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Christian Lundgaard was blunt in his assessment of expectations, and it wasn’t capturing a third-place finish in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
“It wasn't really what I expected waking up this morning,” Lundgaard said. “It was what I hoped for. That was the mentality last year. It was just be competitive, knocking on the door, and the results will come. I think that was showcased ...Keep reading

Through no fault of his own, Mick Schumacher was forced to retire from the IndyCar Series season opener in St. Petersburg, driving the #47 RLL Honda. As the son of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher, his U.S. open-wheel debut was eagerly anticipated by fans.
The crash occurred in Turn 4 of the very first lap during a major braking zone. Schumacher had started in 21st place and was unable to ...Keep reading

Reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou is off to another strong title defense after winning the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
The Spaniard, who started fourth in the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, utilized his infamous pit strategy with an early overcut to jump to the front and control the last 62 of 100 laps. In the end he beat out pole-sitter Scott McLaughlin by 12.4948s on ...Keep reading

Four-time and defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou now has 20 career wins, taking a dominant victory in the 2026 season-opener on the streets of St. Petersburg. 
After securing the lead through a cycle of pit stops, he drove away from the field, winning by almost 13 seconds and leading 59 of 100 laps.
The battle for second was spirited as Kyle Kirkwood tried and failed to hold on against a ...Keep reading

Hard though it might be to believe today, when we have three rounds in the United States, for many years Formula 1 struggled to make an impact in North America. Some of the circuits used for the US GP have not been good, but others have been well-received.
Excluding the anomalous Indianapolis 500s that counted for the world championship across 1950-60, there have been 78 points-paying grands ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc married his long-term partner, Alexandra Saint Mleux, on Saturday 28 February in a private ceremony in Monaco.
After the couple were spotted driving around Monaco in a vintage 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, with the Monegasque driver in a pale suit and Saint Mleux in a wedding gown, the latter has now confirmed their marriage by changing her name on Instagram to Alexandra ...Keep reading

On Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, Supercross legend Eli Tomac secured his eighth victory on the 450cc bikes at the prestigious event, the most all-time.
However, while hoisting the trophy, it broke free from its heavy base, smacking him in the face. Tomac lost the bottom half of one of his front teeth as a result. We've seen all manner of strange accidents in the winner's ...Keep reading

Peugeot believes it can reach a new level and secure its first Hypercar victory in the World Endurance Championship this year.
Peugeot’s return to the top tier of endurance racing has not gone as planned. Since entering the WEC's Hypercar category in 2022, the manufacturer has struggled to live up to its prestigious history in the discipline.
Fourth in the standings in 2022, fifth in 2023 ...Keep reading

Nikita Johnson was untouchable en route to his first career victory in Indy NXT on the Streets of St. Petersburg.
A native resident of St. Petersburg, Florida, Johnson started second and made the early move at the start past pole-sitter Max Taylor and powered to victory by 0.6990s at the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit.
Four cautions pivoted the race from its originally scheduled ...Keep reading

Producers of the Netflix hit Drive to Survive "aren't planning for an end" to the series while it keeps delivering for Formula 1.
A week before the start of the new F1 campaign, the eighth season of the long-running breakout hit was released on Netflix, a shortened eight-episode series following the 2025 campaign – as ever produced by Box to Box Films.
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Ai Ogura was highly critical of his own riding following his fifth place in the Thai Grand Prix on Sunday, believing he could have had a better result.
The Trackhouse Aprilia rider took a long time to spark into life during the race, in which he got boxed in at the start and dropped to 11th after starting eighth on the grid. He only began picking off the riders ahead of him on lap 16 of 26 ...Keep reading

When James Hinchcliffe decided to enter the St. Petersburg NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, he likely didn't imagine it going the way that it ultimately did. Driving the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet with the name 'Jimmy Hinch' above the driver's door, the Canadian racer planned to take part in his first ever NASCAR race.
After starting third with minimal practice due to rain cancelling ...Keep reading

For the first time in four long years, Max Verstappen heads to the Formula 1 season opener as the hunter again, rather than the title defender. There may be several question marks lingering over Red Bull's first foray as a bona fide works team, but 2025 has shown there are none over the prowess of its star asset, who is at the height of his immense powers.
 
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Max Verstappen entered Formula 1 as the youngest driver in history and wasted no time into becoming one of the world championship’s defining drivers. After debuting at 17 with Toro Rosso, he stunned the paddock by winning on his first appearance for Red Bull in 2016.
As F1 approaches a major regulation reset in 2026, Verstappen’s blend of experience, precision and competitive instinct ...Keep reading

Michelin has issued an initial explanation for the tyre failure that forced MotoGP champion Marc Marquez into a sudden retirement at the Thailand Grand Prix.
The factory Ducati rider was chasing Raul Fernandez for third place with five laps remaining when the rear rim of his GP26 failed at Turn 4. Marquez was fortunate to avoid crashing as the tyre rapidly deflated and partially detached from ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has put his exit from the Thai Grand Prix with a flat tyre down to bad luck.
The Spaniard went off the circuit just a few laps from the end of the race, explaining that this was a conscious attempt to avoid falling as he adopted a safety-first approach.
While crossing the kerb onto the asphalt run-off area would not usually have any technical consequences, it bit the nine-time ...Keep reading

The era of Ducati domination in MotoGP looks under fire more than ever after the Borgo Panigale manufacturer's run of podiums finally came to an end at the Thai Grand Prix on Sunday.
Marco Bezzecchi's victory for Aprilia, ahead of Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia), meant there was no Ducati on the rostrum for the first time since the 2021 British Grand Prix.
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Marco Bezzecchi dominated the Thailand Grand Prix from start to finish to claim an emphatic MotoGP victory for Aprilia, while Ducati failed to log a podium for the first time in five years.
Having crashed out of the lead in Saturday’s sprint, Bezzecchi didn’t put a foot wrong in the main race as he led every single lap en route to a 5.5s victory.
This was the Italian's seventh career ...Keep reading

For the average Formula 1 fan, understanding what happens in races won’t become any easier, according to Max Verstappen.
F1’s popularity has surged in recent years, boosted by the eponymous movie starring Brad Pitt and Netflix series Drive to Survive. But the revamped technical regulations for 2026, with much greater emphasis on energy management, could make the sport more difficult to ...Keep reading

There was contagious energy around Dale Coyne Racing as team members navigated through the rigors of post-qualifying for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
The team just qualified third with rookie Dennis Hauger, in his debut race weekend in the IndyCar Series, and sixth with returning veteran Romain Grosjean, who hadn’t raced for the team since 2021. The scene coming to the team’s setup ...Keep reading