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Ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica said persistent downshift issues his Ferrari faced en route to Le Mans 24 Hours victory meant the car was “really on the edge”.Kubica triumphed alongside Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye in the satellite #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P LMH but spent much of the race battling with the full factory sister cars.However, the #83 was plagued with gearbox troubles throughout …Keep reading

Winner: FerrariA fourth win in as many races in the 2025 World Endurance Championship, a third straight victory at Le Mans. What more can Ferrari ask for? A 1-2-3, one might pedantically answer – which was a real possibility, such was the dominance of the 499Ps in terms of race pace, but Porsche denied Ferrari a lock-out by snatching second place.Admittedly, Ferrari can be thankful for …Keep reading

What on earth was Lando Norris thinking? The way he collided with Oscar Piastri on lap 67 of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix looked, frankly, amateurish. The McLaren driver saw a gap nobody else did – because it wasn’t there – and drove straight into the back of his own team-mate. My suspicion: after his overtaking attempt in the final corner narrowly failed, he was desperate to capitalise on …Keep reading

There’s no doubt that three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen is one of the best road racers in NASCAR, again proving it in the inaugural Cup race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.SVG ended up leading 60 of 100 laps, winning by 16.567 seconds in the biggest margin of victory seen in any Cup race since 2009. It’s also the biggest margin of victory for any Cup race at …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton must have left Montreal feeling like it was Groundhog Day after an accident with a marmot left him unable to challenge for a strong result at the Canadian Grand Prix.Having started the race from fifth, Hamilton had been hopeful of a first grand prix podium since making the move to Ferrari this year – but his hopes went up in fur when he collided with a groundhog and picked up …Keep reading

In one sense, Sunday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 continued a trend for the NTT IndyCar Series field. For the eighth time to open the season, one of two familiar faces ended up in victory lane. But this one came as a pleasant surprise for Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood. Kirkwood took over the lead with an undercut on the final set of pit stops and kept Pato O’Ward at bay over …Keep reading

George Russell is a target to lead Aston Martin’s F1 revival in 2026 – according to a leading paddock source. Motorsport understands that the 27-year-old is being considered as part of the team’s future plans following the biggest regulation change in F1’s history.Aston have charged legendary designer Adrian Newey with the responsibility of producing a competitive car with the …Keep reading

A hopeful return to form for race leader Josef Newgarden was undone in an instant after a vicious mid-race crash with rookie Louis Foster.Foster was running five cars ahead of Newgarden on lap 131 of Sunday’s race when his No. 45 washed up into the outside wall in the dirty air behind Santino Ferrucci in turn 4. Unable to control his damaged machine, Foster spun down into the inside wall on …Keep reading

Will Power entered Sunday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 back on pole for the first time in 2025 and ready to prove he was still capable of winning. Instead the Australian fell out of contention while the driver rumored to be in the running to replace him led the way. Power led the field to green for the 260-lap race around World Wide Technology Raceway, but lost the top spot to AJ Foyt …Keep reading

On the sixth lap of the NASCAR Cup race in Mexico, drivers were tiptoeing around the wet track in one of the rare moments where you’ll see the top level of stock car racing compete in the rain.Although most of the field had pitted wet-weather tires, it was still treacherous conditions. Kyle Busch was running 12th when he hydroplaned in the run down into Turn 1. Busch spun the car out, but that …Keep reading