Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to an easy victory Saturday in a crash-filled United States Grand Prix sprint race that saw McLaren teammates and championship leaders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both knocked out in the first turn when their cars collided. The loss of both McLaren cars early could have a huge impact on…
Max Verstappen gave his Formula One world title hopes a boost with victory in the US Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday after both McLaren drivers crashed out. Championship leader Oscar Piastri was hit by Nico Hulkenberg at the first corner before spinning into his McLaren teammate Lando Norris. Verstappen, who started on pole, took…
The Indian Racing Festival (IRF) is trying out new and exciting things this year. For the first time, the event will have an ocean-front round in Goa later this month and the grand finale on a street circuit in Mumbai. “We are taking IRF to different cities to gain traction and create awareness just like…
Oscar Piastri said McLaren’s request for him to hand back second place to teammate and Formula One title rival Lando Norris in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix was fair, despite reducing his championship lead. The Australian went second, after Norris was slowed by a late pitstop problem, but gave the place back as requested — trimming…
French driver Pierre Gasly has signed a contract extension with Alpine until the end of the 2028 season, the Renault-owned Formula One team announced at the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday. Alpine is last in the constructors’ standings after 15 of 24 rounds and Gasly has scored all of its 20 points so far, with…
Isack Hadjar says he has more glue than he could possibly need and just wants to be reunited with the ceramic Dutch Grand Prix trophy he won, and then broke, after finishing third at Zandvoort last weekend. The Racing Bulls driver, who will be getting a replacement copy of his first Formula One trophy, literally…
Ducati’s Marc Marquez smashed the Balaton Park Circuit lap record twice on Saturday to claim pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix as his teammate Francesco Bagnaia endured his worst qualifying session of the season. Marquez, who leads the championship, will be joined on the front row by Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi and VR46 Racing’s Fabio…
A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer’s car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometre) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line. Track workers…