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When Daniel Suarez crashed into the wall in NASCAR Xfinity qualifying, his shot at winning Saturday’s race suddenly became extremely difficult. But driving a blank backup car with Quaker State decals hastily added to it, the Mexican driver methodically cut through the field of 39 cars.Once he took the lead with 19 laps to go, he never gave it back.It was a sensational drive and a …Keep reading

George Russell and Max Verstappen sharing the front row for the Canadian Grand Prix feels familiar. Last year, the sharp end of the grid was exactly the same, with the Mercedes driver on pole and Verstappen alongside him. A key difference with the 2024 edition, however, is that both drivers didn’t clock identical lap times this time. Russell was over a tenth and a half quicker than Verstappen …Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris was “trying too hard” in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, resulting in a scruffy lap that left him starting seventh in Montreal.After claiming the team had suffered its “worst Friday” of the season so far, Norris looked to have been on the road to recovery when he set the fastest time in FP3 ahead of qualifying.But …Keep reading

One of the three updates registered by McLaren for Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix related to the front suspension – with a very small geometrical change to the package run throughout the opening third of the 2025 season.After it was tested through free practice, Lando Norris elected to stick with it for qualifying, while championship leader Oscar Piastri chose to revert to the regular …Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell defended the right of suspended FIA steward Derek Warwick to speak to the media and insisted anything more than a one-race ban for his recent comments would have been “OTT”.Warwick was temporarily relieved of his duties for this weekend’s Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix after a number of controversial media interviews.The 70-year-old, who has four grand …Keep reading

Ferrari has regained its control of the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours with one quarter of the race remaining, with just seven seconds separating its lead duo.The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh and the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID LMH had profited from a safety car earlier in the race but the Porsche slipped back behind the lead two Ferrari 499P LMHs in the 14th hour when they did not stop during a …Keep reading

Porsche heads a shaken up order in the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours at the halfway stage, with the #6 PPM 963 in the hands of Laurens Vanthoor leading after a battle against Ferrari.At the start of the seventh hour, the customer #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P with Yifei Ye jumped into the lead after the pit cycle, with the factory Ferraris in close company, initially stretching away from the #6 …Keep reading

Will Power laid down a 49.9088s qualifying effort with a 180.329mph two-lap average to claim pole for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. The result was Power’s fifth pole on the 1.25-mile oval and his 71st overall, extending his record for indy car racing poles. It was the two-time IndyCar champion’s first time topping the charts in qualifying since Aug. 2024 at Portland International …Keep reading

Daniel Suarez did something incredible on Saturday, earning a dramatic victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ long-awaited return to Mexico City. He did it all in a backup car, starting 39th before steadily marching through the field.The final stage went green with 19 laps to go and that’s when the pivotal moment came. Suarez, who restarted fourth, sent it on the outside in a three-wide move …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc could scarcely contain his disappointment after qualifying only eighth for the Canadian Grand Prix, as the Ferrari Formula 1 driver believed he was in the fight for pole position.On his final tour in Q3, the Monegasque was caught out by a snap at Turn 7 mere moments after setting a purple first sector, which he blamed on the dirty air shed by Isack Hadjar’s Racing Bulls …Keep reading