Bell holds off Hamlin at Phoenix for third consecutive win

Christopher Bell made it three in a row by winning Sunday\\\"s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota held off teammate Denny Hamlin on the final restart with two laps to go to become the first Cup driver since Kyle Larson in 2021 to win […]

Lewis Hamilton primed to forge a glorious new hammer time at Ferrari

‘There’s magic here,’ says the F1 veteran whose mission at Scuderia is under threat from McLaren and Verstappen

In the maelstrom of the buildup to the new Formula One season, which opens in Melbourne next week, one figure stands at its heart, preternaturally calm as the crescendo builds around him. Lewis Hamilton, the sport’s most successful driver, now in a Ferrari, the sport’s most successful team, promises to make F1 in 2025 unmissable, his grand, romantic challenge playing out to the backdrop of what may be the most closely fought season in more than a decade.

Hamilton, now 40 years old and with seven titles, has nothing to prove but is set on securing the greatest achievement in his career. To return a record-breaking eighth title with Ferrari, who have not won the drivers’ title since 2007, would be a feat to rank among the greatest of them all. Watching him try will be as gripping as McLaren trying to steal his thunder.

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Strong days by Allgaier, Bowman fizzle in Phoenix overtime shuffle

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Justin Allgaier has a complex relationship with Phoenix Raceway. The 1-mile oval is the site of his coronation as NASCAR Xfinity Series champion last fall, plus home to two of his 25 career victories. But it\\\"s also the track that\\\"s hosted some of his biggest heartbreaks, including a dominant performance that went […]

Aric Almirola wins Xfinity Series race at Phoenix in overtime thriller

In an overtime thriller, Joe Gibbs Racing\\\"s Aric Almirola edged Hendrick Motorsports\\\" Alex Bowman to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Phoenix Raceway after the two made contact coming to the checkered flag. Bowman, Brandon Jones, Ryan Sieg and Justin Allgaier rounded out the top five. RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track photos: Phoenix […]

William Byron claims Busch Light Pole Award at Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Daytona 500 winner William Byron climbed out of his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on Phoenix Raceway pit road with a huge smile after claiming his first pole position in nearly a year — the last car to turn a qualifying lap. The 27-year-old North Carolinian conceded he wasn‘t expecting his chart-topping […]

Formula One and FIA approve GM-backed Cadillac entry for 2026 season

  • F1, FIA approve GM-backed Cadillac entry as 11th team
  • Bodies say necessary assessments have been completed

Formula One will have an 11th team on the grid next year after Cadillac’s long-anticipated entry was finally rubber-stamped by the sport’s bosses.

Cadillac, a division of American motoring giant General Motors, will be supported by TWG Motorsports and powered by Ferrari before it develops its own engines.

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Can anyone catch Christopher Bells fast start?

Joe Gibbs Racing‘s Christopher Bell undoubtedly starts the NASCAR Cup Series two-race Western Swing as the driver to beat. The 30-year-old is the defending winner of Sunday‘s Shriners Children‘s 500 at Phoenix Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and has won the last two races through three weeks of […]