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Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports F1 analyst Karun Chandhok has urged Ollie Bearman to keep reminding Ferrari that he is ready for when a seat becomes available at the Maranello outfit. 
Thrown into the deep end at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he stood in for Carlos Sainz, Bearman impressed by scoring points on his debut. His performance, and further outings with Haas in the same ...Keep reading

After his third win in the first six races, Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou has moved ahead of Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood and now leads the 2026 championship by 17 points.
David Malukas has moved up into third, 63 points out of the lead and leading the charge for Team Penske.
With a runner-up finish, Rosenqvist has jumped from 14th to ninth, gaining five positions in the standings ...Keep reading

Daytona, Atlanta, COTA, Darlington, and now Kansas: Tyler Reddick is now 5/9 for NASCAR Cup wins in 2026, and 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan has been one of the first people to congratulate him after every single one. 
The NBA legend has been at the track constantly early in the season, and he has been watching from pit road as Reddick earned each of his five victories thus far.
But ...Keep reading

Scott Dixon finally had an uneventful weekend.
The six-time IndyCar Series champion made his first Firestone Fast Six of the 2026 season and converted that into a third-place finish in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday. Not only is the result his first podium of the year, but extends the all-time series record he holds with 156 across his IndyCar career.
It ended up being a ...Keep reading

Felix Rosenqvist executed a nearly flawless race, but he was still left standing on the second-highest step on the podium in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
After starting on pole in the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda, Rosenqvist was stellar in controlling the race and keeping four-time and defending IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou safely behind.
However, on lap 57, debris in Turn 3 ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin was half a lap away from taking the white flag in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas, one that seemed largely decided between himself and Tyler Reddick, but then Cody Ware cut a tire and spun out.
Shake the snow globe! 
Hamlin retained the lead off pit road, with most of the frontrunners taking just right sides, but lost it on the restart when he didn’t get the best launch ...Keep reading

Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques has championed the new Cadillac F1 team for exceeding expectations in the first three rounds of the 2026 season.
The American outfit joined the championship in 2026 as the grid expanded to 11 teams. With the experienced driver lineup of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez under the leadership of team principal Graeme Lowdon, the team has already impressed ...Keep reading

The FIA CODASUR South American Rally Championship began its season in late March in Brazil, but Round 2 of 2026 took place this weekend in Argentina.
Driver Didier Arias was competing in the event with co-driver Héctor Núñez, and on Sunday, they were involved in a serious accident. The car caught a dirt mound and began to roll, barrel-rolling into a spectator area. Many fans who were ...Keep reading

Stat: For the first time since 1987, a driver has won five of the first nine races, and the last driver to do it was Dale Earnhardt.
This time, it’s Tyler Reddick and the 23XI Racing No. 45.
“Yeah, that's a guy on the Mount Rushmore of NASCAR drivers,” Reddick said after winning the AdventHealth 400. “To be able to accomplish things that someone like him did is truly incredible but ...Keep reading

Alex Palou has now won three of the first six races of the 2026 season, securing his 22nd career win and his first in the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday.
Felix Rosenqvist dominated the race from pole, but had to settle for second after losing the lead on pit road during the final set of pit stops. Scott Dixon defended against Kyle Kirkwood to hang on for the final podium ...Keep reading

Alex Palou almost made it look easy with a steady drive to win the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, Palou leaned on his pit crew to overtake pole-sitter Felix Rosenqvist, who led a race-high 51 of 90 laps, during final pit stops, then set sail after a late restart. In the end, Palou led 32 laps wheeled his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to win ...Keep reading

Can anything stop Tyler Reddick at this point? The 23XI Racing driver now has five wins in the first nine races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, and he now has a 105-point lead in the championship.
His boss, Denny Hamlin, has jumped up into second in the overall standings, and the two drivers did battle in the closing laps at Kansas on Sunday.
Around the Chase cutline, things have changed as ...Keep reading

Bookmakers are keeping a close eye on McLaren after an impressive team performance in Japan.

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft hopes that the FIA will introduce tweaks to the new regulations in time for the British Grand Prix, arguing that he doesn't want to see "great corners Maggotts and Becketts suffer".
The regulations, introduced for 2026, are being reviewed during the unexpected April break after complaints from teams and drivers. A major talking point is the ...Keep reading

James Vowles has revealed why he chose to sign with Williams as team principal over other opportunities. 
The Briton joined Williams as team principal in 2023 after serving as chief strategist of Brawn GP in 2009 and remaining with the team when it was bought by Mercedes. He was promoted from chief strategist to motorsport strategy director in 2019 and was seen as a potential successor to team ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick has now won five of the first nine races to open the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, passing Kyle Larson in the final seconds of Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway.
Chase Briscoe, who restarted 11th in overtime with four fresh tires, surged all the way up to third by the time the checkered flag flew.
Denny Hamlin led the way at the start of the final two-lap dash, but fell back to fourth ...Keep reading

Championship leader Tyler Reddick was in the wall and running on fumes with two laps to go, but a surprise caution opened the door for him to have another go at the win.
Denny Hamlin had the lead in an overtime restart, but it was Kyle Larson that powered into the lead with a three-wide pass below the apron.
Reddick was nearly back to fifth after a chaotic restart, but by the white flag he ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has taken a trip down memory lane, returning to his early karting roots to support the next generation of motorsport talent, including Jack Wolff.
Russell joined his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff to watch their son at South Garda Karting. 
"Same track, 23 years later! Very cool to be back at the kart track ...Keep reading

Jack Aitken and Co. were left once again getting close but not doing enough to take the win in Saturday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
After starting fourth, Aitken cut through rivals and put the #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R at the front of the field before handing off to co-driver Frederik Vesti. On the wrong end of oddly-timed cautions in IMSA’s 100-minute sprint race, Vesti was ...Keep reading

When Denny Hamlin launched the ‘Action Detrimental’ podcast on Dirty Mo Media, he vowed to be authentically candid and honest about the hot topics of each NASCAR Cup Series race weekend.
It’s proven to be a successful formula, at least until a current driver took exception to that candor, in the form of Kyle Busch. The former Joe Gibbs Racing teammates had a back and forth through the ...Keep reading