June 2, 2024

Blaney, the reigning series champion, looked primed to pick up his first win of the 2024 season after surviving a wild duel with Christopher Bell.Cindric had cut Blaney’s lead to under two seconds with three of 240 laps remaining, but Blaney’s No. 12 Penske Ford suddenly fell off the pace.Cindric inherited the lead and held off Denny Hamlin by 3.844 seconds to pick up his second career win and …Keep reading

When one of the eight cautions of the day flew on lap 53, Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing Honda was called in to make his final pitstop three laps later.The gamble to stop so early – with 44 laps remaining – was a calculated one, as cautions were the theme of the race on the demanding 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit.Of the 47 total laps run under caution, 14 of those happened …Keep reading

Blaney was among the first of the lead lap cars to hit pit road for his final green flag pit stop with 66 of 240 laps remaining Sunday, but well within the window to make it to the end of the race.Christopher Bell, who had proven to have one of the best cars in the race, pit nearly 20 laps later and eventually caught Blaney on fresher tires.For nearly three laps the duo battled side-by-side and …Keep reading

The turnaround was much-needed for the 33-year-old Swede after enduring a miserable month of May that began with a big practice crash and ended with a wreck on the opening lap of the Indianapolis 500.  Coming to the tight and twisty 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street course set in the heart of Motor City, Ericsson – who joined Andretti Global over the off-season – only had one top 15 …Keep reading

Larson had every intention of running both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 last weekend, but Mother Nature had other plans. Weather delayed the start of the 500, forcing Larson to miss the start of NASCAR’s longest race.He finally arrived in Charlotte after 249 of 400 laps were completed, but so did the rain. The race never resumed and Larson never got behind the wheel. Justin Allgaier …Keep reading

The 43-year-old New Zealander started fifth, pushed through the murky cycle of pit strategy, and fended off late chargers while saving fuel to claim victory by 0.8567s around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit.It is the 58th win of Dixon’s IndyCar career.He explained of his fuel strategy: “At about lap 50, I said, ‘I think we can make it on no more stops from this point if we …Keep reading

Bastianini put in an impressive performance in front of his home crowd at Mugello on Sunday, making two key overtakes in a race that featured little action to complete a 1-2 result for Ducati.The 26-year-old first cleared the Gresini bike of Marc Marquez with two laps to go going into Scarperia, before catching championship leader Jorge Martin by a surprise with an impressive pass into the final …Keep reading

Foster maintained his cool through four restarts and was relatively unchallenged throughout all 45 laps around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit based in the heart of Motor City.It was the second consecutive victory for the Briton, whose closest rival was HMD Motorsports’ Caio Collett.“At the start I was just managing the gap.” Foster said. “And then midway through I …Keep reading

Having finally cleared the factory Ducati of Enea Bastianini on lap 18 of 23 after hounding him for much of the day, Marquez was chasing after Pramac’s Jorge Martin for second as the Mugello race neared its conclusion.But with two laps to the finish, Bastianini was able to retaliate and retake third position on the entry to Scarperia, dropping Marquez back down to fourth and outside the podium …Keep reading

The overhaul in rules for 2026 will affect both powertrain and chassis design, with a near-50/50 split in power delivery from the internal combustion engine and the hybrid unit – which no longer includes the turbo-mounted MGU-H.With the increased reliance on hybridisation, the powertrains will be heavier in 2026, although the chassis is expected to lose weight through being shorter and 10cm …Keep reading