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5+ min ago (659+ words) Magui lifted the lid on her relationship with Norris earlier this week LANDO NORRIS" girlfriend look sheepish after the Formula One world champion swore on stage during the FIA Awards dinner. The 26-year-old looked sharp on stage during an end-of-season awards presentation held by the FIA in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The McLaren driver was presented with the World Drivers" Championship trophy following after pipping Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri to the F1 title in Abu Dhabi last week. He saw his hair ruffled by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem when he walked on stage before doing a speech. And the Brit was on stage alongside Piastri and team principal Andrea Stella when he dropped an F-bomb when reflecting on the gruelling season. Hamilton's dad registers new company in hint Brit has side hustle planned Win a Volvo XC90 plus "2cash or "45,000 cash from just…...

15+ min ago (564+ words) Lacorte, Milesi, Fuoco overcome penalty to win chaotic first race of 4H Sepang" Cetilar Racing overcame a five-second penalty to come away with victory on its return to LMP2 competition in the Asian Le Mans Series season opener at Sepang. The No. 47 Oreca 07 Gibson shared by Roberto Lacorte, Charlie Milesi and Antonio Fuoco ran out victors by 2.730 seconds at the end of a four-hour race impacted by four safety car periods and a brief rain shower, beating the No. 25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca. It stemmed from the fact the AF Corse-run Cetilar car had been handed a five-second penalty for a full course yellow infringement, which the team served at its final stop when Fuoco pitted for a late splash of fuel with just under five minutes to go. It appears that race control made an error by applying the five-second penalty…...

16+ min ago (280+ words) Mercedes-AMG squads continue to lead the way in second practice at Yas Marina Circuit" Mikhail Aleshin led a 1-2 for Mercedes-AMG squads in Free Practice 2 ahead of the Gulf 12 Hours. The former LMP1 and NTT IndyCar Series racer steered the No. 13 CapitalRT by Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo to a best time of 1:53.696 to top the second of three practice sessions held on Saturday. Aleshin's best effort, which came in the final five minutes, was 0.059 seconds quicker than Gabriele Piana in the No. 81 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG. Simon Birch was third in the No. 14 Razoon " More than Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, followed by Axcil Jefferies aboard the No. 2 Into Africa Racing by HAAS RT Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II. Ben Barnicoat picked up fifth at the wheel of the No. 69 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, while the No. 44 Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG entered the top ten for the first time…...

45+ min ago (689+ words) Amidst all the stories in Formula 1 this season, arguably the biggest adjustment was seeing Lewis Hamilton drive for Ferrari. The 7-time Champion's move to the Scuderia was easily one of the biggest signings in history " not just in F1, but in sport more generally. Mercedes were initially caught completely off guard by the announcement. After all, Hamilton had agreed to a contract extension with Mercedes only a few months before. Regardless, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was forced to adapt and find a replacement for the 2025 season. This made 2024 slightly awkward at the Silver Arrows, as Hamilton's relationship with the team slowly deteriorated. Still, with both sides having moved on, Wolff retains a good relationship with his former driver " and shares the scars from the infamous Abu Dhabi 2021. One of the other big announcements in 2025 was the firing of Christian Horner....

46+ min ago (47+ words) A longtime racing fan, Hayden made his debut as a commentator for Racing and Wagering Western Australia in 2019. After five years of calling and other media roles within racing, Hayden started at The West in 2024 to pursue a new medium to convey his unique storytelling....

56+ min ago (714+ words) Motorsport News, Rumors, Editorials and Race Predictions Amidst all the stories in Formula 1 this season, arguably the biggest adjustment was seeing Lewis Hamilton drive for Ferrari. The 7-time Champion's move to the Scuderia was easily one of the biggest signings in history " not just in F1, but in sport more generally. Mercedes were initially caught completely off guard by the announcement. After all, Hamilton had agreed to a contract extension with Mercedes only a few months before. Regardless, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was forced to adapt and find a replacement for the 2025 season. This made 2024 slightly awkward at the Silver Arrows, as Hamilton's relationship with the team slowly deteriorated. Still, with both sides having moved on, Wolff retains a good relationship with his former driver " and shares the scars from the infamous Abu Dhabi 2021. One of the other big announcements…...

57+ min ago (545+ words) F1 fans have been waiting months for any real hint of what the 2026 cars might feel like, and Honda may have just opened the floodgates. In a short but carefully timed social media post, the Japanese manufacturer released the first sound clip of its all-new 2026 power unit, which instantly set off excitement and plenty of noise online. Until now, engine manufacturers had stayed quiet and chosen not to reveal anything concrete about their progress, but Honda broke that silence. Honda's reveal came in the form of a 20-second audio clip shared on X, and they simply wrote, "You heard it here first. Our soundtrack for 2026." The short recording features the sound of the engine running through seven upshifts, stretching out at full throttle, and then slowing as it downshifts into a corner. Since F1 teams are not allowed to test current power…...

58+ min ago (734+ words) Williams F1 boss James Vowles explains rationale for joining Garage 59 in Gulf 12 Hours" James Vowles says a willingness to "push himself into discomfort and learn new skills" has motivated him to contest this weekend"s Gulf 12 Hours with Garage 59 as he returns to sports car racing for the first time in over three years. Vowles, who is best known as the team principal for the Williams Formula 1 team, is driving the No. 8 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo alongside Alexander West, Marco Pulcini and Mark Sansom. The Abu Dhabi event marks Vowles" first sports car appearance since the 2022 Asian Le Mans Series, when he drove for Garage 59 alongside Manuel Maldonado and Nicolai Kjaergaard. At that time, Vowles had just been appointed team principal at Williams. The 46-year-old told Sportscar365 that he wasn"t willing to commit to a GT3 return until the F1 team was "in a solid…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (448+ words) F1s long march toward its 2026 reset has hit another breaking point, and this time it is not about engines, aerodynamics, or race formats. Instead, fans have turned their anger towards the FIA itself after details from the new Concorde governance agreement began to surface about the governing body wanting to take more control of the sport. At the center of the backlash is a new requirement that will see every F1 car carry an FIA logo on its nose from 2026 onward, which has landed badly with fans already frustrated by the sports governing body. The FIA is the governing body of F1 and writes the rules and oversees the safety and regulatory side of the championship, while Formula One Management controls the commercial side, with the FIA meant to act as an independent referee. That role has come under heavy scrutiny following the…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago (469+ words) Then came Jim France's two-day testimony, which ended up being the final nail in the coffin for the sport. France's "brick wall' persona all but proved the complainants' take. And with everything now out in the open, a veteran insider feels that it is now time to see a leadership change for NASCAR to step into the future. As the witness testimonies began in the jury trial, it was time for Steve Phelps and Steve O'Donnell to take the stand; both top officials seemed to be batting for the teams. However, when it was France's turn to face the music, his stance remained the same. The 81-year-old remained unmoved, making it clear that things would not change in his eyes. France's dodgy testimony was riddled with "I don't know and "I don't remember" explanations, as he even rejected O'Donnell's claims,…...