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Mercedes remains on the maximum score of four wins after four Formula 1 grands prix, although the competition was significantly closer in Miami than during the three race weekends prior to the April break.
McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull all travelled to Florida with significant upgrades, while Mercedes has its first major package of the year planned for the Canadian Grand Prix in ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar has been quite busy in recent weeks. At Talladega Superspeedway, Hocevar became the 208th different driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race in the sport's history, and celebrated with one of the most memorable burnouts in years -- hanging out of the car while driving along the frontstretch. 
One week later, the 23-year-old rising star won the Texas Truck race and also earned ...Keep reading

Conventional wisdom usually dictates waiting until after the Coca-Cola 600 to make any wide-sweeping declarations about the NASCAR Cup Series season but the sample size is becoming prescient.
After 11 races, the dice have been largely cast, and a hierarchy has been established with 15 races remaining until the new-look Chase for the Championship.
Remember, when NASCAR simulated thousands of ...Keep reading

The 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 is just around the corner, and once again, FOX is planning to go all-in for the Month of May.
FOX's plan includes 60 hours of coverage, kicking it all off with a new documentary on 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner and RLL Racing co-owner Bobby Rahal.
Programming will be spread across FOX, FOX Sports 1, and FOX Sports 2.
Full Indianapolis 500 FOX ...Keep reading

After 267 laps of racing and seven cautions, just four tenths separated Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin at the checkered flag as the two drivers finished 1-2 for the second time this year.
It was a race with a lot of movement throughout the field and ever-shifting strategies. Stage finishes were hectic, fast cars were eliminated in strange ways, but in the end, it was some of the top drivers in ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 veteran Martin Brundle has addressed his bizarre interaction with American television host Jimmy Fallon during the pre-race grid walk ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
The Miami International Autodrome has quickly become a hotspot for famous faces on the grid and in the paddock, and the 2026 edition of the event was no different.
As he weaved his way through the crowds on ...Keep reading

The 2026 Met Gala is here, and seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton is expected to be at the glamorous event.
One of the biggest nights in fashion has arrived as the Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Shortly after securing a sixth-place finish at the Miami Grand Prix and wearing Ferrari Style and a Saint Laurent runway look in the F1 paddock ...Keep reading

Ford Racing overcame an early puncture and outlasted fuel-starved rivals to emerge victorious in GTD Pro at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday.
A left-rear tire puncture derailed the group at the start, but co-drivers Christopher Mies and Frederic Vervisch battled through the adversity to sit fifth with roughly 20 minutes remaining. However, each of the top four, led by AO Racing’s ...Keep reading

Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRS US) President David Salters provided slightly more insight on Acura’s decision to exit the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the end of the 2026 season. 
The announcement by HRC US nearly two weeks ago declared a ‘pause’ on its factory effort in the top flight Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class - which it currently runs an Acura ARX-06 in ...Keep reading

The 20-second penalty imposed on Charles Leclerc following the Miami Grand Prix - which was actually a conversion of an uncompleted drive-through penalty imposed by the FIA stewards - is a particularly severe sanction in modern Formula 1.
The Monegasque driver was penalised for multiple off-track excursions, following a spin the Ferrari driver suffered at Turn 3 which resulted in a hit against ...Keep reading

Katherine Legge is one of 17 women who have competed in the top level of NASCAR, and the IndyCar and IMSA veteran is the most recent. 
Legge, 45, will pilot the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet in this weekend's Cup race at Watkins Glen International. Legge made seven Cup starts during the 2025 season (all with Live Fast Motorsports), but this will be her first appearance in 2026. E.l.f ...Keep reading

The 16-turn, 3.4-mile circuit that is set to be built inside Naval Base Coronado in San Diego will be known as Qualcomm Circuit.
The San Diego-based technology company will have the naming rights as the Official Circuit Partner of NASCAR's San Diego race weekend. The company develops and designs technologies for global communications and computing, including next-generation mobile networks ...Keep reading

Having struggled to click with the Miami circuit all weekend, George Russell said he made “big changes” to his Mercedes Formula 1 car's differential and brake bias as used by Kimi Antonelli, which “made a bigger impact than I thought”.
The British driver was a step behind team-mate Antonelli for the majority of the Miami GP weekend, as the Italian powered to a third straight victory ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes that Kimi Antonelli could get the edge over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Montoya argued that if Antonelli beats Russell at a track that the Briton has previously found success at, the Italian will gain a mental edge over his team-mate.
While Antonelli secured his third consecutive win at the Miami Grand ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen may continue to follow in his father’s footsteps after Formula 1 – as he joked about being ready for rally after his 360-degree spin at the start of the Miami Grand Prix.
Verstappen was battling for the lead with Charles Leclerc exiting the first corner when he uncharacteristically spun under acceleration at Turn 2, creating a dramatic start to the Miami GP.
The four-time ...Keep reading

The World Rally Championship’s first pure gravel rally of the season in Portugal this week is seen as an opportunity for Hyundai to ignite its 2026 campaign.
Hyundai has been firmly on the back foot this season, having struggled to extract pace from an i20 N Rally1 that features a narrow operating window.
The Korean team’s struggles have coincided with a step forward from rival Toyota ...Keep reading

Wildcard appearances have been popular in MotoGP throughout its history, although in recent decades most entries have only come through direct manufacturer involvement.
Given how professional the championship has become, it is increasingly difficult for any rider to enter race weekend and immediately be competitive, regardless of how much testing mileage they have accumulated. With wildcard ...Keep reading

After an enforced five-week break there was a lot riding on Formula 1’s return in Miami this weekend. The US race saw the series premiere a handful of modifications designed to improve the safety and spectacle of the new-for-2026 regulations, which have received a mix reception since their debut.
For the 2026 season, F1 rolled out new rules that called for smaller, lighter cars designed to ...Keep reading

McLaren has shared the first images of the MCL-HY prototype as it ramps up its preparations to enter the 2027 World Endurance Championship.
Having previously shown a mockup of the car at the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, McLaren took the covers off the bona fide LMDh challenger on Monday, just under a year before its planned debut.
The MCL-HY will run in testing in a special orange and black ...Keep reading

Formula 1 rolled out drastic regulation changes in 2026, which initially sparked a mixed response among drivers and fans. But now, after implementing tweaks to the new rules at the Miami Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that anyone caught complaining about the racing “should hide”.
The new regulations brought smaller, lighter cars to the track, which are now powered by hybrid ...Keep reading