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While Monaco is known as a gambling haven, its Formula 1 grand prix is generally a meritocracy rather than one defined by being dealt a good hand. Qualifying on pole is usually a recipe for success on Sunday, and even F1’s best efforts to try something different by mandating two pitstops didn’t turn the race into a roll of the dice as some feared.Instead, the qualifying result was still …Keep reading

McLaren boss Zak Brown is hoping his team’s good luck continues across the Atlantic, as he jets from Monaco to Indianapolis on Sunday night. The CEO opted to remain in the Principality throughout the race weekend – where he watched Lando Norris storm to victory – instead of heading to the USA to support Arrow McLaren’s Indy 500 entrants as he’s done in previous years.Brown celebrated …Keep reading

Kyle Larson’s day started out with some nervousness as rain delayed the start of the Indianapolis 500, putting his plan to run the Indy 500/Coke 600 double in doubt. The race did get underway with Larson starting from 19th on the grid.He avoided most of the early trouble, but the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion never made it to the halfway point. Running 18th on a mid-race restart, he appeared …Keep reading

A surprising incident unfolded before the Indy 500 even began, with Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin crashing into the wall during the pace laps.Rain delayed the start of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 by almost an hour, with Roger Penske finally giving the command to start engines at 1:21pm EST. On a cold track with overcast skies, the field of 33 finally filed out onto the race …Keep reading

In his 200th MotoGP start, Franco Morbidelli crashed on the opening lap of the British GP after being knocked down by Aleix Espargaro’s bike. The Italian managed to take the restart after fewer than three racing laps had run, and went on to brand his recovery ride to fourth as “amazing.”Morbidelli recovered to finish fourth in the British Grand Prix, just 0.017 seconds behind Marc …Keep reading

The mandatory two tyre changes at this year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix was the talking point of the race – but did it work?Our writers give their take on the first use of F1’s rule to force each driver to make two changes of tyre sets, or the two-pitstop rule, which debuted at the Monaco GP that was won by polesitter Lando Norris for McLaren.Two pitstops stopped the race being …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has criticised the mandatory two-pitstop rule that was implemented for the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, as he felt it was too easy for drivers manipulate it by slowing down to create a buffer for their team-mates to pit.Both Williams drivers worked together to hold up the midfield which meant they could pit and not lose positions, resulting in both Sainz and Alex Albon scoring …Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff reached into his pocket during his post-race media briefing and pulled out his phone to read a text exchange that he had with his Williams counterpart during the Monaco Grand Prix. The messages showed Williams team principal James Vowles apologising to Wolff after his drivers backed up George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli during the race.Wolff and Vowles …Keep reading

The FIA explained why Mercedes driver George Russell was handed a harsher than usual penalty for overtaking Alex Albon off-track at Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix.In the fight for the final points, Russell was frustrated by Williams driver Alex Albon, who had been driving slowly to create a gap for team-mate Carlos Sainz, who was ahead of him, to pit into.On lap 50, Russell cut the …Keep reading

Emil Frey Ferrari driver Jack Aitken has celebrated his first DTM victory of the 2025 season at the Lausitzring.Schubert BMW racer Rene Rast did undercut polesitter Aitken with their first pitstops, but the latter stayed close and fought his way back into the lead with a determined move.“Yes, I’m super happy,” said Rast, who didn’t expect BMW to be so competitive. “Of course, I …Keep reading