Seven-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.
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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.
Ricciardo has “once in a lifetime” run in hero’s NASCAR as reward for win
2021 United States Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo did a demonstration run in a NASCAR previously raced by his hero Dale Earnhardt ahead of final practice at the Circuit of the Americas today.
NASCAR-style restart zones could prevent repeat of F1’s Mugello crash – Steiner
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 should consider using placing NASCAR-style ‘restart zones’ at circuits to prevent a repeat of the crash which stopped the race at Mugello, says Haas team principal Guenther Steiner.
Wolff compares reverse grid F1 races to NASCAR’s ‘Chase for the Cup’
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff strongly criticised Formula 1’s plan for reverse grid sprint races: “This is not worldwide wrestling, it’s not Big Brother.”
“NASCAR Heat 5” reviewed
Reviews
Posted onDoes NASCAR Heat 5 offer a spectacle worthy of America’s most popular form of motorsport? We put the official game to the test.
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.
Hugh Jackman tipped for lead role in Enzo Ferrari film
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hugh Jackman tipped for lead role in Enzo Ferrari film • Ricciardo: Hamilton inspired me to speak out against racism • NASCAR drivers show support for Wallace
‘#WeRaceAsOne’ must make a difference the way ‘Racing Against Racism’ didn’t
Comment
Posted onFormula 1’s ‘#WeRaceAsOne’ initiative needs to be more than a social media slogan, and make a constructive difference to the diversity of participants in the sport’s top flight.
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?
Which motorsport championship has the best virtual series?
Debates and Polls
Posted onFormula 1, IndyCar, Formula E, NASCAR and most other top motorsport series have launched esports off-shoots this year. But which creates the best racing – and why?
Drivers discover new opportunities and familiar risks in the world of simracing and streaming
Gaming
Posted onWhile many drivers have discovered an entertaining new way to engage with their fans through simracing and streaming, others have paid a price in the real world.
How to watch this weekend’s top esports races
Gaming
Posted onWatch Lando Norris make his debut in this weekend’s IndyCar iRacing Challenge on the Circuit of the Americas plus more top esports races.
How to watch this weekend’s major esports races
Gaming
Posted onOne of the biggest esports motor racing weekends so far is coming up with many of the world’s top series holding events. Here’s when and where to watch.
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.