Motorsport

Denny Hamlin leaves New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a 77-point lead over race winner Ryan Blaney, which is enough for him to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Chase. The top 13 drivers in the championship standings have all clinched Chase spots now.
Going into Daytona, Bubba Wallace in 14th will be 75 points up, which is basically safe with a maximum of 76 points possible in a single race. Austin ...Keep reading

Alex Palou entered the Washington D.C. race weekend with a 133-point lead, and secured pole position for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. However, an uncharacteristically messy day for Palou opened the door for Kyle Kirkwood to make big gains as he captured the checkered flag.
Kirkwood is now 91 points behind Palou with just three races left in the 2026 IndyCar season.
Christian Lundgaard ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and F1 TV analyst Jolyon Palmer believes George Russell is feeling the heat within Mercedes, claiming that the Briton is "still not there" compared to team-mate Kimi Antonelli following the Dutch Grand Prix.
Mercedes secured a double podium at Zandvoort, finishing second and third behind McLaren's Lando Norris. But the late team order instructing Russell to yield track ...Keep reading

Ryan Blaney made a two-tire call work, securing his 20th career NASCAR Cup Series win and his third of the 2026 season. Blaney also went back-to-back at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, repeating his 2025 performance.
Blaney beat Bubba Wallace to the checkered flag by just half-a-second, with Josh Berry finishing third.
Blaney also led the most laps, spending 115 of 301 laps out front, and ...Keep reading

Even after a mid-race pit stop snafu cost him dearly, Ryan Blaney rebounded to earn the NASCAR Cup win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), leading 115 of 301 laps. This is Blaney's 20th career win and his third of the 2026 season.
"Yeah, that made it difficult," said Blaney about the two-tire call that put him out front. "No, it was a good call after our issue on pit road. We did two at ...Keep reading

Alex Palou endured a no good, very bad day in Washington, D.C.
The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion started on pole in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, but taking the green flag — waved by President Donald Trump — was the only time the Spaniard spent at the front.
Palou’s troubles began during his first pit stop on lap 36 of 147, when he struck a right-rear tyre belonging to ...Keep reading

After starting on the front row, American driver Kyle Kirkwood dominated much of Sunday's Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the streets of Washington DC. 
Kirkwood led 128 of 147 laps, and the Andretti driver claimed victory over Arrow McLaren's Christian Lundgaard in second and Andretti teammate Will Power in third. The margin of victory was just over three seconds, but at one point, he was over 15 ...Keep reading

Kyle Kirkwood delivered a dominant victory in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.
After starting second in the #27 Andretti Global Honda, Kirkwood led 128 of 147 laps en route to claiming the historic result by 3.0906s on the 1.7-mile, 7-turn temporary street circuit wrapped around the National Mall. It marked his second win of the 2026 IndyCar Series season.
“You can’t even put it into words ...Keep reading

Sandy Mitchell and Andrea Caldarelli claimed victory for Pfaff Motorsports in the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway.
Mitchell took the closing stint from pole-winner Caldarelli, and coasted to the win by 1.517s on the 3.27-mile, 18-turn natural terrain road course. It’s the second consecutive win for Caldarelli and co. 
Ford Racing’s Ben Barker and Dennis Olson ...Keep reading

If there were any fears after Saturday's mind-numbing sprint display that the Netherlands would send off its Formula 1 revival with a dud, then those fears were washed away in a sudden shower one hour before Sunday's race, around the time the starting grid started opening for business.
The rain didn't persist into the race itself, but caused just enough havoc to make Zandvoort's dune loop ...Keep reading

NASCAR's race in New Hampshire on Sunday was set to start an hour before its originally scheduled start time of 3 p.m. ET, right up until the moment it wasn't.
The start of the race had been moved up in an effort to mitigate the effects that some rough weather could have on the race. Unfortunately for NASCAR, that rough weather decided to move up an hour as well, leaving the track extremely wet ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 championship finds itself at a curious intersection where nobody is willing to entertain the idea that they have the best car.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli said after finishing second to Lando Norris in the Dutch Grand Prix that Mercedes no longer has the best car – indeed, that it may only be the third best.
But Norris, now fourth in the standings with 159 points ...Keep reading

The opening stages of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort descended into chaos after rain had started to fall during the grid procedure.
Max Verstappen crashed heavily on the exit of the final corner on the opening lap of the race. The Red Bull driver admitted that it was entirely his own mistake. The Dutchman thought he could get back on the throttle, but that part of the track was ...Keep reading

David Malukas and Sting Ray Robb were involved in the first major crash of the Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., with the resulting caution leading to a pitlane incident involving championship leader Alex Palou. On lap 35 of 147, Malukas, who had surrendered seventh place by pitting under an earlier caution, crashed heavily into the wall at Turn 7. Robb was following closely and had nowhere to go ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli reckons Mercedes “clearly” no longer boasts the fastest car after finishing runner-up to Lando Norris at the Dutch Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver made it consecutive wins from pole at Zandvoort aboard a heavily upgraded MCL40, making it just two victories in six for Mercedes due to Ferrari also claiming a couple.
It marks a far cry from the ...Keep reading

Franco Colapinto found himself at the centre of an FIA stewards’ controversy after being penalised for an infringement under yellow flags at the start of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix.
The Alpine driver was in the process of overtaking Yuki Tsunoda when Max Verstappen crashed a few metres ahead, triggering yellow flags before the race was subsequently stopped by a red flag.
Colapinto was ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has shouldered the blame for making contact with his Williams partner Alex Albon in Zandvoort, which netted him a nominal 10-second penalty.
Sainz was defending from Albon four laps before the end of the Zandvoort race when Albon attempted to pass the Spaniard round the outside of Turn 1. On the inside Sainz locked up his front tyres, which sent him in a straight line off the ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has urged Ferrari to be more like Mercedes with its efficiency after growing frustrated by a lack of team orders during the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver finished fourth in an action-packed contest at Zandvoort on Sunday, with his mid-race battle with stablemate Charles Leclerc arguably being Hamilton’s defining period.
Hamilton had just overtaken ...Keep reading

Nico Rosberg has argued that Mercedes will be concerned by McLaren's development rate and raw speed following the Dutch Grand Prix. 
Speaking on Sky Sports F1, the 2016 Formula 1 champion praised Lando Norris's pace at Zandvoort. Despite opting not to pit for fresh tyres when others did during the virtual safety car period, Norris successfully maintained his lead over the field.
Comparing ...Keep reading

Former Mercedes Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg has defended the Brackley outfit's team orders during the Dutch Grand Prix. 
The race at Zandvoort was heavily disrupted on the opening lap when Red Bull's Max Verstappen suffered a massive crash, resulting in a red flag. Following the restart and a subsequent late virtual safety car, Kimi Antonelli pitted for soft tyres while George Russell stayed ...Keep reading