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Can Norris and McLaren confirm their Mexico GP form? - Oleg Karpov
McLaren took its first victory since Zandvoort at the end of August, with Lando Norris’ dominant Mexico weekend underlining why the papaya squad secured the constructors’ title well before the end of the season. For Norris, it marked a major turnaround in his campaign: not only did he look untouchable, but he also returned ...Keep reading

McLaren has once again doubled down on its refusal to favour either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight - even if it results in a repeat of 2007. 
Norris leads the championship by one point over Piastri with four rounds remaining, but Red Bull driver Max Verstappen remains a threat as he is third and 36 points off the top. 
Although Red Bull has placed its full ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera has claimed the early lead at Rally Japan as he plans to not hold anything back in his pursuit of a third World Rally Championship title at the penultimate round of the season. 
The Toyota driver posted the fastest time in the opening stage at the asphalt event, with only a second separating the top eight after the 2.75km Kuragaike Park super special stage. 
Rovanpera ...Keep reading

“Well, he made all of us look pretty average there.” 2010 Formula 1 title contender Mark Webber’s reaction to Nico Hulkenberg’s sensational Brazilian Grand Prix pole position said it all.
Coming into the Sao Paulo round, F1 was enjoying a five-way title fight between championship leader Fernando Alonso for Ferrari, Red Bull’s Webber and Sebastian Vettel, and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton ...Keep reading

Ott Tanak says he “more or less” knows his plans for 2026 as speculation continues to mount around the Hyundai driver's future in the World Rally Championship. 
The 2019 world champion has emerged as a key player in this year's silly season, with the Estonian yet to reveal his plans for 2026. Another season at Hyundai is understood to be his only realistic option in Rally1.  
Hyundai ...Keep reading

NASCAR Xfinity runner-up Connor Zilisch will drive an LMDh prototype for the first time in the IMSA-sanctioned test at Daytona.
The 19-year-old will share the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R with Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti at the Daytona International Speedway on 14-16 November.
The American, who has already scored two LMP2 class victories in the IMSA SportsCar ...Keep reading

Jack Doohan appears set for a place on Toyota’s Super Formula roster next year as part of a programme that could involve Formula 1 reserve duties outside of Alpine.
The Australian driver, who was demoted to reserve status by Alpine after the first six races of the current F1 season in favour of Franco Colapinto, has been strongly linked with a seat at the Toyota-powered Kondo Racing outfit in ...Keep reading

Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske have been ordered by the Western District of North Carolina to provide deposition interviews with lawyers representing 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports in advance of the antitrust lawsuit trial brought by the teams against NASCAR set to begin on December 1.
A deposition is a formal interview under oath that is typically done as part of the fact discovery ...Keep reading

Overall, year-to-year, the NASCAR Cup Series experienced a 14 percent drop in television ratings for the 2025 season.
To wrap up this season, the Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway drew 2.77 million viewers on NBC, down from the 2.9 million it drew last year. Last year, overall, the NASCAR Cup Series drew 2.892 million, which was a one percent increase from the 2023 season, while ...Keep reading

Chase Briscoe could choose to believe that making the Cup Series final four in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing was akin to playing with house money but he left Phoenix Raceway on Sunday far more disappointed than he imagined.
“I mean, it was definitely a good first year, right,” said Briscoe on Tuesday ahead of the NASCAR Awards Show. “I texted our group chat and told them, ‘we ...Keep reading

On the weekend of June 19-21, NASCAR's three national divisions will compete at a brand new course at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego -- the first-ever NASCAR event to be run on an active military base.
That historic event will include an entry by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and California native Jimmie Johnson. The co-owner at Legacy Motor Club will drive the No. 84 Toyota Camry ...Keep reading

By the end of Tuesday night, Connor Zilisch and Jesse Love were performing a duet of ‘Sweet Caroline’ at the NASCAR Awards afterparty but there was a little awkwardness to get past following the events of Saturday’s Xfinity Series championship race.
 
Zilisch was the most dominant driver of the season, delivering 10 wins, 20 top-5s and 23 top-10s in 32 races, having missed one for a ...Keep reading

On one hand, the rookie season for Carson Kvapil was a disappointment, but on the other hand, he advanced to the final four and was able to scrounge enough success and attention that it got him a second full-time season at JR Motorsports, albeit under unique circumstances.
Kvapil advanced to the championship race in the No. 1 car with crew chief Andrew Overstreet but they didn’t win ...Keep reading

Interlagos is a circuit built for drama – high elevation, fast laps, and unpredictable weather. Which drivers and teams are ready to master the mayhem and deliver big in F1 Fantasy?

Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll has championed the team’s “monumental” signing of Adrian Newey among other high-profile additions to the Silverstone outfit, as he eyes world champion status. 
The Canadian businessman discussed the changes he has implemented within the team in a video on the Aston Martin YouTube channel.
"There’s a loyalty behind this 112-year-old British iconic ...Keep reading

Is it too early to think about the 2026 NASCAR Cup title? Yes, but that's not stopping sports bettors like BeT MGM. We still don't know if 2026 will feature a elimination-style format with an extended final round, a ten-season playoffs, or a return to a season-long points system.
Regardless of the final format, Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are likely early favorites, and BetMGM agrees. Both the ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin has been racing in the NASCAR Cup Series for 20 years, ending the year inside the top five in the championship standings ten times.
That impressive career includes 60 career wins (tied for tenth on the all-time wins list), three Daytona 500 trophies, three Southern 500 triumphs, and a Coca-Cola 600. He's even won the All-Star Race. And while Hamlin has never won a NASCAR Cup ...Keep reading

Interlagos 1974 – Fittipaldi triumphs on home soil

Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren M23
Photo by: Motorsport Images

McLaren’s 1974 campaign started off strongly, with Denny Hulme winning the opening round in Buenos Aires while Emerson Fittipaldi triumphed on home soil at the old-school, curvy, dusty, bumpy 7.96km Interlagos track.
On his way to a second world title ...Keep reading

Peugeot has revealed the reason behind Jean-Eric Vergne’s move into a development role with its World Endurance Championship squad in 2026, ending his continuous run as a race driver since the programme began.
Ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain finale, Peugeot revealed that Vergne will be stepping down from his race seat next year, with Stoffel Vandoorne rejoining the French team to take his ...Keep reading

For the final episode of 'Passenger Princess', it’s the turn of Williams racer Carlos Sainz to become Amelia Dimoldenberg’s star driving instructor.