Lauren Miller, Author at Backfire Racing

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Senna Stalled on the Grid at Suzuka in 1988, Then Won His First Title Ayrton Senna during the 1988 Formula 1 season, the year he won his first world championship

Ayrton Senna during the 1988 Formula 1 season, the year he won his first world championship

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Senna Stalled on the Grid at Suzuka in 1988, Then Won His First Title

Lauren Miller October 30, 2026

On October 30, 1988, Ayrton Senna stalled on the grid at Suzuka, fought back past Alain Prost...

WRC 2027’s Hardest Rule Isn’t Technical. It’s the 15-Round Calendar Elfyn Evans’ Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 rally car at speed on the 2023 Central European Rally

Elfyn Evans’ Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 rally car at speed on the 2023 Central European Rally

WRC 2027’s Hardest Rule Isn’t Technical. It’s the 15-Round Calendar

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

The FIA made WRC27 cheaper to enter, then required every Constructors’ title contender to attend all 15...

Ford Has Told Us Everything About Its Daytona Veterans Day Race Except How It Works Army-liveried Ford Mustang Dark Horse R racing on the banking at Daytona International Speedway

Army-liveried Ford Mustang Dark Horse R racing on the banking at Daytona International Speedway

Ford Has Told Us Everything About Its Daytona Veterans Day Race Except How It Works

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

Ford has announced the lineup, liveries, concert and TV window for its Daytona Veterans Day Classic. The...

Ferrari’s Austin Q3 Wasn’t Just a Power Problem. Leclerc’s Q2 Lap Shows Why 2025 Japan GP Ferrari Lewis Hamilton FP1

Ferrari’s Austin Q3 Wasn’t Just a Power Problem. Leclerc’s Q2 Lap Shows Why

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

Hamilton blamed Ferrari's straight-line deficit in Austin, but Leclerc's Q2 lap and tyre comments point to a...

Audi Rehired the Job It Scrapped. The Man in It Isn’t There to Find Horsepower Portrait of Thomas Fuhr, the incoming CEO of Audi Formula Racing GmbH, the company that builds Audi's Formula 1 power unit

Portrait of Thomas Fuhr, the incoming CEO of Audi Formula Racing GmbH, the company that builds Audi's Formula 1 power unit

Audi Rehired the Job It Scrapped. The Man in It Isn’t There to Find Horsepower

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

Audi revived the engine CEO role it cut in 2025 and gave it to Thomas Fuhr. The...

Mercedes Can Win Both F1 Titles in Mexico City. Russell Is the Variable 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

Mercedes Can Win Both F1 Titles in Mexico City. Russell Is the Variable

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

Antonelli can clinch the drivers’ title in Mexico City, but the constructors’ crown depends on George Russell...

Russell’s Title Is All but Gone. Mercedes’ Narrow Window Now Threatens Second George Russell driving the Mercedes W16 through a corner during qualifying at the 2025 Italian Grand Prix at Monza

George Russell driving the Mercedes W16 through a corner during qualifying at the 2025 Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Russell’s Title Is All but Gone. Mercedes’ Narrow Window Now Threatens Second

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

George Russell has heard the title arithmetic enough times. Kimi Antonelli leads him 365 points to 242...

F1’s Gulf Finale Doesn’t Hinge on a UK Travel Notice. It Hinges on Freight. Lando Norris in the McLaren MCL40 approaching Spoon Curve at Suzuka during the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix

Lando Norris in the McLaren MCL40 approaching Spoon Curve at Suzuka during the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix

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F1’s Gulf Finale Doesn’t Hinge on a UK Travel Notice. It Hinges on Freight.

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

The tidy version of this story says a UK travel notice has put the last two Formula...

Only a Wrecked Sunday and a Russell Win Can Delay Antonelli’s Title in Mexico Photo: Liauzh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Only a Wrecked Sunday and a Russell Win Can Delay Antonelli’s Title in Mexico

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

Antonelli needs ninth in Mexico City. Only a bad day for him plus a Russell win delays...

Norris’s LN4 Fusion Has an F2 Place for 2027. The Real Test Is the Ladder Underneath It Lando Norris in the McLaren MCL40 approaching Spoon Curve at Suzuka during the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix

Norris’s LN4 Fusion Has an F2 Place for 2027. The Real Test Is the Ladder Underneath It

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

LN4 Fusion has a place on the 2027–2029 F2 grid. Here is what Lando Norris’s young team...

Lauren Miller

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Senna Stalled on the Grid at Suzuka in 1988, Then Won His First Title

WRC 2027’s Hardest Rule Isn’t Technical. It’s the 15-Round Calendar

Ford Has Told Us Everything About Its Daytona Veterans Day Race Except How It Works

Ferrari’s Austin Q3 Wasn’t Just a Power Problem. Leclerc’s Q2 Lap Shows Why

Audi Rehired the Job It Scrapped. The Man in It Isn’t There to Find Horsepower

Mercedes Can Win Both F1 Titles in Mexico City. Russell Is the Variable

Russell’s Title Is All but Gone. Mercedes’ Narrow Window Now Threatens Second

F1’s Gulf Finale Doesn’t Hinge on a UK Travel Notice. It Hinges on Freight.

Only a Wrecked Sunday and a Russell Win Can Delay Antonelli’s Title in Mexico

Norris’s LN4 Fusion Has an F2 Place for 2027. The Real Test Is the Ladder Underneath It

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