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Who slept best last night: Frederic Vasseur

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-06-15 07:00
Lewis Hamilton's first win for Fred Vasseur's team didn't come in Barcelona on 14 June 2026. It came more than 20 years ago in Formula 3 Euro Series.
Back then, the 20-year-old Hamilton won the opening round at Hockenheim driving for the Frenchman's ASM team, before going on to dominate the season with 15 victories from 20 races. The following year he moved up to GP2, now with the newly formed ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin says Michael Jordan is 'finding out'

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-06-15 00:16
What is most impressive about Denny Hamlin in 2026 isn’t what he is doing but what he theoretically could have done.
Much to his chagrin.
Think about it: Dover this year was the All-Star Race so it doesn’t technically count but then Hamlin appeared poised to win the Coca-Cola 600 before the rain negated what looked to be a race winning pass on Daniel Suarez.
He’s won three in a row ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari win leaves F1 fans in tears: "True masterclass"

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-06-15 00:03
Formula 1 fans have celebrated Lewis Hamilton's first win as a Ferrari driver at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
The seven-time champion converted a second-place start into his first victory with the Maranello outfit in Barcelona, successfully pulling off a three-stop strategy and crossing the line with a 19-second lead over George Russell in second. 
Fans were quick to react to the ...Keep reading

Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Pocono 2026

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-14 22:36
Entering the Coca-Cola 600, Tyler Reddick led the NASCAR Cup Series championship with 129 points between himself and Denny Hamlin. But after finishes of 2nd, 1st, 1st, and 1st again this weekend at Pocono, Hamlin had obliterated that advantage. It's down to just 19 points as the Cup Series heads to Naval Base Coronado for an all-new street course.
In the battle to make the Chase, Austin Cindric ...Keep reading

Longtime IndyCar team owner Dennis Reinbold passes away

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-14 22:20
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing confirmed the passing of longtime team owner Dennis Reinbold on Sunday, at the age of 65.
Reinbold was co-owner of DRR, which has operated as an IndyCar team since 2000. They have one IndyCar win and two poles, and the team has taken part in every Indianapolis 500 this century.
DRR just entered two cars into the 2026 Indy 500, with Conor Daly finishing 12th and Jack ...Keep reading

Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup at Pocono

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-14 21:49
Denny Hamlin cruised to the win ahead of title rival Tyler Reddick at Pocono Raceway, with William Byron leading the way for Chevrolet in third.
John-Hunter Nemechek earned his first top five of the year, placing fourth, while Kyle Larson rounded out the top five.
Erik Jones placed sixth, Chris Buescher seventh (top Ford driver), Ross Chastain eighth, Ty Gibbs ninth, and Ryan Blaney ...Keep reading

All the key moments from the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-14 21:45
Lewis Hamilton finally reached the chequered flag first on a Sunday for Ferrari, the seven-time World Champion taking victory in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

Ex-F1 drivers De Vries and Kobayashi win Le Mans 24 Hours

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-14 21:45
Ex-Formula 1 drivers Nyck de Vries and Kamui Kobayashi, along with Mike Conway, claimed victory in the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours for Toyota at the weekend.

'Not good enough' – Wolff critical of Mercedes' reliability

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-14 21:45
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff believes the team's reliability is "just not good enough", as Kimi Antonelli lost a podium in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after a late retirement.

What the teams said – Race day in Barcelona-Catalunya

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-14 21:45
The drivers and team report back on all the action from the Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

5 betting lessons after Hamilton wins in Barcelona

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-14 21:45
A sensational performance at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya gave Lewis Hamilton his first Grand Prix win as a Ferrari driver.

Verstappen admits Red Bull ‘need to work harder’

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-14 21:45
Max Verstappen has shared an insight into the issues he experienced during a "lonely" drive to fourth place in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

Denny Hamlin wins third consecutive NASCAR Cup race, beating Reddick at Pocono

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-14 21:36
Sunday at Pocono Raceway, there was no stopping the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Denny Hamlin. 
Hamlin has won three consecutive Cup races: Nashville, Michigan, and now Pocono, earning his eighth career Cup Series victory at the Tricky Triangle.
This is Hamlin's 64th career victory, breaking a tie with Kyle Busch for ninth on the all-time wins list.


Watch: Trifecta! Hamlin ...Keep reading

Hamilton's first Ferrari win a statement to himself and rest of F1

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-06-14 20:29
Lewis Hamilton's win in Barcelona was a moment of redemption after a first season at Ferrari that left him questioning himself, and others questioning him.

Winners and losers from a cathartic Barcelona F1 Grand Prix

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-14 19:28
What Barcelona's hot and humid war of tyre attrition lacked in on-track action, it made up for in storylines. Sunday's initially languid race became one to remember thanks to the revival of an all-time great, and poetic justice that provided the latest twist in an intriguing Formula 1 title campaign.
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Hamilton says Barcelona win beyond wildest dreams

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-06-14 19:18
Lewis Hamilton says he was struggling to find the words to express how much his first victory for Ferrari meant to him in Barcelona.

Lewis Hamilton's Barcelona GP win a "middle finger" to doubters - Lando Norris

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-14 19:11
Lewis Hamilton produced one of the feel-good moments of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign by claiming his maiden victory for Ferrari at the Barcelona Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion made a blockbuster move to the Scuderia in 2025 after 12 legendary seasons at Mercedes, but his debut year didn’t go as expected.
A frustrated Hamilton suffered the first podium-less campaign of his 18-year ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli receives post-race penalty despite retirement in Barcelona

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-14 19:01
Kimi Antonelli was penalised by the Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix stewards after the race, having been found guilty of violating track limits more than three times during the event.
The decision does not change the outcome of the race for the championship leader, but it could have had consequences had he managed to finish the race.
Antonelli started third and spent much of the ...Keep reading

Mercedes ask for right of review of Gasly penalty

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-06-14 18:53
Mercedes ask the FIA for a right of review of the decision to overturn Pierre Gasly's penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Franco Colapinto demoted after 10-second penalty for yellow flag breach in F1 Barcelona GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-14 18:53
Alpine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto has been dropped from eighth to 10th in the Barcelona Grand Prix result after being handed a 10-second time penalty.
Colapinto finished eighth on the road, behind Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, on what had been a solid recovery day for the Enstone squad after it struggled for pace all weekend.
But after the race, Colapinto was called to the FIA race ...Keep reading

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