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There was a look of relief on the face of Felix Rosenqvist after snatching pole position for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Sitting 14th in the championship standings with zero top 10 finishes through the opening four rounds of the 2026 IndyCar season, there was a sense of urgency for the 34-year-old Swedish driver to simply find a way to get a breakthrough and help boost the confidence ...Keep reading

After a tough start to his Cadillac career, things should start getting better for Bottas.

Felix Rosenqvist will lead the field to the green flag after winning pole for Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long beach.
The Swede, driving the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda, put together a strong flying lap of 1m07.4635s around the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit to claim the top spot. It’s the seventh pole of his IndyCar Series career.
Pato O'Ward’s #5 Arrow McLaren ...Keep reading

Carson Kvapil started Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts from pole position, but his day ended just three laps into the event. The wreck was something you'd expect to see at a superspeedway, not a 1.5-mile intermediate track...
Driving the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, Kvapil was running second and battling three-wide with JRM teammates Justin Allgaier and William Byron.
Byron was to ...Keep reading

The youngest ever British F1 driver is looks forward to a lifelong dream of racing at Silverstone.

Renger van der Zande held steady through multiple late restarts to give Acura Meyer Shank Racing the home race victory in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. 
The Dutchman, driving the #93 Acura ARX-06, was undeterred despite Frederick Vesti (#31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R) applying consistent pressure on the restarts, taking the checkered flag by 0.818s on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary ...Keep reading

The dream season continues for Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing, just one day after partnering with Rockstar Energy. The championship leader earned his 14th career pole and his third of the 2026 season at Kansas Speedway.
With a fast lap of 29.142s, Reddick beat his boss Denny Hamlin by 0.019s for the top spot. It was a Toyota 1-2-3 in qualifying with last week's winner Ty Gibbs in third.
Kyle ...Keep reading

Ultimately, at the end of the day, Ryan Blaney said his role regarding pit crew changes at Team Penske is just to support and welcome those who put on the No. 12 uniform each week.
This is regarding the change made this week with the demotion of jack man Landon Honeycutt from the Blaney team to the Wood Brother No. 21 driven by Josh Berry. This follows a slow start by the Penske No. 12 pit ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has argued that former Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley is not the answer to Aston Martin's problems. 
Audi confirmed on 20 March 2026 that Wheatley was to leave with immediate effect after only joining the team in 2025. While Wheatley has not officially confirmed what his next move will be, Motorsport.com understands he will sign with Aston Martin ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has shared his verdict on the progress of the Ferrari Formula 1 team, explaining that the Maranello outfit has "made good progress with the car".
The Monegasque driver currently sits third in the drivers' standings with 49 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli and his Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
Ferrari has seen a jump in performance from 2025 to 2026 after ...Keep reading

Racing driver Juha Miettinen dies following a seven-car crash during the qualifiers for a race in Germany.

Kyle Busch did not appreciate the commentary about his season and career trajectory from Denny Hamlin during a segment on the Actions Detrimental podcast on Monday.
Hamlin effectively said Busch is one of the greatest of all time, but also felt like Busch needed to solidly outperform teammate Austin Dillon to justify a narrative that the two-time champion is being held back by Richard Childress ...Keep reading

Gio Ruggiero was running third with just a few laps to go in Saturday's ARCA race at Kansas, and Jack Wood appeared to be in position to win the race.
However, Ruggiero got into the back of Dystany Spurlock while trying to lap her, sending the No. 66 spinning sideways. Making her national ARCA debut, Spurlock regained control of the car on the apron, but the incident triggered a ...Keep reading

After a lengthy red flag following a serious seven-car crash and barrier damage, Nürburgring race officials reported that Juha Miettinen (BMW 325i, #121) succumbed to his injuries after being treated in the nearby Medical Center.
Official statement from race control:

"During today’s first race of the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers, a serious accident involving seven competitors ...Keep reading

After a top five finish in the ARCA East Series at Rockingham, popular YouTuber Cleetus McFarland (Garrett Mitchell) made his sixth career start at the national level of ARCA on Saturday.
After starting 25th when inclement weather rained out qualifying, he quickly marched through the field at Kansas Soeedway. He moved up eleven positions in the first five laps, and was running 11th by the ...Keep reading

IMSA President John Doonan has stated there are no plans to follow the FIA World Endurance Championship in hiding its Balance of Performance (BoP) tables.
Earlier this week, officials from the ACO and FIA explained that WEC will no longer make its BoP information public, in a move aimed at preventing misinterpretations and speculation, which has already come under scrutiny by competitors such ...Keep reading

During the enforced break caused by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, a series of high-level meetings are taking place to discuss potential changes to the Formula 1 rules introduced only this year.
It's not unheard of for the rules to be adjusted in-season. And in the case of the new regulations, there was broad agreement among the stakeholders and the teams that ...Keep reading

2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has completed her maiden Formula 1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone. 
The French driver drove the constructors' championship-winning W12 from the 2021 season and completed 76 laps of the Silverstone Circuit, totalling 200km. Current Mercedes F1 drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were seen supporting Pin in the garage for the milestone ...Keep reading

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff sent a heartfelt message to Doriane Pin ahead of her Formula 1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone. 
The 22-year-old driver got behind the wheel of the Mercedes W12, which was driven by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in their 2021 campaign, at Silverstone. She became the first female driver to test a Mercedes F1 car.
Wolff, who was the last woman ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta has observed over the opening three rounds of the 2026 MotoGP season that KTM has lost some of its top speed relative to its rivals.
With manufacturers having agreed to an engine freeze ahead of the new technical regulations, no work could be carried out on power units over the winter to increase outright performance.
However, development was still possible in other areas ...Keep reading