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Shane van Gisbergen's hilarious reaction as he set new personal record for oval laps led

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 20:05
This is becoming repetitive at this point, but Shane van Gisbergen continues to impress as he rapidly progresses his craft on ovals in NASCAR. 
The three-time Supercars champion keeps adding milestone after milestone. In September, 2025, he earned his first oval top ten in Cup. In May, 2026, he earned his first top five. And this past weekend at North Wilkesboro, he was less than a car length ...Keep reading

7 moments you might have missed at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-20 19:52
Relive the action from Spa-Francorchamps at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix with plenty of off-track F1 moments – Antonelli antics, World Cup excitement, and more.

Antonelli's Belgian GP win highlights H2H betting swing

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-20 19:52
The battle for superiority at Mercedes continues, but there are other head-to-head battles that are getting exciting too.

Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad surprise fans on easyJet flight after Belgian GP

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 17:02
Following the Belgian Grand Prix, Racing Bulls team-mates Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad were spotted returning home on an easyJet flight.
Formula 1 is typically associated with luxury travel, VIP hospitality and private jets. But the Racing Bulls pair opted for a more budget-friendly option after the race at Spa-Francorchamps.
Lawson shared a selfie alongside his rookie team-mate on his ...Keep reading

Winners and losers from a clean and green NASCAR Cup race at North Wilkesboro

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 16:40
After 30 years, NASCAR has finally returned to North Wilkesboro with a points-paying Cup race, and it was the No. 22 Team Penske Ford of Joey Logano holding off Denny Hamlin to claim the win.
He lapped most of the field, leaving just six cars on the lead lap and putting everyone from 11th on back at least two laps down. It was a sensational showing in a surprisingly clean race.
Track ...Keep reading

Listen to F1 Nation's Belgian GP review

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-20 16:36
The F1 Nation team look back on all the biggest news and talking points from the 10th race of the season, the Belgian Grand Prix.

5 Winners and 5 Losers from Belgium

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-20 16:36
F1.com's Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from an eventful Belgian Grand Prix.

Underdog Todd Gilliland to face Ryan Blaney for $1 million In-Season Challenge prize

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 16:09
Todd Gilliland has done it again with his season-best finish Sunday at North Wilkesboro, advancing into the finals of the In-Season Challenge, where the winner will receive a $1 million prize.
The Front Row Motorsports driver finished eighth, eliminating 2020 NASCAR Cup champion Chase Elliott, who finished 17th after being trapped off the lead lap when an ill-timed caution flew. 
Gilliland ...Keep reading

What makes Kimi Antonelli such a good F1 driver now, as per Toto Wolff

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 16:02
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago at Spa-Francorchamps, a teary-eyed Kimi Antonelli struggled to maintain his composure in the media pen, amid an ordeal of a sprint weekend where he was twice out in Q1 and finished both races well down the order.
Now, Antonelli is Italy’s second-most successful driver in Formula 1 history, having triumphed in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix – ...Keep reading

Ferrari should have signed Gianpiero Lambiase for Lewis Hamilton, says F1 broadcaster

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 15:53
Formula 1 broadcaster and host of the official press conferences Tom Clarkson believes Ferrari missed a trick by not signing Gianpiero Lambiase to work alongside seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, describing the engineer as the ideal "buffer" for the British driver.
Hamilton endured a frustrating Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Although he recovered to finish fourth, his race was ...Keep reading

George Russell told "low" moments are "really good thing for him" after Belgian GP blow

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 15:20
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes George Russell's difficult 2026 campaign will ultimately benefit him in the long term.
Russell suffered another retirement at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps after an opening-lap clash with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. In addition to the collision, which left him beached in the gravel, Russell had already encountered an ...Keep reading

McLaren: Lando Norris had outright pace for second in F1 Belgian GP

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 15:00
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said his team has been positively surprised by its pace in the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, feeling seventh-placed Lando Norris could have finished second without his grid penalty.
Norris took a 10-place grid drop after taking a new Mercedes battery for the Spa weekend, exceeding his allowance for the year due to previous reliability issues.
While ...Keep reading

What we can learn from Mercedes' floor after George Russell's Belgian GP retirement

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 13:57
The last thing that a Formula 1 aerodynamicist wants is to see their car dangling precariously from a crane - beyond the implication of their driver being rendered unable to take further part in the session.
F1 teams like to keep their floor designs secret, since this is the part of the car that generates the most downforce. Much of the detail tends to remain hidden when the car is on-track or ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez considered permanent F1 exit after "toxic" end to Red Bull stint

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 13:33
Sergio Perez has described his final six months at Red Bull as "toxic", revealing that the immense success of the Milton Keynes outfit ironically bred internal friction and drama.
The Mexican driver spent four seasons alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull, contributing to a dominant era for the team. However, during an appearance on the High Performance podcast following his return to the grid ...Keep reading

Stella explains McLaren's strategy decisions in Belgium

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-20 13:14
Lando Norris finished seventh in Belgium after starting 13th, which on paper looked a good recovery for the McLaren man. But given he found himself in the lead of the race at one point, it certainly seemed like more might have been possible.

Lindblad gives verdict on Racing Bulls' package in Belgium

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-20 13:14
Arvid Lindblad believes Racing Bulls maximised the performance of a new upgrade package during the Belgian Grand Prix, as the Formula 1 rookie finished in the points again.

Hadjar's Belgian GP his ‘best race' with Red Bull – Mekies

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-20 13:14
Laurent Mekies has praised Isack Hadjar’s impressive recovery drive from the back of the grid to P6 at the Belgian Grand Prix.

"It sucks" – Oscar Piastri feels F1 grids are decided by "computers behaving or misbehaving"

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 12:57
From the very beginning, it was clear that the Formula 1 weekend at Spa-Francorchamps would present a major challenge in terms of energy management. The "energy-starved" circuit in the Ardennes features long straights and fast corners, with few opportunities to harvest energy.
As a result, drivers had to rely solely on the internal combustion engine through the second sector (around 540 ...Keep reading

The important lesson Oliver Solberg put into practice in Estonia

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 12:29
Oliver Solberg admitted that a clean weekend and a return to the World Rally Championship podium at Rally Estonia was important for him mentally after a series of costly mistakes.
Just 12 months ago, Solberg truly announced himself on the world stage courtesy of a mesmerising run to a sensational maiden WRC win on his Toyota Rally1 debut.
Last year, there was no pressure on his shoulders but ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff admits Mercedes has most powerful F1 engine – and Red Bull agrees – as ADUO returns to spotlight

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 11:29
Toto Wolff admitted that Mercedes has the strongest Formula 1 power unit, which has sparked interest from Red Bull, as the ADUO monitoring comes into the spotlight again.
One of the major political hot topics of the new F1 era has been ADUO when the FIA revealed Red Bull-Ford Powertrains was considered the benchmark on the grid and not Mercedes. Having taken its assessment purely from the V6 ...Keep reading

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