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Formula One rejects Michael Andretti's bid to join series, will reconsider when GM has engine built

After a six-month review, Formula One announced Wednesday that it had rejected a bid by Andretti Global and General Motors to expand the grid for the 2025 season and said it believed the team would have been incapable of being competitive in the inte

Jan 31, 2024 3:43 PM Read more >

McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris signs multi-year contract extension

WOKING, England (AP) — McLaren driver Lando Norris signed a multi-year contract extension with the Formula One team on Friday. The 24-year-old British driver's existing contract ran until the end of 2025.

Jan 26, 2024 10:41 AM Read more >

Formula One new team name mocked as the worst in series history

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jenson Button, so entrenched in his preparation for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, seemed to miss the news that Red Bull's junior Formula One team had been rebranded.

Jan 25, 2024 4:53 PM Read more >

NASCAR represented at Daytona by Toyota team filled by Wallace, Nemechek and Corey Heim

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace and John Hunter Nemechek have raced in big events before, the Daytona 500 probably the biggest races of their careers to date.

Jan 25, 2024 2:13 PM Read more >

Leclerc driving at Ferrari for 'several more seasons' after new deal

MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Charles Leclerc will continue driving for Ferrari after signing a multi-year contract on Thursday.

Jan 25, 2024 9:46 AM Read more >

Darlington Raceway's next NASCAR throwback weekend going back to racing's roots

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Raceway is going back to racing's roots for its latest NASCAR throwback next May.

Jan 25, 2024 8:35 AM Read more >

Visa enters F1 with Red Bull, rebrands AlphaTauri with wordy new team name

Visa will enter Formula One this year with Red Bull Racing in its first new global sports sponsorship agreement in 15 years.

Jan 24, 2024 5:03 AM Read more >

Penske, Newgarden pick up Indy 500 trophies. Latest Borg-Warner is record-extending 19th for Penske

Roger Penske received his record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 trophy at a Tuesday reception in Michigan alongside winner Josef Newgarden , who needed 12 tries to earn his first Borg-Warner.

Jan 23, 2024 5:27 PM Read more >

Madrid to host F1 race from 2026. New track could have banked turn and indoor section

MADRID (AP) — Formula One will return to Madrid after 45 years when the city stages the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026 on a hybrid track that will include a banked turn and potential indoor sections.

Jan 23, 2024 6:38 AM Read more >

NASCAR unprepared for spectator demand to watch heat races at Coliseum in grandstand policy reversal

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

Jan 22, 2024 2:50 PM Read more >