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3+ min ago (866+ words) Norris qualified second and only needs a podium but Verstappen could use every trick in the book to snatch the title For Norris, the 26-year-old from Somerset, the task is straightforward on paper: a podium secures his maiden title. He is looking to become Britain's 11th F1 world champion and, armed with the quickest car, an incident-free 58-lap showdown on Sunday will be enough. Anything less opens the door for Verstappen. "I'm going all out, I have nothing to lose," the Dutchman said, sandwiched in-between the two McLaren drivers in the post-qualifying press conference. "I'm going to try and win the race " if I need to attack, I will attack. "Let's see what we can do tomorrow. In the back of my mind, we want to score a lot of points but also we need a bit of luck with what happens…...

4+ min ago (335+ words) While Michael Jordan might have been Friday's star witness, Heather Gibbs, daughter-in-law of legendary team owner Joe Gibbs, delivered one of the most emotionally charged and consequential testimonies of the day in the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial. Since the November 2022 passing of her husband, Coy, Heather Gibbs has taken on a more involved role in both Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) operations and charter negotiations. That involvement, she testified, has led to a stark realization that the financial landscape of the Cup Series is very challenging for the teams, especially for family-run organizations like hers. Heather's statements also highlighted a growing theme of the trial, the widening disconnect between NASCAR leadership and the team owners who have powered the sport for decades. " Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) December 6, 2025 Even before her appearance at the trial, Gibbs had reached…...

5+ min ago (279+ words) Hamilton spun at turn nine at the Yas Marina Circuit and slammed into the barrier ahead of qualifying Lewis Hamilton's nightmare season at Ferrari went from bad to worse on Saturday as he crashed out of practice ahead of qualifying in Abu Dhabi. The 40-year-old Ferrari driver, who is without a podium this season, inexplicably lost control of his car in the middle of the third and final practice session. Hamilton, who has won a record five times at the Yas Marina Circuit, spun at turn nine and slammed into the barriers. "Something buckled at the front and snapped the rear," he told race engineer Riccardo Adami over team radio. His Ferrari team will now be in a race against time to fix the car for qualifying at 2pm (GMT). Nico Rosberg, the 2016 F1 world champion and Hamilton's former teammate at Mercedes,…...

15+ min ago (192+ words) Lewis Hamilton will face a race against time to participate in qualifying for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after he crashed out of final practice. The seven-time world champion lost control of his Ferrari through turn nine at the Yas Marina Circuit. He completed a 360-degree pirouette before crunching the barriers head-on and sustaining significant damage to the front of his Ferrari. Hamilton was able to walk away from the accident, reporting on the radio: "Something buckled at the front and snapped the rear." He then apologised to his team " retrieving a damaged section of his front wing and putting it on top of his wrecked car " before heading back to the pit lane on the back of a moped. The one-hour running was red-flagged for 13 minutes as Hamilton's Ferrari was removed from the track. With qualifying due to…...

23+ min ago (815+ words) Dec 6, 2025 | 11:11 AM CST For days, the echoes of that October 11th night at the Las Vegas Bullring have lingered " a violent hit into the Turn 3 wall, a shaken but determined Nick Joanides climbing out of his battered ARCA West car. Just a few weeks later, the racing community now faces a far heavier blow. The 55-year-old veteran, known for his grit, humility, and decades-long presence across West Coast motorsports, has many records to his name. He was the first driver in the history of Toyota Speedway to win two championships in the top two premier divisions, that too in the same season. But those records will pause now, as per the latest update coming in fresh. Nicholas "Nick" Joanides passed away on December 5, 2025, leaving the racing world stunned and deeply saddened. Just weeks before he was racing in his No. 77 in…...

25+ min ago (151+ words) JR Motorsports, one of Annett's former teams, posted the news on social media on Friday. No cause of death was announced. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with the passing of our friend Michael Annett," the team wrote. "Michael was a key member of JRM from 2017 until he retired in 2021 and was an important part in turning us into the four-car organization we remain today." According to NASCAR, Annett made 321 starts in the Xfinity Series, 158 of which came with JRM. In 2019, Annett won the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 1 JRM Chevrolet for his only win at the national level. Annett, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, was also a two-time winner in the ARCA Menards Series. He won at Talladega Superspeedway in 2007 and then took the series opener at Daytona in 2008....

43+ min ago (173+ words) Michael Annett, a former racecar driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR's three national touring series, has died. He was 39. JR Motorsports, one of Annett's former teams, posted the news on social media on Friday. No cause of death was announced. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with the passing of our friend Michael Annett," the team wrote. "Michael was a key member of JRM from 2017 until he retired in 2021 and was an important part in turning us into the four-car organization we remain today." According to NASCAR, Annett made 321 starts in the Xfinity Series, 158 of which came with JRM. In 2019, Annett won the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 1 JRM Chevrolet for his only win at the national level. Annett, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, was also a two-time winner in…...

43+ min ago (425+ words) Michael Annett, a former racecar driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR's three national touring series, has died. He was 39. JR Motorsports, one of Annett's former teams, posted the news on social media. No cause of death was announced. The team says "Michael was a key member of JRM from 2017 until he retired in 2021 and was an important part in turning us into the four-car organization we remain today." According to NASCAR, Annett made 321 starts in the Xfinity Series, 158 of which came with JRM. In 2019, Annett won the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. Winter Weather Advisory from SAT 6:00 PM CST until SUN 6:00 AM CST FILE - NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Michael Annett before the Alsco Uniforms 300 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 29, 2021 in Charlotte, NC. FILE - Michael Annett competes during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race on June 19, 2021, in…...

51+ min ago (367+ words) Max Verstappen has done the unthinkable and kept his championship hopes alive despite being 14 points off Lando Norris in the standings for the win. The Dutchman clinched the pole position for the Abu Dhabi GP and will start ahead of Norris right behind in the front row. As such, the turn 1 of the race will be exhilarating as the two drivers go to war for the championship. The 28-year-old opened up on the factors that helped him achieve a sublime pole position. The Abu Dhabi GP has been one of the more successful tracks for Max Verstappen. The Dutchman won his first-ever driver's title at this track, albeit in a very controversial manner. Since the 2021 season, Verstappen has emerged victorious in a handful of races at the Yas Marina Circuit and will hope to keep up with the positive momentum…...

58+ min ago (471+ words) World championship rivals side by side at front of grid McLaren driver still well placed for the season finale Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a vital first step in attempting to clinch the world championship in the decisive season-finale at Yas Marina. His title rivals " McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri " took second and third in a competitive and tense qualifying session, with the protagonists in three-way title fight duking it out for the top spots on the grid. Verstappen opened the first runs in Q3 leading the times with two huge opening sectors and with a mighty lap and a tow from his teammate Yuki Tsunoda he was quickest in 1min 22.295sec. Norris followed on scrubbed tyres but was four-tenths back on the used rubber, Piastri three-tenths back from the Dutchman. Verstappen has eight poles this…...