IndyCar

Pagenaud ruled out of Mid-Ohio IndyCar race, stand-in named

Conor Daly will drive for Meyer Shank Racing in the Mid-Ohio IndyCar race as a substitute after Simon Pagenaud was not cleared to race

Formula 1

Why McLaren’s bid for penalty review was rejected on all counts

McLaren submitted four pieces of evidence in an attempt to have Lando Norris’ Canadian GP penalty reviewed – but did not succeed

MotoGP

Pros and cons: Should MotoGP give Honda and Yamaha concessions?

MotoGP is now open to helping Honda and Yamaha through opening up concessions. There are good reasons to do that – and good reasons not to

Formula 1

Fatal Spa crash underlines F1 drivers’ wet-visibility concerns

Formula 1 drivers have suggested the fatal accident that claimed the life of an 18-year-old at Spa highlights the severity of poor visibility

Formula 1

Haas’s F1 trend-breaker won’t last – but could be invaluable

The Haas VF-23 remains a dubious package in race trim, but the points swing in Austria’s sprint improves its F1 2023 outlook

IndyCar

The man who should’ve had De Vries’ seat faces crunch races too

Unlike Nyck de Vries, AlphaTauri’s original 2023 Formula 1 target Colton Herta has job security in IndyCar right now. But he also has a point to prove

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