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Elle Puckett

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

Today in Motorsport History, September 29: Schumacher Tried to Stage a Dead Heat at Indianapolis and Lost by 0.011 Seconds Red Ferrari F2002 Formula 1 car in Vodafone and Shell livery driving past green grass on a racing circuit

Red Ferrari F2002 Formula 1 car in Vodafone and Shell livery driving past green grass on a racing circuit

Today in Motorsport History, September 29: Schumacher Tried to Stage a Dead Heat at Indianapolis and Lost by 0.011 Seconds

Elle Puckett September 29, 2026

On September 29, 2002, Michael Schumacher slowed on the run to the line at Indianapolis to try...

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Ferrari Backs Vasseur, F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP Hits Sepang, WRC’s Title Decider Looms Rally car kicking up dust on a gravel forest stage, illustrating the WRC title decider in Sardinia

Rally car kicking up dust on a gravel forest stage, illustrating the WRC title decider in Sardinia

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Ferrari Backs Vasseur, F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP Hits Sepang, WRC’s Title Decider Looms

Elle Puckett September 29, 2026

Ferrari backs Vasseur, F1 races Bahrain's GP at Sepang, Chantra subs for Mir, Larson leads the Chase,...

Tony Stewart Gets a Talladega Do-Over in Ram’s Free Agent Truck Tony Stewart in a Ram cap and sunglasses on a Kaulig Racing graphic announcing him as the Talladega Free Agent driver

Tony Stewart in a Ram cap and sunglasses on a Kaulig Racing graphic announcing him as the Talladega Free Agent driver

Tony Stewart Gets a Talladega Do-Over in Ram’s Free Agent Truck

Elle Puckett September 28, 2026

Tony Stewart returns to Kaulig Racing's No. 25 Ram at Talladega on Oct. 23, eight months after...

Today in Motorsport History, September 28: F1’s First Night Race Was Won With a Deliberate Crash Fernando Alonso driving the yellow and white ING Renault R28 under floodlights at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso driving the yellow and white ING Renault R28 under floodlights at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix

Today in Motorsport History, September 28: F1’s First Night Race Was Won With a Deliberate Crash

Elle Puckett September 28, 2026

On September 28, 2008, F1 held its first night race in Singapore. Alonso won it after his...

Today in Motorsport, September 28: Two Photo Finishes, a WRC Title Decider and F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP in Malaysia Open-wheel single-seater racing car blurred by a low-light panning shot at speed

Open-wheel single-seater racing car blurred by a low-light panning shot at speed

Today in Motorsport, September 28: Two Photo Finishes, a WRC Title Decider and F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP in Malaysia

Elle Puckett September 28, 2026

Russell beat Verstappen by 0.196s in Baku, Larson broke open the Chase at Kansas, Toyota stole Fuji...

Formula E’s New Look Has One Job That Matters: Making the Energy Game Visible Formula E GEN4 race cars side by side on track, showing front and rear aerodynamic bodywork of the 2026/27 electric racer

Formula E GEN4 race cars side by side on track, showing front and rear aerodynamic bodywork of the 2026/27 electric racer

Formula E’s New Look Has One Job That Matters: Making the Energy Game Visible

Elle Puckett September 24, 2026

Formula E changed its logo on Wednesday. Taken on its own, that is a story for the...

Mercedes Didn’t Bring a Single New Part to Baku. Russell Swept Thursday Anyway. Concrete barriers and tall catch fencing line a narrow Baku street beside historic buildings, installed for the Formula 1 race

Concrete barriers and tall catch fencing line a narrow Baku street beside historic buildings, installed for the Formula 1 race

Mercedes Didn’t Bring a Single New Part to Baku. Russell Swept Thursday Anyway.

Elle Puckett September 24, 2026

Fourteen races into the 2026 season, the quickest car at the Baku City Circuit is the one...

BBC Locks Up WRC Rights Through 2029. Rally Scotland’s Spot on the Calendar Isn’t Official Yet. A Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car flies through flame effects on a gravel stage as spectators film on their phones.

A Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car flies through flame effects on a gravel stage as spectators film on their phones.

BBC Locks Up WRC Rights Through 2029. Rally Scotland’s Spot on the Calendar Isn’t Official Yet.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

The BBC has signed a three-year rights deal with WRC Promoter to broadcast the FIA World Rally...

Today in Motorsport History, September 22: The 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix Pass That Forced a Title Decider 14-POR-1996

14-POR-1996

Today in Motorsport History, September 22: The 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix Pass That Forced a Title Decider

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

On September 22, 1996, Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril by taking Michael...

11th Hour Racing Lost the Atlantic by Eight Minutes, Then Won the Race’s Other Trophy The IMOCA 60 Malama under sail, the foiling monohull built for 11th Hour Racing Team

The IMOCA 60 Malama under sail, the foiling monohull built for 11th Hour Racing Team

11th Hour Racing Lost the Atlantic by Eight Minutes, Then Won the Race’s Other Trophy

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

The Ocean Race Atlantic ran a second scoreboard scoring 30 sustainability criteria. Winning it meant sharing a...