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Fernando Alonso is “a Rottweiller” who would be in the title fight if he was driving for McLaren or Red Bull this year, according to long-time associate Flavio Briatore. Alonso and Briatore, who now leads Alpine’s F1 team, have a long affiliation stretching back to before the Spaniard made it into Formula 1. Alonso, who turns 45 next year, will…

The tantalising prospect that the 2025 drivers’ championship may yet become a three-way fight arose following Max Verstappen’s back-to-back wins in the last two rounds. But despite the sudden progress he has made, the situation remains extremely tough. He lies 69 points off the championship lead with seven rounds remaining. The situation compares neatly with the challenge his championship rival…

Sep 30, 2025, 04:18 PM ET The greatest superheroes are the ones who are also the most relatable. We pay our hard-earned money and use our hard-to-come-by leisure time to watch them operate in the clouds, eager to witness them accomplishing what we previously thought was undoable. But we love them most when they show their best selves down here…

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Steiner tells us about Drive to Survive headlines and an F1 return… with Ferrari? (Inside Line) Guenther Steiner: ‘Fred got his contract extended. I was actually happy for him because Fred’s work we will see next year, ’26, when the rule changes come. There you can really say…

Fernando Alonso said it is his mission to ensure Aston Martin returns to competitiveness before he retires, although he thinks it is a guarantee the team will be champions within the next 10 years. Alonso will turn 45 in 2026, the final year of his contract with the team. Ambitious Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll has targeted the new F1…

While McLaren will surely clinch the constructors’ championship this weekend, their drivers will be alert to the rising threat from Max Verstappen in their points fight. Here are the talking points for this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. Is a Verstappen win really that unlikely? He may have won at every other venue on the calendar but Verstappen has neither started…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links McLaren’s $20m UK lawsuit against Palou over aborted move begins (Reuters) ‘McLaren’s lawyers say the team have missed out on ‘the on-track success it would otherwise have achieved’ with Palou as their driver and are claiming $19.7 million to cover losses, including in relation to sponsorship deals and…

Marc Márquez won his seventh MotoGP world championship on Sunday in Japan. Gold & Goose Photography/Getty Images “I said when I went to the doctors, ‘Let me know if we have a solution. If not, I will retire.’” These are the words of Marc Márquez to ESPN in 2023, when he was a six-time MotoGP world champion, about the arm injury…

Max Verstappen’s hopes of retaining his drivers’ championship title are slim but very much alive. His victories in Baku and Monza leave him 69 points behind Oscar Piastri with 199 available. The Red Bull driver is already a four-times world champion. Not all F1 drivers get the chance to drive a potentially championship-winning car, but Verstappen has, and has never…

The Formula 1 season continues in this weekend with the series’ 16th visit to the Marina Bay circuit in Singapore. F1 Academy will support the world championship at the punishing city course. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Look out for the live page on the site during every session and follow…

Cadillac’s first Formula 1 start is just six months away. Their debut on the grid will be a proud moment for all involved in the project. There is one fly in the ointment, however. One of their two drivers will have to serve a grid penalty for the race due to an infringement which was committed over 12 months early….

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Brian Munene and Spencer Ward! On this day in motorsport Two-times world champion Mika Hakkinen is 57 today Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free  read more www.racefans.net

Sep 27, 2025, 11:08 AM ET Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen landed a stunning victory in his debut GT3 race at Nordschleife on Saturday. Verstappen, racing in a Ferrari 296 entered by Emil Frey Racing alongside Chris Lulham at the Nürburgring Endurance Series, finished 24.5 seconds ahead of Dennis Fetzer, Jann Mardenborough and Fabio Scherer’s Ford Mustang GT3…

The stiff winds at Baku City Circuit caused problems for drivers on and off the track. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture of Oscar Piastri and one of his predecessors at McLaren? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below. A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the RaceFans Round-up….

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Verstappen is by far the best, says ex-Ferrari boss Montezemolo (Reuters) ‘Even in the last race in Baku, difficult conditions, he never lost control. He was always quick. He never makes mistakes. (Carlos) Sainz and (Charles) Leclerc was a very good (Ferrari) couple. But no question, Verstappen is…

Sep 26, 2025, 10:23 AM ET For the first time in his five-year NASCAR Cup Series career, Chase Briscoe has won multiple races in a season. Logan Riely/Getty Images Chase Briscoe doesn’t feel comfortable. “I’ve never brought a single dime to any race team, so really, all I can bring is myself,” he told ESPN. “If you’re not performing, and all…

Formula 1 doesn’t need to shorten grands prix to make itself more appealing to younger viewers, Williams team principal James Vowles believes. He said the sport can cater for demand for shorter-form content by embracing streaming platforms. The Williams team leader was responding to comments earlier this month by Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali who believes grands prix “may be…

Romain Grosjean has completed his first lap in a Formula 1 car since the shocking crash which ended his career in the series five years ago. He has returned to his former Haas team to drive a two-year-old VF-23 chassis in a test at the Mugello circuit in Italy. Grosjean successfully completed an installation lap at the flowing, 5.2-kilometre circuit…

Former Mercedes and McLaren Formula E boss Ian James has been announced as the successor to James Barclay at Jaguar. Barclay had been Jaguar team principal since its formation in 2016, but left his position in August to head up the new McLaren endurance programme. James will take up his position on October 1. The 47-year-old spent much of last…