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Wednesday morning’s surprise announcement of Red Bull dismissing team boss and CEO Christian Horner can be seen as having wider consequences on star driver’s Max Verstappen’s F1 future, which it may actually be the result of.Rome wasn’t built in one day, nor did the empire fall in one fell swoop either. It crumbled piece by piece, agitated by economic and social unrest, internal division …Keep reading

In football it’s become a cliché, but no less true for being repeated, that you’re only as good as your last game. Even managers with the most gilded of track records can be ignominiously fired if their team’s form slips into a prolonged dip.Christian Horner’s sacking after over 20 years at the helm of Red Bull Racing, during which the team won six constructors’ championships and …Keep reading

Born on 28 April 1977 in Tours, France, Laurent Mekies today became at 48 years old, only the second team principal in the history of the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The Milton Keynes-based outfit, which entered Formula 1 in 2005, was shaped and led to success by Christian Horner for two decades, until his abrupt exit on 9 July, halfway through the season.An engineer specialized in …Keep reading

At the recent Dutch Grand Prix, Marc Marquez equalled Giacomo Agostini’s 68 wins in MotoGP, marking his 94th victory across all categories. Motorsport.com asked key members of his inner circle which of those triumphs stands out as the most special.Marc Marquez is currently enjoying a golden period after enduring a personal ordeal that lasted three years, starting with the arm injury he …Keep reading

Christian Horner has been sacked as CEO of the Red Bull Formula 1 team with immediate effect.Horner, who was at the helm of the squad for its entire 20-year existence, has been replaced by Red Bull’s management by Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies.Horner appears to be paying the price for the general downturn at the squad over the past 18 months, as the team languishes in fourth …Keep reading

“A horrible race.” Those were Max Verstappen’s own words to describe Sunday’s British Grand Prix, despite the race being a thrilling rain spectacle for neutral fans.But the full story of the Silverstone weekend runs deeper. In many ways, it has been a perfect summary of Verstappen’s 2025 Formula 1 season so far.That parallel began as early as media day, when he once again faced …Keep reading

After a disappointing qualifying run at Formula 1’s British Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc hinted at a mysterious problem with his Ferrari that has been bothering him in high-speed corners; it is now emerging that the problem is related to power steering.Having made a mistake in qualifying and slipped to sixth position on the British GP grid, Leclerc launched an expletive-laden tirade on the team …Keep reading

NASCAR officials have responded publicly to the criticism of their handling of the race finish at Chicago, where they waited far too long to throw a caution for a severe accident that ultimately ended the race.Cody Ware was running 18th as race leader Shane van Gisbergen was approaching the white flag. But when a brake rotor exploded at one of the fastest parts of the circuit, Ware was just …Keep reading

When Trackhouse Racing entered NASCAR five years ago, they signed Daniel Suarez as their one and only driver. Since then, they’ve expanded with three full-time cars and a fourth, part-time entry.The organization has finished as high as second in the championship and won 11 races, but Suarez is only responsible for two of those victories. In 2025, he is the only one of their three drivers yet …Keep reading

Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez aims to take part in this weekend’s German Grand Prix despite the hand injury picked up in an accident at the last MotoGP race in the Netherlands.Marquez, who is his brother Marc’s nearest challenger in the 2025 MotoGP world championship points table, underwent surgery immediately after the crash at Assen.Now, following a period of recovery, his team …Keep reading