NASCAR stars have tempered expectations over power increase

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

The driver ratings for iRacing Studios' newly released NASCAR 25 video game have sparked a lot of debate across the fandom. NASCAR also posted a video where drivers guessed and debated the ratings, which featured several humorous but very real disagreements. A lot of the discussion centers around how and why William Byron was ranked as the No. 1 driver with a perfect score of 100, but there ...Keep reading

At least for the next month, through the duration of what could be the final season under the current NASCAR elimination playoff format, the Sanctioning Body is working to stay ahead of any attempts to manipulate races and advancement into the final four.This comes in the aftermath of what transpired last year in the penultimate race at Martinsville, a concerted Chevrolet blockade that ...Keep reading

At least for the next month, through the duration of what could be the final season under the current NASCAR elimination playoff format, the Sanctioning Body is working to stay ahead of any attempts to manipulate races and advancement into the final four.This comes in the aftermath of what transpired last year in the penultimate race at Martinsville, a concerted Chevrolet blockade that ...Keep reading

Joe Gibbs Racing dominated qualifying for the Round of 8 playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin secured pole position with a fast lap of 29.213s, besting teammate Chase Briscoe by 0.036s and teammate Christopher Bell by 0.042s."I felt good about it," Hamlin told TruTV. "There wasn't a whole lot left out there for it, but great job to get my car good. It was good in the short ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso's former race engineer Mark Slade has discussed in an interview the moment the Spaniard gave his McLaren colleagues thousands of euros after a successful race at the Nürburgring in 2007 - something the team shut down almost immediately. Speaking in an interview, as quoted by Marca, Slade detailed the moments that led to the two-time champion giving out envelopes of cash as a ...Keep reading

Irish actor Kerry Condon, who portrayed APX GP technical director Kate McKenna in the F1 movie, has opened up on filming a tense scene with Brad Pitt, who played Sonny Hayes.Starring alongside Pitt and Condon were the likes of Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies and Kim Bodnia. It was directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis ...Keep reading

An IWC Schaffhausen Big Pilot's Watch Shock Absorber XPL worn and shock-tested by Mercedes Formula 1 team chief Toto Wolff is set to be auctioned by Bonhams for Laureus Sport For Good, with an estimate of CHF80,000-200,000 (£74,943-187,358). The limited-edition watch is just one of 100 and will be sold alongside a Mercedes polo shirt signed by the Brackley outfit's team chief. Wolff wore ...Keep reading

After a successful campaign at the Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren earned the 2025 constructors' championship. But topping off the celebrations, chief operating officer Piers Thynne raised a toast to the late Gil de Ferran in a heartfelt nod to his former colleague.In a video posted to X, Thynne told staff, "I recall extremely clearly our very, very dear friend who was part of starting our ...Keep reading

Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick has pointed to a flaw in the rumours linking former McLaren junior driver Alex Dunne to Red Bull.McLaren announced that the 19-year-old driver had been released from the driver development programme with immediate effect on 2 October 2025, ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. “McLaren Racing has ended its contract with McLaren Driver Development ...Keep reading

Mike Greenwell, known as 'The Gator,' spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, playing for the historic team from 1985 to 1996. Sadly, he died earlier this week after being diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer in the summer.Representing the No. 39, he played as a left-fielder for the Red Sox, ending his 12 seasons at the famed team with a .303 batting average ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has predicted another McLaren crash before the end of the season as the drivers’ title fight intensifies between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.With the constructors’ title secured for McLaren, the focus now turns to the drivers’ championship. With six race weekends remaining in the 2025 season, 22 points separate the two McLaren ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas has addressed his former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s struggles in adjusting to Ferrari. The seven-time champion made the blockbuster move to the Maranello outfit in 2025 after a 12-year stint with Mercedes. Since the move to drive alongside Charles Leclerc, Hamilton has seen glimpses of success with a victory in the Chinese sprint race and a string of fourth-place ...Keep reading

The Seattle Kraken NHL team has introduced a new player of the game award, modelled on the helmet worn by the character Sonny Hayes in the successful F1 movie. The idea was formulated by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of the movie and majority owner of the team, after a request from head coach Lane Lambert. Bruckheimer received permission from the rights holders of the movie and used Bell ...Keep reading