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F1 hits Oxford Street as Aston Martin and PUMA invite fans to celebrate the team behind the team

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-12-11 11:33
Aston Martin’s Formula 1 car will be a centrepiece in the launch of a new collection at PUMA’s brand-new Oxford Street store today (11 December). The collection is inspired by the innovation, craftsmanship and expertise of the team behind the team, and will give fans the chance to say goodbye to the old F1 era and look ahead to a game-changing season in 2026. 
Aston Martin and PUMA joined ...Keep reading

Ralf Schumacher calls for Lance Stroll F1 exit: "No longer acceptable"

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-12-11 11:27
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Germany analyst Ralf Schumacher has argued that now is the time for Lance Stroll to leave the championship.
Stroll joined the Aston Martin F1 team when it was under the Racing Point branding in 2019 after his father, Lawrence Stroll, led a consortium of investors to purchase the squad.
Schumacher claimed that Stroll "shouldn't really be in Formula 1 anymore" ...Keep reading

Cost cap prevented “arms race” and helped ‘best team’ McLaren win F1 title

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-12-11 10:34
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula 1’s cost cap made the world championship a “meritocracy” rather than an “arms race”, after McLaren won its first drivers’ title since 2008.
Lando Norris prevailed over Max Verstappen and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to end a 15-season streak of Red Bull and Mercedes triumphs in the world championship.
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Lewis Hamilton shuts down retirement talk: “I still have a dream”

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-12-11 09:29
Lewis Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari did not live up to expectation, and his disappointing results sparked questions about the seven-time Formula 1 world champion’s future in the series. The 40-year-old has sought to silence his naysayers, arguing that he ‘still has a dream’ keeping him in F1.
Hamilton joined the Scuderia at the start of 2025 following 12 campaign with Mercedes ...Keep reading

What next after Hamilton's 'nightmare' year?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-12-11 05:49
Lewis Hamilton's first year at Ferrari started with positivity but his and Ferrari's struggles took its toll. Is there reason for optimism in 2026?

What next after Hamilton's 'nightmare' year?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-12-11 05:49
Lewis Hamilton's first year at Ferrari started with positivity but his and Ferrari's struggles took its toll. Is there reason for optimism in 2026?

What next after Hamilton's 'nightmare' year?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-12-11 05:49
Lewis Hamilton's first year at Ferrari started with positivity but his and Ferrari's struggles took its toll. Is there reason for optimism in 2026?

23XI, Front Row rest case as NASCAR begins trial defense

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-12-11 02:39
In a timeline where the parties involved in the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR trial couldn’t agree on anything to the point they have ended up in court, it is no surprise that they could look at the same financial records and end up with two different interpretations.
That is the key takeaway from much of Wednesday, which is officially Day 8, of the trial that will determine ...Keep reading

'Outraged' Bass Pro Shops CEO writes scorching letter to NASCAR over Childress insults

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-12-11 00:49
Johnny Morris, the founder, majority owner, and and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, has published a fiery letter addressed to NASCAR and the France family, focusing on the insults leadership shared amongst themselves while talking about longtime team owner Richard Childress.
In text messages unsealed through discovery as part of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit ...Keep reading

Lionel reveals the best-selling NASCAR diecasts of 2025

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 23:06
Lionel Racing has revealed the ten best-selling diecasts from the 2025 NASCAR season, counting them down throughout the day on Wednesday.
In 2024, Dale Earnhardt Jr. reminded everyone just how popular he is when his Budweiser-backed Late Model car beat all other diecasts from the year. In 2023, Kevin Harvick's return to the No. 29 for the All-Star Race with a recreation of his 2001 scheme on ...Keep reading

How Lewis Hamilton overruled Ron Dennis to drive on "Top Gear"

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 21:11
Former Top Gear and The Grand Tour executive producer Andy Wilman has revealed that Lewis Hamilton personally overruled McLaren boss Ron Dennis to appear in the BBC show's "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segment in the famous and humble Suzuki Liana instead of a Mercedes supercar. 
Speaking on the Midweek F1 podcast, Wilman explained that the seven-time champion's first visit to the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris details winter break plans: "Forget that I drive in Formula 1"

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 21:05
McLaren's Lando Norris has detailed his winter break plans, including reviews with his team, the Woking outfit's Christmas party and time away with his friends.
The 26-year-old driver is also looking forward to forgetting that he drives in Formula 1 to take some time away from it all.
"Actually, pretty simple next few weeks. We review everything. You know, there's still plenty of things that ...Keep reading

AI sim-racing coach Track Titan raises $5m to train the next generation of drivers

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 20:19
An AI coaching platform born out of sim racing has secured fresh backing from major names in motorsport, tech and sport as data-driven training tools continue to become more and more mainstream. 
London-based Track Titan has just confirmed a $5million seed round to accelerate the development of its AI 'driving coach', aimed at both sim racers and track drivers who could benefit from such ...Keep reading

How Lando Norris celebrated his first F1 drivers' championship title

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 20:10
Lando Norris has detailed how he celebrated his first Formula 1 drivers' championship victory in Abu Dhabi.
The McLaren driver finished the season-ending race at the Yas Marina Circuit in third behind race winner Max Verstappen and Norris's team-mate Oscar Piastri, which was enough to seal the deal. After extended track celebrations, the Briton made his way out for a very late night and early ...Keep reading

IMSA President: 2026 Daytona 24 entry inquiries hit “close to 90”

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 19:59
It doesn’t take a genius to recognize that IMSA has become one of the healthiest racing series in the world, especially after revealing an entry list for the Daytona 24 that hit the maximum grid size for a fifth consecutive year. 
There are 61 entries (11 GTP, 14 LMP2, 15 GTD Pro and 21 GTD) confirmed for the 64th edition of the Twice-Around-The-Clock endurance classic at Daytona ...Keep reading

Tony Kanaan praises FIA for revising IndyCar superlicense points

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 19:05
The FIA’s updated changes of the superlicense points allocation to the IndyCar Series championship ahead of the 2026 season has been welcomed by several in the paddock, including Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan.
The FIA World Motor Sport Council concluded its final meeting for 2025 on Wednesday, making several changes across several series that also impacted North America’s premier ...Keep reading

The 6 defining moments of Norris’ title-winning season

Formula 1 - Wed, 2025-12-10 18:59
After a roller coaster of a season, Lando Norris has been crowned the World Champion of 2025. There have been so many dramatic moments in a long year, full of twists and turns, and I’ve picked out six of what I think are the most defining points of Norris’ championship season…

From DNFs to Bahrain podium: Inside Mercedes’ turbulent first WEC season

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 17:52
Few could have expected Mercedes to end its first World Endurance Championship with a podium, but Maxime Martin, Lin Hodenius and Martin Berry’s second-place finish in the Bahrain finale was no fluke. The venerable Mercedes-AMG GT3 was among the pacesetters in the LMGT3 field all weekend, both in race and qualifying trim, and the #61 Iron Lynx crew ultimately came short of victory by less than a ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia’s slump “all in his head” amid Marc Marquez pressure, says veteran team boss

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 16:31
Outgoing Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal believes Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 MotoGP struggles were rooted largely in psychological factors, saying a “lot was playing in his head” during the year.
Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia was expected to mount a fierce challenge against Marc Marquez as the pair teamed up at the factory Ducati squad this year.
But while Marquez romped to his ...Keep reading

F1 Academy adds Silverstone and Austin to seven-round 2026 calendar

Motorsport - Wed, 2025-12-10 15:59
Silverstone and Austin are two new additions to the 2026 F1 Academy calendar, which comprises 14 races split across seven rounds.
The all-female single-seater series helmed by Susie Wolff will stick with 14 races across seven race weekends for its fourth season in 2026, all on the support programme of the Formula 1 world championship.
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F1 AcademyDoriane Pin crowned 2025 ...Keep reading

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