The surprise move comes a year earlier than expected, with The CW announced as the new home for the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025. The network will broadcast all 33 races of the secondary NASCAR division next year.The agreement lasts through the 2031 season. NBC, who was originally supposed to air the 2024 NXS playoffs, but they will still produce the races and utilize NBC commentators. Rick ...Keep reading
Given Alonso's impressive longevity and penchant for surprise twists, one can never be too sure about the cunning Spaniard's next move. But F1's longest-serving protagonist has now openly nailed his colours to Aston Martin's mast with a new long-term contract.His fresh terms include at least a two-year commitment to drive its F1 cars and a deal to move into an as of yet undefined off-track role ...Keep reading
Liberty Media announced earlier this month that had acquired 86% of Dorna Sports in a blockbuster deal worth €4.2 million, which it hopes to finalise by the end of 2024.While the American media giant has yet to discuss what plans it has to grow MotoGP’s popularity, it is likely its efforts with Formula 1 will act as the blueprint.Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Americas Grand Prix – a key ...Keep reading
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Two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has signed a new contract that will see him racing with Aston Martin at least until the end of 2026. But what does this mean for Aston's ambitions? What has been promised to Fernando to keep him at the team? And how will this affect the rest of the driver market, now that another 2025 seat has been filled? Bryn Lucas is joined by Haydn Cobb to discuss this latest silly season news. 0:00 Alonso's New Deal 1:04 2-Year Extension vs Multi-Year Deal 2:22 Alonso's... Читать дальше...
Last week Yamaha announced it had re-signed Quartararo to a new two-year contract, reportedly worth around €12 million per season, taking him through to the end of 2026.It comes as Yamaha has continued to struggle for form in the first round of 2024 and Quartararo admitted discussions with rival teams.Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Americas Grand Prix, the 2021 world champion says a meeting ...Keep reading
On Thursday Alonso and Aston Martin announced the Spaniard would stay with the team until at least 2026, when Honda joins the Silverstone team as its works power unit partner.Alonso and Honda endured strained ties when they worked together during a fraught three-year McLaren-Honda partnership, which was terminated early due to poor results and an increasingly difficult working relationship off the ...Keep reading
Alonso and Aston Martin announced on Thursday that the 42-year-old Spaniard would remain with the Silverstone team for at least the 2025 and 2026 seasons.Read Also:
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Speaking to the media after the announcement, Alonso revealed he signed a multi-year deal that will keep him associated with the brand beyond his driving ...Keep reading
Sponsored by Miami will host its third ever F1 event in May and there is plenty to watch out for as the sport heads to US shores for the first of three visits this season. Here are 10 things you should look out for, as well as an opportunity to attend the Miami Grand Prix in person with MoneyGram.1. Will Verstappen finally claim pole position?Max Verstappen may have won and set the fastest ...Keep reading
The CW Network will begin its broadcast of NASCAR Xfinity Series a year earlier than scheduled as it will now broadcast the final eight races of the 2024 season, multiple sources confirmed to Motorsport.com on Thursday.The deal is expected to be signed Thursday and an official announcement of the change is expected later Thursday afternoon and will detail the reasons for the change, sources ...Keep reading
On Thursday afternoon, Aston Martin ended speculation about the two-time world champion's future with the team by announcing a multi-year contract extension for the Spaniard, tying him to the Silverstone outfit until the end of 2026.Alonso's contract was up for renewal this year, which prompted extensive speculation about the 42-year-old's future as top teams Red Bull and Mercedes also have seats ...Keep reading
Hendrick Motorsports celebrated its 40th anniversary in style at Martinsville Speedway, becoming the first team in history to score a 1-2-3 finish at the iconic short track. William Byron collected his series-leading third win of the year, beating Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott to the checkered flag.Larson takes over the points lead, 14pts clear of Martin Truex Jr.NASCAR now heads to Texas, where ...Keep reading
“It was a race like old times – going hard, from the heart. I had to be smart over when to press the rhythm, and when to hold back. It was a fantastic race. I am happy for all of us. Not just for me, but for the team and staff. It was a dream. God knows, and when he wants something, then nothing can stop it.”The quote above was given to Brazilian television, delivered in Senna’s native ...Keep reading
Russell and Hamilton finished seventh and ninth respectively, reversing their qualifying positions, after a poor qualifying session and troublesome first stint on the hard tyres prevented them from fighting further ahead.On the restart after a lap one red flag, Mercedes decided to put both of its drivers on new hard tyres to attempt a bold one-stop strategy on the demanding Suzuka circuit.But its ...Keep reading
The opening race at the north-east German venue on 25 May falls on the same day as the two semi-finals for the Ice Hockey World Championship, which are also being broadcast by DTM’s German broadcast partner ProSieben.As such, a decision has been made to deviate from the DTM’s standard 1:30pm kick-off time, with the start of the race pushed back until 5pm.This means that the first Lausitzring ...Keep reading
Although six hours of testing was expected to resume at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday at 10am local time, IndyCar already called off any activities after lingering showers and an unpromising forecast have forced an early end to the two-day event.Rain also put an early end to Wednesday’s on-track running but not before an adjusted start time due to the anticipation of the poor ...Keep reading
The British squad has been working on the aerodynamic performance upgrade since last year, before opting to delay its rollout until the 2024 season.Following a successful test last week, the team has confirmed that it plans to fit the new component to its cars for next week's asphalt rally. Drivers Adrien Fourmaux and Gregoire Munster each chalked up more than 250km of running during their ...Keep reading
Formerly Ferrari's chief of vehicle concept, Sanchez was initially hired by McLaren in March 2023, and finally re-joined his former team in January after completing his gardening leave period.Sanchez was going to be one of three technical directors to succeed James Key, being responsible for car concept and performance, with Rob Marshall brought in from Red Bull to head up engineering and design ...Keep reading
Alonso is currently weighing up whether or not he wants to remain in F1 beyond the end of this year, when his current contract runs out.He says his priority is to stick with Aston Martin, but he has also been linked with potential drives at Red Bull and Mercedes if certain scenarios open up.And while the Spaniard has said he is more than happy with what he has found since he joined Aston Martin at ...Keep reading
Trackhouse has joined MotoGP this year after taking over from previous owners RNF and CryptoDATA, running two Aprilias for Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez.The last few months have been a whirlwind for the American squad, which has had to build the structure to compete in MotoGP virtually from scratch. Little by little, stability has come to a team that was living in permanent uncertainty and ...Keep reading
Between 1981 and 1985, Toleman evolved from hopeless backmarker to potent giant-killer in grand prix racing, across five seasons in which it gave a host of key personalities their F1 break, including drivers Derek Warwick, Teo Fabi and Stefan Johansson – but most notably Ayrton Senna and the man who would go on to design every one of Michael Schumacher’s seven world championship-winning cars ...Keep reading
The long-expected confirmation comes only weeks after it was revealed ahead of the Tokyo E-Prix that Lola Cars would be returning to motorsport after more than a decade away, while Yamaha would be venturing into four-wheel racing again for the first time since 1997.Ahead of this weekend’s Misano E-Prix, Abt has confirmed it will run the newly developed powertrain when its current partnership ...Keep reading
Three-time DTM champion Rast set a best time of 1m37.077s on the second and final day of the running at the Hockenheimring to top the timesheets ahead of Schubert Motorsport team-mates Sheldon van der Linde and Marco Wittmann.Most of the test’s quickest laps were set during the final session on Wednesday afternoon, which was also the longest of the two-day test at three hours and 55 minutes. The ...Keep reading
While the pace of the Frenchman and team-mate Pierre Gasly was impacted by damage picked up following an opening-lap clash, Ocon does not think that should be an excuse for an overall lack of performance.While both drivers were left facing a downforce deficit – with Gasly said to have lost around 33 points compared to Ocon’s 15 – the slump down the order was not solely caused by ...Keep reading