Motorsport

Image credit: Hanna Burton/Instagram Japanese-American racing driver and content creator Hana Burton, along with rally driver Maaya Orido, took part in the FIA Girls on Track program in Tokyo on the sidelines of the Tokyo E-Prix to do their bit in encouraging several young girls to take up motorsport as a career option.As part of the program, young girls between…

May 23, 2025, 08:50 AM ET Charles Leclerc smashed into the back of Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin before giving himself an early boost with the fastest lap for Ferrari in first practice for his home Monaco Grand Prix on Friday. Last year’s winner from pole position clocked the leading time of 1:11.964 around the tight and twisty harbourside street circuit,…

The new instalment of the official Formula 1 game will arrive next week. RaceFans quizzed Codemasters’ creative director Gavin Cooper on what’s new for 2025 including the updated My Team mode, reverse tracks, the third episode in the Braking Point series – and the addition of characters from F1: The Movie. RF: What are the main changes that should attract…

It cannot be just a coincidence that Maserati MSG Racing driver Stoffel Vandoorne started from the 14th position on the grid and went on to win the Tokyo E-Prix Round 8. He even managed to beat Nissan’s Oliver Rowland, who had started from pole.Vandoorne shined while others struggled with poor visibility, a slippery track, and grip issues as it rained…

Motor racing’s Super Bowl is here. It’s race week at the Indianapolis 500, the world’s largest single-day sporting event dating back to 1911, and everything leading up to this year’s great American race has been unforgettable. But there’s plenty that Roger Penske, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series, would indeed like to forget. Penske also owns…

Alexander Albon expects Formula 1’s new tyre rules for the Monaco Grand Prix will lead to more teams trying to tactically delay their rivals. Overtaking is so difficult at the narrow Monaco circuit that drivers can easily lap much slower than race pace while not being held up by rivals behind them. A team could use that to their advantage…

Oliver Rowland is currently far ahead of his fellow Formula E drivers when it comes to on-track competition. Not only is he leading the Formula E Driver Standings, but he has also won four of the nine races in the current season.Rowland has now said it all feels like a dream—and at times, he even feels the need to wake…

Formula 1’s new tyre rules for the Monaco Grand Prix could lead to drivers gambling on when to make pit stops, says Max Verstappen. The series has introduced a special rule for Monaco only requiring drivers to use at least three different sets of tyres during the race instead of the usual two. They will therefore likely have to make…

Image credit: Dan Ticktum/Instagram The success may have come late, but when it did, it tasted all the sweeter for Cupra Kiro driver Dan Ticktum. The 25-year-old from London, finally secured a place on the Formula E podium at the Tokyo E-Prix Round 9 on Sunday, finishing third in the race.It took Ticktum 57 starts and two previous top-five finishes…

Laurence EdmondsonMay 22, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MONACO — There’s an unfortunate paradox at the heart of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend: Nearly every aspect that makes the circuit unique also makes it terrible for Formula 1 racing. Nowhere in the world will you see F1 cars as close…

Formula E discovered to its cost at Homestead in March just how its regulations can be problematic when it comes to ensuring sporting fairness. On several occasions this season, races have been compromised and even effectively ended by race suspensions rendering attack mode boosts obsolete. In Miami, it felt deeply unsatisfactory that what appeared to be – to the uninformed…

Formula 1’s eagerness to prevent a repeat of last year’s processional Monaco Grand Prix has led it to take the highly unusual step of implementing a special rule for this venue only. The series hopes that by forcing drivers to use three sets of tyres during a race instead of one, it might create more uncertainty and even changes of…

May 21, 2025, 06:00 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar is exploring the creation of an independent governing body absent of any Roger Penske employees in the wake of the Team Penske cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500. Penske owns three-car Team Penske, IndyCar, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. On Wednesday, he fired his top three racing…

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Otmar F1? Szafnauer reveals F1 team proposal (Auto Action) ‘The financiers are serious people and they have the financial wherewithal to be able to fund a Formula 1 team. The car manufacturer that also wants to join Formula 1’s in place, so it’s just a matter of the…

May 21, 2025, 11:14 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske attempted to close the latest cheating scandal engulfing his race team — this one at his beloved Indianapolis 500 — by firing his top three executives at Team Penske after two of the Penske cars were found to be illegal. Penske fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron…

The Monaco Grand Prix has long been Formula 1’s most iconic race. Although the main event on Sunday has tended to be processional, it hasn’t always been without drama, whether due to rain, strategy blunders or crashes. And Saturday’s qualifying hour has invariably been one of the most thrilling of the year precisely because the likely reward for capturing pole…

McLaren is once again using a special livery for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. The team has made a habit of varying its livery for F1’s iconic race through the streets of Monte-Carlo. It will use the same design, which it has created in conjunction with sponsor OKX, at the Spanish Grand Prix next week. It has named this year’s…

Image credit: Antonio Felix Da Costa/Instagram Antonio Felix Da Costa’s plans for the Tokyo E-Prix may not have fallen into place, but the TAG Heuer Porsche driver would definitely be looking forward to repeating his success at the Shanghai E-Prix. He had emerged as the winner in part 2 of the Shanghai double-header last year and is now preparing for…

May 21, 2025, 07:24 AM ET In 75 years of Formula 1, 70 races have been held at Monaco. Of those 70 races, there have been 37 different winners with 32 victories from pole. Could 2025 see a 38th driver stand atop the podium? McLaren have dominated the start of the season so far, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen throwing…