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Andrea Stella doesn’t approve of chaos - or, frankly, any other form of imperfection.
It’s already a well-known tradition even outside the paddock. The Italian’s media sessions are always delayed by a minute or two simply because he absolutely must sort out the mess on the table, created by journalists tossing their phones and recording devices onto it. He takes them one by one to create ...Keep reading

Fred Vasseur already knew it after practice: "We are not looking for the best Friday, we are looking for the best Sunday." But the Easter Bunny – I know, it’s late July – seems to have hidden the best Sunday exceedingly well. At least, Ferrari couldn't find it.
The Scuderia truly delivered a masterclass in Budapest – namely, in how to completely blow a promising weekend.
Never before ...Keep reading

Richard Brickhouse passed away on Friday, July 24, at his home in Rocky Point, North Carolina. The former NASCAR driver was 87 years old.
Brickhouse started 39 NASCAR Cup races in his racing career, finishing fourth on debut at Rockingham in 1968. He made appearances in both the 1969 and 1970 Daytona 500, placing 12th and sixth in very respectable showings.
However, Brickhouse's defining ...Keep reading

The latest chapter of a simmering feud between Carson Hocevar and Corey Heim added another chapter on Sunday during the Brickyard 400.
On Lap 91, Heim came down pit road ahead of Hocevar, and the Spire Motorsports driver leaned all the way down to the apron side-by-side with his rival with a middle finger out the door. Heim had let team owner Denny Hamlin go by just moments before but did not ...Keep reading

Heim Time is so incredibly ahead of schedule.
On May 30, 23XI Racing revealed that Corey Heim would finally compete full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. Since then, all he’s done is look like a legitimate championship contender for a division he isn’t even fully delved into yet. 
Over the past five weeks, he’s won twice, at Naval Base North Island and now the Brickyard 400 at ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen produced a solid run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, bettering his previous-best result in the Brickyard 400 with a 16th-place finish. Last year, he finished 19th in this race.
One unusual moment during the race's first caution left both his spotter and crew chief confused.
Van Gisbergen was among a handful of drivers to pit during the first caution period, and while ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin further solidified his place atop the championship standings at Indianapolis, with just four races left in the regular season.
Carson Hocevar jumped up inside the top five in the championship standings after a trouble befell both Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott. No driver moved up or down more than two positions in the entire standings on Sunday, but the most notable shift was around ...Keep reading

The five-week In-Season Bracket Challenge has come to an end as part of TNT's summer broadcast window. The victor earns a trophy and a $1 million prize, and the last man standing is one few would have ever expected.
Todd Gilliland, the No. 25 seed in the 32-driver competition, has managed to pull off an underdog victory for the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford. He defeated Ryan Blaney ...Keep reading

Former IndyCar Series driver and F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe believes Lando Norris would have comfortably defeated his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri at the Hungarian Grand Prix, regardless of the Australian's contact with backmarker Carlos Sainz.
The reigning Formula 1 champion delivered a commanding drive at the Hungaroring to claim his first victory of the 2026 season. While Norris ...Keep reading

Corey Heim now has two NASCAR Cup Series wins in his first 15 starts, winning both as a part-time driver this year. 
In just his 15th career start, the 23XI Racing driver passed his boss, Denny Hamlin, and then held off Christopher Bell to win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Heim led 58 of 160 laps, more than any other driver. Gibbs led 46 laps, and Hocevar led 31 laps ...Keep reading

Corey Heim has shocked the NASCAR world again, winning the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his 15th career start. Heim had never completed a lap at IMS before this weekend, but leaves as the winner of one of NASCAR’s crown-jewel races.
Earlier this year, Heim out-dueled 23XI Racing teammate Tyler Reddick for his first Cup win at San Diego. At Indianapolis, Heim passed 23XI ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has delivered a scathing assessment of Ferrari's performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix, taking aim at the Maranello outfit's strategy.
The weekend at the Hungaroring proved frustrating for Ferrari. After showing strong pace in free practice, Hamilton initially qualified second, narrowly missing out on pole position to McLaren's Lando Norris.
But a ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson continues to experience nothing but misfortune as of late, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway was no kinder to the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion.
Larson started tenth, but managed to undercut several drivers through an early pit stop, and was five laps away from winning Stage 1 of the Brickyard 400 when disaster struck.
Entering Turn 3, the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet ...Keep reading

As F1 prepares for its annual summer shutdown, the 2026 season saw a new winner as McLaren joined Mercedes and Ferrari in the victor column off the back of an impressive car upgrade. The campaign looks set to be decided by which top team has the most bullets left in its chamber as the development war rages on. But some drivers and teams will head to the beach with a better feeling than ...Keep reading

Formula 1 is a game of fine margins and there is no greater example than the five-second penalty Lewis Hamilton received at the Hungarian Grand Prix for pitlane speeding.
The seven-time world champion was second at the Hungaroring before pitting on lap 56 under virtual safety car conditions due to a gearbox failure forcing Oscar Piastri to stop before Turn 4.
It was a costly stop for two ...Keep reading

Saturday at Oschersleben was already a disaster for Nicki Thiim with 18th on the grid and 12th at the finish, which caused a lot of frustration. But on Sunday, things got even worse for the DTM mid-season champion: In qualifying, where the Aston Martin pilot only managed 19th despite an adjusted Balance of Performance (BoP), tire manufacturer Pirelli made a grave mistake.
"This morning, to put ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the Formula 1 squad's thinking behind its second pitstop sequence in the Hungarian Grand Prix amid frustration from Oscar Piastri over his run-in with backmarker Carlos Sainz.
In their quest to deliver a first grand prix win of the season, both Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris showed frustration in the heat of the moment, belying the sense of ...Keep reading

Lando Norris reckons his driving has significantly improved in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, even though he’s unlikely to defend his world championship.
The McLaren driver claimed his maiden crown last year by beating team-mate Oscar Piastri and then reigning champion Max Verstappen, who attempted a late comeback for a fifth title.
But the fact that Verstappen was in the mix on the final ...Keep reading

During the Brickyard 400 pre-race show, Hendrick Motorsports founder Rick Hendrick announced that Jimmie Johnson will drive Legacy Motor Club’s No. 48 entry in the 2027 Daytona 500.
Hendrick Motorsports has used the number for the past 25 years, most recently with Alex Bowman, but an agreement has been reached to release it for Johnson’s final Cup start.
Johnson will make his 703rd and ...Keep reading

After Max Verstappen revealed in the paddock on Saturday that Red Bull seems to encounter new problems every Formula 1 grand prix weekend, Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix turned out far better than expected.
Verstappen secured his fourth podium finish of the season at the circuit near Budapest, although given Red Bull's struggles he never thought that would be possible.
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