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Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button is refusing to commit to staying in the World Endurance Championship in 2025, as he hasn’t decided how long he wants to compete professionally in motorsport.The comments mark a change in stance from the Jota driver, who previously stated he saw WEC as a two-season programme after returning to full-time competition for the first time since 2019.Asked if he …Keep reading

Formula 1’s new narrower 2026 tyre specifications have run for the first time on an Aston Martin mule car.Ahead of the major rules revamp that is coming in two years’ time, Pirelli is introducing slightly smaller tyres as part of an effort to reduce overall car weight.Read Also:Formula 1FIA adds fourth DRS zone for Singapore GPWhile the tyres remain with the current …Keep reading

Red Bull has had to abandon plans for fan-inspired livery takeovers at the Singapore and USA grands prix because of concerns about the extra weight of new paint schemes.The Milton Keynes-based squad had invited its followers to come up with bespoke livery designs that would be run at the British, Singapore and USA races this season.Winners would not only get to see their ideas realised on the …Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s race engineer GianPiero Lambiase is to be promoted into an expanded role at Red Bull as part of a restructuring of the team’s Formula 1 trackside operations, Motorsport.com can reveal.In the wake of the news that sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will be leaving at the end of the season to take up the team principal position at Sauber, Red Bull has elected to revise its …Keep reading

McLaren has just taken the lead of the Formula 1 constructors’ championship for the first time since 2014. It looks increasingly strong, but Lando Norris is still a long way behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the drivers’ contest.There’s a real chance the two big F1 prizes could go to different teams in 2024, so we thought it time to look back at when that’s happened before.The …Keep reading

Mercedes has unveiled a one-off livery for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix to celebrate its title partner Petronas’ 50th anniversary.The W15 car that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will drive through the streets of Singapore will have its silver nose and sidepod replaced by Petronas’ emerald green. The rest of the car remains in painted black or naked carbon fibre, with INEOS’ dark red accents …Keep reading

Toyota will join the Supercars grid in 2026, announcing on Wednesday that it will partner with Walkinshaw Andretti United to race the GR Supra in the series.There will be four of the Japanese coupes on the grid, two with WAU, which is currently running a pair of Ford Mustangs for Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood, and two with a team to be announced.The long-time market leader in Australia, Toyota has …Keep reading

In 2009, Parker Kligerman burst onto the NASCAR scene as the next big thing. He was a 19-year-old development driver for powerhouse team Penske Racing and a competitor in the ARCA Series, a developmental step on the NASCAR ladder. He won nine of 21 ARCA starts in his rookie year, and he thought: “This is easy.” “I like to say if ARCA was Cup, I’d have a private jet,” Kligerman said …Keep reading

Colton Herta will have an easy go of keeping motivated in the IndyCar off-season after seizing victory last Sunday in the 2024 finale at Nashville Superspeedway.The impressive move that brought the 24-year-old Herta a boon of good fortune and triumph came after a late pass on Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward with five laps to go. The two were battling and, as they came up on the lapped car of Sting …Keep reading

With the end of Stewart-Haas Racing drawing near, no one expected the four-car team to have a car in the playoff fight. And then Chase Briscoe pulled off an impressive upset in the regular season finale, winning the coveted Southern 500. It completely changed the outlook within the organization and for its 320+ employees who face an uncertain future.”One of my guys said it best the other day …Keep reading