Formula 1 champion and former NASCAR driver Jacques Villeneuve understands why NBA legend Michael Jordan co-founded a NASCAR team, but has told him to think twice about expanding his investment in motorsports.

XI had its first in-person courtroom showdown with NASCAR during a Monday hearing over a preliminary injunction request.

“They [FRR] ceased to exist after a championship,” Hamlin continued. “I think that depending who you ask, I think on one side they [NASCAR] could care less whether you’re here or not and for us, we certainly have got a lot of people that have put their heart and souls into this team and want to see it succeed.”

At issue is that both Jordan's 23XI and Front Row Motorsports refused to sign a take-it-or-leave-it charter agreement presented by NASCAR in September, just 48 hours before the playoffs began.

In recent years, His Airness has given up the basketball court for the racetrack. We hit pit lane with His Airness as his 23XI Racing squad competed for a title.

Both plaintiffs, 23XI and Front Row, added a third charter for 2025, except they don't own charters anymore? Or do they? The Daytona 500 looms.

NBA legend Michael Jordan’s foray into motorsports with 23XI Racing has reignited conversations about celebrity involvement in elite racing, with Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve urging caution against entering F1.