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Alex Palou almost made it look easy with a steady drive to win the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, Palou leaned on his pit crew to overtake pole-sitter Felix Rosenqvist, who led a race-high 51 of 90 laps, during final pit stops, then set sail after a late restart. In the end, Palou led 32 laps wheeled his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to win ...Keep reading

Can anything stop Tyler Reddick at this point? The 23XI Racing driver now has five wins in the first nine races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, and he now has a 105-point lead in the championship.
His boss, Denny Hamlin, has jumped up into second in the overall standings, and the two drivers did battle in the closing laps at Kansas on Sunday.
Around the Chase cutline, things have changed as ...Keep reading

Bookmakers are keeping a close eye on McLaren after an impressive team performance in Japan.

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft hopes that the FIA will introduce tweaks to the new regulations in time for the British Grand Prix, arguing that he doesn't want to see "great corners Maggotts and Becketts suffer".
The regulations, introduced for 2026, are being reviewed during the unexpected April break after complaints from teams and drivers. A major talking point is the ...Keep reading

James Vowles has revealed why he chose to sign with Williams as team principal over other opportunities. 
The Briton joined Williams as team principal in 2023 after serving as chief strategist of Brawn GP in 2009 and remaining with the team when it was bought by Mercedes. He was promoted from chief strategist to motorsport strategy director in 2019 and was seen as a potential successor to team ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick has now won five of the first nine races to open the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, passing Kyle Larson in the final seconds of Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway.
Chase Briscoe, who restarted 11th in overtime with four fresh tires, surged all the way up to third by the time the checkered flag flew.
Denny Hamlin led the way at the start of the final two-lap dash, but fell back to fourth ...Keep reading

Championship leader Tyler Reddick was in the wall and running on fumes with two laps to go, but a surprise caution opened the door for him to have another go at the win.
Denny Hamlin had the lead in an overtime restart, but it was Kyle Larson that powered into the lead with a three-wide pass below the apron.
Reddick was nearly back to fifth after a chaotic restart, but by the white flag he ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has taken a trip down memory lane, returning to his early karting roots to support the next generation of motorsport talent, including Jack Wolff.
Russell joined his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff to watch their son at South Garda Karting. 
"Same track, 23 years later! Very cool to be back at the kart track ...Keep reading

Jack Aitken and Co. were left once again getting close but not doing enough to take the win in Saturday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
After starting fourth, Aitken cut through rivals and put the #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R at the front of the field before handing off to co-driver Frederik Vesti. On the wrong end of oddly-timed cautions in IMSA’s 100-minute sprint race, Vesti was ...Keep reading

When Denny Hamlin launched the ‘Action Detrimental’ podcast on Dirty Mo Media, he vowed to be authentically candid and honest about the hot topics of each NASCAR Cup Series race weekend.
It’s proven to be a successful formula, at least until a current driver took exception to that candor, in the form of Kyle Busch. The former Joe Gibbs Racing teammates had a back and forth through the ...Keep reading

Toyota outgunned Ferrari on track and in the pits to claim victory in the World Endurance Championship’s Imola opener on Sunday.
Sébastien Buemi, Ryo Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley clinched the top spot in the upgraded #8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid, granting the Japanese manufacturer a win on its 100th WEC start.
The pole-sitting #51 Ferrari 499P crewed by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and ...Keep reading

It’s been 182 days since Ducati won a grand prix in MotoGP. Fermin Aldeguer’s success in Malaysia last September marked the most recent success for the Italian marque in the premier class.
While there were several caveats surrounding Ducati’s mixed form towards the end of last year, the early results from 2026 suggest a clear shift in the competitive order. In fact, it’s not only ...Keep reading

Christopher Haase, Ben Green, and Alexander Sims won the second race of the 2026 24h Nurburgring Qualifiers on Sunday in the #16 Audi R8 LMS GT3 for Team Scherer-Phx. After four hours, the trio crossed the finish line with a lead of 28.024 seconds over the Abt Lamborghini #84 (Engstler/Bortolotti/Niederhauser).
Third place went to the Manthey Porsche #911 “Grello” (Preining/Campbell), which ...Keep reading

Delighting in all things wicked, supervillain Gru hatches a plot to steal the moon.

With the Formula 1 calendar locked at 24 races and the series continuing to grow its metrics, securing a spot on the schedule appears harder than ever.
F1's popularity has led to a surge of interest from prospective host cities, countries and governments, with some more credible than others.
However, politicians prematurely declaring a grand prix being a done deal are unlikely to impress the ...Keep reading

All racing drivers dream of making it to Formula 1. They dream of a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to motorsport’s most exclusive table and, once there, emulating the greats in their quest for Champagne, championships and commendations.
What they don’t dream of is finding their way to F1, crashing out of the race metres before the first corner, and never dining at the motorsporting ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has revealed the "harsh" way he found out he had lost his seat.
Brundle made his F1 debut at the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix with Tyrrell, finishing fifth in his first race. While he suffered a horrific crash during the Dallas Grand Prix in his rookie season, which led doctors to consider an amputation of his left foot while also leaving him with permanent ...Keep reading

For a good hour and a half, Max Verstappen and his team-mate Lucas Auer were able to dream of victory in Sunday’s race of the 24h Nurburgring Qualifiers. After a brilliant performance in the opening phase, the Formula 1 star led the race with a gap of nearly 30 seconds, but an unscheduled pit stop eliminated all hopes of a win for the duo.
After the 10th lap, Verstappen unexpectedly headed ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson is eager to join his Formula 1 rivals in contesting other racing championships, with Supercars being one series he’d “love” to try.
Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll are two drivers to have gone GT racing this year after growing frustrated with the 2026 F1 regulations, and Lawson was mooted for something similar.
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes it was a "natural development" for Mark Webber to take a step back from his trackside role as Oscar Piastri's manager.
The Australian driver announced a change-up in his personal team ahead of the 2026 season. While Webber is still his manager, he took a step back from his trackside support role and put his focus on commercial matters ...Keep reading