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One question that has been constant in recent weeks is will Max Verstappen leave Red Bull before his contract ends in 2028 – and that isn’t likely to change after the sacking of Christian Horner as F1 team boss.Mercedes has made no secret of its ‘flirting’ with Verstappen while rumours also link the four-time F1 world champion to a reunion with Adrian Newey plus Honda over at Aston …Keep reading

Triple Eight and Broc Feeney have emerged as the winners from a battle of strategies in the third and final Supercars race at the Reid Park street circuit in Townsville.From pole position Feeney led away and his Chevrolet Camaro looked to have the best combination of speed and tyre life of any of the leaders.But he faced a challenge from Cam Waters, who rode a daring strategy for Tickford …Keep reading

Josef Newgarden was still utterly dominant and Team Penske finally flexed its muscles on Saturday at Iowa Speedway. But when it counted most, it was a different driver and team that broke through for their first win of 2025.Pato O’Ward and Arrow McLaren snatched the lead away from Newgarden with an overcut on the final round of pit stops and the Mexican star withstood a fierce late challenge …Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen gave it everything he had, but Connor Zilisch was able to hang onto the lead and take the win in a thrilling finish to Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Sonoma Raceway.Despite winning pole position for both races this weekend, van Gisbergen will not claim another weekend sweep at Sonoma. It was a race-long battle between the JR Motorsports teammates, who finished 1-2 just …Keep reading

Cadillac has lost its front-row lock-out for this weekend’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship for an on-track infringement.Sébastien Bourdais, who ended up second in the Hyperpole session to Jota Cadillac team-mate Alex Lynn, has been docked one grid position for impeding another car. This occurred during the opening period of qualifying, after which the top 10 cars go …Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen is one of just four drivers with multiple wins in the NASCAR Cup Series this year. He’s also just one more victory away from matching Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell for the most wins this year (three).Well, SVG is off to a good start, earning pole position for the Cup race at Sonoma in his fourth consecutive pole across the Cup and Xfinity Series. Larson …Keep reading

Cadillac claimed a 1-2 in qualifying for this weekend’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship, its second straight front row lock-out.Alex Lynn followed up on his pole position at the Le Mans 24 Hours in June by taking qualifying honours in Brazil ahead of team-mate Sébastien Bourdais in the second of the British Jota team’s Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs.Lynn had topped the …Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen has now won four consecutive poles in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, sweeping qualifying at both Chicago and now Sonoma. In Cup qualifying at Sonoma on Saturday, he looked untouchable, earning his fourth career pole and third of the 2025 season.”I’m shaking,” said van Gisbergen after the pole run. “That was pretty full-on. I’m stoked to have Red Bull on the car. Thank …Keep reading

IndyCar held qualifying for both legs of its Iowa doubleheader on Saturday. With two races to set the field for, drivers were tasked with completing two laps during their runs.The first lap secured a driver’s spot in Saturday’s race, with the second lap determining the grid for Sunday.Race 1 qualifying Josef Newgarden, Team PenskePhoto by: Geoff Miller / Lumen via Getty …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia was left “shocked” following a wet sprint race at the Sachsenring in which he was unable to score points – despite having no major incidents.In what might constitute the lowest low in a disappointing 2025 MotoGP season thus far, Bagnaia finished 12th – while his factory Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez won the race with a glorious move on the last lap.Read …Keep reading