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Cleetus McFarland to make NASCAR Truck return at Michigan

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 20:57
Cleetus McFarland (aka Garrett Mitchell)  will be back behind the wheel of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck at Michigan International Speedway on June 6.
Cleetus will drive the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet. It will be his second appearance in the Truck Series, after making his debut in the same truck at Daytona. Unfortunately, his debut only lasted six laps, losing control at the exit of Turn 4 ...Keep reading

Romain Grosjean earns Indy 500 biggest mover award after 'weird' day

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 19:41
It was a wild day for ex-F1 driver Romain Grosjean in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500. The Dale Coyne Racing driver was running as high as fifth during the late-race red flag, and while he fell back a few places in the end, it was still his best-ever finish in the Indy 500.
Grosjean also did it while carrying a No. 18 stylized in honor of fallen NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, and the car ...Keep reading

Winners and losers from the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 19:17
The 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 delivered chaos and drama, and left everyone in awe as Felix Rosenqvist pulled off a surging effort for the closest win in event history. 
It was wild from the moment the green flag dropped, with seven cautions - including two red flags - that accounted for 51 of 200 laps. Even with that, though, the race featured 70 lead changes, which is a record for ...Keep reading

PALMER: Why Russell should take heart from the Canadian GP

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-05-26 18:45
When you take a step back and judge George Russell’s race weekend on it’s merits, it was almost faultless and exactly what he needed, writes former Renault F1 driver Jolyon Palmer.

F1 legend Brawn makes motorsport return with MotoGP role

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-05-26 18:45
Former F1 team boss and technical chief Ross Brawn has made a motorsport comeback by joining the Board of Directors at MotoGP outfit Pramac Racing.

Why Lewis Hamilton now has everything in the right place at Ferrari

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 16:52
After he took his best-ever grand prix result with Ferrari, it felt like a weight had fallen off Lewis Hamilton's shoulders. Hamilton took second at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after an entertaining, race-long battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen, hounding the Dutchman for laps before making the pass into Turn 1 on lap 62.
But beyond the headline result, what was even more ...Keep reading

How Charles Leclerc will recover from "most difficult weekend" of F1 career

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 15:59
Charles Leclerc will use Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s data from the Canadian Grand Prix to find answers for “the most difficult weekend” of his Formula 1 career.
Although the 28-year-old took a solid points haul with fourth on Sunday, Leclerc was consistently off the pace as he finished over 30 seconds behind runner-up Hamilton.
It was only through George Russell’s retirement ...Keep reading

Who impressed our judges in Canada?

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-05-26 15:43
Kimi Antonelli made it four victories in a row with another triumph at the Canadian Grand Prix. But who else impressed our judges in Montreal? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below...

Mekies insists ‘it’s only the beginning’ after Canada podium

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-05-26 15:43
Team Principal Laurent Mekies recognised that Red Bull's strong result in the Canadian Grand Prix was down to their readiness to take risks.

Vasseur praises ‘strong weekend’ for Ferrari in Canada

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-05-26 15:43
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur was pleased with how Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc fared in Canada, as the former bagged his second podium of the season with a P2 finish, while the Monegasque driver came home fourth.

Citroen’s innovative idea to revamp Formula E’s divisive Pit Boost

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 15:16
Citroen boss Cyril Blais has proposed a shake-up to Formula E’s Pit Boost format, suggesting teams should be given the freedom to decide how much energy they want to take on during pitstops.
The all-electric championship introduced fast-charging technology from the 2024-25 season, with one race of each double-header featuring a mandatory Pit Boost stop. 
While the concept added another ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen laughs at McLaren's failed strategy gamble

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 14:12
Max Verstappen poked fun at McLaren’s decision to start the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on the intermediate compound as that strategic call immediately backfired.
The reigning championship-winning squad was the only frontrunner to start Sunday’s race on a non-slick tyre with the Montreal surface being slippery under cloudy conditions leading into it.
But much to McLaren’s dismay the ...Keep reading

Alpine continues quest to fix Pierre Gasly's mystifying car issues

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 13:06
Eighth place in Canada continues a welcome trend for Pierre Gasly and the Alpine Formula 1 team, which took a huge step forward in 2026.
But, in a race marked by high attrition, the Frenchman's latest points finish did mask that the underlying issues that have hampered him over the past two weekends are still present.
Gasly has been one of the standout performers of the opening rounds of ...Keep reading

Montreal chaos proves why bettors can't get complacent

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-05-26 12:31
An action-packed race in Montreal produced a ton of betting drama – even if it wasn't what was initially expected.

Sainz praises 'strong result' in Canada after tyre 'mistake'

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-05-26 12:31
Carlos Sainz believes his ninth-place finish in the Canadian Grand Prix was a "strong result", especially after "my mistake" having decided to start Sunday's race on the intermediate tyre.

"Getting to the point where someone dies": Rule criticism after Zandvoort pitlane chaos

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 12:04
The scenes in the Zandvoort pitlane on Sunday were hair-raising, leading to both a safety and a regulatory debate. Arjun Maini’s Ford clipped a tire held by a Dörr mechanic with its rear wing while pulling into his pit box. While the wing was damaged, the mechanic luckily escaped unharmed.
Thomas Preining nearly took out an Abt mechanic when accelerating away from his stop, with the mechanic ...Keep reading

Former F1 boss Ross Brawn gets MotoGP role

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 11:52
The Pramac Racing MotoGP team has announced it has signed Ross Brawn onto its board of directors.
In this role, Brawn will act as a strategic advisor to owner and team director Paolo Campinoti, bringing extensive experience from the Formula 1 world championship.
Brawn’s career in motorsport has spanned more than four decades, during which he has contributed to a total of 22 world titles ...Keep reading

Takamoto Katsuta: “There is no question, it is full attack” for WRC Rally Japan

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 11:22
Takamoto Katsuta says his approach for Rally Japan is “very simple”, planning a “full attack” to claim what would be an emotional home victory.
All eyes in Japan will be focussed on the Toyota driver, who has been striving to deliver a home win ever since Rally Japan rejoined the WRC schedule in 2022.
Katsuta has proven he has the pace to challenge for victory at the event in the ...Keep reading

How the 2027 MotoGP grid is shaping up

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 10:20
While MotoGP’s commercial rights holder and the teams are still finalizing their new agreement – a deal that is expected to unlock the official announcement of next season’s rider market – 16 of the 22 bikes on the 2027 MotoGP grid already are settled.
Given how quickly the MotoGP market initially began moving ahead of next season, few would have imagined that at this stage of the year ...Keep reading

‘Not sure we had that pace’ – Were Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen out of reach for McLaren?

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-05-26 09:00
While Lando Norris had a front-row seat to the Mercedes battle between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint and eventually finished second, the main race of the Formula 1 weekend painted a very different picture.
Starting from the second row of the grid, McLaren appeared to be in a strong position to challenge Mercedes again, but everything went wrong for the ...Keep reading

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