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There’s nothing unusual in drivers messing up the pre-race routine and getting punished for that. Lewis Hamilton himself picked up two penalties at Sochi in 2020 for misinterpreting then-race director Michael Masi’s instructions on practice starts, performing them in a place that the stewards deemed inappropriate – and therefore had to serve two five-second penalties during the ...Keep reading

Franco Morbidelli will remain at VR46 Ducati for a second consecutive season in MotoGP after signing a contract extension for 2026.
Morbidelli’s journey with the squad owned by his mentor and seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi began at the start of this year after Pramac left Ducati’s camp to become a satellite squad.
While his previous form left much to be desired, the move to ...Keep reading

Images have begun circulating online of what appears to be a new Lancia rally car in development.
The Italian car maker, winner of a record 10 WRC constructors' titles (1974-1976, 1983, 1987-1992), has returned to competitive rallying this year with its all-new two-wheel drive Ypsilon Rally4 car, which has been competing in the European Rally Championship alongside a new one-make Lancia Rally ...Keep reading

Red Bull and Racing Bulls Formula 1 chiefs refute suggestions that Isack Hadjar was expected to hold station as he took his maiden F1 podium at the Dutch Grand Prix behind Max Verstappen.
Hadjar qualified alongside Verstappen on the second row in Zandvoort and shadowed the world champion through the race, attempting to put the Dutchman under pressure in the final stint of the race for ...Keep reading

Bobby Dale Earnhardt hasn't competed in the ARCA Menards Series since the 2017 season, but he is making a surprise return next weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The 38-year-old is the grandson of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, the nephew of two-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr., the son of former racer Kerry Earnhardt, and older brother to current NASCAR driver ...Keep reading

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Playoffs are officially underway. Chase Briscoe has already locked himself into the Round of 12 with a dominant victory at Darlington, becoming the first driver in almost two decades to win back-to-back Southern 500s.
The raced featured several unforced errors by the title contenders, mostly on pit road. 36 of the 38 starters made it to the finish, but that didn't mean it ...Keep reading

Already an underdog in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Playoffs, the last thing Josh Berry needed was a crash on the opening lap of the Southern 500. Berry started third with an impressive qualifying effort, but after losing control in the very first corner of the race, he finished 38th, almost 130 laps down.
He left Darlington with just two points -- one for the finishing position and another for securing ...Keep reading

The unfortunate timing between pitstops and the arrival of the safety cars during the Dutch Grand Prix left Fernando Alonso "angry with the world, us, and everybody", according to Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack.
Alonso's attempt to make progress from 10th on the grid was halted as he was mobbed by Alex Albon, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and Yuki Tsunoda in the opening corners of the ...Keep reading

Entering the NASCAR Cup Playoffs as the bottom seed, Alex Bowman was desperate to make up some ground in the points standings. Instead, he struggled with the No. 48 car throughout Sunday's race, and even faced a major setback on pit road less than 70 laps into the event.
Bowman pitted under green, but instead of spending about ten seconds in his stall, it took his pit crew roughly 40 seconds to ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda’s Dutch Grand Prix unravelled in his final stint due to a highly unusual issue on his Red Bull Formula 1 car.
“We were locked into the wrong map after the final stop,” team principal Laurent Mekies explained. “He basically drove the final part with a really, really not friendly throttle map.”
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After collecting 12 stage points and running somewhere between second and seventh for most of the race, Ross Chastain abruptly fell back near the end of the 500-miler at Darlington.
It was a difficult situation for the driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, as he fell from seventh to 11th in the final ten laps of the race. However, it was a necessary sacrifice. 
The team informed ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier says the pursuit of a ninth World Rally Championship title was behind a couple of gambles undertaken on his way to claiming a stunning Rally Paraguay victory. 
The Toyota driver managed to fight back from dropping to eighth after a stage-two puncture to power to a fourth win of the season. The result left Ogier only nine points adrift of championship leader Elfyn Evans with ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen knew the opening round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup playoffs would be difficult, but he had hoped that Darlington would be a strong showing for his No. 88 team.
Unfortunately, it was instead a frustrating 500 miles, and luck wasn't on his side either. SVG complained about the balance of the car early, and despite a daring last-lap charge to steal the free pass at the end of Stage ...Keep reading

The Southern 500 was a bit of a mess for Hendrick Motorsports.
Upon crossing the finish line in 21st, William Byron had crew chief Rudy Fugle in his ear with a message for his entire No. 24 team.
"We're embarrassed. We've got to execute a lot better all around. Nothing comfortable. We didn't do shit today. We've got to improve and get better and race our ass off every week or it's going to ...Keep reading

While Oscar Piastri had a perfect day in the Formula 1 title race, Isack Hadjar may well be the biggest winner of the Dutch Grand Prix.
Hadjar claimed his very first podium finish – and did so in impressive fashion. To the surprise of many, the rookie put his Racing Bulls fourth on the grid, and followed that up with a flawless race. He did not crack under pressure, and moved up a position ...Keep reading

Christopher Bell suffered damage at Darlington that severely impacted the performance of his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, but it didn't happen out on the race track.
While exiting his pit box during a round of pit stops under caution, the driver who caused the yellow crossed paths with him at the worst possible moment. Bell was leaving his stall while Carson Hocevar was entering his own ...Keep reading

On the opening lap of the Southern 500, it looked like Tyler Reddick's race might already be over as he got doored by an out-of-control Josh Berry and began to spin sideways. Somehow, the 23XI Racing driver managed to straighten it back out in a heart-stopping moment for the No. 45 team.
After that, he went on to nearly win the grueling 500-mile race. Reddick was closing in on Chase Briscoe as ...Keep reading

Enea Bastianini has urged MotoGP to make modifications to the new Balaton Park Circuit to prevent a potential tragedy, after suffering one of the most frightening crashes of his MotoGP career at the Hungarian venue.
The Tech 3 rider was fortunate to escape unscathed in an opening lap shunt at the returning Hungarian Grand Prix last month.
Entering the first chicane, Bastianini lost the front ...Keep reading

The lap times defied logic, and Derek Bell sidled up to the Nurburgring pitwall. He suggested it might be time to hang out the 'HOLD' board to his mercurial young team-mate.
Porsche's management didn't agree, and minutes later Stefan Bellof crashed out of the lead in spectacular fashion after taking off at Pflanzgarten.
The events of the 1983 Nurburgring 1000Km – before and after the ...Keep reading

In a race where pit road blunders seemed to be the theme for the title contenders, and Hendrick Motorsports was surprisingly off their game, Chase Briscoe was near-perfect as he won the Southern 500 for the second consecutive year.
However, there were seven Playoff drivers who finished 20th or worse, including Josh Berry, who wrecked on the opening lap.
After 500 miles of racing at the track ...Keep reading