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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

Autosport

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

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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

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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

Motorsport

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…

Motorsport

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.

Motorsport

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.

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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.

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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).

Motorsport

Bathurst 12 Hour adds full-course yellow

The round-the-clock GT enduro will feature a standard FCY procedure, with drivers forced to slow to 80 km/h within five seconds at the discretion of race control.

Autosport

Aston Martin F1 team lodges protest against Austrian GP result

The Silverstone team took a double points finish at the Red Bull Ring, with Fernando Alonso finishing sixth and Lance Stroll rounding out the top 10.

Autosport

IndyCar St. Petersburg: Ericsson beats O’Ward in crash-filled opener

Ericsson's late move on O'Ward to secure victory arrived after polesitter Romain Grosjean and Scott McLaughlin collided while dueling for the lead the sent the duo into a tyre wall.

Motorsport

St. Pete IndyCar: Ericsson beats O’Ward in crash-filled nail-biter

Marcus Ericsson opened his 2023 season in brilliant style after passing Pato O’Ward with four laps to go, but there was carnage throughout the field in the IndyCar season-opener at St. Petersburg.

Motorsport

FIA ends F1 race director rotation for rest of 2022 season

The FIA has announced it will no longer rotate its Formula 1 race directors for the rest of the 2022 season following its review of the crane incident at Suzuka.

Autosport

The full FIA statement on F1 Japanese GP crane incident review

The FIA will implement changes following a review into the incidents at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix which saw a recovery vehicle enter the track in wet conditions.

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