 edition.There had been doubts about Monaco’s long-term future of the race given its notorious struggles to provide an entertaining race on the narrow streets of the principality, but F1 and the Automobile Club …Keep reading

MotoGP tyre supplier Michelin had just seven days to manufacture and dispatch the tyres required for this weekend’s new season finale in Barcelona.The challenges arising from changing the venue for the title decider have been enormous for all parties involved. One of the key players who had to act quickly after the Valencia GP was cancelled was Michelin.MotoGP bosses were in continuous dialogue …Keep reading

Sacha Fenestraz is poised for a return to Super Formula in 2025 with Toyota’s flagship TOM’S team, Motorsport.com understands.The Franco-Argentinian driver is set to replace Ukyo Sasahara in the #37 TOM’S car as part of a wider deal with Toyota that would also see him race in SUPER GT next season.Fenestraz admitted when speaking to Motorsport.com in the wake of the news that Nissan would be …Keep reading

Marc Marquez is set to ride Ducati’s current-spec GP24 as well as a GP25 prototype in next week’s Barcelona MotoGP test, according to the marque’s test rider Michele Pirro.Marquez will get his first opportunity to work with the factory Ducati team in the official pre-season test on 19 November, having signed a two-year deal to partner Francesco Bagnaia at the squad back in June.Typically …Keep reading

Ferrari has admitted it was late to the party in exploiting the benefits of Formula 1’s flexi wing tricks because it was convinced the FIA would clamp down on the practice.F1 teams have found that exploiting aero elasticity on front wings with the current generation of cars can be a powerful tool in getting rid of an inherent trait for low-speed understeer and high-speed oversteer that the …Keep reading

James Courtney led David Reynolds in the opening practice session of this weekend’s Supercars Championship finale on the streets of Adelaide.In the Team18 Chevrolet Camaro, Reynolds topped the times early in the session with a 1m19.8388s before Courtney pipped him by 0.155s to take Friday honours in his Blanchard Racing Ford Mustang.“The car was really good straight out of the gate,” he said …Keep reading

The FIA’s Formula 1 Commission has approved the introduction of driver cooling kits for the 2025 season, to be used in extreme heat conditions.Driver cooling has become a topic since the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, with several drivers suffering from symptoms of heat exhaustion after the chequered flag.As first reported by Motorsport.com in July, the FIA and all F1 teams initiated research to improve …Keep reading

It’s shocking to think NASCAR’s playoff format has been around for 20 years. Its Chase for the Cup, the original ‘new’ playoff format, kicked off in 2004. In its first three years, it produced three champions from three different organizations. It seemed to be accomplishing exactly what NASCAR intended it to do, keeping the title fight interesting to the very end. And then came along Jimmie …Keep reading

Welcome to the 2008 Formula 1 grid: Lewis Hamilton clinched his maiden world championship, Red Bull was on the brink of dominance, and everyone was embracing their emo phase. A resurfaced video from the final race of the season showed key members of the paddock, including most of that season’s drivers, lip syncing My Chemical Romance’s punk rock hit, “Welcome to the Black Parade.”If that’s a …Keep reading

If Max Verstappen hits the jackpot and retains his Formula 1 world title in Las Vegas next week, the series could be in for the most memorable championship celebration in its long and storied history.The Las Vegas Strip Circuit hosted its first grand prix last year and was a roaring success both financially and from a sporting perspective, with Verstappen claiming victory after a thrilling race …Keep reading