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After qualifying third for the this year's Indianapolis 500, Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward met with the media to discuss his strong showing. But when asked about the technical violation involving Team Penske's two remaining cars in Fast 12 qualifying, he did not hold back.
IndyCar officials found something amiss with the rear attenuator on Josef Newgarden's No. 2 Chevrolet. Will Power's No. 12 ...Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has hinted that McLaren's position in both Formula 1 world championships, with two drivers in the mix, will likely lead to 'self-interest outweighing team interest' – which could hurt the Woking team.
Horner remarked on the two McLarens battling over second at the end of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, as Lando Norris pitted under a late-race safety car ...Keep reading

The World Rally Championship and the FIA are working to address future event schedules after Rally Portugal’s extreme itinerary drew widespread criticism from drivers.
Last weekend’s round featured a revised schedule from the event organisers, which included two more stages compared to last year and was signed off by the FIA.
It meant crews tackled 10 stages on Friday, beginning with a ...Keep reading

If you were shocked by Indianapolis 500 rookie Robert Shwartzman’s pole run with fellow debutants Prema Racing, you shouldn’t feel too bad about it. Even the driver himself struggled to grasp what he’d done in the hours after he led the way in the Fast 6 to earn the right to lead the field to green in one of the world’s grandest races. 
“I still can’t fully acknowledge the fact ...Keep reading

25-year-old rookie Robert Shwartzman shocked the IndyCar paddock when he put his No. 83 Prema Racing Chevrolet on pole for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average of 232.790mph. Not only is this Shwartzman's first-ever oval race, it is also the first oval race for Prema, a well-established team in Europe that is competing in IndyCar for the first time this year.
Shwartzman will share the ...Keep reading

Joey Logano did not go and win back-to-back in the NASCAR All-Star Race, but he certainly gave it everything he had. The Team Penske driver was in control of the race until the promoter's caution was displayed with just under 40 laps to go.
The controversial new rule for this non-Championship points exhibition race allowed for the race promoter to throw one caution, whenever they want, between ...Keep reading

In the final NASCAR Cup race on FOX this year, Christopher Bell claimed the checkered flag and a $1 million dollar prize in the All-Star Race on Sunday night. This is Bell's first win in his fifth appearance in the All-Star Race, having placed no higher than tenth before this.
"North Wilkesboro, how about that one?" smiled Bell. "That right there is absolutely incredible. North Wilkesboro, best ...Keep reading

At the start of the week at Indianapolis, Prema Racing was at the very bottom of the time sheets as they struggled to get the cars ready. But that seems like a different universe now as the rookie driver and rookie IndyCar team have done the unthinkable, earning pole position for the 109th running of the Indy 500 — their first oval race.
Robert Shwartzman, a 25-year-old from Israel, is the ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar claimed victory after a two-tire call allowed him to take the lead. John Hunter Nemechek scored a runner-up finish, also racing his way into the big show.
“Super big for this group, this team," said Hocevar. "It's great to win, especially being challenged by tires there. I had my hands full. We definitely have to go to work here on our race car because I didn't really like it ...Keep reading

Four drivers faced off in a tense battle for the final three spots on the grid for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. They were Andretti Global's Marco Andretti, Meyer Shank Racing's Marcus Armstrong, as well as the Dale Coyne Racing duo of Rinus Veekay and Jacob Abel. 
Armstrong was the first of the four Honda drivers to go out, reaching 229.091mph in his four-lap run. Andretti ...Keep reading

Team Penske had three shots at the Indianapolis 500 pole going into Sunday, but now they will have none. Scott McLaughlin crashed in morning practice, destroying his primary car in the process. But the issue for his two teammates is far more surprising.
Eyebrows began to raise as Josef Newgarden and Will Power had their No. 2 and No. 12 Penske Chevrolets pushed from the pit lane abruptly just ...Keep reading

While fans of old school venues may have wanted to see Imola stay on the calendar, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix hasn't always delivered since its modern F1 return. But Pirelli's move towards softer compounds, as well as a race impacted by two neutralisations, gave us the strategic variance we craved for so long at F1’s Imola GP.
The reigning world champion struck again with a brilliant lap ...Keep reading

Brad Keselowski earned pole position for the All-Star Race on Friday and won his heat race on Saturday, and before he tries to cap off the weekend with a $1 million dollar prize on Sunday, he met with the media to discuss the future of the event's current host track.
“I think this needs to be a points racetrack," he said in a press conference. North Wilkesboro rejoined the Cup calendar as ...Keep reading

Six laps -- that was all Robert Shwartzman had on Day 1 of practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after his team, Prema Racing, struggled to prepare the cars for him and his teammate Callum Ilott.
It seemed that the rookie team and driver, who each had almost zero oval experience, would only see a continuation of the problems that had affected them throughout the first five races of the year ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc expressed his disappointment after struggling to a sixth-place finish in the F1 Imola GP, saying he cannot accept the position he currently finds himself in at Ferrari. 
Leclerc was eliminated in Q2 on Saturday and although he recovered to finish inside the points, he was left dejected with the weekend’s performance. 
The Monegasque currently finds himself 85 points ...Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner hailed Max Verstappen’s sensational opening lap overtake on polesitter Oscar Piastri as a turning point for the team. The move, which he labelled a “win it or bin it” manoeuvre, secured the lead for Verstappen and paved the way for Red Bull to win its 400th race in Formula 1.  
Verstappen swooped past Piastri around Tamburello to power into the lead, where ...Keep reading

Scott McLaughlin is now the third driver to go airborne in the last three days, destroying a blistering fast No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in the process. A dejected McLaughlin could hardly believe it as he climbed from the wreckage, thankfully unhurt. Previously, Kyffin Simpson went airborne during Fast Friday while Colton Herta went fully upside down in Saturday qualifying.
McLaughlin had just ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier declared his record-extending seventh Rally Portugal triumph among the most physically demanding rallies of his storied World Rally Championship career.
The eight-time world champion, co-driven by Vincent Landais, held off Hyundai’s Ott Tanak to collect a 63rd career win at the gravel event that delivered his first 15 years ago.
Ogier conceded that victory would have been ...Keep reading

George Russell delivered a damning assessment of his Mercedes team’s performance in the F1 Imola Grand Prix - saying they were "dead slow" and lucky to finish as high as they did.
Russell came home in seventh place while his team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli retired from the race, as the team battled against rising temperatures.
Russell says the heat is causing him and Mercedes a headache as ...Keep reading

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was the first time he felt at one with his Ferrari Formula 1 car since his China sprint win.
Hamilton's shock pole-to-flag victory in Shanghai proved to be an outlier in what has otherwise been a difficult campaign that has not brought the results he was hoping to achieve on his fresh start in a new ...Keep reading