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2+ min ago (552+ words) Lando Norris admitted his world championship prospects are "looking good" after he stole an early advantage by dominating practice in Formula 1's hotly anticipated season finale in Abu Dhabi. Norris, who will secure his maiden title if he finishes at least third in Sunday's 58-lap race, saw off rival Max Verstappen by a commanding 0.363 seconds under the lights of the Yas Marina Circuit. Norris' McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, the other championship contender, could manage only 11th. Norris is on the brink of being crowned champion of the world but faces intense competition from Red Bull's Verstappen, who is 12 points behind him. Piastri also remains in the battle, albeit four points back. Yet it was Norris, bidding to become the 11th British driver to take motor racing's biggest prize, who led the way in both sessions on Friday. Norris beat Verstappen to top…...

25+ min ago (539+ words) Dec 5, 2025 | 4:12 PM EST Torey Fox | NASCAR Digital Media Tricon Garage, on December 3, confirmed that Heim will no longer drive the No. 11 Toyota for them. With him gone,the team is staring at a massive vacancy. However, they're already gambling on filling it with a Snowball Derby star ready for his own breakout moment. "We are pleased to officially welcome Kaden into the Team Toyota family alongside our partners at TRICON Garage," said Trent Rodriguez, manager, Driver Development, TRD U.S.A. With that announcement, TRICON Garage made one of the most pivotal moves of its offseason, officially revealing that rising star Kaden Honeycutt has signed a full-time deal to pilot the No. 11 Safelite Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. The next chapter of the No. 11 Safelite Tundra starts today. " TRICON (@TRICONGarage) December 5, 2025 The momentum didn't stop there. In…...

33+ min ago (801+ words) Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen discuss the championship battle going into the last race of the Formula One season. (0:48) YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- In less than 48 hours, we will have a new Formula 1 world champion. Lando Norris enters the season finale in Abu Dhabi with a narrow lead, with Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri breathing down his neck. It's the first time since 2010 that more than two drivers come into the final race of the season with a chance at the title. So how did it come to this? And what has Friday practice told us about the trio's title hopes? Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders look back at the highs and lows of the campaigns of Norris, Verstappen and Piastri, and analyze Friday's practice sessions for any insights about who's best positioned to win the crown come…...

33+ min ago (801+ words) Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen discuss the championship battle going into the last race of the Formula One season. (0:48) YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- In less than 48 hours, we will have a new Formula 1 world champion. Lando Norris enters the season finale in Abu Dhabi with a narrow lead, with Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri breathing down his neck. It's the first time since 2010 that more than two drivers come into the final race of the season with a chance at the title. So how did it come to this? And what has Friday practice told us about the trio's title hopes? Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders look back at the highs and lows of the campaigns of Norris, Verstappen and Piastri, and analyze Friday's practice sessions for any insights about who's best positioned to win the crown come…...

37+ min ago (520+ words) Heather Gibbs, the co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing, gave some of the strongest and most emotional testimony yet in the NASCAR antitrust trial. According to Jenna Fryer of AP News, teams were given only six hours to review and sign a 112-page charter extension in September 2024. She said the terms and the deadline were nothing like what a normal business would face. "The document was something in business you would never sign," Gibbs said. "It was like a gun to your head: if you don't sign, you have nothing." Gibbs told the court the rushed deadline shook the entire company. "Everything was going so fast, the legacy of Coy, the legacy of J.D., everyone at JGR was very upset, she said." Both Coy Gibbs and J.D. Gibbs had held major leadership roles at the team before their deaths years apart. Coy died…...

42+ min ago (1024+ words) This weekend in Abu Dhabi, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, and Oscar Piastri will vie for the title. It is only the 10th time this century that a championship has been decided at the final race, and just the third time since 2000 it has involved more than two drivers. History suggests such finales rarely disappoint. Dramatic swings in the standings are nothing new " only nine times in the sport's 75-year history has the championship leader entering the finale failed to secure the title. Yas Marina promises another weekend of tension and spectacle. Here's a look back at the nine title-deciding finales since 2000. The 2003 season reached its climax at Suzuka with Schumacher holding a nine-point lead over Raikkonen, needing just a single point to secure a record sixth championship. Schumacher's weekend was far from straightforward. Qualifying saw him start 14th, while Raikkonen took eighth,…...

43+ min ago (344+ words) El retirado astro de la NBA testific" durante una hora ante una sala de audiencias llena. Su celebridad provoc" comentarios del juez e incluso de un abogado defensor mientras explicaba por qu" el equipo que co-propietario, 23XI, se hab'a unido a Front Row Motorsports para ir a los tribunales contra la principal serie de carreras de autos en Estados Unidos. "Alguien ten'a que dar un paso adelante y desafiar a la entidad, dijo Jordan al jurado. "Estuve en esas reuniones con propietarios de larga data que fueron intimidados durante tantos a'os tratando de hacer cambios. Yo era una persona nueva, no ten'a miedo. Sent' que pod'a desafiar a NASCAR en su totalidad. Sent' que, en cuanto al deporte, necesitaba ser visto desde una perspectiva diferente. La muy anticipada aparici"n de Jordan sigui" a un dram'tico testimonio de Heather Gibbs, la…...

43+ min ago (344+ words) El retirado astro de la NBA testific" durante una hora ante una sala de audiencias llena. Su celebridad provoc" comentarios del juez e incluso de un abogado defensor mientras explicaba por qu" el equipo que co-propietario, 23XI, se hab'a unido a Front Row Motorsports para ir a los tribunales contra la principal serie de carreras de autos en Estados Unidos. "Alguien ten'a que dar un paso adelante y desafiar a la entidad, dijo Jordan al jurado. "Estuve en esas reuniones con propietarios de larga data que fueron intimidados durante tantos a'os tratando de hacer cambios. Yo era una persona nueva, no ten'a miedo. Sent' que pod'a desafiar a NASCAR en su totalidad. Sent' que, en cuanto al deporte, necesitaba ser visto desde una perspectiva diferente. La muy anticipada aparici"n de Jordan sigui" a un dram'tico testimonio de Heather Gibbs, la…...

49+ min ago (557+ words) CEO Zak Brown: "We're going to do what we can to win' Verstappen could pip Norris and Piastri to championship Zak Brown has said McLaren will use team orders for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri if required to ensure the team secure the Formula One drivers' championship in the season finale at Abu Dhabi on Sunday. With Red Bull's Max "Verstappen trailing Norris by 12 points, the Dutchman still has a shot at taking the title from McLaren's grasp. Piastri is a further four points back. Having spent all season allowing their drivers to race and attempting to be scrupulously fair to both, Brown announced at the Yas Marina circuit that if circumstances rendered it "necessary, they would use orders. "Yes, of course. We're realistic, we want to win this drivers' championship," the McLaren chief executive said. "If we get into…...

58+ min ago (566+ words) Lando Norris admitted his world championship prospects are "looking good" after he stole an early advantage by dominating practice in Formula One's hotly anticipated season finale in Abu Dhabi. Norris, who will secure his maiden title if he finishes at least third in Sunday's 58-lap race, saw off rival Max Verstappen by a commanding 0.363 seconds under the lights of the Yas Marina Circuit. Norris' McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, the other championship contender, could manage only 11th. Norris is on the brink of being crowned champion of the world but faces intense competition from Red Bull's Verstappen, who is 12 points behind him. Piastri also remains in the battle, albeit four points back. Yet it was Norris, bidding to become the 11th British driver to take motor racing's biggest prize, who led the way in both sessions on Friday. Norris beat Verstappen to top…...