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Red Bull has closed the door on Formula 1 rivals Mercedes trying to lure Max Verstappen away, after securing a fresh commitment from its motorsport advisor Helmut Marko to stay.Mercedes has been open since the start of the season that, with Lewis Hamilton moving to Ferrari next season, Verstappen has been one of its main targets to replace him.Speaking earlier this year, Mercedes team boss Toto …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera maintained his control of Rally Latvia as the Toyota driver closed in on a dominant World Rally Championship victory on Sunday morning.  The two-time world champion was unable to relax with Super Sunday points on offer and managed to balance the need for points and to preserve his overall rally lead perfectly.Rovanpera headed into the final two stages with a 40.3s margin over …Keep reading

If you’re planning to enjoy a drink while watching Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, you could try scrounge up a Hungarian national spirit, like Pálinka (a high-octane, fruit-based brandy that clocks in at up to an intense 86% alcohol by volume) or Unicum (an herbaceous, bitter digestif, similar to an Italian amaro). But if you’re not interested in tracking down international …Keep reading

The Haas Factory Team (HFT) announced will run one full-time NASCAR Cup Series entry next year. On Saturday, they announced 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) champ Cole Custer as the driver. Stewart-Haas Racing currently operates a two-car NXS team as well, which will continue under the Haas banner in 2025.With Custer moving back up to Cup, that leaves at least one opening in the team’s NXS …Keep reading

IndyCar supersub Theo Pourchaire has revealed that he was in the United States just three days before he was called up to drive for Arrow McLaren in Toronto – but was by then in his native France just after midnight on Saturday morning.Pourchaire, who was dropped suddenly from Arrow McLaren’s No. 6 Chevrolet-powered entry before the Laguna Seca round last month, was recalled to drive its No. 7 …Keep reading

Andretti Global’s California native has been competitive for the majority of the 41 races over that expanded stretch.When including his pole-winning run in Saturday’s qualifying bout on the streets of Toronto, he has amassed six starts from the top spot and an additional three from the front row. He has also scored five podiums during that time, including three runner-ups. All of that is part …Keep reading

In recent years, both the Xfinity and Cup Series have run on the Indy Road Course but as part of this year’s 30th anniversary of the inaugural Brickyard 400, both series returned to the 2.5-mile oval layout.Herbst and his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Cole Custer were the class of the field during the race and with two laps remaining, Custer held a tenuous lead over Herbst.As the two got …Keep reading

Colton Herta stormed to a last-gasp pole over Andretti Global team-mate Kyle Kirkwood in a frantic qualifying session in Toronto.The California native stormed to a flying lap of 59.5431s around the 11-turn, 1.786-mile temporary street circuit to claim the top spot. It is Herta’s third pole of the season.The late lap by Herta dethroned Kirkwood, who ended up just 0.1304s in second.Fast Six …Keep reading

Since Keselowski joined RFK as a co-owner beginning with the 2022 season, he brought immediate changes in team operations as well as new personnel.Improved results on the track have been slower to achieve but took a big step forward last year when his teammate, Chris Buescher, won three times and advanced to the Round of 8 in the series playoffs.Keselowski locked himself into this year’s …Keep reading

Mitch Evans believes it was “game over” for victory in the London E-Prix even if he jumped ahead of eventual race winner Pascal Wehrlein during the second Attack Mode phase.Wehrlein took his third win of the season at London’s ExCeL which has propelled him from third in the drivers’ standings to the top with just one race remaining.Having entered the London double-header 12 points behind …Keep reading