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Alexander Rossi ends “terrible year” with Laguna Seca IndyCar podium

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-09-07 00:43
Alexander Rossi secured his first podium since 2024, driving the #20 ECR Chevrolet to a third-place finish in the IndyCar season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. 
Starting fourth and leading four laps, the performance marked the 34-year-old California native’s first podium with ECR – the same venue where he captured his last podium in his final season with Arrow McLaren.
The ...Keep reading

Kyle Kirkwood seals career-best IndyCar season with Laguna Seca runner-up

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-09-07 00:10
Kyle Kirkwood closed out his 2026 IndyCar Series campaign on a high note, driving from sixth on the grid to a runner-up finish behind Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin in the season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. 
The strong drive cemented a career-best second-place finish in the championship standings for the 27-year-old Florida native. 
Kirkwood, driving the #27 Andretti ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's "wholesome" Monza moment with Kimi Antonelli's father goes viral: "Class act"

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-06 23:56
A post-race moment between Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli's father, Marco Antonelli, has gone viral on social media.
Footage from the Monza paddock showed Verstappen approaching Antonelli Sr after his son claimed his first home grand prix victory from 19th on the grid. The four-time champion made sure to give the Italian a hug before his son was able to go and celebrate with ...Keep reading

Final 2026 IndyCar championship standings after Laguna Seca

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-06 23:36
The 2026 IndyCar champion season is over. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou claimed his fifth title in the last six years, 86 points clear of Andretti's Kyle Kirkwood, who claimed the runner-up spot in the standings with a podium finish at Laguna Seca.
Departing Arrow McLaren driver Christian Lundgaard led the way for that organization in third, teammate Pato O'Ward fourth, and Team ...Keep reading

What the teams said – Race day in Italy

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-09-06 23:17
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Temple of Speed for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.

Why Gasly won't be "disappointed’ with P7 from pole for Alpine

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-09-06 23:17
Gasly reflects on a standout Monza weekend, while team mate Colapinto recovers from a costly mistake to score points.

Official race results: 2026 IndyCar finale at Laguna Seca

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-06 22:32
Scott McLaughlin now has eight career IndyCar wins, winning from pole in a straightforward race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
McLaughlin hadn't won a race since the penultimate round of the 2024 season at Milwaukee, so it was a big victory for the Kiwi.
Kyle Kirkwood finished second, securing the runner-up spot in the championship standings. Alexander Rossi placed third for his first ...Keep reading

Scott McLaughlin ends two-year IndyCar drought with Laguna Seca victory

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-06 22:25
Scott McLaughlin ended a two-year, 35-race win drought with victory in the IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca.
After starting on pole in the #3 Team Penske Chevrolet, the 33-year-old New Zealander remained in control throughout the 95-lap contest en route to a 1.3739s victory over Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile natural terrain road course.
ECR’s Alexander ...Keep reading

Is Antonelli a generational talent?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 21:24
On The Chequered Flag Podcast, F1 journalist Rebecca Clancy and British racing driver Alex Lynn debate whether Kimi Antonelli is a generational talent, after the Mercedes prodigy became the first Italian to win on home soil since 1966 at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Lewis Hamilton calls for clearer Ferrari team rules after Charles Leclerc Monza clash

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-06 21:01
The Italian Grand Prix is probably the worst venue for a spat to brew up between team-mates but that is what happened at Monza as Lewis Hamilton finished a distant sixth after Charles Leclerc barged him into the gravel on the opening lap.
Leclerc then spun off into the Parabolica barrier at high speed at the end of the second lap, inducing a red flag. The outcome of the weekend was that ...Keep reading

The Chequered Flag Podcast

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 21:00
Harry Benjamin, Alex Lynn and Rebecca Clancy look back on a dramatic Italian Grand Prix

The Chequered Flag Podcast

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 21:00
Harry Benjamin, Alex Lynn and Rebecca Clancy look back on a dramatic Italian Grand Prix

The Chequered Flag Podcast

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 21:00
Harry Benjamin, Alex Lynn and Rebecca Clancy look back on a dramatic Italian Grand Prix

Audi lodges intention to appeal against Yuki Tsunoda's Italian GP verdict

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-06 20:55
The Audi F1 team has notified the FIA of its intention to appeal against Yuki Tsunoda's non-penalty in the Italian GP.
Amid confusion over where he was supposed to line up on a lap 6 restart, Tsunoda parked in his correct 14th grid slot, but at an angle towards the inside wall. Race director Rui Marques was "not comfortable" with Tsunoda's position, so imposed an extra formation ...Keep reading

Antonelli 'walks over water' for win that will go down in F1 folklore

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 20:53
Kimi Antonelli delivered one of the great F1 drives to win the Italian Grand Prix and leave Mercedes' team-mate George Russell's title hopes almost a lost cause.

Antonelli 'walks over water' for win that will go down in F1 folklore

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 20:53
Kimi Antonelli delivered one of the great F1 drives to win the Italian Grand Prix and leave Mercedes' team-mate George Russell's title hopes almost a lost cause.

Antonelli 'walks over water' for win that will go down in F1 folklore

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 20:53
Kimi Antonelli delivered one of the great F1 drives to win the Italian Grand Prix and leave Mercedes' team-mate George Russell's title hopes almost a lost cause.

Antonelli 'walks over water' for win that will go down in F1 folklore

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 20:53
Kimi Antonelli delivered one of the great F1 drives to win the Italian Grand Prix and leave Mercedes' team-mate George Russell's title hopes almost a lost cause.

Antonelli takes stunning Monza win from 19th on grid

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 20:34
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli takes a breathtaking victory in an incident-packed Italian Grand Prix from 19th place on the grid.

Antonelli takes stunning Monza win from 19th on grid

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-09-06 20:34
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli takes a breathtaking victory in an incident-packed Italian Grand Prix from 19th place on the grid.

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