Formula 1’s points-scoring system has evolved dramatically since the championship began in 1950, reflecting the sport’s growing...
Elle Puckett
Elle Puckett covers Formula 1, IndyCar, and endurance racing, with a focus on championship analysis and long-form storytelling.
Almost every driver on an F1, IndyCar, or NASCAR grid started in the same place: a go-kart,...
Stock cars are capable of far higher speeds than NASCAR actually allows on its biggest ovals. That’s...
A race track’s layout is never just a matter of drawing exciting corners. Every curve, elevation change,...
A modern top-level pit stop is one of the most rehearsed sequences in sport. In Formula 1,...
Most motorsport tests a car and driver for an hour or two at a time. Endurance racing...
Rally racing looks nothing like circuit motorsport, and the terminology can be just as unfamiliar. Instead of...
MotoGP can look chaotic to a newcomer: three different bike classes, a sprint race added to the...
Watch an IndyCar race closely and you’ll notice drivers glancing at a dashboard readout that has nothing...
NASCAR’s Cup Series season runs more than two dozen races, but only the final ten decide the...
