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33+ min ago (972+ words) Check out how Lando Norris claimed his first Formula One world championship title. (2:50) Lando Norris repeated one thing more than anything else after winning his first world title: "I did it my way." It's true; there has never been a Formula 1 champion quite like him before. Norris clinched his maiden championship with a gutsy and well-measured drive to third in a tense Abu Dhabi finale, but it was an achievement built on a lot more than that one result alone. As Laurence Edmondson wrote on Sunday night, Norris' victory was the culmination of a season of self-doubt and rebirth, a vindication of the raw openness that he has made his calling card. "I think it's great that people can be showing their vulnerability," Hamilton told the written press shortly after his moment with Norris in the TV pen. "It's a…...

38+ min ago (644+ words) NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps" testimony was the highlight of Tuesday"s NASCAR Trial as the lead man at NASCAR explained the frustrations of negotiating with 23XI Racing. Phelps testified in Federal Court in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 9. 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan entrusted Curtis Polk with negotiating with NASCAR during a two-year negotiation process for the most recent Charter agreement that began at the start of 2025. Polk was the lead representative to negotiate for the NASCAR teams and demanded increased revenue, permanent charters, a voice in NASCAR governance and one-third of any new revenue streams. A NASCAR Charter is similar to the franchise model used in other sports and began in NASCAR in 2016. A NASCAR Charter guarantees cars a spot in the 40-car field each week, as well as specified financial terms. "It was one of the most challenging and longest…...

39+ min ago (312+ words) Austrian key to Vettel and Verstappen world title wins "Now is the right moment," says influential 82-year-old Red Bull"s influential auto racing adviser Helmut Marko is retiring from his role at the age of 82, ending a 20-year stint in which he helped Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen develop into four-time Formula One world champions. Marko"s departure leaves Red Bull without the two main guiding personalities from its 2005 entry into F1 after the team principal Christian Horner was ousted in July and replaced by Laurent Mekies. Marko leaves after Verstappen missed out on winning a fifth title at Sunday"s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. "Narrowly missing out on the world championship this season has moved me deeply and made it clear to me that now is the right moment for me personally to end this very long, intense, and successful…...

50+ min ago (526+ words) While the actual text messages couldn't be shown in court, NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps was indirectly asked about his "stupid redneck" comments. Of course, those harsh words came at the expense of Richard Childress in a series of messages that were revealed over the course of litigation leading up to the trial. Richard Childress is testifying today in the NASCAR trial following Steve Phelps. Jeffrey Kessler, attorney for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, found a way to bring up the infamous text messages. While they weren't directly addressed, Phelps did admit to making a mistake. "Steve Phelps was asked by Jeffrey Kessler if [he] had always shown respect in his texts/emails about team owners such as Richard Childress; Phelps said that "by and large, the answer is yes,' but he had sent one text about Childress that he is…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (670+ words) Red Bull has announced motorsport adviser Helmut Marko will leave the team after 20 years at the end of 2025. The 82-year-old has been an integral part of Red Bull's success since the team was formed in 2005, as they won six constructors' championships and eight drivers' titles. Marko, who was the right-hand man of the late Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz, has overseen the development of 20 drivers, most notably world champions Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen, with whom the Austrian has a close relationship. In a statement, he said: "I have been involved in motorsport for six decades now, and the past 20-plus years at Red Bull have been an extraordinary and extremely successful journey." A statement from Red Bull said Marko, a former F1 driver and Le Mans winner, had "decided to step down at the end of 2025". Marko added: "I have…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (485+ words) Regular Season and Postseason Races to be Presented Across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN Peacock to Stream All Races, Qualifying and Heats Live Across Entire Series Supercross Season Begins in Anaheim, Calif., at Angel Stadium on Sat., Jan. 10, with an SMX Insider Pre-Race Show at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock, Followed by Racing on Peacock at 7 p.m. ET SMX World Championship Preview Show Presented Sat., Dec. 27, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock 15-Time AMA Champion Ricky Carmichael, Five-Time AMA Champion James Stewart, Leigh Diffey and Jason Weigandt Headline 2026 Commentary Team 2026 marks the fourth year of the SMX World Championship which unifies Supercross and Pro Motocross and presents the season-ending SMX World Championship Playoffs and Final, with the top racers in the world competing for the sport's ultimate title in a style of racing that features the best that both indoor stadium Supercross and outdoor…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (246+ words) Check out how Oscar Piastri and other drivers reacted to Lando Norris claiming his first Formula One championship title. (0:49) Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko is leaving the team after more than 20 years with the Formula 1 team. The 82-year-old Austrian was one of the key architects of Red Bull's era in F1 and was head of the team's junior program. The announcement on Tuesday comes just days after the conclusion of the 2025 F1 season, as Red Bull's Max Verstappen missed out on a fifth world title by two points to Lando Norris. Marko, a former racing driver, cited the team missing out on the championship as a good time to end the "very long" chapter. Marko said in a statement: "I have been involved in motorsport for six decades now, and the past 20-plus years at Red Bull have been an extraordinary…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (570+ words) Steve Phelps, who was president of NASCAR during the negotiations, said Jordan right-hand man Curtis Polk was the lead representative for the teams and held firm in their demand for increased revenue, permanent charters, a voice in governance and 1/3 of any new revenue streams. The charter system was established in 2016 and is equivalent to the franchise model used in other sports. In NASCAR a charter guarantees cars a spot in the 40-car field each week, as well as specified financial terms. At the same time, Polk would not budge, either. "It was one of the most challenging and longest negotiations I've ever been part of," said Phelps, who admitted he didn't particularly enjoy negotiating with Polk, who was at the time the representative for the "Team Negotiating Council." "The TNC never wavered off their four pillars. It was just the…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago (652+ words) Helmut Marko has played an instrumental role in Red Bull's F1 success Helmut Marko says he is full of "pride" over everything Red Bull has built and achieved in Formula 1. It comes after parent company Red Bull GmbH announced that Marko is to step down from his role as a senior adviser. Marko, who made nine F1 starts in the early 1970s and won the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1971, has played an instrumental role in Red Bull's success in Formula 1 over the last two decades. The Austrian brought through the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen, who have each won four world championships, while leading Red Bull's famed driver academy. As reported by PlanetF1.com, Marko, 82, admitted after last weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that he was facing an uncertain future. Red Bull confirmed that he is to step down…...