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Is winning the F1 title in 2025 a trap? A looming rules reset could punish this year's contenders

LONDON (AP) — Could winning the Formula 1 title in 2025 actually hurt a team? That's the dilemma facing F1's team principals as sweeping regulation changes for 2026 threaten to upend the competitive order.

Mar 8, 2025 10:05 PM Read more >

Joey Logano returns to Phoenix Raceway after winning Cup Series title a year ago

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Joey Logano already had an affinity for Phoenix Raceway. The Team Penske driver had won on the mile oval three times, including the 2022 Cup Series title, and had 15 top-10 finishes in 31 races since 2009.

Mar 8, 2025 3:02 PM Read more >

Katherine Legge's long, varied journey in motorsports leads to NASCAR Cup Series debut

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Katherine Legge has raced in just about every series possible during her 25-year journey in professional motorsports, ranging from dirt tracks to IndyCar.

Mar 7, 2025 4:56 PM Read more >

Cadillac F1 receives approval to enter global series as expanded 11th team in 2026

Cadillac's Formula 1 team received official approval Friday to join the grid in 2026 and its owners insist the team will be ready to compete.

Mar 7, 2025 10:23 AM Read more >

Lewis Hamilton wants to win another F1 title at 40 with Ferrari. It hasn't been done since the 1960s

Lewis Hamilton isn't about to let age stop him pursuing an historic eighth Formula 1 title with his new team Ferrari.

Mar 5, 2025 10:29 PM Read more >

Cindric penalized by NASCAR for hooking Ty Dillon at COTA. Team Penske driver avoids suspension

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR penalized Austin Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 on Wednesday for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon in last weekend’s Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas.

Mar 5, 2025 2:45 PM Read more >

Chase Briscoe wins appeal over modified spoiler during Daytona 500 pole-winning run

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing won their appeal Wednesday when the National Motorsports Appeals Panel said his Toyota did not have an illegally modified spoiler when he won the Daytona 500 pole.

Mar 5, 2025 2:38 PM Read more >

NASCAR countersues 23XI and Front Row, as well as Michael Jordan's manager, in dispute over charters

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

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Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari is having a cultural impact far beyond Formula 1

Met Gala chair, co-producer on a Brad Pitt movie , activist, and now Ferrari driver. Lewis Hamilton's impact stretches far beyond Formula 1 and his quest to win a record-breaking eighth world title with his new team.

Mar 5, 2025 4:17 AM Read more >

Fox Sports draws big numbers for IndyCar season debut. Most watched non-Indy 500 since 2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Fox Sports' debut IndyCar race drew 1.417 million viewers and was the most watched series event aside from the Indianapolis 500 on any network since 2011. The mark for Sunday's opener on the downtown streets of St.

Mar 4, 2025 10:13 AM Read more >