Motor Sports

2/18/2025 |  F1 drivers gather in London to launch 75th anniversary season (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — All 20 Formula 1 drivers and the 10 teams are expected in London on Tuesday to kick-start the 2025 season with a new live launch show.
The F1 75 Live event at London’s O2 arena marks a new approach by the series. It’s the first time the sport is hosting its own large-scale launch event, rather than leaving it to the individual teams to present their drivers and cars.
The televised two-hour show includes musical acts like country singer Kane Brown, British band Take That and MGK, also known as Machine Gun Kelly.

2/18/2025 |  George Russell says he won’t change approach to Max Verstappen after F1 feud in 2024 (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — George Russell says he won’t follow Lando Norris by changing his approach to Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen following a feud last season.
Russell accused Verstappen of bullying in November and claimed the Dutch driver had threatened to crash into him deliberately. The rift began with a dispute over a penalty in qualifying which cost the world champion pole position.
McLaren’s Norris said last week he’ll drive with his “elbows out” when racing Verstappen in 2025 after controversial on-track battles between the title rivals last season.

2/18/2025 |  Jeff Gordon 'in full support' of William Byron breaking his records (Fox Sports) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As William Byron sat next to Jeff Gordon following his Daytona 500 victory Sunday night, he did so knowing he had broken one of Gordon’s coolest, most unique records.
Byron became the youngest driver (by about four months) to ever win two Daytona 500s, as the 27-year-old captured his second Daytona 500 trophy in back-to-back years.

2/18/2025 |  NASCAR Power Rankings: William Byron soars with historic Daytona 500 win (Fox Sports) Winning the Daytona 500 doesn’t predict success for the rest of the season.
But in 2024, William Byron used a Daytona 500 win on his way to three early wins to start the year. Because of that, he’ll vault to the top spot in my latest power rankings. 

2/18/2025 |  F1 seeks to spice up Monaco GP with more mandatory pitstops (Reuters Sports)

• FIA seeks to add more mandatory pitstops to Monaco GP
• Aim is to improve the racing

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body is planning to spice up the showcase Monaco Grand Prix by forcing teams to carry out more pitstops.
The FIA said in a statement that an F1 commission meeting in London on Tuesday, ahead of a 10-team season's launch, had discussed "proposals for Monaco-specific regulations" to promote less processional racing at the tight and twisty circuit.