Motor Sports

7/26/2024 |  Verstappen in defensive mode against hard-charging McLaren at Belgian GP (Associated Press (AP)) SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — When Max Verstappen raced at the Belgian Grand Prix last season, he was cruising to a third straight Formula One world championship.
One year later, the Dutch driver heads into the same race on Sunday with what’s looking like a fight on his hands.

7/25/2024 |  F1 driver Esteban Ocon to join American Haas team from next season (Associated Press (AP)) KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina (AP) — Frenchman Esteban Ocon will drive for Haas from next season as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen, the American Formula 1 team said on Thursday.
Details of the deal were not announced, with Haas only saying that the 27-year-old driver committed to a “multi-year contract starting with the 2025 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.”

7/23/2024 |  Formula 1 in the spotlight with Belgian GP as NASCAR and IndyCar start Olympic break (Associated Press (AP)) NASCAR CUP SERIES
NASCAR begins a two-week Olympic break, a welcome respite for drivers in the middle of long, hot, challenging season. The series resumes at Richmond on Aug. 11.
Last race: Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson held off Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick in overtime to collect the Indianapolis victory he tried to get at the Indy 500 in May. Larson’s try at the motorsports double two months ago ended as rain delayed the IndyCar event. Larson flew to Charlotte and the Coca-Cola 600, where rain also delayed that NASCAR Cup Series race. Larson never got on the track as rain and the late hour ended any attempt at finishing the race.

7/22/2024 |  Kyle Larson takes Brickyard 400 for fourth win of 2024 (DEADSPIN) Kyle Larson won a second overtime shootout under caution in Sunday's 28th Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series' return to the legendary oval in Speedway, Ind.
As the first Cup race on the IMS oval since July 5, 2020, neared its finish, sixth-place Kyle Busch wrecked with three laps left to create the shootout scenario with leader Brad Keselowski.

7/22/2024 |  NASCAR’s restart rules questioned after Larson takes advantage of unusual Brickyard 400 finish (Associated Press (AP)) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Blaney thought he was perfectly positioned to win the Brickyard 400 on Sunday.
He drove down Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s front straightaway leading the outside lane of cars to the second-to-last restart, fully expecting to inherit the lead when race leader Brad Keselowski ran out of fuel.
Instead, as Keselowski’s slowing car pulled off the track, Kyle Larson, who was running third directly behind Keselowski, pulled next to Blaney on the preferred inside line, made the pass for the lead and did it again on the final restart to seal his first Brickyard victory.