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8+ min ago (517+ words) The start/finish straight of the Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Closing the 2025 chapter in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, Formula 1 begins a new one on Tuesday when the drivers return to the track for the end-of-season Pirelli tyre test. And every team will run one mule car that is setup to mimic next year's car characteristics to give Pirelli the opportunity in a group setting to see its F1 2026 tyres in action. After the season-ending Abu Dhabi race weekend, the teams remained at the Yas Marina Circuit to prepare for the post-season test. All 10 teams will feature two cars, one of which will be the standard F1 2025 machinery driven by a young driver. The other car will be specially adapted to simulate what might be expected of the 2026 cars, as Formula 1 moves away from ground-effect aerodynamics to…...

44+ min ago (429+ words) An economist testifying in Michael Jordan's antitrust case argued that NASCAR faces $364.7 million in damages owed to the two teams, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, suing over revenue-sharing. Economics professor Edward Snyder, a former member of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division and an expert witness in more than 30 notable cases, including'the NFL's "Deflategate" involving the New England Patriots, testified on Monday. He offered three reasons he believes NASCAR is acting as a monopoly. Snyder used a complex financial formula, incorporating profits, reduced market revenue, and the 202124 revenue losses for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, to determine his damages estimate. He compared this to what he said is a 45% revenue share in Formula One, contrasting it with the 25% share teams received under NASCAR's charter model in 2016. The lawsuit challenges the 2025 charter agreement presented to teams in September 2024, with a same-day…...

44+ min ago (341+ words) McLaren's Lando Norris clinched his maiden F1 title with a third-place finish at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, narrowly edging out four-time winner Max Verstappen in dramatic fashion. Norris accumulated 423 points over the season, surpassing Verstappen, who scored 421 points driving for Red Bull, and thus claimed the championship crown. Despite Verstappen's determined effort to erode Norris's 102-point lead from earlier in the season, the Brit ultimately triumphed after a strong performance throughout the year. In stark contrast, Norris's fellow Briton, Lewis Hamilton, faced his first season without a podium finish during his debut campaign with Ferrari. The seven-time champion's impressive record in the top tier suffered a significant blow as he replaced Carlos Sainz at Ferrari. Meanwhile, Sainz elevated Williams to a fifth-place finish in the championship, securing two podium finishes and helping the team to accumulate 137 points by the…...

52+ min ago (652+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " An economist testified in Michael Jordan's federal antitrust trial against NASCAR that the racing series owes a combined $364.7 million in damages to the two teams suing it over a revenue-sharing dispute. Edward Snyder, a professor of economics who worked in the antitrust division of the Department of Justice and has testified in more than 30 cases, including "Deflategate" involving the NFL's New England Patriots, testified on Monday. He gave three specific reasons NASCAR is a monopoly participating in anticompetitive business practices. The suit is about the 2025 charter agreement, which was presented to teams on a Friday in September 2024 with a same-day deadline to sign the 112-page document. The charter offer came after more than two years of bitter negotiations between NASCAR and its teams, who have called the agreement "a take-it-or-leave-it" ultimatum that they signed with "a gun to their…...

52+ min ago (652+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " An economist testified in Michael Jordan's federal antitrust trial against NASCAR that the racing series owes a combined $364.7 million in damages to the two teams suing it over a revenue-sharing dispute. Edward Snyder, a professor of economics who worked in the antitrust division of the Department of Justice and has testified in more than 30 cases, including "Deflategate" involving the NFL's New England Patriots, testified on Monday. He gave three specific reasons NASCAR is a monopoly participating in anticompetitive business practices. The suit is about the 2025 charter agreement, which was presented to teams on a Friday in September 2024 with a same-day deadline to sign the 112-page document. The charter offer came after more than two years of bitter negotiations between NASCAR and its teams, who have called the agreement "a take-it-or-leave-it" ultimatum that they signed with "a gun to their…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (579+ words) Yuki Tsunoda tried his best to keep Lando Norris behind in Abu Dhabi Outgoing Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda has had one penalty point added to his F1 superlicence for his aggressive defence against Lando Norris at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIA has announced. It comes after the Tsunoda was handed a five-second time penalty during the F1 2025 title decider at Yas Marina. This article was originally published on December 8 2025 Tsunoda's Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen collected his eighth victory of the year in Sunday's season finale in Abu Dhabi as third-placed Norris secured a maiden world championship. Despite ending the season with one more victory than Norris, four-time world champion Verstappen fell short of the McLaren driver by a margin of just two points. Both Tsunoda and Norris found themselves under investigation at one stage after an incident on…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago (498+ words) Comparing F1 and NASCAR is not entirely fair. Not only are they very different technically, but the points systems and the ways champions are determined are also extremely different. In F1, however, the way the winner is chosen has proven to be less controversial than in NASCAR in recent years. There are lessons that the sport can take from it. Max Verstappen had been champion for 1456 days, winning four consecutive titles. Sadly, despite his Abu Dhabi GP win on Sunday, it was Lando Norris who became the newly crowned champ. He finished P3 , but edged the Dutchman by two points to stand tall on the third step of the podium. Was it unfair to Verstappen, who drove a brilliant race in the finale to win comfortably? Not really. Because NASCAR fans, too, want the total points earned across the season to be the…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago (450+ words) Lando Norris waited a long time for his moment, and when it finally arrived under the lights of Abu Dhabi, it didn't disappoint. After a season filled with pressure and intense fights, he finally crossed the line third in the last race of the year and sealed his first F1 world title. However, now that the trophy is his, many people are wondering about Norris' actual winnings for becoming the F1 world champion, as many assume F1 rewards its champion with everything one could expect. Surprisingly, the answer isn't as glamorous as most would think. For anyone who expected Norris to become instantly richer because of his title win, the truth may feel a little unexpected, as F1 does not hand any prize money directly to the winning driver. That money is allocated to the teams based on their finishing position in the constructors…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (683+ words) Teenager was an up-and-coming star in his chosen discipline TRIBUTES have been paid to a rising teenage motocross star who died during a private training session three days after he celebrated his father's birthday with an emotional "I love you" message. Enzo Badenas, 17, had become a key member of Spain's national team after being crowned Spanish 85cc champion in 2022. The youngster, who had spent the 2025 season progressing within the EMX125 Championship, lost his life on Sunday as he trained at the Red Sand Park circuit in Castellon in eastern Spain. The Specialised Centre for Motorsport Training (CETDM), based at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Cheste near Valencia, said in a statement confirming the tragedy: "We mourn the death of Enzo Badenas, a motocross rider born in Gandia in the province of Valencia on 24 January 2008. "Badenas suffered a serious accident on Sunday 7 December…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (688+ words) Teenager was an up-and-coming star in his chosen discipline TRIBUTES have been paid to a rising teenage motocross star who died during a private training session three days after he celebrated his father's birthday with an emotional "I love you" message. Enzo Badenas, 17, had become a key member of Spain's national team after being crowned Spanish 85cc champion in 2022. The youngster, who had spent the 2025 season progressing within the EMX125 Championship, lost his life on Sunday as he trained at the Red Sand Park circuit in Castellon in eastern Spain. The Specialised Centre for Motorsport Training (CETDM), based at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Cheste near Valencia, said in a statement confirming the tragedy: "We mourn the death of Enzo Badenas, a motocross rider born in Gandia in the province of Valencia on 24 January 2008. "Badenas suffered a serious accident on Sunday 7 December…...