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Complete IndyCar championship standings after Arlington

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 20:45
Three races into the 2026 IndyCar season, and there have been three different points leaders: Alex Palou, Josef Newgarden, and now Kyle Kirkwood -- all three winners early in the new year.
Kirkwood passed Palou with 15 laps to go in the Grand Prix of Arlington and never looked back, earning his sixth career win. He now leads the four-time and defending IndyCar champion by 26 points in the ...Keep reading

Alex Palou “never felt safe” during Grand Prix of Arlington

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 20:40
At one point it looked like Alex Palou was going to ride into the sunset to victory in the Grand Prix of Arlington, but then the sun set on his chances courtesy of Kyle Kirkwood’s furious pace.
Palou, the reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, took command of those on the preferred three-stop strategy after his initial pit stop on Lap 16 of 70. At one point, he built an advantage of ...Keep reading

Kyle Kirkwood beats Palou to win Arlington GP and take IndyCar points lead

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 18:45
Kyle Kirkwood delivered a statement drive to win the Inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington
The Florida native’s relentless pace helped him overcome early issues by his pit crew, chasing down and passing reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou with 16 laps to go en route to his first win of the season. 
Kirkwood, who started seventh in the #27 Andretti Global Honda, bested ...Keep reading

Takamoto Katsuta breaks down in tears after long-awaited first WRC victory

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 18:26
Takamoto Katsuta has opened up on why scoring a breakthrough World Rally Championship at Safari Rally Kenya was such a “special feeling” that reduced him to tears of joy. The Japanese driver can finally call himself a WRC rally winner after he and Aaron Johnston emerged from a brutal Safari Rally Kenya standing on the top step, beating Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux by 27.4s.
The victory ...Keep reading

Official race results: 2026 IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 18:23
The inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington delivered a surprisingly clean, but exciting battle for 70 laps, ending with a showdown between Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood.
Kirkwood passed Palou via an aggressive dive with 15 laps to go, and never looked back. Palou finished second, and Will Power earned his first podium finish with Andretti in third. Marcus Ericsson and Pato O'Ward filled out the rest ...Keep reading

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia cancellations helpful for F1 teams - Bird

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-03-15 17:09
On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, pundits Andrew Benson and Sam Bird discuss the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix cancellations and how the teams can turn the unexpected five-week gap into a competitive advantage.

Antonelli celebrations 'lovely to see' - Benson

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-03-15 16:54
On the latest episode of the The Chequered Flag Podcast, pundits Andrew Benson and Sam Bird say Kimi Antonelli's Chinese Grand Prix win at 19 years old "is as big as it comes" for a young driver, after the Italian was moved to tears following his win.

Antonelli celebrations 'lovely to see' - Benson

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-03-15 16:54
On the latest episode of the The Chequered Flag Podcast, pundits Andrew Benson and Sam Bird say Kimi Antonelli's Chinese Grand Prix win at 19 years old "is as big as it comes" for a young driver, after the Italian was moved to tears following his win.

'He's back again' - Ferrari's Hamilton praised after Chinese GP

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-03-15 16:37
On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag podcast, Sam Bird believes Lewis Hamilton's spark "is back" again after the British driver finished in third at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Cadillac F1 drivers clash in Chinese GP, Sergio Perez apologises to Valtteri Bottas

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 16:30
Sergio Perez has taken responsibility for the Cadillac cars’ collision at the start of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix.
Perez and Valtteri Bottas were battling over 14th place – after pre-race attrition took four cars out of the contest – in Turn 3, the tight left-hander that follows the drawn-out opening curve, when the incident occurred.
Perez stayed on the inside of Bottas’ car ...Keep reading

Ferrari's Hamilton 'has mojo back' - driver ratings

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-03-15 16:29
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Chinese Grand Prix.

Andretti Global “pretty close” to decision on fourth Indy 500 entry

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 16:20
Andretti Global is close to a verdict on if it will run a fourth car for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in May.
The organization has added a one-off entry to the Indianapolis 500 each of the last five years with Marco Andretti, who announced his retirement over the offseason. Even with that development, though, the current three-car lineup could be expanded by one for the crown jewel ...Keep reading

Max Taylor delivers late pass to capture first Indy NXT win in Arlington

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 15:44
Andretti Global’s Max Taylor pulled off a dramatic late pass to claim his first-ever Indy NXT win at the Grand Prix of Arlington.
After starting fourth, Taylor snagged the race lead with less than two minutes remaining in the 30-minute timed race, crossing the finish line 1.8925s ahead of Enzo Fittipaldi in the #67 HMD Motorsports entry.
“Oh, I wanted it with every ounce of my body,” ...Keep reading

Honda F1 engine vibrations led to Fernando Alonso ‘losing all feeling in limbs’

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 15:00
Fernando Alonso “began to lose all feeling in his hands and feet” prior to his retirement from Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, as Aston Martin’s Honda engine problems persist.
The Japanese manufacturer teamed up with Aston Martin as its new works team for 2026, but it has struggled to adapt to F1’s new power unit rules, suffering from profound reliability issues.
 
The ...Keep reading

All the key moments from the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-03-15 14:51
As China played host to the first Sprint weekend of the 2026 season, Kimi Antonelli wrote his own history while Lewis Hamilton secured his first Ferrari podium.

Wolff reflects on 'best moment' after Antonelli's maiden win

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-03-15 14:51
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff admits that Kimi Antonelli's maiden Formula 1 victory in the Chinese Grand Prix was "one of the best moments I've had in F1".

Bearman bags P5 after ‘deer in headlights’ Lap 1 scare

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-03-15 14:51
Ollie Bearman was all smiles after an impressive drive to fifth position in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, having bounced back from a scary moment with Isack Hadjar on the opening lap.

What the teams said – Race day in China

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-03-15 14:51
The drivers and teams report back on the Chinese Grand Prix from the Shanghai International Circuit.

“Proud” Ott Tanak, Kalle Rovanpera lead praise of Takamoto Katsuta’s maiden WRC win

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-03-15 14:35
World rally champions Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak led the plaudits for Takamoto Katsuta after the Japanese driver clinched an emotional maiden WRC win at Safari Rally Kenya. 
Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston’s breakthrough triumph in what will be regarded as one of toughest rallies in recent WRC history is likely to be the overwhelming contender as the feelgood story of the 2026 ...Keep reading

'Best racing ever' or 'a joke'? The row over the new F1

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-03-15 14:07
The three most successful drivers in Formula 1 sum up the conflict and paradox at the heart of the sport's new look after a Chinese Grand Prix.

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