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Sunday, Alex Palou’s perfect season took a hit when David Malukas took him out of the race heading into turn one during a restart on the streets of Detroit, nudging the No. 10 Honda into the tire barrier on the outside wall.
Palou was not showing much promise as a podium contender prior to the incident on lap 72 of the scheduled 100 laps, but he was still on track to earn more points than he ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s deficit to Oscar Piastri nearly doubled in Barcelona. With three additional penalty points, he also faces the threat of a race ban. What has gone wrong? Here is a look at Verstappen’s clash with George Russell and Red Bull’s mistakes that preceded it.
Verstappen looked on his way to a 'usual' third place in the Spanish Grand Prix, which would have been the normal outcome ...Keep reading

Felipe Drugovich has indicated his “priority has always been Formula 1” so would be willing to miss his Le Mans 24 Hours entry with Cadillac to fill in for the injured Lance Stroll at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Stroll withdrew from the Spanish GP after qualifying due to pain in his right hand and wrist that he broke in 2023 in a cycling accident during pre-season training.
Due to F1 rules ...Keep reading

Honda HRC will not call up any of its three test riders for MotoGP’s upcoming Aragon Grand Prix this weekend, instead opting to enter Joan Mir only, Motorsport.com understands.
Honda rider Luca Marini sustained a long-term injury last week when testing at Suzuka with the brand’s endurance squad. Unlike reigning champion Jorge Martin, who will once again be replaced by Aprilia test rider ...Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen apologized in the Spanish Grand Prix debrief room for his incident with George Russell.
Verstappen received three penalty points on top of a 10-second time penalty after a bizarre incident in the final laps of the race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where he appeared to deliberately collide with the Mercedes ...Keep reading

Whether Max Verstappen deserved to be disqualified from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix after his clash with George Russell is more or less irrelevant – yet the stewards' ruling on that incident not only included a 10-second penalty, which dropped him from fifth to 10th in the final standings, but also added three more points to his licence. That leaves him just one point away from an automatic ...Keep reading

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner refused to be drawn on Max Verstappen's controversial Turn 5 collision with Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, as he hadn't spoken to his driver yet when he addressed the Formula 1 media. But Horner did offer an explanation of two crucial events that led to Verstappen's frustration boiling over.
Verstappen finished 10th at Barcelona after looking on for a ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has admitted his clash with George Russell during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix “was not right and shouldn’t have happened”.
The Red Bull driver finished 10th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after being hit with a 10-second penalty for the incident and was also given three penalty points on his licence, which puts him on the edge of a race ban.
Verstappen's race ...Keep reading

After last year’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this column wished Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff a good night’s sleep – mostly because of his memorable press conference appearance where he took aim at the “lunatics” directing “online abuse” at his team based on improbable conspiracy theories. Twelve months on, unfortunately, the core issue remains unchanged – only this time ...Keep reading

Late on Sunday evening after the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, once the sturm und drang had dissipated, I typed this prompt into ChatGPT for a bit of fun: "Suppose you wanted to artificially create the perfect Formula 1 driver in a lab – what would the result be?" "Interesting question,” was the response. “A perfect Formula 1 driver from the lab would be an idealized blend of physical, mental ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin has now matched NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon for the best finish ever by a Cup driver making their 700th career start, placing third at Nashville. He is just the 22nd driver to ever reach that impressive milestone.
It was not easy for Hamlin, and not just because of how difficult it was to pass at the concrete oval. The air hose going to his helmet was not functioning and it got ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar charged through the field at Nashville after starting 26th, reaching as high as second at the end before seeing the checkered flag. He didn't get there without some drama as Hocevar ended Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s day after some mid-race contact, drawing the ire of the fiery driver of the No. 47 Chevrolet.
Nonetheless, Hocevar's march continued, climbing up to seventh by the end of ...Keep reading

Ryan Blaney was dominant throughout the night at Nashville, leading 139 of 300 laps on his to collecting the checkered flag in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.
"I never gave up hope, that's for sure," said Blaney. "We've had great speed all year, just hasn't been the best year for us as far as good fortune. The 12 boys are awesome; they stick with it no matter how it goes, and it was great to ...Keep reading

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. entered the Nashville Cup race 13th in the regular season standings and 10 points above the cut-line in the provisional playoff grid. Stenhouse hasn't been very fast this year, but he and his single-car team have been a model of consistency, making the most of what they have. With an average finish of 16.8, he was second of all drivers with laps completed.
Unfortunately, he ...Keep reading

A timely caution can be the difference between a memorable weekend and a total write-off on any given NTT IndyCar Series race weekend. Thankfully for Santino Ferrucci and A.J. Foyt Racing, luck was on their side in Detroit. 
Ferrucci took over the race lead after catching a break from a caution flag and put together a spirited drive from there to secure a career-best finish of second, from ...Keep reading

With the Month of May complete, the NTT IndyCar Series ventured north to kick off June on the streets of Detroit.
If anyone thought that meant a return to caution-free, procedural races, then they were in for a surprise. Sunday’s race was hit with multiple yellow flags, causing strategies that ultimately shook up the final running order.

General view, overlooking the circuit’s ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson came into Nashville looking to rebound from Memorial Day Weekend where he crashed out of both the Coca-Cola 600 and Indianapolis 500. Unfortunately, things got off to a slow start as he only reached 24th in practice.
That continued in qualifying, placing 28th in the 39-car grid in his worst qualifying effort of the 2025 season. He was also the lowest of all four Hendrick Motorsports ...Keep reading

Earlier this week, NASCAR officials hinted at the possibility of increasing horsepower from 670HP to 750HP, at least for short tracks. And it could potentially happen before the end of the 2025 season.
“It’s on the table,” NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sawyer told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “We are working closely with all the stakeholders in the industry and the ...Keep reading

The King of the Streets struck again in Detroit - but his ride to victory wasn’t as smooth this time around.
After a disappointing qualifying run that left him third heading into Sunday’s race, Kyle Kirkwood consistently marched forward and his Andretti Global team made the right plays in a strategy-filled race to prevail in the Chevrolet Grand Prix of Detroit. 
The result is ...Keep reading

Brad Keselowski sits 32nd in the championship standings after a difficult start to the 2025 season. A fifth-place finish last weekend in the Coca-Cola 600 was both his first top five and top ten of the year.
But Keselowski's priorities aren't limited to driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang as the co-owner at RFK Racing. Both of his teammates -- Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher -- are right on the ...Keep reading