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Dries Vanthoor explains contact with brother Laurens, slams penalty

Dries Vanthoor explains what really happened on the Detroit street circuit when he hit his brother Laurens almost exactly four years after the infamous clash at the Nordschleife

Motorsport

Corvette’s Detroit IMSA win nearly slipped away late

Antonio Garcia had controlled GTD Pro until late cautions and a Hawksworth dive created a tense finish

Motorsport

Cadillac wins Detroit IMSA thriller as Corvette survives GTD Pro chaos

Jack Aitken and Earl Bamber delivered Whelen Cadillac’s first win of the season at GM’s home race, while Antonio Garcia prevailed in a penalty-filled GTD Pro finish

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Rosenqvist wins 2026 Indy 500 in closest-ever finish

Passing David Malukas out of turn 4, Felix Rosenqvist makes history in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500

Autosport

Felix Rosenqvist wins 2026 Indy 500 in closest-ever finish

Passing David Malukas out of turn 4, Rosenqvist makes history in the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500

Motorsport

Louis Foster: Throwing a yellow doesn’t kill the race, NASCAR does it for fun

The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver believes the caution in the Indy road course event enhanced the racing

Motorsport

Renger van der Zande and Meyer Shank Racing win Long Beach IMSA race

The Acura Meyer Shank Racing driver held on despite constant pressure from the Whelen Cadillac

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Acura wins Long Beach IMSA race for first time since 2009

Van der Zande held off late pressure to secure Acura’s first Long Beach victory in 17 years

Motorsport

Late crash hands Nikita Johnson Indy NXT win at Barber

Johnson seizes second win of the season and points lead after late battle for the lead ends in contact

Motorsport

12 Hours of Sebring Final Report: Porsche Penske Motorsport fend off late chaos to finish 1-2

Felipe Nasr was unflappable in the fight to the finish and delivered another win for Porsche Penske Motorsport

Motorsport

12 Hours of Sebring, Hour 4: Porsche Penske Motorsport in control running 1-2

A chaotic opening four hours has featured four cautions and multiple incidents, but Porsche Penske Motorsport now leads the race 1-2

Motorsport

Max Taylor delivers late pass to capture first Indy NXT win in Arlington

The Andretti Global driver bested Enzo Fittipaldi and Tymek Kucharczyk in second and third

Motorsport

Inside the 'digital brain' that supports the FIA's decisions in F1

RaceWatch is the system the FIA uses to coordinate every moment of a grand prix, an extremely advanced platform that can now also detect track‑limit infringements and interpret what happens on the circuit thanks to AI

Autosport

FIA releases update as Las Vegas GP circuit undergoes manhole cover repairs

The FIA has repaired and welded multiple manhole covers at the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit after a suspected loose cover caused FP2 to be red-flagged

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What forced officials to red-flag FP2 of the Las Vegas GP?

The second practice session at the Las Vegas track was red-flagged due to 'track maintenance'

Motorsport

A deja vu IMSA weekend as Porsche Penske claims third overall 2025 win in Long Beach

A Porsche Penske-perfect and Porsche-perfect weekend as the German manufacturer sweeps both categories, the #7 GTP and #177 AO Racing GTD Rexy car

Motorsport

Power dominates Portland race to victory

Will Power quickly snatched the lead from pole-sitter Santino Ferrucci into Turn 1 and was relatively uncontested en route to winning the Grand Prix of Portland.

Motorsport

IndyCar isn't beating its favoritism allegations

There is a common phrase that perception is reality, and right now the reality is the IndyCar Series has a perception problem. While last Saturday’s round on the 1.25-mile oval in St. Louis featured incredible racing for the majority of the contest, it was quickly marred with multiple controversial decisions…

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Power gives the bird, fuming at Penske teammate over restart pileup

Will Power was left seething in St. Louis, calling out Josef Newgarden for the restart chaos at Saturday's race at World Wide Technology Racway, with nine laps to go.

Autosport

Why IndyCar’s race control should tweak yellow flag policy

There was a moment at Laguna on Sunday that undoubtedly followed IndyCar race control’s protocol, but it left many questioning why that is so in the first place.

Motorsport

Why IndyCar’s Race Control should tweak yellow flag policy during pit cycles

There was a moment at Laguna on Sunday that undoubtedly followed IndyCar Race Control’s protocol, but it left many questioning why that is so in the first place.

Autosport

IndyCar Laguna Seca: Palou beats Herta after Corkscrew pass

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou fended off Colton Herta on a late restart to claim victory in IndyCar's Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca on Sunday.

Motorsport

Shank relishes Petit Le Mans comeback victory in last IMSA race… for now

Penalties were handed out like candy on Halloween and MSR were not excluded from Race Control’s justice. Additionally, at one point, the #60 Acura ARX-06 was two laps down following contact with another competitor that required an extended pit stop to replace a toe link.

Motorsport

IndyCar drivers at odds with Race Control over restarts at Laguna Seca

Eight cautions made up 35 of 95 laps, with three of those yellow flags coming after crashes on restarts in the final corner of the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course.

Motorsport

Indy NXT Portland: Foster wins, title contenders crash at Turn 1

Last year’s USF Pro 2000 champion Foster (Andretti Autosport) rolled to a 7.8583s victory over Nolan Siegel (HMD Motorsports).

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