1+ hour, 47+ min ago (489+ words) Schumacher has been driving for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in the last two years after losing his F1 seat with Haas at the end of 2022 Mick Schumacher, son of Formula One great Michael, will be racing on U.S. ovals next year after signing a deal to compete in IndyCar for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL), the team said on Monday. Schumacher, 26, has been driving for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in the last two years after losing his F1 seat with Haas at the end of 2022. Six of IndyCar's 17 races are on ovals or super-speedways, including the Indianapolis 500. RLL said they were planning an oval test for the German in the near future. The season starts on March 1. "Having both an F1 and an endurance background, and having competed in various racing series over the years, I have insights…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (292+ words) It was the first time since the 2009 Abu Dhabi season-ender that a Ferrari had started at the back of the grid on performance Las Vegas: An unhappy Lewis Hamilton said his first season with Ferrari had been the worst of his career after he started last in Las Vegas and finished 10th, before being promoted to eighth hours after the race ended. It was the first time since the 2009 Abu Dhabi season-ender that a Ferrari had started at the back of the grid on performance. "I feel terrible," seven-times world champion Hamilton, who made his debut with McLaren in 2007, told Sky Sports television in the immediate aftermath, before both McLarens were disqualified. "It's been the worst season ever. No matter how much I try, it just keeps going worse. "I've tried everything, in and out of the car." Hamilton, who joined…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago (530+ words) It's taken Norris seven seasons to catch Coulthard, an accomplishment he's grateful to have reached Las Vegas: Lando Norris will tie David Coulthard as the most-tenured driver in McLaren history when the lights go out for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where the current Formula 1 points leader will make his 150th career start. It's taken the 26-year-old British driver seven seasons to catch Coulthard, an accomplishment he's grateful to have reached. He'll break the mark a week from Sunday when he starts the Qatar Grand Prix. "It's crazy, it's a big number, matching DC for the number of races with McLaren. Qatar will be 151 so " I don't know what the word would be " the most-racingest driver for McLaren?" Norris said Wednesday night at the wet and cold circuit that runs down the famed Las Vegas Strip. "That's something I am pretty…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago (449+ words) If Verstappen falls too far behind Norris after the Saturday night spectacular then McLaren, already constructors' champions for a second year in a row, will be assured of both titles in the same season for the first time since 1998 Even if he cannot win the Formula One title in Las Vegas this weekend, McLaren's Lando Norris could end Max Verstappen's reign on the same floodlit Strip where the Red Bull driver celebrated a fourth successive crown last year. If Verstappen falls too far behind the Briton after the Saturday night spectacular then McLaren, already constructors' champions for a second year in a row, will be assured of both titles in the same season for the first time since 1998. The Dutch driver is third overall and 49 points adrift of championship leader Norris, who makes his career 150th race start on Saturday, with…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago (271+ words) Ferrari team chairman John Elkann recently said that Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc should \"focus on driving and talk less\" Speaking to reporters ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix, the seven-times world champion said he had not taken Elkann's comments personally and remained in regular contact with the Ferrari chief. "John and I, we speak almost every week, so we have a great relationship," Hamilton said when asked about Elkann's remarks. "I didn't have a reaction to it. We look into those things too much." Leclerc echoed Hamilton's comments, saying he viewed the remarks as a reflection of Elkann's desire to win. "I know John is a very ambitious person and wants to push everyone to the maximum to get the maximum results," he said. "He loves Ferrari, I love Ferrari, we all love Ferrari and we try…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago (225+ words) With more eyeballs on this championship, there was additional pressure to deliver and Atiqa did not disappoint. She clinched the pole position, becoming the first-ever female in the world to achieve this feat in COTFA mini class before adding a Heat win to a successful weekend. She capped off a memorable week by finishing third in the final. Atiqa was coming into the weekend after a stellar October when she secured multiple podiums across championships including a race win at the RMC Championship. "It was a great weekend for me speed wise, I got pole in qualifying. I wanted the win in the final but came away with 3rd, I will learn from this weekend and try and improve," said the fast learning racer from Jammu and Kashmir. The COTFA series is run on equal equipment and engines to ensure a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (336+ words) Hamilton made contact with Williams' Carlos Sainz and Alpine's Franco Colapinto at the start of the race at Interlagos and severely damaged his car's floor and front wing Sao Paulo: Lewis Hamilton said his Ferrari dream had also become a nightmare as the Italian team suffered another double retirement in Brazil on Sunday and slipped to fourth in the Formula One standings. The seven-times world champion made contact with Williams' Carlos Sainz and Alpine's Franco Colapinto at the start of the race at Interlagos and severely damaged his car's floor and front wing. Stewards gave the Briton a five-second penalty for the incident with Colapinto and he eventually gave up the struggle and retired on lap 37, after serving the punishment. Teammate Charles Leclerc also retired after qualifying third, punted out by Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in a three-way collision that McLaren's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) All that effort paid off and kept alive Verstappen's long shot this year at a fifth title Sao Paulo: Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen considers his race last year at Interlagos in the pouring rain " when he moved up from 17th at the start to win the Brazilian Grand Prix " to be a career highlight. He wasn't too far from matching that feat on Sunday after starting the 2025 race in the pit lane and finishing on the podium. Verstappen had been set for a frustrating weekend in Sao Paulo after he qualified only 16th for the race. The Dutch driver even said he had lost any chance of lifting the title this season. But then his team spent Saturday night making sweeping changes to his car, including a new engine. All that effort paid off and kept alive Verstappen's long shot this…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (431+ words) Norris earned his first win at Interlagos with Mercedes" Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull"s Max Verstappen second and third, respectively Sao Paulo: McLaren driver Lando Norris significantly extended his lead in the F1 championship after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, with his main rival and teammate Oscar Piastri receiving a 10-second penalty and again failing to make the podium. Norris, who also won Saturday's sprint race and started from pole position, earned his first win at Interlagos with Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen second and third, respectively. Norris, who also won the Mexican Grand Prix on Oct. 26, now has 390 points in the standings, with Piastri's fifth place leaving him 24 points behind on 366 with three more races to go. Norris had led the Australian by one point at the start of the weekend and increased that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (311+ words) Piastri lost the lead of the title race for the first time in six months when McLaren team-mate Lando Norris won last month's Mexico City Grand Prix Sao Paulo: Oscar Piastri responded to his doubters on Thursday by emphatically claiming that he remains confident he can recover form and win the drivers' world championship this year. The 24-year-old Australian, who lost the lead of the title race for the first time in six months when McLaren team-mate Lando Norris won last month's Mexico City Grand Prix, said: "I've still got what it takes to win". Speaking at Interlagos ahead of this weekend's potentially key Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Piastri -- who has been beaten by Norris at the last five events -- added: "People can think what they want to think right? "For me, I know that I've still got what it…...