NASCAR confirms new seven-year Cup Series media rights deal Motorsport.com first reported on Tuesday night the division of races among the new deal’s broadcast partners, which include Fox Sports, Amazon, TNT/Max and NBC.Sports Business Journal reports the seven-year deal is worth approximately $1.1 billion total a year – about Read More
RFK Racing to field third entry in Daytona 500 with RaganVeteran driver David Ragan will pilot the car, hoping to make his first NASCAR Cup Series start since the 2022 season, where he ran all four superspeedway races with Rick Ware Racing. He will not be locked into the 500 Read More
Browne confirmed at HMD Motorsports for 2024 Indy NXT campaignBrowne, the seventh driver to confirmed by HMD for next year, will drive the #23 entry for the two-time defending champions. He joins a cast that includes 2023 USF Pro 2000 champion Myles Rowe, FR Americas champion Callum Hedge, 2023 Read More
Richard Childress Racing announces new executive appointmentsWith the stated goal to "strengthen the organization’s operations," Richard Childress Racing has promoted Andy Petree to executive vice president of the organization. A veteran of the industry, Petree most recently led RCR as the vice president of competition. He was also instrumental Read More
Inside Maserati’s long-awaited MC12 successorMaserati's huge success with the MC12 GT1 over a decade ago meant the Italian manufacturer's follow-up was always going to be keenly anticipated.Based on the road going MC20, the new Maserati GT2 made its competition debut at Paul Ricard in the Read More
Norris: McLaren on right track for F1 2024 challengeMcLaren missed its winter development targets and started the campaign poorly, with neither driver scoring a point in the first two races.But led by a three-stage car upgrade phased in from the Austrian Grand Prix, the team emerged as the Read More
Grosjean buoyed by “impressive” Lamborghini LMDh test formItalian manufacturer Lamborghini is preparing for the biggest programme in its sportscar racing history, having never previously fielded a prototype like the Ligier-chassised SC63 machine. But the project received a major setback just a few weeks into the start of testing, Read More
Russell: F1 illnesses highlight 'unsustainable' toll of 2024 calendarAs the 2023 campaign concluded with the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix running back-to-back with the season finale in the Middle East – forcing people to overcome a 12-hour time difference in three days – many drivers, team personnel and Read More
Ferrari needs to make more of its F1 opportunities in 2024 – VasseurFerrari was beaten by Mercedes to second in the 2023 constructors' championship in Abu Dhabi by three points after both teams went through a season full of ups and downs with their peaky cars.Just like its counterpart from Brackley, Ferrari Read More
WEC's tyre warmer ban may be lifted at Le Mans again in 2024WEC boss Frederic Lequien has revealed that the prohibition on pre-heating tyres in the pits before they are put on the car is under review on safety grounds for the double-points round of the series in June.It follows the reversal Read More
What’s behind the AlphaTauri floor that has upset F1 rivalsBut the extent of its progress got some of its rivals’ backs up, amid concerns that its ever-closer relationship with sister team Red Bull could be helping both teams gain an unfair advantage. While there are no suggestions the Red Bull Read More
How Abt Audi brought back Red Bull to the DTMThere was a great degree of surprise in the DTM paddock when Abt took the covers off its 2024 challenger at the Hockenheim finale last month. A shiny new Audi R8 LMS was showcased late in the evening to a Read More
Sustainable fuels to be used by all cars at 2024 Goodwood RevivalThe popular annual event, which will take place on 6-8 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, will require all cars to use a fuel that has a minimum of 70% advanced sustainable components, in accordance with the FIA’s current requirements Read More
Hamilton: Wolff and Mercedes under “huge” pressure to deliver in F1 2024Off the back of a winless campaign for the German manufacturer, the Brackley-based squad is pinning hopes of a revival on an all-new car concept for its 2024 W15 challenger.But seven-time world champion Hamilton suggests there is little room for Read More
NASCAR to add new TV partner in upcoming broadcast dealAccording to multiple sources with knowledge of the deal, beginning with the 2025 Cup Series season, FOX Sports will broadcast the first 14 races of the season.Current partner NBC will broadcast the final 14 races of the season. The middle Read More
IMSA ace Spinelli joins factory Lamborghini driver roster for 2024The 27-year-old Florida-based Italian joins Sandy Mitchell, Marco Mapelli, Franck Perera, Leonardo Pulcini and Jordan Pepper among Lamborghini’s GT3 ranks.The expanded factory driver roster complements the new LMDh line-up of Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli, Romain Grosjean and Daniil Kvyat.Spinelli raced Read More
When is the next F1 race? Full 2024 Formula 1 race calendarThis year’s season saw 22 races (the planned Emilia-Romagna GP was cancelled due to flooding) packed with action and impressive dominance from Max Verstappen and his Red Bull car.The 2024 F1 season will begin on 29 February and run until Read More
Sellout announced for the 2024 Daytona 500The crown jewel race officially kicks off the NASCAR Cup season with 200 laps of pack racing around the high-banked, high-speed 2.5-mile superspeedway.The sellout includes all grandstand seating and camping, with limited FanZone and hospitality packages still available. This is the Read More
McLaren agrees F1 deal to lure Monster Energy from MercedesMonster Energy has partnered with McLaren on what is described as a “multi-year” contract, which will lead to the recognisable ‘M’ logo featuring on the helmets, race suits, caps and drinks bottles (branded in the past by Coca-Cola) of drivers Read More
Quartararo: Yamaha still too far from MotoGP rivals after 2024 testTuesday’s outing in Valencia marked the true first test of the 2024 season, with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales leading the way.After a lukewarm reception to its first 2024 prototype – and particularly the engine – at Misano in September, Quartararo ended Read More
O'Ward: Moving to F1 after winning Indy 500 would be a "Cinderella story"O'Ward impressed on his latest appearance in McLaren's F1 machinery by finishing second in Abu Dhabi's post-season test, completing 103 laps in the 2023 MCL60 to put himself just 0.269s behind Alpine's leading Esteban Ocon.The outing came days after being Read More
What's next for Trackhouse Racing's Project 91 NASCAR ride?Trackhouse Racing co-owner Justin Marks first announced the organization’s Project 91 program in May 2022, a plan to expand its international reach by fielding the part-time No. 91 Chevrolet entry in the Cup Series for international racing drivers.The first participant was Read More
WEC firms up plans to expand grid to 40 cars by 2025Series boss Frederic Lequien categorically stated that the field would be increased to 40 in the wake of the publication of next year's entry list of 37 cars."We will go to 40 cars in 2025, definitely," said Lequein. "I can Read More
