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Charles Leclerc picked up a five-second time penalty after passing his team mate off track during an opening lap battle for the lead.

Oscar Piastri has lost his points from the Mexico City Grand Prix after he was deemed to be at fault in a collision with Racing Bulls' Arvid Lindblad.

Max Verstappen took advantage of an early tussle between Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to clinch victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne reflects on Kimi Antonelli's staggering rise from promising rookie to Italy's first Formula 1 World Champion in seven decades.

Max Verstappen picks up the Driver of the Day vote for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli won his maiden Drivers’ Championship with a third-place finish at the Mexico City Grand Prix, leaving him emotional as he reacted to his momentous achievement.

Shane van Gisbergen missed the Chase, but he continues to make gains on the ovals, earning a top-five finish at Martinsville Speedway.
Van Gisbergen started 29th and didn't make it to the top ten until the final stage of the race, but he made much of his progress during the long green-flag runs.
He was the only driver who started outside the top 20 to finish inside the top 10, and was set to ...Keep reading

There will be no 'even-year-Logano' championship in 2026, but the Team Penske star certainly has a lot to be proud of.
Logano won the NASCAR Cup Series title in 2018, 2022, and 2024, but he wasn't even inside the Chase field until mid-summer. But since then, Logano has climbed to fifth in the standings.
And for a brief moment Sunday at Martinsville, it appeared that he was going to keep ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli seems destined for Formula 1 greatness after winning his first world title, writes Andrew Benson.

Kimi Antonelli seems destined for Formula 1 greatness after winning his first world title, writes Andrew Benson.

Kimi Antonelli seems destined for Formula 1 greatness after winning his first world title, writes Andrew Benson.

Another weekend of what could have been for Denny Hamlin. He started the race from pole position and led early, but quickly fell through the field when his team's decision not to pit during Stage 1 backfired.
Hamlin fell outside the top ten and failed to score any points in Stage 1. He was then buried mid-pack and failed to score any points in Stage 2 as well. Making the situation even more ...Keep reading

“When you are 1-2 at Turn 4, you don't imagine that you won't win the race.”
This statement says a lot about Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur’s disappointment following Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix.
Ferrari was on pole for the first time in the 2026 season, courtesy of Lewis Hamilton, with Charles Leclerc third; no grid had been so favourable to the prancing horse since ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar's run-in with Austin Cindric wasn't his only moment from Sunday's NASCAR Cup race that raised eyebrows.
Just a few laps before the Cindric brake-check, Hocevar triggered a race-altering caution that flew in the middle of green-flag pit stops. On Lap 198, he was being lapped by race leader William Byron when Hocevar slid up the track and spun out.
The incident immediately led ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli's rivals have paid tribute to the Mercedes driver after he clinched the Formula 1 world championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
The Italian finished third behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to secure the title with four races to spare. At just 20 years and 68 days old, he is the youngest champion in the sport's history, and the first Italian to win the drivers' title ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari need "some serious talks behind closed doors" after fighting between their two drivers in Mexico.

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari need "some serious talks behind closed doors" after fighting between their two drivers in Mexico.

Superlatives are running out to describe Kimi Antonelli's unprecedented ascent to power over the 2026 season. At the Mexico Grand Prix, Formula 1's new ruler received the coronation his campaign deserved.
Winner: Kimi Antonelli
Antonelli's title triumph may have been a foregone conclusion at this point, but that only makes his achievement more remarkable, not less.
It's impossible not to ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff claimed the Brackley outfit "let down" George Russell after a deployment issue spoiled his start at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Russell started from second on the grid after missing out on pole position to seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton by just 0.009 seconds, but he lost ground at the start. He was then given a 10-second penalty for a first-lap ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar was involved in another incident on Sunday, this time involving Austin Cindric.
Just over 200 laps into the race, Cindric was battling Hocevar for position when the Spire Motorsports driver appeared to aggressively brake-check him no fewer than three times, heavily damaging the front bumper on Cindric's No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
Cindric was forced to the garage by the damage ...Keep reading