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It was another wild Cup race at Chicago with non-stop action from start to finish. While Shane van Gisbergen sweeping the weekend was a rather predictable outcome, it didn’t take away from the fact that the race was full of storylines. In fact, there were so many winners and losers, we can’t possibly mention them all here.There was Kyle Busch, who came back from a lap down to score a top five …Keep reading

McLaren’s Formula E team is set to be closed down at the end of the current season as efforts to find a buyer for the outfit have proven unsuccessful, Motorsport.com understands.Following its decision to enter the World Endurance Championship with a Hypercar chassis for 2027, McLaren elected to withdraw from Formula E after three seasons in the all-electric championship and redirect its …Keep reading

Nico Hulkenberg shrugged off the unwanted record of having the most Formula 1 starts without a podium by taking third at the 2025 British Grand Prix.The shock result came at the German’s 239th grand prix start, as the Sauber driver benefited from correctly timed pitstops while rivals faltered with strategy at a wet Silverstone.It was a long time coming for Hulkenberg, who joined F1 with …Keep reading

While Shane van Gisbergen was once again the driver to beat on Sunday, his closest competition never got a fair shot in the end due to some mechanical gremlins.Michael McDowell started from the outside of the front row at the Chicago Street Course and took the lead from SVG on the opening lap. He went on to win Stage 1 and appeared to be a real threat for the win. The Spire Motorsports driver …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has cut a forlorn figure after most Formula 1 races this year, and this again was true following the British Grand Prix.The Ferrari driver equalled his best Sunday result of the year in fourth, ending a four-race streak of being beaten by team-mate Charles Leclerc, after outqualifying the Monegasque for a third time in four rounds.However, despite looking more comfortable at …Keep reading

The improbable march of Ty Dillon continues as the bottom seed in NASCAR’s new $1 million in-season tournament advances once again. Dillon has now dispatched both Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski as he moves into Round 3 in the five-week challenge.At Sonoma, Dillon will have another David vs. Goliath battle on his hands as he faces Alex Bowman, the lone remaining Hendrick Motorsports driver in …Keep reading

Aprilia has announced it will conduct a private test with Jorge Martin this Wednesday at Misano as part of his comeback preparations, as he looks set to make his MotoGP return at the Czech Republic Grand Prix.In a statement on Monday, Aprilia confirmed it would organize a private test day at Misano on Wednesday 9 July so that Martin can ride the RS-GP, the Noale-based manufacturer’s MotoGP …Keep reading

You have to really want to get to the far end of the Silverstone paddock, as there is not a need to wander down that far unless you have a reason – especially in the rain. But on Sunday evening after a wet British Grand Prix, it was the only place to be as Sauber filled its hospitality unit with music, champagne and celebrations.Nico Hulkenberg, at the 239th time of asking, had finally …Keep reading

Lando Norris claimed a home race victory in the British Grand Prix, with a dash of luck. Yet it is Nico Hulkenberg who was crowned ‘driver of the day’ by the fans – and not just them, also the whole Formula 1 paddock.That much is clear from rival teams Aston Martin and Mercedes bringing bottles of champagne over to the unprepared Sauber garage so Hulkenberg could be properly …Keep reading

Can you remember Jean Alesi? The passionate Frenchman in the red Ferrari, whose fearless style often evoked memories of Gilles Villeneuve, was seen – especially in the early years of his career – as a sure-fire future Formula 1 world champion. Who could forget Phoenix 1990, when he took the fight to the great Ayrton Senna in an inferior Tyrrell, ultimately finishing second in just the first …Keep reading