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The telemetry inside the Mercedes garage after Friday practice at the Circuit of the Americas pointed towards the Brackley squad waiting to pack up for a miserable, point-less weekend. The car was off the pace, the drivers were complaining about the balance, and the recent aerodynamic upgrades looked like a massive misstep.
Fast forward to Sunday afternoon, and 19-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar went behind the wall during the red flag with five laps to go in last weekend's NASCAR Cup event at Talladega, and somehow returned to the race without losing a single lap.
Now, teams cannot work on cars under the red flag, but the Spire Motorsports team still managed to get the No. 77 back into the race in time for the final restart, where they battled back to an impressive top ...Keep reading

At the end of September, the NASCAR world was shocked to learn that Brad Keselowski would depart the team he co-owns at the end of the 2026 season, as RFK Racing splits from the champion that helped bring them back to a competitive level.
Keselowski has since been fairly vague and tight-lipped, while RFK Racing team president Chip Bowers has said that the main issue surrounded Keselowski's ...Keep reading

We look at the betting odds and analyse the chances of the five drivers most likely to win at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

F1 TV analyst and former Renault F1 driver Jolyon Palmer examines Kimi Antonelli's dominant victory at the Circuit of The Americas.

If you looked at the two sides of the Mercedes garage after Sunday's United States Grand Prix, you would assume they were running completely different machinery. On one side, sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli was celebrating a miraculous, dominant race victory. On the other, George Russell was pulling his hair out after a miserable afternoon severely compromised by a bizarre first-lap time penalty ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin gave Kyle Larson a lot of credit for how he won the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway while also suggesting that he had a lot of help in doing so.
To wit, there was a widespread belief and reporting on Sunday that Chevrolet teams were taking the green flag with the primary goal of supporting Larson in every move he made. Certainly, it looked that way with ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas insists Cadillac is happy with him and his contract is “all OK” for 2027, amid recent rumours about his Formula 1 future.
Bottas’ recent lack of both qualifying and race pace has led to speculation on the driver market. Esteban Ocon, who lost his seat to Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Camara at Haas, was brought up in the media as a potential contender for the ...Keep reading

Here are all the timings – along with all the additional information you need – for the 19th Grand Prix weekend of the 2026 season from Mexico.

Kimi Antonelli took another step towards the 2026 world title with a superb display at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin. But who else impressed our Power Rankings judges? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below...

AJ Foyt Racing has signed Josh Pierson to a multi-year agreement to compete in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2027, bringing a Guinness World Records holder and accomplished young American driver to one of motorsports’ most storied teams.
With Dennis Hauger in the # 14 Chevrolet representing Homes For Our Troops, Pierson will drive the #4 entry with a new sponsor spotlighting a ...Keep reading

The Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award, which was established in 2015, is offered to an individual in NASCAR to recognize their 'community service-focused efforts to make the world a better place.'
And in 2016, the award will have co-winners for the very first time -- Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle. Busch died suddenly this past May at the age of 41 due to pneumonia that progressed into ...Keep reading

In 2004, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was celebrating yet another Talladega win. In Victory Lane after the EA Sports 500, Earnhardt used a profanity when he hilariously said about his fifth Talladega win: "It don't mean sh*t right now, daddy's done won here ten times so I gotta do a little more winning."
The broadcast apologized for his 'enthusiastic language,' but NASCAR took a bizarrely harsh stance on ...Keep reading

Gabriele Mini is set to make his Formula 1 race weekend debut, driving Franco Colapinto’s Alpine in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico Grand Prix.
The erstwhile Formula 2 championship leader, now lying fourth in the standings with a very slim title chance assuming the final two rounds proceed as planned, has been an Alpine protege since the start of the 2023 season following his runner-up campaign ...Keep reading

Knoxville has been announced as the host city for the World Rally Championship’s long awaited return to the United States next year.
Earlier this month the WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, which includes a trip to America for the first time since Olympus Rally in 1988.
It will be round 11 on 26-29 August and organisers have now confirmed that the gravel rally will have its ...Keep reading

Formula 1's next engine regulations are set to introduce V8 turbo hybrid engines that are simplified and less expensive compared to the existing rules.

Lewis Hamilton has explained the reasons why the podium narrowly eluded him in Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver started from fifth on the grid and jumped Isack Hadjar for fourth at lights out, despite being the only driver on used (soft) tyres for the opening stint.
But Hamilton lost 0.277s per lap to team-mate Charles Leclerc during that stint, as well as 0.422s ...Keep reading

HMD Motorsports has officially signed 16-year-old Brazilian-American driver Leonardo Escorpioni to its 2027 Indy NXT by Firestone lineup.
Escorpioni's promotion comes after serving as the team's official Junior Driver throughout the 2026 season. The young talent moves up into Indy NXT bringing both valuable familiarity with the team and a strong track record across the open-wheel ladder as he ...Keep reading

In modern Formula 1, raw race pace means absolutely nothing if you completely bottle your qualifying laps on Saturday afternoon. Without track position, you are simply burning up your tyres in dirty air while the race leaders cruise off into the distance.
That is the reality McLaren faced at the United States Grand Prix.
Despite bringing a highly effective upgrade package to the Circuit of ...Keep reading

Ollie Bearman and Pierre Gasly have reflected on their collision in the United States Grand Prix, with the former stating "I don't regret going for the move" despite being handed a penalty.