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Driven by the fans, for the fans
Author: Larry Velasquez
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Felix Rosenqvist’s historic win will be remembered for the finish. Even with an interesting Month of May practice and qualifying, the race itself was a drama-filled story from the early laps. The win came down to just 0.0233s, but the 110th Indianapolis 500 also saw 70 lead changes from 14 different drivers. Additionally, the race…
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Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 is usually a slow burn, but the weather turned the 2026 edition into a sprint. After rain washed out Saturday’s running, Sunday became “Super Sunday.” Teams and drivers had one afternoon for a one‑shot, four‑lap average speed run. The entire grid was decided in a single, ever-evolving day. Sunday Qualifying:…
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BMW M Team WRT secured a historic one-two finish at the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The team claimed their first-ever Hypercar victory in a race where strategy was key in their climb from the midfield. The victory marks BMW’s first overall win since Le Mans in 1999. Their achievement was accomplished before a record…
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Christian Lundgaard finally celebrated on the top step with a controlled drive to victory in the 2026 Sonsio Grand Prix. Lundgaard snapped a 47‑race winless run and gave Arrow McLaren its first road‑course win of the season. Qualifying: Only Slightly Delayed Qualifying was pushed to Saturday morning after heavy rain on Friday afternoon. The standing…
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Changes Ahead of 2026 Sonsio Grand Prix The NTT IndyCar Series returns home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend’s 2026 Sonsio Grand Prix. Ahead of the action, the series has unveiled some big rule changes following a review of the Push-to-Pass (P2P) software failure at Long Beach last month. Indycar announced Tuesday that…
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Alex Palou converted P2 on the grid into victory in the 2026 GP of Long Beach. Palou beat polesitter Felix Rosenqvist after a mid-race caution wreaked havoc on the teams’ strategies. Early Action Rosenqvist led from the start and controlled the opening stint. Palou muscled past Pato O’Ward on lap two into Turn 1 to…
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Felix Rosenqvist turned Meyer Shank Racing’s perfect Saturday into a statement by taking pole for the 2026 Acura Long Beach GP Qualifying in a tense Firestone Fast Six. We look at how IndyCar’s multi-segment qualifying format shook out on the tight California street circuit. Round 1, Group 1 MSR and Arrow McLaren came out swinging…
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2026 Long Beach practice at Long Beach delivered exactly what IndyCar promised this weekend. Practice gave us razor-thin margins, brushes with concrete, and a power struggle between Andretti, Penske, and McLaren. Practice 1 – Friday Andretti Global’s newest recruit, Will Power, topped Practice 1 with a blistering 1:07.6053 in the No. 26 Honda. He showed…
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Nikita Johnson and Alessandro de Tullio split the wins at Barber Motorsports Park as a rookie-led IndyNXT by Firestone field battled it out at the 2026 Grand Prix of Alabama double header. Qualifying The weekend’s single practice session hinted at how tight the field would be. Myles Rowe topped the times, followed by JM Correa,…
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The inaugural IndyNXT Grand Prix of Arlington didn’t quite go to plan, but it did give us a new race winner. In a shortened, time‑constrained sprint that never reached its planned distance, Max Taylor kept his head, picked his moment, and “sent it” to grab his first series win and the championship lead. He did…
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IndyCar’s first race at Phoenix Raceway since 2018 delivered a very different kind of race and the same winner. Josef Newgarden hunted down late leader Kyle Kirkwood on fresher tires to win the Good Ranchers 250. Newgarden reclaimed his old Phoenix crown and left the one‑mile oval as the new NTT IndyCar Series points leader.…
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Words by Dan Chilvers, Staff Writer The 2026 World Endurance Championship season opener, the Qatar 1812km, has been postponed till the second half of the season. This joint decision was taken by the FIA WEC management, local officials, and the Lusail International Circuit team in response to the current geopolitical situation in the Middle East.…
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As the NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns for the 2026 season, the first stop is the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. With the first on-track sessions of 2026, will Alex Palou continue his, and Chip Ganassi Racing’s, dominance? Did the drivers with new seats make their marks? This is how Friday went for the first…
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With an 18-race calendar featuring new and returning venues, record-breaking broadcast exposure, and a newly christened officiating structure, the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season is in position to be the most memorable in recent history. The Unser Open Test let drivers and teams get their eye in ahead of the season. But, as it looks,…
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On the Day 1 of the Unser IndyCar Open Test at Phoenix Raceway, David Malukas topped the time sheets for Team Penske. His best lap time of 20.8569 at 172.605mph in the No. 12 capped his first official test session with the team. While tests are just that, did Day 1 show Penske could dominate…
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The Second Set of MotoGP Livery Launches Did Not Disappoint Our livery launch coverage continued with the second batch of 2026 livery launches from the MotoGP paddock, which included the Ducati Lenovo Team, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, and the Trackhouse MotoGP Team. Not to be outdone by last week’s reveals, these teams offered…
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The 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship enters its title-deciding weekend. Thursday’s FP1 and FP2 sessions at the Bahrain International Circuit offered the first look at how the showdown in the desert might unfold. Ferrari, Porsche, and Cadillac are still locked in a three-way battle for the Hypercar crown, with a tight LMGT3 battle as well.…
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George Russell owned the streets of the 2025 Singapore GP from lights out to the chequered flag. Max Verstappen and Lando Norris rounded out the podium after a tense, strategic race that had its moments, not least from McLaren themselves. Still, the race ultimately ended with the Woking squad sealing the 2025 Constructors’ Championship. Green…
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Following the day’s FP3 session, George Russell stunned in Qualifying at the 2025 Singapore GP with a blistering lap to claim pole, leading a shock Mercedes showcase that shook up the order under the Marina Bay lights. What other surprises came from this session? Q1: Hamilton Top, Alpine Causes Chaos Traffic was always going to…
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Fernando Alonso kicked off the 2025 Singapore GP weekend by topping FP1, while Oscar Piastri rose to the occasion in a red-flag troubled FP2. Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, and Aston Martin were all in the mix, but drama in the pit lane appeared to be the most memorable for the day. FP1: Alonso, He’s Still…