Sergio Pérez loses Red Bull F1 seat with Liam Lawson waiting in wings

  • Mexican driver endured disappointing season
  • New Zealander tipped to step up next year

Sergio Pérez has lost his seat at Red Bull after a disappointing season. Pérez, who joined the team in 2021, came under increasing pressure as the Formula One campaign wore on, finishing 285 points behind his teammate, Max Verstappen, as Red Bull surrendered their constructors’ championship title to McLaren.

Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive drivers’ world title while Pérez finished eighth in the standings, failing to finish in the top five in his final 18 races for the team.

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Fred Lorenzen, NASCAR Hall of Famer, dies at 89

Fred Lorenzen, a thinking man’s racer who became one of NASCAR’s biggest money winners during the sport’s rise in the 1960s, has died. The NASCAR Hall of Famer was 89. Lorenzen’s passing was confirmed by his family. The former driver had battled dementia in his later years. Lorenzen won 26 times in his premier-series career, […]

Alex Bowman 2024 season in review

Editor’s note: This continues the series in which we review each 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs driver in reverse order of championship finish. Season in review: Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Crew chief: Blake Harris Final 2024 ranking: 9th Key stats: One win, eight top fives, 17 top 10s, one pole, 67 laps […]

Martin Truex Jr. 2024 season in review

Editor’s note: This continues the series in which we review each 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs driver in reverse order of championship finish. Season in review: Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Crew Chief: James Small Final 2024 Ranking: 10th Key stats: Five top fives, 11 top 10s, two poles, 555 laps led […]

Michael Jordan Blasts NASCAR for ‘Blaming Victims’ in Antitrust Suit

Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports insist in a new court filing Thursday that NASCAR is “blaming victims for asserting their antitrust rights” and that the two teams should be awarded an injunction against NASCAR. There’s a new audience for a case where brazen rhetoric by billionaire parties has become commonplace. On Wednesday, …

Eddie Jordan reveals he was diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ cancer earlier this year

  • Former F1 team owner has bladder and prostate cancer
  • Jordan, who is 76, discussed diagnosis on his podcast

Eddie Jordan has revealed he was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of cancer earlier this year. The former Formula One team owner said he suffered with bladder and prostate cancer which spread to his spine and pelvis.

The 76-year-old, who ran his own team between 1991 and 2005, before continuing to work in the sport as a broadcaster, is also the manager of F1 designer Adrian Newey. Jordan compared his condition to the six-times Olympic track cycling champion, Sir Chris Hoy, who revealed in October he was terminally ill with prostate cancer.

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Daytona 500 weekend schedule released; extra Cup Series practice added

NASCAR officials released the weekend schedule Thursday for the annual Speedweek festivities at Daytona International Speedway, revealing details on four season-opening races and an expanded practice schedule for the Daytona 500 main event Sunday, Feb. 16. The schedule arrived in conjunction with NASCAR officials announcing adjustments to the practice and qualifying procedures for its three […]