Motorsport

Did Shane van Gisbergen intentionally wreck Austin Hill in NASCAR payback?

Mon, 2026-07-06 01:22
On Lap 47 of Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway, Austin Hill was running 28th, trying to defend against Shane van Gisbergen. Entering Turn 3, Van Gisbergen slammed into the left-rear of the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevy, sending Hill spinning into the outside wall.
Hill's race was over, and he doored Van Gisbergen under caution before taking his mangled car behind the ...Keep reading

Juan Pablo Montoya calls for F1 rule change after Kimi Antonelli penalty

Sun, 2026-07-05 23:56
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has called for a track limits rule rethink after Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli was penalised during the British Grand Prix.
The Italian driver had been on course to challenge Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for the victory at Silverstone before his car suffered a left-hand wheel shield failure in the closing stages. The resulting loss of aerodynamic load severely ...Keep reading

Pato O’Ward credits “textbook” execution for Mid-Ohio IndyCar win

Sun, 2026-07-05 23:13
Pato O'Ward finally broke through for his first victory of the season at the Honda Indy 200, anchoring a historic day for Arrow McLaren at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. 
Behind the wheel of the #5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, the 27-year-old secured his first podium of the year by winning. This victory was the team’s first-ever 1-2 finish in the IndyCar Series.
O'Ward entered the weekend ...Keep reading

NASCAR Classic at Le Mans ends with Andrew Jordan claiming the overall victory

Sun, 2026-07-05 22:48
The inaugural running of the HSR NASCAR Classic at Le Mans has concluded after three races at the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe.
JC France, grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., won Race #1 in a 2014 NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro wrapped to look like the Garage 56 NASCAR entry.
But on Sunday, it was all Andrew Jordan as he swept the day with victories in Race #2 and Race #3. He was driving ...Keep reading

AMG colleague blocks Engel during pit stop: "Agreed that this would not happen"

Sun, 2026-07-05 22:10
Frustration for Mercedes-AMG title contender Maro Engel after finishing seventh in Sunday's DTM race at the Norisring. When the Winward driver wanted to pull away after his second mandatory pit stop, fellow Mercedes driver Tom Kalender arrived - whose Landgraf team had its pit box directly in front of Winward - and subsequently blocked the path.
"I was able to make up ground well on the rain ...Keep reading

Christian Lundgaard admits "mistake of my own" cost him IndyCar Mid-Ohio win

Sun, 2026-07-05 21:52
Christian Lundgaard turned pole position into a hard-fought second place in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, completing Arrow McLaren’s first IndyCar 1-2 finish after a mid-race mistake opened the door for team-mate Pato O'Ward.
The 24-year-old Dane led 41 of the 90 laps around the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, but lost the lead on lap 42 after struggling with the ...Keep reading

Winners and losers from F1 British GP

Sun, 2026-07-05 21:35
We're at that frantic point of the 2026 Formula 1 season where races are coming thick and fast.
And top performing teams can either inflict a lot of damage on their rivals, or catch up after a botched start to 2026.
Winner: Charles Leclerc
Last year it looked like Leclerc was going to end Lewis Hamilton's storied career, only for Hamilton to turn up reinvigorated and much more ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz handed unprecedented penalty after F1 British GP

Sun, 2026-07-05 21:30
Carlos Sainz was hit with a rare penalty following the 2026 British Grand Prix after the Williams Formula 1 driver incorrectly unlapped himself under a late safety car.
A lap 46 crash from Max Verstappen at Stowe caused Sunday’s Silverstone race to be run under safety car conditions for its final six tours, with Charles Leclerc winning for Ferrari.
But his former team-mate endured a much ...Keep reading

John Elkann releases statement after Ferrari F1 British GP milestone

Sun, 2026-07-05 21:08
Ferrari president John Elkann has reacted to Charles Leclerc's victory at the 2026 British Grand Prix, which marked the Maranello outfit's 250th grand prix victory.
After starting from second on the grid, Leclerc took the lead at the race start, overtaking polesitter Kimi Antonelli, who slipped to third behind Leclerc's team-mate Lewis Hamilton. After coming out on top during the round of ...Keep reading

Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Mid-Ohio

Sun, 2026-07-05 21:04
After a fifth-place finish at Mid-Ohio, Alex Palou's championship lead shrunk slightly, with Kyle Kirkwood now 56 points behind. Christian Lundgaard is third in the standings, 65 points adrift of the lead, and David Malukas is fourth, 66 points back.
After his first win of the 2026 IndyCar season, Pato O'Ward is fifth, trailing Palou by 94 points.
There are seven races left in the ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll got three penalties in nine laps at Silverstone

Sun, 2026-07-05 20:54
In an otherwise anonymous race, Lance Stroll managed to get noticed at Silverstone by collecting three penalties in the space of just nine laps, each one for exceeding track limits.
The Aston Martin driver had little chance of shining in Sunday's race. Struggling badly for outright pace, the AMR26 is currently the slowest car on the grid, and onboard footage throughout the weekend showed ...Keep reading

Red Bull understands Max Verstappen's anger after "super dangerous" British GP retirement

Sun, 2026-07-05 20:35
Max Verstappen had a litany of complaints after the British Grand Prix, where his Red Bull spun off into the gravel at Stowe corner with six laps to run.
Verstappen had been in contention for third place at the time despite battling with poor handling balance, electrical deployment and gearbox issues throughout.
Afterwards he expressed his frustration – not just at the wing failure that ...Keep reading

How Charles Leclerc rediscovered his mojo to win F1 British GP

Sun, 2026-07-05 20:10
Charles Leclerc rediscovered his mojo by winning the 2026 Formula 1 British Grand Prix and he has credited behind-the-scenes changes for doing so.
The Ferrari driver overtook Mercedes polesitter Kimi Antonelli on lap one for his first victory since the 2024 United States Grand Prix and the ninth of his career.
It put an end to a recent poor run in the 2026 campaign where he had just four ...Keep reading

Official race results: IndyCar 2026 at Mid-Ohio

Sun, 2026-07-05 20:00
Pato O'Ward earned his first podium and his first victory of the 2026 season at Mid-Ohio, holding off teammate Christian Lundgaard. They started 1-2, and finished 1-2, with O'Ward pulling off a daring pass on pole-sitter Lundgaard partway through the race. Just under a second separated them at the checkered flaag.
This is O'Ward's tenth career win, tying him with Pete DePaolo and Jimmy Vasser ...Keep reading

Pato O’Ward turns Arrow McLaren duel into IndyCar Mid-Ohio win

Sun, 2026-07-05 19:54
Pato O'Ward led the first-ever Arrow McLaren 1-2 en route to victory in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The Mexican pounced on teammate and pole-sitter Christian Lundgaard error on Lap 42 and held serve en route to his first win of the season, besting the Dane by 0.9877s at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural-terrain road course. It was the 10th career win for O’Ward, which has ...Keep reading

Mercedes won't contest Kimi Antonelli's British GP track limits penalty

Sun, 2026-07-05 19:28
The Mercedes Formula 1 team will not contest Kimi Antonelli's five-second penalty in the British GP as the championship leader finished outside the points.
At Silverstone, Antonelli was running second, with a significant tyre life advantage on leader Charles Leclerc, when the Italian started experiencing severe handling issues with his Mercedes W17.
The team called Antonelli in twice to try ...Keep reading

George Russell: Performances must improve to become 2026 F1 champion

Sun, 2026-07-05 19:08
George Russell has called upon himself to improve his performances to become the 2026 Formula 1 world champion after early domination from Kimi Antonelli.
Russell was the pre-season favourite due to Mercedes being expected to master the regulation switch and although that’s been the case, his team-mate Antonelli has held the upper hand.
The 19-year-old has won five of the opening nine ...Keep reading

Will Austin Hill be racing NASCAR Cup full-time with RCR in 2027?

Sun, 2026-07-05 19:03
Since the tragic passing of Kyle Busch last month, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular Austin Hill was put behind the wheel of Busch's Cup car. It was renumbered, with the No. 33 replacing the No. 8 on the door, and Hill is expected to drive the car for the remainder of the 2026 season while also competing for the NASCAR O'Reilly title.
The 32-year-old has a best finish of 18th since ...Keep reading

Why Lewis Hamilton keeps British GP podium despite yellow-flag sanction

Sun, 2026-07-05 18:59
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton will keep his third place in the British Grand Prix after getting off with a reprimand for a yellow-flag infringement.
Hamilton was investigated by the FIA race stewards for allegedly speeding through a yellow-flag zone during the Silverstone race, passing the stranded Audi of Nico Hulkenberg.
Video evidence showed that Hamilton entered the yellow ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen "fed up" with Red Bull issues as he reveals cause of British GP crash

Sun, 2026-07-05 18:52
The British Grand Prix turned into a particularly strange race for Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen.
The four-time world champion said he was still struggling with both power unit and balance issues, yet despite those problems he appeared to be on course for his third podium finish of the season before crashing out.
After qualifying, Verstappen urged Red Bull to replace the power ...Keep reading

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