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3+ 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…...

12+ 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…...

21+ min ago (1143+ words) Michael Jordan is expected to testify Friday on the fifth day of the federal antitrust case against NASCAR. The Basketball Hall of Famer is set to take the stand after filing a lawsuit against NASCAR over claims the series has acted as monopolistic bullies. Heather Gibbs, the chief operating officer of Joe Gibbs Racing, wrote an impassioned letter to NASCAR chairman Jim France in May 2024 imploring him to make charters permanent for the sake of strengthening the family business. Charters are the equivalent of the franchise model used in other sports and in NASCAR it guarantees every chartered car a spot in all 38 races, plus a defined payout from NASCAR. The system was created in 2016 and during the two-plus years of bitter negotiations on an extension teams begged for the renewable charters to become permanent. When NASCAR refused to make…...

30+ min ago (777+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Retired NBA great Michael Jordan took the stand at the landmark NASCAR antitrust case and testified Friday that he has been a fan of the stock car series since he was a child but felt he had little choice but to sue to force changes in a business model he sees shortchanging teams and drivers risking their lives to keep the sport going. Jordan testified before a packed courtroom for an hour. His celebrity drew quips from the judge and even a defense attorney as he outlined why the team he co-owns, 23XI, had joined Front Row Motorsports in going to court against the top auto racing series in the United States. "Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity," the soft-spoken Jordan told the jury. "I sat in those meetings with longtime owners who were brow-beaten for so…...

31+ min ago (1209+ words) Michael Jordan has taken the stand in the NASCAR Anti-Trust Trial in Federal Court in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday, December 5 and is in the midst of his testimony. Jordan is the co-owner of 23XI Racing along with driver Denny Hamlin. The NASCAR Cup Series team along with Front Row Motorsports is suing NASCAR over anti-trust violations. "Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity to understand that it is a real concern from our aspect," Jordan testified, according to Adam Stern of the Sports Business Journal. Jordan is one of the most famous athletes in the world after his legendary career in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards earned him induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He is also a local hero after hitting the game-winning shot to lead the University of North Carolina…...

31+ min ago (810+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " Retired NBA great Michael Jordan took the stand at the landmark NASCAR antitrust case and testified Friday that he has been a fan of the stock car series since he was a child but felt he had little choice but to sue to force changes in a business model he sees shortchanging teams and drivers risking their lives to keep the sport going. Jordan testified before a packed courtroom for an hour. His celebrity drew quips from the judge and even a defense attorney as he outlined why the team he co-owns, 23XI, had joined Front Row Motorsports in going to court against the top auto racing series in the United States. "Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity," the soft-spoken Jordan told the jury. "I sat in those meetings with longtime owners who were brow-beaten for so…...

36+ min ago (470+ words) After a strong 2025 season, Austin Green is getting his chance in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series full-time next year. Peterson Racing is fielding the No. 87 car for he 2026 season, and Green is their driver. Austin Green raced in the 87 car last year. Those races were for Jordan Anderson Racing. In 2026, it is Peterson who is fielding the car. The group will have a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing and will, of course, use ECR engines. The announcement was made earlier today. Green won the ARCA race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. His talents have really shined on road courses. The 24-year-old had top-10s at Mexico City, Chicago Street, Watkins Glen, and Portland International this year in the O'Reilly Series. He was P2 at the Charlotte Roval. Now, he's going full-time! Austin Green really is a great talent. He is the…...

39+ min ago (698+ words) Dec 5, 2025 | 3:12 PM EST "I think there are some people who are not parties to this case whose testimony is really gonna matter. I think one person whose testimony stood out to me was Heather Gibbs, who represented JGR in the negotiations," civil law expert Shannon McMinimee explained recently. But why? Heather Gibbs, as you might be aware, is the quiet but influential force behind Joe Gibbs Racing's charter negotiations.Now, her testimony has opened a window into the emotional, often bruising, behind-the-scenes exchanges between JGR and NASCAR leadership. And in the process, she may have just exposed one of the most ruthless moments of the entire conflict. SBJ reporter Adam Stern shared the recent courtroom drama involving Joe Gibbs' daughter-in-law and one of the most prominent figures of JGR's leadership, Heather Gibbs. "It really bothered me that he shared that,…...

44+ min ago (959+ words) Laurent Mekies left the British Grand Prix in July as team principal of Racing Bulls, focused on strengthening his midlevel team. Just days later, he was in the garage of Red Bull, one of the most powerful teams on the grid, as its new team principal and chief executive. "I found a winning team, a team that has been winning more than anyone else in the last 20 years," Mekies said in an interview in October. "By joining the team, it's like you get the chance to go behind the door and discover the magic, and the magic is it's a team that is fueled by pure racing in every single corner of the company." Mekies, 48, first saw Formula 1 on TV as a child in his native France and was hooked. He studied automotive engineering, had an internship in Formula 3 and…...

46+ min ago (43+ words) Kaori Sakamoto of Japan submitted a score of 69.40 points from her short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, good for fifth place prior to the free skate. Sakamoto 5th after Grand Prix Final short at home...