Andretti Global shifts to a new 240,000 sqft home in Indianapolis for its IndyCar, Indy NXT, and Formula E teams
Andretti Global was recently reported to be in search of a new facility in Indiana to move its operations. The racing team is moving away from its current facility in Indiana as the new facility featuring the Fishers shop is set for its grand opening. However, as per the latest reports, Andretti had been searching for another facility and had…
Pirelli concludes latest 2026 F1 tyre test but Russell warns new rubber is “a step worse” · RaceFans | Motorsport
George Russell is concerned Formula 1 tyre performance will deteriorate when the series switches to narrower rubber next year. However Charles Leclerc had a positive first impression of the new prototypes from F1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli. F1 made its tyres significantly wider in 2017 in order to improve the car’s cornering performance. They grew from 245mm wide at the…
Melbourne GP: Alpine boss lauds Jack Doohan before F1 home debut | Motorsport
Australian Jack Doohan has won praise from Alpine Formula One team boss Oliver Oakes for a “punchy” pre-season response to speculation about his Formula One future. Doohan, 22, made his debut for the Renault-owned outfit in Abu Dhabi last December and is starting his first season on home soil in Melbourne on March 16. There has been uncertainty about how…
Scott Dixon runs IndyCar opener without radio communication | Motorsport
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott Dixon ran the entire IndyCar season-opening race without radio communication in a miscue that probably cost him his first career victory on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. The six-time IndyCar champion finished second to winner Alex Palou in a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing on Sunday. Team owner Ganassi said if the radio…
Piastri, Coulthard, F1 Lego, IndyCar & more· RaceFans | Motorsport
Formula 1 Posted on 3rd March 2025, 0:012nd March 2025, 22:44 | Written by Keith Collantine Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Seaney_T! On this day in motorsport McCarthy drove the notoriously poor Andrea Moda in 1992 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Posted on 3rd March 2025, 0:012nd March…
Is F1 two-stop rule the right solution for ‘boring’ Monaco races? · RaceFans | Motorsport
The Monaco Grand Prix has been an anachronism for decades. Overtaking at the track has long been borderline impossible, and it somehow became even harder when Formula 1 made its cars 200mm wider eight years ago. But the clamour for F1 to do something about the processional nature of racing in Monaco grew louder after the extreme circumstances of last…
Red Bull like to look ‘hard’ but ‘cry when it doesn’t go their way’ | Motorsport
Red Bull are failing in their responsibility to Formula 1 by refusing to acknowledge when Max Verstappen has broken the rules, Damon Hill believes. The 1996 world champion also accused the team of resorting to “jingoism” when defending their driver. “I’m not anti-Max,” he told The Telegraph. “This is the point. I think Max is brilliant. I like him. I…
‘Potential to dramatically alter race outcomes’
Photo Credit: Getty Images The wild world of Formula E racing is serving as a proving ground for cutting-edge electric vehicle tech that could one day go from the fast lane to Main Street. And unlike your typical behind-the-scenes test sites, big-name brands like Porsche are putting their EV innovations through the paces at around 200 miles per hour on…
Caption Competition 264: Maxsplaining · RaceFans | Motorsport
Last year’s championship rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were in good spirits when they appeared together in an FIA press conference this week The pair laughed off suggestions their relationship suffered during the course of their run-ins last year. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below. A…
Chip Ganassi Racing, OpenAI partner in first motorsports venture | Motorsport
Feb 28, 2025, 05:43 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI – a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field. It is also OpenAI’s first collaboration in motorsports. “Racing has…
Predicting F1’s 2025 running order after Bahrain testing | Motorsport
Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson Senior Writer, F1 • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders Senior Writer, F1 Feb 28, 2025, 02:53 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Testing lap time data only ever provides a murky picture of relative performance. Adding 10 kilograms of fuel to a car equates to a lap…
Key figures from pre-season testing · RaceFans | Motorsport
For the second year in a row, Carlos Sainz Jnr set the quickest lap time of any driver in pre-season testing. He’s changed teams since then, so the bragging rights for fastest overall time go to Williams. But as we all know, headline testing times don’t reveal who is fast and who isn’t. For the same reason, constructors’ champions McLaren…
Pictures: 2025 F1 pre-season testing day three: Bahrain · RaceFans | Motorsport
Pictures from the third day of testing for the 2025 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit. Lando Norris, McLaren, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Lando Norris, McLaren, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Lando Norris, McLaren, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025…
Lewis Hamilton on his critics: ‘I’ve always welcomed the negativity’ | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton told reporters how you show up and present yourself dispels the criticism he recieves. David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images BAHRAIN – As Lewis Hamilton embarks on his debut season with Ferrari, he says he’s still fueled by the criticism he’s received from “older white men” over his career. Hamilton, 40, has joined Ferrari for his 19th season in…
Hamilton’s complete Q&A on his Ferrari debut · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton spoke at length yesterday about his start to life at Ferrari and his feelings about the new SF-25 chassis he will race this year. Here’s everything he had to say. Q: How has it been out there over the last couple of days and what are your emotions right now? Hamilton: It’s been a really good couple of…
Sainz narrowly leads Ferrari pair in second day of test · F1 · RaceFans | Motorsport
Carlos Sainz Jnr finished his allocation of pre-season testing for Williams by putting them on top of the times on the second day of running in Bahrain. The driver, who was fastest in pre-season testing last year for Ferrari, posted the quickest time of the test so far. He set a 1’29.348 shortly after returning to the cockpit following the…
Pictures: 2025 F1 pre-season testing day two: Bahrain · RaceFans | Motorsport
Pictures from the second day of testing for the 2025 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit. Lando Norris, McLaren, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Lando Norris, McLaren, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025…
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris joke about ‘terrible’ relationship | Motorsport
BAHRAIN – Old friends Max Verstappen and Lando Norris made light of a question of how their relationship might suffer if they fight for the title again in 2025. Verstappen and Norris clashed on track in Austria last year, before having flashpoints in Austin and Mexico City. The pair have often raced together online and have always spoken about having…
RaceFans Round-up: 28th February 2025 | Motorsport
Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Testing in Bahrain: Day two report (Red Bull) Liam Lawson: ‘As part of testing, we were fighting a few teething gremlins with the car through the day, it’s all about just learning about the new car. A few of our runs were cut short a little bit and…
F1 testing: Carlos Sainz tops times over Ferrari on day two in Bahrain | Motorsport
Williams driver Carlos Sainz set the pace on the second day of preseason testing, beating the two Ferrari drivers to the fastest lap time by less than 0.1 seconds. Headline lap times in testing are notoriously unreliable for establishing an accurate competitive order, with Williams playing down suggestions they may have caught F1’s front runners. Thursday was Sainz’s last day…