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NASCAR Cup Michigan starting lineup: Denny Hamlin snags pole from Carson Hocevar

Motorsport - 20 hours 47 min ago
Even after suffering a flat tire in practice, Denny Hamlin fought back in qualifying to secure pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Hamlin was the final driver on the track, and he denied home hero Carson Hocevar by just 0.018s with a pole lap of 36.901s.
This is Hamlin's 50th career pole, putting him in elite company. Only Richard Petty, David ...Keep reading

IndyCar at WWT Raceway starting lineup: Alex Palou claims fourth straight pole

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 23:08
Alex Palou was the last driver to go out, but was also the best after scorching to pole for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR).
The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series Champion, driving the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, stormed to the top spot in qualifying with a two-lap average of 174.353mph around the 1.25-mile egg-shaped oval. He dethroned Team ...Keep reading

'Get thicker skin and deal with it,' says Corey Heim in response to Kaden Honeycutt

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 23:06
Kaden Honeycutt did not appreciate Corey Heim throwing two blocks on him to win the Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
Honeycutt, driving the Tricon Garage No. 11 that Heim took to the championship last year and 23 victories across the past three seasons, made several runs at Heim but couldn’t find a path to the win.
On the final lap, Heim blocked ...Keep reading

Two car chiefs ejected after multiple NASCAR Cup inspection failures at Michigan

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 22:13
Two NASCAR Cup Series teams had a little trouble getting through inspection on Saturday, and so, the standard penalties have been applied.
26 of the 37 entries passed on their first attempt, while nine passed on their second attempt, but there were two that needed to go through the inspection process three times.
The No. 17 RFK Racing Ford of Chris Buescher, which entered this race eighth in ...Keep reading

STRATEGY GUIDE: What are the tyre options for the Monaco GP?

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 21:33
Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day in Monte Carlo.

What To Watch For in the Monaco Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 21:33
Chris Medland picks out five key things to keep an eye on when the lights go out on race day in Monte Carlo.

What the teams said – Qualifying in Monaco

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 21:33
The drivers and teams report back on final practice and Qualifying from the streets of Monte Carlo ahead of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.

Bortoleto sorry to Audi after Monaco Qualifying crash

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 21:33
After a promising start to the weekend for Audi, the team faced a disappointing Qualifying in Monaco following a Q1 crash for Gabriel Bortoleto.

Corey Heim wins Michigan NASCAR Truck race in nail-biting finish

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 21:19
It was 'Heim Time' once again!
Corey Heim, who is set to go full-time Cup racing next year with 23XI Racing, won Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
The 2025 NCTS champion now has 26 career wins, and three in just five starts this year.
There was just 0.065s between Heim and TRICON Toyota Kaden Honeycutt at the checkered ...Keep reading

Two worrying trends for George Russell as Kimi Antonelli keeps starring in F1 2026

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 20:39
George Russell's costly Canadian Grand Prix retirement, which knocked him 43 points back, showed he would have a Kimi Antonelli-sized problem to deal with this year. His fifth qualifying defeat to a high-flying Italian in Monaco further underlined that problem won't go away any time soon.
Russell had made a strong start to the 2026 Formula 1 season with a pole-to-flag victory in Melbourne, but ...Keep reading

Russell perplexed by struggles having arrived in Monaco playing mind games

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sat, 2026-06-06 19:27
George Russell tried playing a few mind games with Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli but is now the one "scratching my head".

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sat, 2026-06-06 19:07
Rosanna and team look back at qualifying from Monaco

F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Monaco GP

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 18:48
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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“A reality check” – why Lando Norris was expecting poor Monaco qualifying

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 18:35
Lando Norris’s 2026 season is shaping up to be the most disappointing one for a defending champion since Sebastian Vettel’s catastrophic 2014.
But while Vettel’s year was defined by struggles with an uncompetitive and unreliable Renault engine, McLaren’s 2026 has been an accumulation of small but telling frustrations: a chassis that’s effective enough for Norris to have won the Miami ...Keep reading

Leclerc opens up on car issues and Q3 crash in Monaco

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 18:30
Charles Leclerc was left to rue that “I don’t really know where to brake” around the Circuit de Monaco after winding up fourth in Qualifying, having been plagued by issues behind the wheel of his Ferrari throughout the weekend.

Piastri concedes McLaren would qualify P7 ‘no matter what’

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 18:30
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were left downbeat after struggling to keep up with their rivals during Qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.

‘Nothing clicking’ for Russell in Monaco Qualifying

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 18:30
Mercedes' George Russell was left scratching his head after a challenging Qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Verstappen hails ‘extremely positive’ turnaround in Monaco

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 18:30
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was pleasantly surprised after Saturday afternoon’s Qualifying session in Monaco, having recovered from a tricky final practice outing to challenge for pole position.

Car 'drastically different' in Monaco Qualifying – Hamilton

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 18:30
Lewis Hamilton missed out on a spot on the front row at the Monaco Grand Prix to polesitter Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Antonelli overjoyed with ‘magic’ lap for Monaco pole

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 18:30
Kimi Antonelli could not hide his delight after building on a sensational start to the 2026 season with a hard-earned pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix.

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