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It’s hard to believe a year has passed since Jay Frye departed his role as IndyCar President.
Feb. 11, 2025.
It’s a date that ended a pivotal tenure in the history of North America’s Premier open-wheel championship. Upon Frye’s exit, Penske Entertainment appointed Doug Boles as his replacement and increased responsibilities for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway President. Less than two ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen didn’t come to America to keep racing on road courses, he could have remained in Supercars to do that, so the decrease in road courses and a key NASCAR rule change doesn’t bother him any.
Maybe more important to his success is that NASCAR reverted to the Chase for the Championship format this season, meaning ‘SVG’ can no longer simply win his way into the playoffs ...Keep reading

See all 11 cars hit the track during the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

James Vowles feels that the “mood has lifted” at Williams as the team hit the track for official pre-season testing in Bahrain, having missed the Barcelona Shakedown just two weeks earlier.

Toto Wolff made clear that Mercedes “have to get our act together” as pre-season testing develops at the Bahrain International Circuit, after taking note of a “very, very strong” Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

Lewis Hamilton has opened up on the “difficult decision” to part ways with former race engineer Riccardo Adami, with the seven-time World Champion suggesting that not yet having a permanent replacement could be “detrimental” for him.

Lando Norris topped the timesheets as pre-season testing kicked off at the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday, leading the way from Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.

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Formula 1 was back on track in Bahrain for the first day of its official pre-season test, which will run from 11 February until 13 February. After a day of running, these are the key figures to remember from Wednesday.
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For Mick Schumacher, the IndyCar adventure is slowly but surely getting serious. In preparation for his first full season in the series, the rookie from Germany has now completed two road course tests and one oval test. During the two-day road course test in Sebring on Monday and Tuesday this week, Schumacher had the chance to test alongside most of the field for the first time.
Four months ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 team principal Graeme Lowdon has admitted that the positive start to testing for the American outfit has not changed his expectations for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Pre-season testing started today in Bahrain after a private shakedown in Barcelona from 26 - 30 January. As Cadillac prepares for its first season in F1, it used the shakedown to test every part of ...Keep reading

Daytona 500 qualifying is unique, and different from every other race on the Cup Series schedule. It always delivers the drama, both in the battle for pole position, but also those trying to make it into the field.
While the Indianapolis 500 has Bump Day and Fast 12, NASCAR has the Duels at Daytona. Four drivers and teams will be sent home on Thursday night as their dreams of competing in ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris opened the book on the first day of official Formula 1 pre-season testing by going 0.129s faster than Max Verstappen, although the Red Bull driver completed more laps than McLaren managed all day.
Oscar Piastri set a best time of 1m35.602s over 54 laps in the morning, before Norris took over the MCL40 and set the fastest time of the day – 1m34.669s – in the afternoon ...Keep reading

Red Bull are "the benchmark" in Formula 1 as pre-season testing begins in earnest in Bahrain, says Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.

Fans got a first look at all the 2026 Formula 1 cars on track on the first day of testing in Bahrain.

Fans got a first look at all the 2026 Formula 1 cars on track on the first day of testing in Bahrain.

Fans got a first look at all the 2026 Formula 1 cars on track on the first day of testing in Bahrain.

NASCAR Cup cars got on track at Daytona for the first time on Wednesday, shaking down their cars in morning practice for the 68th running of the Daytona 500.
With qualifying following later in the day, most times were in qualifying trim and focusing on single-car runs. However, there was the occasional drafting and very small groups that formed, impacting the final speed charts. While some ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas has revealed that his talks with the Cadillac Formula 1 team started more than three years ago, as he offered an update on the outfit as Bahrain testing for the 2026 season starts today. 
Bottas was confirmed to be part of Cadillac's line-up alongside former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez for the squad's first season in the championship. But while its arrival on the grid wasn't ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 executive engineering consultant Pat Symonds has defended Sergio Perez, arguing that the bad press the Mexican driver has received in recent years is "undeserved".
The American outfit joins the F1 grid in 2026 after gaining entry as the 11th team. It comes with the experienced driver line-up of former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and former Red Bull driver Sergio ...Keep reading