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Kyle Kirkwood closed out his 2026 IndyCar Series campaign on a high note, driving from sixth on the grid to a runner-up finish behind Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin in the season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. 
The strong drive cemented a career-best second-place finish in the championship standings for the 27-year-old Florida native. 
Kirkwood, driving the #27 Andretti ...Keep reading

A post-race moment between Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli's father, Marco Antonelli, has gone viral on social media.
Footage from the Monza paddock showed Verstappen approaching Antonelli Sr after his son claimed his first home grand prix victory from 19th on the grid. The four-time champion made sure to give the Italian a hug before his son was able to go and celebrate with ...Keep reading

The 2026 IndyCar champion season is over. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou claimed his fifth title in the last six years, 86 points clear of Andretti's Kyle Kirkwood, who claimed the runner-up spot in the standings with a podium finish at Laguna Seca.
Departing Arrow McLaren driver Christian Lundgaard led the way for that organization in third, teammate Pato O'Ward fourth, and Team ...Keep reading

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Temple of Speed for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.

Gasly reflects on a standout Monza weekend, while team mate Colapinto recovers from a costly mistake to score points.

Scott McLaughlin now has eight career IndyCar wins, winning from pole in a straightforward race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
McLaughlin hadn't won a race since the penultimate round of the 2024 season at Milwaukee, so it was a big victory for the Kiwi.
Kyle Kirkwood finished second, securing the runner-up spot in the championship standings. Alexander Rossi placed third for his first ...Keep reading

Scott McLaughlin ended a two-year, 35-race win drought with victory in the IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca.
After starting on pole in the #3 Team Penske Chevrolet, the 33-year-old New Zealander remained in control throughout the 95-lap contest en route to a 1.3739s victory over Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile natural terrain road course.
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On The Chequered Flag Podcast, F1 journalist Rebecca Clancy and British racing driver Alex Lynn debate whether Kimi Antonelli is a generational talent, after the Mercedes prodigy became the first Italian to win on home soil since 1966 at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

The Italian Grand Prix is probably the worst venue for a spat to brew up between team-mates but that is what happened at Monza as Lewis Hamilton finished a distant sixth after Charles Leclerc barged him into the gravel on the opening lap.
Leclerc then spun off into the Parabolica barrier at high speed at the end of the second lap, inducing a red flag. The outcome of the weekend was that ...Keep reading

The Audi F1 team has notified the FIA of its intention to appeal against Yuki Tsunoda's non-penalty in the Italian GP.
Amid confusion over where he was supposed to line up on a lap 6 restart, Tsunoda parked in his correct 14th grid slot, but at an angle towards the inside wall. Race director Rui Marques was "not comfortable" with Tsunoda's position, so imposed an extra formation ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli delivered one of the great F1 drives to win the Italian Grand Prix and leave Mercedes' team-mate George Russell's title hopes almost a lost cause.

Whether you are an adopted fan of Formula 1 2026's divisive yo-yo racing or not, you can't argue the Italian Grand Prix was short of things to pay attention to. Champion-elect - there, we said it - Kimi Antonelli served up a comeback race for the ages with the approval of the Ferrari tifosi, while the Scuderia itself tripped at the first hurdle at its home race.
Winner: Kimi ...Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad described his and stand-in team mate Yuki Tsunoda’s double points finish at the Italian Grand Prix as “damage limitation” for Racing Bulls after Alpine’s eye-catching Qualifying display.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli rose from P19 on the grid to seal his maiden home victory in an eventful Italian Grand Prix.

The Mercedes star leads the Drivers' Championship by 66 points after his Monza masterclass.

Lando Norris believes his late tussle with McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri in the Italian Grand Prix was “a good battle” which was “fair”, despite initially complaining over the radio.

Lewis Hamilton admits that finishing only sixth in the Italian Grand Prix is a "tough one to swallow", as Ferrari endured a difficult home race.

Max Verstappen returned to the podium at the Italian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver battling hard on his way to a P3 finish.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff hailed Kimi Antonelli for an “amazing drive” from P19 to win the Italian Grand Prix, arguing “there was nothing that would have stopped him” throughout Sunday’s race.

After leading for much of the Italian Grand Prix, George Russell had to settle for second place after being overtaken by Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli.