Motor Sports

1/20/2025 |  Lewis Hamilton arrives in Maranello for his 1st day at Ferrari (Associated Press (AP)) MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton arrived at Ferrari’s headquarters on Monday to get down to work with his new team.
First up was a short visit to the Fiorano track followed by a meeting with Piero Ferrari and then “a day-long total immersion program,” the team said.
“There are some days that you know you’ll remember forever and today, my first as a Scuderia Ferrari HP driver, is one of those days,” Hamilton said. “I’ve been lucky enough to have achieved things in my career I never thought possible, but part of me has always held on to that dream of racing in red. I couldn’t be happier to realize that dream today.”

1/20/2025 |  There’s a race this weekend, so Justin Marks made sure Trackhouse Racing had entry in the field (Associated Press (AP)) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Justin Marks had grandiose ideas when he bought Chip Ganassi Racing ahead of the 2022 NASCAR season. The former driver is probably the most forward-thinking team owner in NASCAR and in three seasons is making his mark all over motorsports.

1/20/2025 |  Hamilton realises his dream of racing for Ferrari (Reuters Sports) Jan 20 (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton, Formula One's most successful driver of all time, arrived for his first day at Ferrari on Monday, and said it was a dream come true to race for the Italian team.
Almost a year since Hamilton announced his shock decision to leave Mercedes, where he won six of his seven Formula One world championships, for Ferrari, the 40-year-old is at the team's headquarters at Maranello for his first official day.

1/13/2025 |  Lategan back on track in Dakar with stage eight win (Reuters Sports) SAUDI ARABIA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Toyota's Henk Lategan dominated stage eight of the Dakar Rally on Monday, and despite a speed violation, the win extended his overall lead after the previous day's chaotic race had virtually wiped out his advantage over closest rival Yazeed Al-Rajhi.
Dakar Rally organisers were forced to erase any gains or losses for a 20km stretch during Sunday's stage over a road book note error, and Lategan's lead had been cut to 21 seconds.

1/10/2025 |  Aston Martin replaces Mike Krack as team principal after disappointing F1 season (Associated Press (AP)) SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Aston Martin has replaced Mike Krack as team principal but is keeping him in a high-profile role at Formula 1 races after a disappointing 2024 season.
The team said Friday that Krack, who had been team principal since 2022, would move to a new role as Chief Trackside Officer focusing on “getting the most performance out of the car at the racetrack”.