Sports Journalist · 15 articles
Mason is an experienced sports journalist who has written for many publications and websites on a wide range of sports, including football, cricket, golf and rugby. He is also an avid and knowledgeable motorsports fan and has written extensively on F1, e-Prix, IndyCar and NASCAR.
Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in first practice for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix on Friday, setting the fastest time of 1m 13.978s around the streets of Monte Carlo. His Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second, 0.226 seconds behind. The session was interrupted twice by red flags, with Isack Hadjar crashing his Red Bull at […]
Carlos Sainz says he still wants to win a Formula 1 world championship with Williams. The Spaniard made that clear ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, telling reporters his faith in the project remains firm. “If you give me a good car, I can win world championships,” he said. The dream that pulled Sainz to […]
Pedro Acosta heads to Balaton Park this weekend carrying a warning rather than confidence. The KTM rider finished ninth in the Sprint and sixth in Sunday’s race at Mugello, and he says the Italian circuit exposed real weaknesses in the RC16. He is not ready to assume Hungary will fix them. The caution matters because […]
At 19 years old, Kimi Antonelli leads the Formula 1 world championship by 43 points and has won four consecutive grands prix. His father, Marco Antonelli, thinks that is precisely the moment to worry. Speaking to the media, Marco delivered a clear message to those getting carried away by his son’s early-season brilliance. “It’s a […]
Charles Leclerc says Lewis Hamilton’s growing comfort with Ferrari’s 2026 car and his deepening knowledge of the team’s internal structure explain why the two drivers are now separated by just three points in the championship. Leclerc made those remarks in Monaco on Thursday, where he had just signed a new contract with Ferrari. Five rounds […]
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin may not be able to race at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix unless the team fixes a gearbox fault that first appeared in Miami. The two-time world champion made the warning on Thursday, speaking to the media, including The Race’s Jon Noble. His concern is not about being slow. It […]
George Russell wants Formula 1 to rethink its most famous race. The Mercedes driver and Grand Prix Drivers’ Association director has argued that the Monaco Grand Prix barely functions as a race, and that qualifying is where the real competition lives. His comments, first made to Motorsport.com after the 2025 event, have come back into […]
Formula 1 has signed a 10-year extension to keep the Las Vegas Grand Prix on the calendar through 2037. The deal, announced on June 4, brings together F1, Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc., Clark County officials and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). It locks in 12 more editions of the race, including […]
Lewis Hamilton says his new Ferrari race engineer, Carlo Santi, reminds him of the man he spent 13 years building a championship dynasty with at Mercedes. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion called Santi his “Italian Bono,” drawing a direct line between the 52-year-old Italian and Peter Bonnington, the […]
Toprak Razgatlioglu says Nicolo Bulega has what it takes to compete in MotoGP, and believes the Italian would deliver standout results if Ducati hands him a place in the premier class. The BMW WorldSBK champion spoke at Mugello during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, where he told Crash.net that Bulega’s riding style fits MotoGP and […]
No Formula 1 team has ever paid its drivers more than €100 million in a single season. Ferrari is about to change that. The Scuderia confirmed on Wednesday, June 3, that Charles Leclerc had signed a new contract to remain at the team. However, it did not reveal the length or the financial terms. According […]
F1 teams will get four days of pre-season testing before the 2027 season, up from three, after the F1 Commission approved the change at its meeting in London on June 2. The meeting took place at the FIA’s London offices. It was chaired by FIA Single-Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis and FOM President and CEO Stefano […]