IndyCar

IndyCar’s surprise poleman has been under-appreciated too long

“I’ve seen plenty of the hate, plenty of the can’t do it, can’t compete with the kids, can’t whatever,” said Graham Rahal after ending a six-year IndyCar pole drought at Indianapolis. Jack Benyon argues any such ‘hate’ has always been unjust

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: Why a qualifying DRS ban would barely hurt Red Bull

Even if reports of plans to ban DRS use in Formula 1 qualifying sessions come to fruition, it’s not going to do much to stop Red Bull, as Mark Hughes explains

IndyCar

Brown claims Palou has backed out of McLaren switch

In a total turnaround, it looks like Alex Palou could remain at Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar for 2024 and snub what was once thought to be a near-certain switch to McLaren

IndyCar

Graham Rahal on IndyCar pole for first time in six years

Graham Rahal snatched his first IndyCar pole position in six years at the Indianapolis road course ahead of team-mate Christian Lundgaard

IndyCar

Castroneves drops to Indy 500-only, Blomqvist gets full-time shot

Tom Blomqvist will race full-time in IndyCar for Meyer Shank Racing next season, as Helio Castroneves drops back to an Indy 500-only entry

NASCAR

Kobayashi debut, Button return – NASCAR’s latest IndyCar crossover

NASCAR’s explosion of outside stars entering road courses this weekend continues with ex-Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi and current Supercars points leader Brodie Kostecki making their debuts alongside the returning Jenson Button and Shane van Gisbergen, among others.

Formula 1

Mercedes ‘caution’ shows how badly F1’s new era has spooked it

Mercedes technical director James Allison says the team has spent much of the 2023 Formula 1 season finding out it was “too cautious” in response to rule changes designed to curb bouncing

MotoGP

Breakthrough or anomaly? Aprilia’s drought-breaker assessed

Was Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia’s victory in the best race of the 2023 MotoGP season so far evidence of a breakthrough for the RS-GP?

Formula E

McLaren might need to make a big change to thrive in Formula E

McLaren’s debut Formula E season started very well and ended very badly. And there was a fairly clear reason for that – one which could hold it back in the long term too

Formula 1

The key personnel Ferrari wants from the teams it’s losing to

Ferrari’s getting aggressive in its attempt to address a disappointing performance in Formula 1 2023 – but will chasing key personnel from rivals be enough?

IndyCar

What IndyCar’s sudden new star wants to prove in his bonus race

Linus Lundqvist stunned the IndyCar paddock on his debut in Nashville last weekend. But he ended it kicking himself for crashing. That puts a lot of weight on his extra chance at Indianapolis

MotoGP

Ducati’s blockbuster wildcard continues a great MotoGP ‘what if?’

Ducati’s defending World Superbike champion Alvaro Bautista will return to MotoGP for the first time since 2018 when he makes a wildcard appearance in the premier class at Sepang later this year