Formula 1 News
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F1: Lindblad says rookies are allowed to crash
Arvid Lindblad threw his Racing Bulls into the wall at Madrid and still made Q3. He is not apologising for either half of that sentence.
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F1: Herta rules out a second season in Formula 2
Colton Herta crossed the Atlantic to chase a Formula 1 seat. One season later he has ruled out doing it again, and the numbers explain why.
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F1: Antonelli does not rule out a Ferrari move one day
Kimi Antonelli was asked about Ferrari. He did not say no. He did not say much else either, and his reasons for staying at Mercedes go back to when he was 12.
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NASCAR: Hamlin clings to a nine-point lead heading into Bristol
Nine points. That’s the whole cushion Denny Hamlin has led the Cup Series standings since Sonoma in late June. That lead is now nine points over Kyle Larson, with Christopher Bell 18 back. The 16 Chase drivers roll into Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol, 500 laps on a half-mile oval where nobody…
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F1: 2027 calendar lands 10 sprint weekends, Monaco included
Monaco gets the short format Formula 1 published its 2027 calendar on Thursday. Twenty-four Grands Prix, five continents and, most notably, 10 sprint races. The short format had never gone beyond six weekends since it was introduced in 2021. It will now account for more than 40% of the season. The real shock is Monaco.…
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F1: Verstappen takes on 100 karters at Silverstone
Max Verstappen starts last against 100 rival karters at Silverstone on Wednesday. Thirty laps to get past every one of them, and a warning from the man himself about how it could go.
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F1: Wolff warns Antonelli of black swans in title run-in
Eighty-one points clear with nine races left, and Toto Wolff is talking about black swans. Kimi Antonelli insists he is not thinking about the championship at all.
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F1: Verstappen admits he came close to quitting Formula 1
A retirement was on the table before the extension Fifty-fifty. That is how Max Verstappen described the decision, and the other half of it was not McLaren. Speaking to German newspaper Bild on Monday, the Dutchman revealed what he kept quiet when he signed. Before extending with Red Bull through 2030, he seriously weighed an…
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NASCAR: Larson ends a 51-race drought in overtime
Fifty-one races, and finally A year and four months without throwing his arms in the air. Kyle Larson still rolled into the St. Louis area thinking something was in the cards. He was right. The two-time Cup Series champion won the Enjoy Illinois 300 overnight in Madison, Illinois, on a second overtime restart. His No.…
