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“He threw everything at me”: How Laurin Heinrich’s last-lap battle sealed Laguna Seca win

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:44
It came down to the final six corners. After 160 minutes of racing at Laguna Seca, the fight for the GTP victory was reduced to a duel between Laurin Heinrich in the JDC-Miller Porsche and Earl Bamber in the Action Express Cadillac, resulting in a fantastic last-lap pass by the German.
The battle was as hard as it gets in IMSA, featuring door-to-door action, tactical braking, and the ...Keep reading

Kyle Busch reacts to Nemechek clash at Texas: "I did not start this"

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:19
On the final restart at Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch was hoping to end a promising day on a high note. He had run inside the top ten for most of the day, and restarted 11th with two fresh right-side tires.
He didn't make any forward progress in the chaotic restart, and John Hunter Nemechek passed him as the field crossed the line with three laps to go. A lap later, Busch got back underneath ...Keep reading

Montoya and Hill react to dramatic Miami GP

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:00
Who would claim victory as F1 returned from its enforced break?

Antonelli steps up his level in dramatic fashion

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2026-05-04 01:33
Kimi Antonelli's first season in F1 showed occasional promise, but nothing that suggested this was going to come next, writes Andrew Benson.

What the teams said – Race day in Miami

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-05-04 01:07
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome.

All the key moments from the 2026 Miami Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-05-04 01:07
It was another successful weekend for Kimi Antonelli at the Miami International Autodrome, with the Mercedes driver claiming his third successive Grand Prix pole position and victory to extend his championship lead over team mate George Russell.

Verstappen hit with penalty for pit exit breach during Miami GP

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-05-04 01:07
A five-second time penalty has gone Max Verstappen’s way for crossing the white line at the pit exit in the Miami Grand Prix.

Leclerc penalised by Miami Grand Prix stewards

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-05-04 01:07
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been hit with a penalty following the Miami Grand Prix.

Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Texas 2026

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-05-04 00:45
Tyler Reddick finished a strong fourth at Texas, but saw his incredible 110-point lead shrink ever-so-slightly to 109 points after Denny Hamlin's runner-up finish.
Chase Elliott's win vaulted him up to third in the standings, 117 points back of the lead.
The biggest mover in the standings was Erik Jones, who jumped four positions from 26th to 22nd. He won Stage 1 at Texas, and that points ...Keep reading

Winners and losers from F1's eventful Miami Grand Prix

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-05-04 00:40
F1's decision to bring the Miami start time forward by three hours ultimately made no difference, as the expected thunderstorms hit the track in the early hours of Sunday morning but then swerved Miami Garden in the afternoon.
As it was, Miami didn't need the weather gods to serve up an absorbing display. And while it is too early to judge the recent round of energy management tweaks, on the ...Keep reading

Laurin Heinrich snatches Laguna Seca win with last-lap pass after epic duel

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-05-04 00:29
Laurin Heinrich put on a furious charge that ended with a last-lap pass to win it for customer outfit JDC-Miller MotorSports at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The 24-year-old German chased down Whelen Cadillac’s Earl Bamber and the two battled, with the race-winning sequence happening with a brave move in Turn 3 that kept them side-by-side before Heinrich secured the top spot in Turn 5 ...Keep reading

Official race results: NASCAR Cup 2026 at Texas Motor Speedway

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-05-04 00:17
Chase Elliott led 87 of 267 laps (more than any other driver) to win Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. He beat Denny Hamlin and Alex Bowman in a four-lap sprint to the checkered flag.
11 different drivers led laps during the race, which featured several incidents as well. In the end, 20 cars finished on the lead lap and four drivers (Heim, Gibbs, Logano, Bell) recorded ...Keep reading

Lionel Messi congratulates Kimi Antonelli after Miami GP win

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-05-04 00:01
Football legend Lionel Messi congratulated Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes hospitality unit after his Miami Grand Prix triumph.
The Italian driver delivered another strong performance around the Miami International Autodrome, converting his third pole position of the 2026 Formula 1 season into his third win.
Mercedes shared a video of the 19-year-old back with the team as he recovered from ...Keep reading

Chase Elliott holds off Denny Hamlin to win Texas NASCAR Cup race

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-05-04 00:01
Hendrick Motorsports now has two wins in the 2026 season, and both are courtesy of Chase Elliott. The driver of the No. 9 HMS Chevrolet now has 23 career wins, and his second Texas win in the last three years.
He finished just ahead of Denny Hamlin in second and Alex Bowman in third. Tyler Reddick, who was charging with two fresh right-side tires, finished fourth, with Chris Buescher ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle Miami GP grid walk goes viral with bizarre Jimmy Fallon moment

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-03 23:44
Martin Brundle's Sky Sports grid walk ahead of the Miami Grand Prix has gone viral on social media after a bizarre interview with The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon.
As the former Formula 1 driver weaved his way through the Miami GP grid, he was met with an excited Fallon, who instantly recognised him. But when Brundle asked Fallon for some funny comments, the American took the microphone from ...Keep reading

Antonelli 'stupendous' and Leclerc's 'lairy final lap' - driver ratings

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-05-03 23:33
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Miami Grand Prix.

Why Liam Lawson wasn't penalised for flipping Pierre Gasly in Miami GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-03 23:24
Liam Lawson has avoided a penalty for clashing with Pierre Gasly during the Miami Grand Prix because his Racing Bulls suffered a gearbox failure moments before the crash.
On lap five Gasly went to overtake Lawson into the Turn 17 hairpin and was hit by the Racing Bulls driver, sending the Alpine into a flip and landing partly on the barriers. Both drivers were OK but retired from the race due ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen given penalty for crossing pit exit at F1 Miami GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-03 23:04
Max Verstappen has been handed a five-second penalty for crossing the pitlane exit line at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix but retains his fifth place due to an even bigger penalty for Charles Leclerc.
Verstappen, who had dropped down the order after spinning at the start, made an early pitstop on lap 6, capitalising on an early safety car that had come out for the separate accidents of Isack ...Keep reading

How AO Racing created “Sketchy”, the latest dinosaur Porsche fan favourite

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-03 23:02
Finding AO Racing on the starting grid of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is easy: Just go the biggest crowd. Albeit only in its fourth year, Rexy and her pink sister Roxy have captured the hearts of millions of fans.
At Laguna Seca, it was time to welcome the latest creation from PJ Hyett and Gunnar Jeanette: Sketchy, a character with a white base and frazzling lines that represent ...Keep reading

After lucky escape, Joey Logano’s car gets destroyed in pit road incident

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-03 22:45
Joey Logano went from feeling immense relief after a lucky escape to seeing his race end on the slowest part of the race track: pit road. 
The defending Texas winner was running up inside the top 15 when William Byron went spinning in front of him. Byron got on the throttle, keeping his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet off the wall, but also bringing it back down the track in front of ...Keep reading

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