EL Puckett

Elle Puckett covers Formula 1, IndyCar, and endurance racing, with a focus on championship analysis and long-form storytelling.

Today in Motorsport History, November 5: Boutsen Won a Flooded 1989 Australian Grand Prix as Prost Quit and Senna Hit Brundle Williams FW12C Formula 1 car in Thierry Boutsen's livery, the Renault-powered car that won the 1989 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide

Williams FW12C Formula 1 car in Thierry Boutsen's livery, the Renault-powered car that won the 1989 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide

Today in Motorsport History, November 5: Boutsen Won a Flooded 1989 Australian Grand Prix as Prost Quit and Senna Hit Brundle

EL Puckett November 5, 2026

On November 5, 1989, Thierry Boutsen won a flooded Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide after Alain Prost...

Cadillac F1 Sale Talk Misses the Point: The Asset Is the 2029 Engine Sergio Perez in the Cadillac MAC-26 during qualifying for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix

Sergio Perez in the Cadillac MAC-26 during qualifying for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix

Cadillac F1 Sale Talk Misses the Point: The Asset Is the 2029 Engine

EL Puckett November 4, 2026

Sale talk around Cadillac F1 is unconfirmed. The asset that matters is the 2029 GM engine program.

Baldwin’s $50,000 Mobile Win Now Hinges on a Rulebook, Not a Racetrack Four stock cars racing on an asphalt track behind a chain-link fence

Four stock cars racing on an asphalt track behind a chain-link fence

Baldwin’s $50,000 Mobile Win Now Hinges on a Rulebook, Not a Racetrack

EL Puckett November 4, 2026

The most useful detail in Luke Baldwin’s disqualification at Mobile isn’t who now collects $50,000. It’s that...

Today in Motorsport History, November 4: Räikkönen Won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Vettel Charged From the Pit Lane Kimi Räikkönen driving the Lotus E20 Formula 1 car at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix

Kimi Räikkönen driving the Lotus E20 Formula 1 car at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix

Today in Motorsport History, November 4: Räikkönen Won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Vettel Charged From the Pit Lane

EL Puckett November 4, 2026

Kimi Räikkönen won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Lotus after Lewis Hamilton retired from the...

Today in Motorsport History, November 3: Hamilton Clinched a Sixth Title in Austin in 2019 as Bottas Won Aerial view of the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, looking east from the observation tower across the infield and turns

Aerial view of the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, looking east from the observation tower across the infield and turns

Today in Motorsport History, November 3: Hamilton Clinched a Sixth Title in Austin in 2019 as Bottas Won

EL Puckett November 3, 2026

Lewis Hamilton finished second behind Valtteri Bottas at the Circuit of the Americas on November 3, 2019,...

Today in Motorsport History, November 2: Hamilton Passed Glock at the Last Corner and Took the 2008 F1 Title by One Point Aerial view of a race track at sunrise

Aerial view of a race track at sunrise

Today in Motorsport History, November 2: Hamilton Passed Glock at the Last Corner and Took the 2008 F1 Title by One Point

EL Puckett November 2, 2026

Felipe Massa won his home Grand Prix on November 2, 2008, took the chequered flag at Interlagos...

HRC Brought a Dozen Race Cars to SEMA. The Real Product Is the Shopping List preview-928x522 (1)

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HRC Brought a Dozen Race Cars to SEMA. The Real Product Is the Shopping List

EL Puckett October 30, 2026

HRC US brings 12 race cars to SEMA, confirms Civic Type R HRC Concept for America and...

Antonelli Is Ill in Mexico City. The Title Only Needs a Boring Sunday Kimi Antonelli celebrating in Mercedes overalls after winning the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli celebrating in Mercedes overalls after winning the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Antonelli Is Ill in Mexico City. The Title Only Needs a Boring Sunday

EL Puckett October 30, 2026

Kimi Antonelli spent Thursday in his hotel rather than at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, excused from media...

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Vettel Led Every Lap of F1’s First Indian Grand Prix in 2011 Empty grandstands and pit-wall structures beside a racing circuit straight under an overcast sky

Empty grandstands and pit-wall structures beside a racing circuit straight under an overcast sky

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Vettel Led Every Lap of F1’s First Indian Grand Prix in 2011

EL Puckett October 30, 2026

Vettel led all 60 laps of F1’s first Indian Grand Prix in 2011, a debut that lasted...

Honda’s Hybrid Trophy Truck Claims 1,300 Horsepower. Software Is the Real Bet Front three-quarter studio view of the blue, white and black Honda Passport Baja Spec Trophy Truck in Red Bull and Toyo Tires livery

Front three-quarter studio view of the blue, white and black Honda Passport Baja Spec Trophy Truck in Red Bull and Toyo Tires livery

Honda’s Hybrid Trophy Truck Claims 1,300 Horsepower. Software Is the Real Bet

EL Puckett October 30, 2026

HRC US says its Passport Baja Spec out-powers the 9-liter V8s. The harder question is whether the...