July 28, 2025

In the closing laps of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Aric Almirola was trying to take fourth position away from Austin Hill, ultimately making some contact with the Richard Childress Racing driver.Hill managed to save the car, but he then appeared to abruptly turn back down the track, hooking Almirola’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota directly into the outside …Keep reading

NASCAR’s annual visit to the hallowed grounds of IMS did not disappoint. On Saturday, JR Motorsports earned a very special victory, despite Justin Allgaier’s heartbreaking loss, and Austin Hill is likely going to face the wrath of NASCAR officials for some reckless driving.On Sunday, strategy was the name of the game in the Brickyard 400, but it still came down to double overtime as Bubba …Keep reading

Although he started on the outside of the front row, few were looking at Bubba Wallace as a driver who could win the Brickyard 400 as the field approached the final set of green-flag pit stops. But with multiple strategies simultaneously unfolding, the hand 23XI Racing played ended up being the winning move … but how?The moment that set up Wallace perfectly for a run at the victory actually …Keep reading

Two separate incidents drew attention during Sunday’s Java House Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for one simple reason: IndyCar race control’s ‘patience’ in throwing a full-course caution.Rinus VeeKay ended up stranded in the Turn 3 runoff after being hit by Kyle Kirkwood on lap 25, right in the middle of a pit sequence. This meant some drivers were rejoining …Keep reading

As McLaren’s intra-team title rivalry heats up, these are the three key phases that enabled Oscar Piastri to defeat Lando Norris in a closely contested Belgian Grand Prix.Piastri’s Eau Rouge braveryThe main turning point of the race was obviously the rolling start after four laps behind the safety car, with Piastri wasting little time to pass Norris on the Kemmel Straight.The clearest …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton raised attention after the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix when he said he had “a change of engineer” at Ferrari, who has been revealed to be Johannes Hatz, son of former Porsche executive Wolfgang Hatz.The seven-time F1 world champion’s comment “we were both in a deep end” about a new engineer after the Spa race provoked intrigue given there was no announcement of a change on …Keep reading

Heavy rain in the morning triggered flashbacks of 2021 for many in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock. Back then, unrelenting rain in the Ardennes resulted in a “race” of just two laps behind the safety car. Four years on, a repeat of that scenario was avoided – but the race was far from a thriller, despite promising ingredients like a legendary circuit, an interesting starting grid, and wet …Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli revealed Lewis Hamilton paid him an uplifting visit following the Formula 1 rookie’s poor showing in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Antonelli was outqualified by Mercedes team-mate George Russell for the eighth time in a row on Saturday, again failing to emerge out of Q1 as he took 18th place, 0.355s slower than the Briton. The 18-year-old Italian was …Keep reading

In the 80-minute interregnum between FIA race control red-flagging proceedings in Belgium at the end of the formation lap behind the safety car and the race finally getting under way – albeit under neutralised conditions again – there was plenty of time for commentators and fans alike to tap their feet impatiently. Among the sodden fans in the grandstands, the broadcasters contemplating …Keep reading