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Scott McLaughlin says Will Power “gave me no option” after contact ends Detroit podium chances

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 23:34
Scott McLaughlin and Will Power didn’t give off the look of former teammates, with the two locked into a fierce battle for the podium that led to it falling apart for both in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. 
The #26 Andretti Global Honda of Power shot to the inside of McLaughlin’s #3 Team Penske Chevrolet into Turn 3 in an effort to take third. Upon the exit of the corner, however, the ...Keep reading

Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Detroit GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 22:29
With his fourth win of the 2026 season in Detroit, Alex Palou now holds a 62-point lead in the IndyCar championship standings.
Kyle Kirkwood's runner-up finish bumped him back up into second, with David Malukas falling to third, 79 points back of the lead.
Christian Lundgaard is the highest-ranked McLaren driver in fourth, 101pts adrift of the lead and just six points ahead of teammate Pato ...Keep reading

Kyle Kirkwood says IndyCar title fight “not done” after Detroit runner-up finish

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 22:22
Kyle Kirkwood was left settling for second after a run of cautions hindered a chance at victory in Sunday’s chaotic IndyCar Series round on the streets of Detroit. 
The final stint saw the Florida native equipped with a fresh set of the softer alternate tires, opposite of race leader Alex Palou. With a sense of urgency to take advantage of maximum grip on the compound, Kirkwood, running ...Keep reading

Mick Schumacher IndyCar podium shot ends in Detroit disappointment

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 22:07
Mick Schumacher finished his debut race on Detroit’s infamous downtown street circuit nine laps behind race winner Alex Palou. The German was classified in 21st place after an incident, and then being forced to pit due to a radio malfunction.
But before things went south, it seemed as though Schumacher had been given his best chance of his rookie season. His team, Rahal Letterman Lanigan ...Keep reading

The biggest F1 underdogs worth backing in Monaco

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-05-31 21:56
We look at the four underdogs heading to the Monaco Grand Prix in form and how bettors can take advantage.

Scott Dixon suffers “another joyous hybrid failure” in Detroit

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 21:35
Scott Dixon was in the fight for a strong result before a mechanical issue knocked him out of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. 
After starting a season-best fourth, the 45-year-old New Zealander ran as high as second before running into problems just past halfway in the 100-lap race around the nine-turn, 1.645-mile temporary street circuit. On Lap 52, while running sixth, he went off into the ...Keep reading

Official race results: IndyCar 2026 Detroit GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 20:20
Alex Palou is a winner again, capturing the checkered flag in the 2026 Detroit GP -- his 23rd career IndyCar win and his fourth of the 2026 season.
Kyle Kirkwood finished three second behind in the runner-up spot, and Graham Rahal finished third. The RLL driver now has three podiums this year, the most he's enjoyed in a single season since 2020.
The Arrow McLaren duo of Pato O'Ward and ...Keep reading

Alex Palou survives Detroit IndyCar chaos to claim fourth win of season

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 20:10
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou survived mayhem in Motor City to win the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.
The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, who started on pole, held his composure despite numerous late restarts and fended off Kyle Kirkwood to win by 3.0584s at the 1.645-mile, nine-turn street circuit. It marks the fourth win of the season for Palou, and 23rd of his career ...Keep reading

5 Monaco facts every bettor needs to know

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-05-31 18:43
These top Monte Carlo facts could prove to be vital when picking your winners in Monaco.

Over a dozen cars involved in major Monza GT race pile-up

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 17:53
Sunday's GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup race at Monza got off to a chaotic start, with eight cars immediately forced into retirement and others forced into pits with damage. 
Such was the scale of the incident that about three-quarters of the field had to swerve into the run-off area.
The Haupt Racing Team was particularly hard hit, with its two Ford Mustang GT3 Evos, each on pole ...Keep reading

The rating Marc Marquez gives to his MotoGP return at Mugello

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 17:41
Marc Marquez says his comeback MotoGP weekend at the Italian Grand Prix deserved a perfect 10 out of 10 score, although he admitted he was “still far” from where he wished to be.
After missing the Sunday race at Le Mans and the entire Catalan GP due to injury, the factory Ducati rider returned to action at Mugello this weekend and immediately found himself back at the sharp end of the ...Keep reading

Raul Fernandez ruing missed opportunity at Italian GP after early error

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 17:08
Raul Fernandez says his mistake at the start of the Italian Grand Prix is going to play on his mind long into the night on Sunday.
The Spaniard started the race as one of the favourites after winning the Saturday sprint aboard his Trackhouse Aprilia. But he ruined his chances in the opening seconds as he ran ultra-wide at the first corner, dropping as low as 17th on the first lap.
He ...Keep reading

Enzo Fittipaldi wins chaotic Indy NXT race on the streets of Detroit

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 16:53
Enzo Fittipaldi pulled off an opportunistic pass to claim the Indy NXT win in the Detroit Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old Brazilian-American, driving the #67 HMD Motorsports entry with a damaged front nose and wing, vaulted from third to first on Lap 29 of 42 (45 scheduled; moved to a timed race) and took the checkered flag under caution around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn street circuit. It marks ...Keep reading

Where Marco Bezzecchi ranks his ‘dream come true’ Italian GP win

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 16:50
Marco Bezzecchi says his victory in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix ranks alongside his maiden MotoGP win as one of the most emotional moments of his career. 
The Aprilia rider overhauled early race leader Francesco Bagnaia before pulling clear of team-mate Jorge Martin, taking the chequered flag with a comfortable margin of 3.5s
It marked his fourth grand prix win of the 2026 season, and first ...Keep reading

What Pedro Acosta learned from Marc Marquez fight at Italian GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 16:21
Pedro Acosta says getting stuck behind his future MotoGP team-mate Marc Marquez during the Italian Grand Prix was an education. 
Acosta, who is set to partner Marquez at the factory Ducati team in 2027, needed the better part of 15 laps to make a move stick on the injured but tactically astute world champion at Mugello on Sunday.
Their battle, for what was at the time fourth place, was ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia: Losing Italian GP podium late on would have been a "disaster"

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 16:06
Francesco Bagnaia says it would have been a “disaster” if he had lost a home MotoGP podium at the Italian Grand Prix to Ai Ogura on the final corner.
The factory Ducati rider led the first half of the Mugello race from sixth on the grid, before slipping behind factory Aprilia duo Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin.
Although he had a big buffer over the rest of the pack, he came under ...Keep reading

Chevrolet reveals cause behind flurry of IndyCar engine changes in Detroit

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 16:03
During IndyCar warm-up on Sunday in Detroit, Chevrolet General Motors president Mark Reuss confirmed the root cause of the issue behind a rash of engine changes in the IndyCar garage. 
"We had a supplier issue with the valve and the valve guide, and it's a coating issue," Reuss told IndyCar on FOX. "And so if you can imagine the valve sitting in the guide with the wrong coating, over time ...Keep reading

Isle of Man TT 2026: Dean Harrison takes dominant Superbike win

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 15:39
In Sunday's Superbike TT, Dean Harrison set the pace from a start, taking the lead into Glen Helen on the opening lap and never relinquishing it. He was never properly challenged for the entire six-lap event.
This is Harrison's sixth TT victory, and his first in the Superbike category.
Peter Hickman finished second, 15.580s adrift of Harrison's Honda at the checkered flag. Harrison gave up ...Keep reading

Why Sebastien Ogier couldn’t take the fight to Elfyn Evans at Rally Japan

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 15:06
Sebastien Ogier has pinpointed the two key factors that ultimately prevented him from taking the fight to eventual Rally Japan winner Elfyn Evans over the weekend.
The nine-time world rally champion headed to Japan with his sights firmly fixed on victory, but the defending event winner had to settle for second, 12.8s behind points leader Evans.
Ogier was forced to chase from the outset given ...Keep reading

MotoGP Italian GP: Marco Bezzecchi leads emotional Aprilia 1-2

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-05-31 14:11
Marco Bezzecchi scored his first grand prix win since March and stretched his MotoGP championship lead after winning the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello on Sunday.
On a spectacular weekend for Aprilia, Bezzecchi headed his factory team-mate Jorge Martin home, allowing the latter to entrench himself in second place in the championship standings.
Francesco Bagnaia's third place helped Ducati ...Keep reading

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