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Another caution-less IndyCar race makes it 339 green flag laps since the last caution at St. Pete, which didn’t really pave the way for Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou (#10) third win of the season. But it certainly may have helped.The three-time IndyCar championship winner again demonstrated his own masterclass of how to own the IndyCar field at the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at …Keep reading

Patrick Mahomes is in the building. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, who is an investor in Alpine Racing, arrived at Hard Rock Stadium ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. He and his wife Brittany strolled into the paddock Sunday afternoon and made a beeline for Alpine Racing’s hospitality suite. The three-time Super Bowl champion was among a consortium of celebrity backers, including his …Keep reading

The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix issued protocols that could see the race suspended if there is a threat of lightning ahead of the race. The race in Miami Gardens around the Miami Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium is scheduled to go ahead at 4pm local time. However, with the threat of thunder storms in the area, safety procedures have been put in place as a precaution. A statement from the …Keep reading

General Motors president Mark Reuss has revealed a potential $5 billion hit from tariffs introduced by United States president Donald Trump – but insists it will not impact on the Cadillac Formula 1 team.Having cut its profit forecast due to the uncertainty in the automotive industry caused by Trump’s tariff plans, Reuss said GM – Cadillac’s parent company – could be set for a huge …Keep reading

Formula 1 continues to come up with inventive ways of building up its American fanbase as it replaced the traditional driver parade truck for the Miami Grand Prix with bespoke LEGO cars.Each team has its own fully driveable, close to full-scale LEGO replica that the 20 drivers will complete the parade lap with ahead of Sunday’s race.Built as close to their real-life equivalents as …Keep reading

Saturday in Miami was a day of two halves for Max Verstappen. He claimed pole position for the main race in phenomenal fashion, but saw his sprint race fall apart owing to an unsafe release by Red Bull.When asked in his Dutch media session whether he had mixed feelings after his pole, the four-time world champion responded: “You can’t change that now. Of course it wasn’t ideal, but …Keep reading

Ai Ogura’s sensational start to his MotoGP career made him a target for rival teams – according to Davide Brivio, director of the Trackhouse MotoGP team.Brivio reckons there will be strong interest from other teams in the paddock for the Japanese rider’s signature when his contract expires at the end of 2026.One of Brivio’s standout traits is his sharp instinct for spotting talent …Keep reading

Miami’s temporary circuit around the Hard Rock Stadium is divisive, but the sharp end of the grid for the 2025 grand prix offers tantalising possibilities for an exciting race.While McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has publicly blown a raspberry at Red Bull’s underdog “narrative”, the fact remains that Max Verstappen starts from pole in the often troublesome RB21 – while Stella’s …Keep reading

Haas’ Esteban Ocon revelled in his passage to the final part of qualifying for Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix, but noted that the American squad still had work to do to improve its VF-25 chassis’ consistency.The Frenchman put his car ninth on the grid, outqualifying Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda’s and getting to within 0.07s of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari, to ensure Haas could stake its claim for …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz credited his sixth place grid spot for Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix on a “20-minute nap” – explaining that Williams had to reset following a series of “scrappy” mistakes throughout the weekend.The Spaniard was eliminated in the second part of sprint qualifying, and then knocked himself out of the Saturday race after clipping the wall at Turn 13, causing damage to both left-hand …Keep reading