Formula 1

Gary Anderson: What Ferrari’s aiming for with Austria upgrades

Ferrari’s had an encouraging Austrian Grand Prix weekend so far. Is that down to the car upgrades it’s brought to the Red Bull Ring? Gary Anderson’s not sure – he thinks the gains from them will be seen longer term

Formula 1

Red Bull duo refused to let their first 2023 flashpoint ignite

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s Austrian Grand Prix sprint near-misses and particularly the radio traffic about them suggested Red Bull faced its first big spat of the 2023 Formula 1 season. But the bigger story became the drivers’ efforts to ensure that wasn’t the case

NASCAR

Button eighth on NASCAR grid, but he’s not the top guest star

Jenson Button will start eighth for NASCAR’s first ever street race in Chicago but fellow guest star Shane van Gisbergen did even better

IndyCar

Herta denies resurgent Rahal Mid-Ohio IndyCar pole

Andretti Autosport’s Colton Herta bagged a second consecutive IndyCar pole positon, denying Graham Rahal a first pole since 2017 at Mid-Ohio

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: Sprint dilemma doomed some – and saved others

For the top five in the Austrian GP sprint, there was no real need to pit for slicks even in the face of drying conditions. But those behind had no such stress-free luxury. Mark Hughes looks at who benefitted and who lost out from the late-race gambles

Formula 1

Wolff: No chance ‘frightened’ Red Bull gets key ’26 engine wish

Christian Horner has been lobbying for an F1 2026 engine tweak. His Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff feels it may hint Red Bull’s own-engine efforts aren’t going well

Formula 1

Verstappen ‘made sure’ Hamilton’s key lap was ruined – Wolff

Toto Wolff expects Formula 1’s next drivers’ briefing to feature a discussion on what he felt was a retaliatory act by Max Verstappen against his driver Lewis Hamilton during Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying

Formula 1

Another Spa death leaves no excuse for resisting change

The loss of 18-year-old Dilano van’t Hoff must result in strong (and maybe swift) action regarding Spa-Francorchamps’ track configuration – even if it’s unpopular with some

Formula 1

Another Spa death leaves no excuse for resisting change

The loss of 18-year-old Dilano van’t Hoff must result in strong (and maybe swift) action regarding Spa-Francorchamps’ track configuration – even if it’s unpopular with some

Formula 1

Stroll: Spa must change before F1 race after Van’t Hoff’s death

Lance Stroll says Spa-Francorchamps’ Eau Rouge/Raidillon complex must be changed before Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix at the end of July following teenage Formula Regional European Championship driver Dilano van’t Hoff’s death in a crash at the track on Saturday morning

Formula 1

Verstappen wins wild Austria sprint after Perez start tussle

Max Verstappen outduelled Red Bull Formula 1 team-mate Sergio Perez in a tense first-lap battle and then blitzed the field to win a wet-dry Austrian Grand Prix sprint race by 21 seconds

IndyCar

Pagenaud rolls nine times in massive IndyCar practice crash

Simon Pagenaud has walked away from a massive airborne IndyCar practice crash in which he rolled nine times on his way to being pinned up against a barrier at Mid-Ohio’s Turn 4