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Alex Palou is once again on the top step of the podium, winning at Portland with Felix Rosenqvist second and Will Power third. The margin of victory was 4.1 seconds.
Rinus VeeKay earned another impressive result for Juncos Hollinger in fourth, and Kyle Kirkwood finished fifth.
Rosenqvist led the first 30 laps of the race, with Palou moving ahead through the first sequence of pit stops ...Keep reading

Rinus VeeKay continued his impressive mid-season momentum on Sunday, driving the No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet to a fourth-place finish at the Grand Prix of Portland.
Starting fifth on the 12-turn, 1.964-mile Portland International Raceway, the 25-year-old Dutchman ran a controlled race, avoided chaos, and relied on fast pit work to maximize his result. The performance marks ...Keep reading

Ty Gibbs crossed the finish line just two tenths ahead of Christopher Bell, taking the lead with a two-tire call in the final round of pit stops. Bell now has seven runner-up finishes this year with no race wins. 
Ryan Blaney finished third, Josh Berry fourth, and Denny Hamlin fifth. Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, AJ Allmendinger, William Byron, and Austin Dillon filled out the remainder of the ...Keep reading

For the seventh time in this year, Christopher Bell finished second and has yet to reach Victory Lane. This time, he was all over his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs who did not bow to the pressure.
Instead, Gibbs in the #54 earned his second career NASCAR Cup Series win. Behind Gibbs and Bell,  Ryan Blaney finished third, Josh Berry fourth, and Denny Hamlin fifth.
Chase Briscoe, Ross ...Keep reading

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou once again treated Portland International Raceway like his personal playground with a comfortable victory at the Grand Prix of Portland.
After starting second, Palou used his trademark overcut during the opening cycle of green-flag pit stops to jump into the lead and led 60 of 110 laps en route to a 4.1167-second victory on the 12-turn, 1.964-mile natural ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has revealed he once offered his struggling south-west London pub to former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson free of charge in an attempt to salvage the venture.
Speaking during a drive-along interview with presenter Jodie Kidd, the former Williams, McLaren and Red Bull driver explained how he approached Clarkson when he couldn't get the pub, The Brown Dog ...Keep reading

On the fourth lap of the NASCAR Cup race at Iowa Speedway, Tyler Reddick was battling side-by-side with Erik Jones for seventh place. Ross Chastain briefly considered making it three-wide but ended up filing in behind Reddick.
However, entering Turn 1 at the start of Lap 4 of the 350-lap race, the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota of Reddick snapped around on its own, sliding up the track and taking ...Keep reading

Alessandro de Tullio went flag-to-flag from pole to claim a dominant Indy NXT victory at Portland International Raceway.
The Argentine led all 35 laps in the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing entry to win by 2.169 seconds around the 12-turn, 1.964-mile natural road course. It marked de Tullio’s second win of the season. 
“Yeah, it wasn’t easy,” de Tullio said. “I had to take care of the ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin is going to the rear to start the NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway on Sunday due to a cooling unit change made within the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 in the moments leading up to the green flag.
Hamlin joins Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott at the rear of the field after the latter two crashed during qualifying and practice on Saturday afternoon. During those sessions, Hamlin ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has announced his engagement to his long-term partner Carmen Montero Mundt.
Revealing the news in a sweet social media post, with a simple caption of a ring and a white heart, Russell shared photos from the occasion. Judging from the photos, the Briton popped the question at an intimate, candlelit dinner on a beach.
Russell and Montero Mundt began ...Keep reading

Raúl Fernández says channelling his “anger” in the right direction helped turn a disastrous sprint into a dominant British Grand Prix victory.
The Trackhouse rider endured a costly Saturday after a poor start from the front row was followed by a lap-four crash. With the other three Aprilia riders locking out the podium positions, the DNF represented a major missed opportunity for ...Keep reading

For the most part, NASCAR Cup Series drivers see the rule changes made to stage racing this week as a matter of common sense.
There wasn’t a lot of pushback.
“In my mind, it’s leaning back in the direction of a natural race progression,” said 2020 champion Chase Elliott. “I know the stages are still there but it feels less fabricated than knowing you’re going to have that on an ...Keep reading

Former F1 Academy championship contender Maya Weug has described 2026 as the "toughest year" of her career, revealing her immense struggles to secure a racing seat just 12 months after fighting for the title in the all-female racing series.
In a poignant statement shared on social media, the driver opened up about the harsh realities of the motorsport industry. Her current difficulties follow a ...Keep reading

It may seem odd that two riders who qualified on the front row dropped places at the start with stuck ride-height devices, when MotoGP explicitly banned holeshot devices for that very phase of the race.
Polesitter Jorge Martin had already appeared set to lose the lead to eventual race winner Raul Fernandez when he ran deep into Turn 1. Ai Ogura, also on an Aprilia, suffered a similar problem ...Keep reading

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney is wearing a special helmet for the NASCAR Cup race at Iowa Speedway, honoring fallen NASCAR legend Kyle Busch.
Blaney earned pole position for Sunday's Cup race, and is one of the favorites to claim victory in the 350-lap event.
The helmet features various highlights from Busch's historic career, including his unprecedented sweep of all three Bristol races on the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez says a tough result in the British Grand Prix was entirely down to him, insisting he simply lacked the pace to fight at the front.
The factory Ducati rider endured a lacklustre outing at Silverstone on Sunday, struggling to seventh at the finish after running as high as third on the opening lap. 
While the Desmosedici was no match to the Aprilias throughout the weekend, Marquez ...Keep reading

Raul Fernandez annihilated the competition at the British Grand Prix to claim his first victory of the 2026 MotoGP season, leading another podium lockout for Aprilia.
Having crashed out of Saturday’s sprint, the Trackhouse rider redeemed himself in the main race, grabbing the lead at the start and leading every lap in what was arguably the most convincing performance of his MotoGP ...Keep reading

Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has advised Ferrari management against calling Charles Leclerc in for a formal mid-season sit-down, insisting the Maranello outfit should "leave him alone" as he works through a challenging period alongside Lewis Hamilton.
Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley and host Jake Humphrey ...Keep reading

Two-time Formula 1 champion Mika Hakkinen has warned McLaren against pursuing Max Verstappen, advising his former team to protect its internal team spirit and avoid "rocking the boat" amid midseason driver market speculation.
Speaking on the Up To Speed podcast alongside his former McLaren team-mate David Coulthard, the Finnish legend addressed the ongoing F1 'silly season' and persistent ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has opened up about finding the balance between his son Jack's enjoyment and ambition after the nine-year-old's latest karting victory in Italy.
Competing in the IAME Karting Series, Jack Wolff recently secured a race win that elevates him to the top of the championship standings ahead of the season finale.
Speaking at the circuit, the Mercedes ...Keep reading