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Who slept best last night: Andrea Stella

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 06:37
It’s the tiniest, almost unnoticeable details that sometimes tell you the most about someone. Whenever you see Andrea Stella in the paddock on a race Sunday, wearing team kit – a papaya-coloured jacket or a polo – you may spot a pin badge on his chest, always on the left-hand side. It’s a Gil de Ferran helmet.
“Gil was the first person I talked to when the proposal to become team ...Keep reading

Who slept worst last night: Oscar Piastri

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 06:30
Dear readers, I know that Oscar Piastri already had trouble sleeping after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. But, just as my colleague Christian Nimmervoll thought this after Baku, I feel the same way now after Singapore: Piastri will have had another very restless night. His cautious, reserved demeanour in the media rounds doesn’t change that. 
No question: something is brewing inside ...Keep reading

Who was eliminated in NASCAR Roval Playoff race

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 03:18
In addition to the well-publicized elimination of Ross Chastain, three other contenders were eliminated from NASCAR Cup Series championship contention on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
And realistically, it’s the three that absolutely needed nothing short of a win in Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric.
There was a brief amount of time where it looked like ...Keep reading

Van Gisbergen thinks he made Larson angry in Roval battle

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 02:52
Shane Van Gisbergen is clearly the best in the NASCAR Cup Series at turning right and left but Kyle Larson was not going to lay over for the three-time Supercars champion on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
With around 20 laps to go, ‘SVG’ had approached on fresher tires but a race leading Larson aggressively defended his position. Van Gisbergen made what was arguably a late ...Keep reading

Joey Logano defends NASCAR points format: "The playoffs create drama"

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 02:38
While discussions are ongoing about possible changes to the championship format for 2026, Joey Logano remains strongly supportive of the current elimination-style system.
The Team Penske driver won the 2018, 2022, and 2024 Cup titles under this format, and just narrowly advanced into the Round of 8 after a wild race at the Charlotte Roval.
He was tied with Ross Chastain on the final lap ...Keep reading

Hamlin may regret letting Logano advance over Chastain

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 02:11
There is a part of Denny Hamlin that is already prepared to regret effectively permitting Joey Logano to advance in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Logano and Ross Chastain spent much of the second half of the race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval going back-and-forth for the final transfer spot. Chastain, on older tires, lost his advantage when Hamlin passed him on the final lap.
A ...Keep reading

Brad Keselowski calls NASCAR playoff format a "net loss for the sport"

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 02:03
In terms of drama, the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at the Charlotte Roval delivered as Joey Logano and Ross Chastain battled fiercely for every point in an effort to advance. On the final lap, Chastain wrecked Denny Hamlin and himself, reversing across the line in a desperate attempt to gain one point and escape elimination.
Meanwhile, Shane van Gisbergen captured the checkered flag by over 15 ...Keep reading

Craig Slater says viral Miami GP swim triggered crisis talks and phone calls

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 01:12
Sky Sports F1 reporter Craig Slater has revealed the repercussions of his viral 'swim' in the Miami Grand Prix marina. During a piece on the inaugural Miami race and its now-famous fake water, the journalist pretended to backstroke his way across the fake marina in front of the camera. Speaking in a Reddit AMA, Slater admitted the trouble he got into despite it being spur-of-the-moment fun rather ...Keep reading

Riley Herbst disqualified after failing post-race weights at Charlotte Roval

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 01:10
There wasn't a repeat of 2024's elimination race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, as all playoff drivers passed post-race inspection on Sunday. Last year, Alex Bowman failed the post-race weight check, pushing him out of the playoffs and bringing Joey Logano back in. While there was a DQ this year as well, it didn't impact the playoff  fight in any way.
The No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota of ...Keep reading

Reset NASCAR Cup playoff standings after Charlotte Roval elimination race

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-10-06 00:17
While Shane van Gisbergen drove off with his fifth win of the 2025 season, his Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain was in the fight of his life.
Chastain and Logano battled for every point, and in the end, Chastain needed to finish four spots higher than the three-time and defending series champion. On the final lap, it was all slipping away as Denny Hamlin passed Chastain. However ...Keep reading

Ross Chastain wrecks Denny Hamlin, reverses across finish in desperate move

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-05 23:55
Ross Chastain needed to make up 13 points on Joey Logano in Sunday's elimination race at the Charlotte Roval, gaining ten on the reigning champion through stage points alone.
However, the Trackhouse driver made two errors on pit road that severely hurt his chances. First, he blew the exit of pit road and had to come to stop, and then sped on pit road late in the race. Despite all that, he still ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen wins tense NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte Roval

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-05 23:40
Shane van Gisbergen won Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, dominating most of it — but SVG had to work for it. There was a intense battle with Kyle Larson during the final stage before SVG got away and captured the checkered flag well ahead of the pack.
"Yeah, just started getting hot and sliding around, but what an awesome race, Kyle [Larson] and Christopher ...Keep reading

All the key moments from the Singapore Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-10-05 22:54
Singapore put on another spectacular show over the weekend, with Mercedes’ George Russell charging to a surprise pole position and victory, McLaren sealing successive Teams’ Championships, title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri clashing and much, much more...

How McLaren sealed back-to-back titles in 2025

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-10-05 22:54
F1 TV commentator Alex Jacques looks at the key factors behind McLaren's second consecutive Constructors' Championship title.

What the teams said – Race day in Singapore

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-10-05 22:54
The drivers and teams report back on all the action at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix.

Several cars pile into short track melee after field invert

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-05 22:22
The  63rd running of the Vermont Milk Bowl took a turn for the worse at the start of the second segment at Thunder Road Speedbowl.
The event features three segments, and the field is completely inverted. The unusual format doesn't award the first driver across the finish line the checkered flag. Whoever ends the race with the best average finish takes home the trophy. 
That decision to ...Keep reading

Ross Chastain makes bizarre error in playoff fight, blowing pit road exit

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-05 21:15
Ross Chastain entered this race 13 points Joey Logano in the battle around the NASCAR Cup playoff cutline. 
In the opening stage, the Trackhouse driver made big gains as he scored six stage points with a fifth-place finish in Stage 1. Three-time and defending Cup champion Logano scored none, bringing the margin down to just seven. 
After a solid pit stop, he made an unusual mistake at the ...Keep reading

Russell 'feels ready to fight for a championship'

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2025-10-05 20:43
Mercedes driver George Russell says he "feels ready to fight for a championship" after taking a dominant victory in the Singapore Grand Prix.

Russell 'feels ready to fight for a championship'

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2025-10-05 20:43
Mercedes driver George Russell says he "feels ready to fight for a championship" after taking a dominant victory in the Singapore Grand Prix.

Russell 'feels ready to fight for a championship'

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2025-10-05 20:43
Mercedes driver George Russell says he "feels ready to fight for a championship" after taking a dominant victory in the Singapore Grand Prix.

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