Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei recently discussed whether Formula 1 could introduce a ‘play-offs’ structure to ensure the championship is always decided at the last race.
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F1 shows why NASCAR will struggle to recreate yesterday’s ‘Canada 2010’ drama
News Focus
Posted onNASCAR’s crazy Cup race at Bristol on Sunday left fans, drivers and crew chiefs eager for more. But F1 shows soft tyres are no silver bullet.
Netflix reveals first trailer for Full Speed – NASCAR’s answer to F1’s Drive to Survive
Formula 1
Posted onNetflix has revealed the first trailer for Full Speed, NASCAR’s answer to Formula 1’s Drive to Survive.
Button mulls WEC for full-time return and would “love to try” NASCAR oval
World Endurance Championship
Posted onJenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion, is looking at making a full-time return to racing next year.
Ex-F1 driver Kobayashi to make NASCAR debut at Indianapolis
Other motorsport
Posted onKamui Kobayashi will make his debut in the NASCAR Cup Series this year, becoming only the second Japanese driver to race in the category.
Button calls his first NASCAR stint “embarrassing” after finishing 18th at COTA
NASCAR
Posted onJenson Button recovered from a poor start and endured heat exhaustion and contact with another F1 champion to finish 18th on his NASCAR debut.
Button to enter NASCAR races at COTA, Chicago and Indianapolis
Other Motorsport
Posted onJenson Button will make his NASCAR Cup debut later this month in the first of three appearances for the F1 champion in America’s leading motorsport series.
F1 will overtake NASCAR as America’s favourite motorsport “shortly” – Sargeant
2023 F1 season
Posted onAmerica’s new Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant believes the series will soon outstrip NASCAR’s popularity in his homeland.
Hamilton tells NASCAR’s Wallace to keep his head high as he returns from ban
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton tells Wallace to keep his head high after ban • Aston Martin accept cost cap fine • Alonso hits out over Hamilton comments
Johnson will not continue full-time IndyCar campaign in 2023
IndyCar
Posted onSeven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson has confirmed he will not contest a second full-time IndyCar season after finishing 21st in this year’s campaign.
Information overload? Which motorsport series has the most effective TV graphics package?
Debates and polls
Posted onMotorsport series are squeezing ever more information into their television coverage. Have some gone too far? Which strikes the best balance?
Raikkonen to make racing return in NASCAR at Watkins Glen
Other motorsport
Posted onKimi Raikkonen will return to racing later this year in a one-off appearance in NASCAR’s top-flight Cup series at former F1 venue Watkins Glen.
NASCAR: Wallace “not the target of a hate crime” according to FBI
NASCAR
Posted onNASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the championship has announced.
Noose found in garage of black NASCAR driver Wallace
NASCAR
Posted onNASCAR has begun an investigation after a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, its only full-time black competitor, yesterday afternoon.
NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace to race Black Lives Matter livery
NASCAR
Posted onNASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has revealed he plans to race a livery showing his support for the Black Lives Matter movement in today’s race.
Is this how motorsport will look in 2020? NASCAR returns at Darlington
Other motorsport
Posted onNASCAR drivers wore face masks and carried tributes to local medics as the championship held its first race for 70 days at Darlington Raceway yesterday.
Poll: Should NASCAR restart racing next week?
Debates and Polls
Posted onNASCAR will become the first major series to resume racing one week from today. But is it too soon even for races behind closed doors?
Ganassi fires NASCAR driver Larson over racial slur during simrace
NASCAR
Posted onGanassi has fired its long-standing NASCAR Cup racer Kyle Larson following his use of a racial slur during a simrace two days ago.
17 ways motor sport is helping to fight the pandemic
Other motorsport
Posted onWhile Formula 1’s Project Pitlane initiative has grabbed the headlines, there are many more ways it and other motorsports are helping to fight the pandemic.
Larson “indefinitely suspended” by NASCAR over racial slur
NASCAR
Posted onGanassi NASCAR driver Kyle Larson has been suspended by the championship and his team following his use of a racial slur during an Esports race yesterday.