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This weekend’s NASCAR Cup race at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) will feature a full field of 40 cars. Among the four open entries will be the No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford with Corey LaJoie behind the wheel. He is making his fourth start of the 2025 season.Over the past five races, LaJoie has been taking in NASCAR Cup Series events from a very different seat, watching on as an analyst for Prime …Keep reading

The European Commission finally gave the green light for Liberty Media to buy MotoGP promoter Dorna earlier this week, paving the way for the series to come under the media giant’s wing.The confirmation came a day too late for the press to ask the current riders how they felt about the takeover at the Italian Grand Prix – but today’s media day for the Dutch race allowed racers to share …Keep reading

George Russell believes Formula 1 teams should be charged a “six-figure sum” to launch appeals to race stewards in an attempt to prevent frivolous protests.The Mercedes driver was made to wait to toast his first victory of the 2025 season after taking the chequered flag in Canada last time out, with Red Bull lodging an appeal that first of all focused on Russell’s driving behind the …Keep reading

Tab Boyd is one of the most experienced spotters in the sport, previously working with Hendrick Motorsports, but he most recently worked with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Hyak Motorsports. With Stenhouse, they won the 2023 Daytona 500 and continued this partnership until after the Cup race at Mexico City. Hyak let Boyd go ahead of the race at Pocono, replacing him with Clayton Hughes. No official …Keep reading

Toto Wolff has always shouldered the blame for Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s huge crash on his first Formula 1 outing last year, with the Mercedes team boss admitting that dropping the teenager into the car at his home grand prix might not have been the best call.Antonelli’s long-awaited debut lasted just 10 minutes before he crashed out of FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix. A huge shunt at …Keep reading

This article is in partnership with adidas. Mercedes fans hoping for some silverware at the British Grand Prix can now celebrate the team’s heritage thanks to a new collection from its clothing partner, adidas.Taking inspiration from the iconic Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss, the new apparel collection features grey and silver tones to celebrate …Keep reading

Ducati factory riders Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia are happy with the way MotoGP stewarding has evolved under Simon Crafar in 2025.Each was summoned to race direction following their contact early in last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The purpose, however, was discussion rather than sanction.“For me and for the stewards it was a racing incident, but they wanted to ask what the …Keep reading

Alex Albon thinks Formula 1’s racing guidelines need further fine-tuning after being on the receiving end of several lunges in Spain and Canada.At Barcelona’s Spanish Grand Prix, Albon was forced off the track into Turn 1 by Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson, but as the New Zealander was ahead he didn’t need to leave Albon any space on exit, forcing the Williams man onto the escape road.A …Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo says he expects to put his short dip in form behind him at Assen this weekend, where he believes he can “fight at the front” in the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix.Having put his Yamaha on pole position at three successive race weekends early in the European season, the 26-year-old struggled at the latest two rounds in Aragon and Italy.But the Frenchman explained on Thursday …Keep reading

Red Bull’s four-time world champion Max Verstappen says he would welcome his predecessor Sebastian Vettel at the team in an advisory role.Earlier this week, Vettel said he was in early talks with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko about the idea of succeeding the 82-year-old Austrian when his contract with the team ends in 2026.”We’re in contact about this, though maybe not so intensively or …Keep reading