With vendors selling NASCAR merchandise as far as the eye could see alongside the crowded roads leading into São Paulo, Brazil‘s world-famous Interlagos racing circuit this August, Daniel Suárez knew it was going to be a significant day — for him as a competitor, for the tens of thousands of international fans eager for a […]
Australia’s Jack Doohan to make Formula One debut at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Son of motorcycle great Mick replaces Esteban Ocon at Alpine
- Esteban Ocon released early to join Haas for post-season test
Australian Jack Doohan, son of motorcycle great Mick, will make his Formula One debut for Alpine in Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after departing Esteban Ocon was released early.
Ocon has signed for Haas and the switch will allow him to take part in the post-season test at Yas Marina next week, while also preparing Doohan for next season when he graduates from reserve to full race driver.
Continue reading...Formula One teams demand more from FIA after punishment for Norris in Qatar
- British driver sanctioned at Sunday’s Grand Prix
- McLaren chief says rulebook ‘must have dust on cover’
Formula One teams are demanding more from the sport’s governing body after controversy over decisions at the Qatar Grand Prix which have caused criticism within the sport and prompted McLaren to call for a review into the penalty imposed on Lando Norris.
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, described the governance of the FIA as turning into a reality show and the McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, suggested it was choosing how to apply its regulations on the hoof.
Continue reading...Tyler Allen named crew chief for Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Cup team; Jason Ratcliff returns to pit box in Xfinity Series
Tyler Allen will crew chief the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing team with driver Ty Gibbs in the NASCAR Cup Series starting in 2025, JGR announced Monday. Allen advances to the Cup Series after a fruitful rookie campaign in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024, collecting eight wins as crew chief for JGR‘s No. 20 […]
NASCAR announces Craig Stimmel as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 2, 2024) — NASCAR announced Monday that Craig Stimmel has been hired to lead all sales efforts for the sanctioning body as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Stimmel will oversee all sales aspects for NASCAR, including premier partner and official partner categories, race entitlements, track partnerships […]
Brad Keselowski takes ‘natural next step’ with RFK Racing expansion for 2025
The NASCAR Cup Series’ return to the race track sits exactly two months away, when the season-opening Clash exhibition marks the unofficial kickoff of the 2025 campaign. For RFK Racing team co-owner Brad Keselowski, that in-between time won’t go idly by, not in what he’s characterized as a “really busy offseason.” The dawn of the […]
Max Verstappen accuses George Russell of ‘trying to screw me over’ at Qatar GP
- Verstappen: ‘For me, I lost all respect … I can’t stand that’
- Red Bull driver wins race after incident in qualifying
Max Verstappen issued a blunt condemnation of his fellow driver George Russell stating he had “lost all respect” for him after the pair were involved in an incident during qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen considered that Russell had tried to “screw me over” with the stewards and the pair exchanged words about it before the race at the Lusail circuit on Sunday.
Verstappen won the race in Qatar but afterwards his anger with Russell was direct. After qualifying Verstappen had been penalised for driving unnecessarily slowly and impeding Russell. Both drivers had been summoned to the stewards to give their sides of the incident and Russell’s behaviour had left Verstappen incensed.
Continue reading...Max Verstappen wins F1 Qatar GP after Norris penalty and puncture chaos
- Leclerc second, Piastri third as Norris finishes 10th
- Race director failed to remove debris from track
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull with a commanding drive in a race notable for the controversy caused when the new FIA race director failed to deal with debris on track that gave two cars punctures. Charles Leclerc was second for Ferrari and Oscar Piastri third, while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris endured a torrid afternoon, relegated from second to the back of the grid for failing to slow under yellow flags, he came back to finish 10th.
The race had been very much a procession for the first half with Verstappen leading from Norris, the top ten largely circling line astern from one another a laborious exercise in tyre management.
Continue reading...Max Verstappen’s surprise Qatar F1 GP pole position overturned by stewards
- Champion penalised for ‘go slow’; George Russell on pole
- McLaren closing on team title after drought of 26 years
Max Verstappen endured exhilaration and then disappointment in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix, where he took pole position against the odds, his first since Austria in June, only to lose it more than three hours later. With the stewards having taken an exceedingly long look at an incident where he blocked Mercedes’ George Russell, they finally penalised the world champion by one grid place, promoting Russell to pole.
Verstappen appeared determined to close the season hard, having sealed his fourth title at the last round in Las Vegas but his superb lap in qualifying came to naught after a painfully long investigation.
Continue reading...My F1 critics don’t have a title-winning mentality, claims Max Verstappen
- World champion says he will maintain ruthless style
- Lando Norris takes pole for Saturday’s sprint race
Max Verstappen has defiantly dismissed criticism of his driving in the aftermath of winning his fourth Formula One world title in Las Vegas last weekend.
Speaking before this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, the penultimate round, the Red Bull driver bullishly insisted he would not change his ruthless style, which has been both penalised and criticised.
Continue reading...F1 ‘running out of people’ says sacked race steward in rebuke to FIA president
- Long-time steward Tim Mayer says he was sacked by text
- Reveals meddling by president Mohammed ben Sulayem
The recently sacked FIA race steward Tim Mayer has delivered a stinging rebuke to Formula One’s governing body and the management of its president Mohammed ben Sulayem, with the FIA once again left reeling in the face of very public criticism.
Mayer, a race steward for 15 years, told the BBC in an interview he was sacked by text message on Tuesday and stated Ben Sulayem had involved himself in the decision-making process of the stewards, who are supposed to be independent.
Continue reading...Statistical leaders for 2024 NASCAR Cup season
A look at who ranked first in such categories as wins, stage wins and highest percentage of laps completed in 2024.
Noah Gragson, others dish on fraternity among young NASCAR drivers
On the track, Noah Gragson has no friends. Few are as aggressive as Gragson, the newest addition to Front Row Motorsports who just completed his first full NASCAR Cup Series season in Stewart-Haas Racing‘s No. 10 Ford. Off the track is a different story though. Once the helmets are off, the smoke settled and the […]
Christopher Bell-Kyle Larson dirt duels may return with JGR shift on drivers racing beyond NASCAR
Kyle Larson on Christopher Bell being allowed to race on dirt: “I think that’s great for the sport, NASCAR and grassroots racing. It’s exciting. "
Best of NASCAR Cup winless streaks snapped in 2024
From Ross Chastain to Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman to Brad Keselowski and more, relive the winless streaks that were snapped during the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.