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Haas Brought a New Ferrari Engine to Monza. Tyre Wear Beat It Anyway. Grandstand and pit straight at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix

Grandstand and pit straight at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix

Haas Brought a New Ferrari Engine to Monza. Tyre Wear Beat It Anyway.

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Formula 1’s power units are supposed to be locked in once the season starts. Under the 2026...

Indy Handed Out Four Trophies and Three New Points Leaders — and They Weren’t the Same People IndyCar Series race start at the Milwaukee Mile

IndyCar Series race start at the Milwaukee Mile

Indy Handed Out Four Trophies and Three New Points Leaders — and They Weren’t the Same People

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

Indianapolis used to make this simple: win the U.S. Nationals over Labor Day, and you had the...

Frankie Muniz’s First Pro Win Came at Road America, Where GT4 America’s Am Class Rewards Survival Over Speed McLaren 570S GT4 race car on track

McLaren 570S GT4 race car on track

Frankie Muniz’s First Pro Win Came at Road America, Where GT4 America’s Am Class Rewards Survival Over Speed

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Frankie Muniz picked up his first professional racing win on Friday at Road America. He picked up...

How Chip Ganassi Racing Built IndyCar’s Greatest Dynasty — One Four-Peat at a Time Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

How Chip Ganassi Racing Built IndyCar’s Greatest Dynasty — One Four-Peat at a Time

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Alex Palou clinched his fifth IndyCar championship at the Milwaukee Mile on August 30, and he did...

Arrow McLaren Traded Christian Lundgaard for Two Indy 500 Winners — and the Timing Makes It Sting More A race car is speeding around the racetrack

A race car is speeding around the racetrack

Arrow McLaren Traded Christian Lundgaard for Two Indy 500 Winners — and the Timing Makes It Sting More

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

Alex Palou got the trophy at Milwaukee. He’d already clinched title No. 5 — four in a...

Mack Trucks’ New IMSA Deal Isn’t Really About Trucks — It’s About Keeping a Traveling Racetrack Running Black Mack semi truck with IMSA branding parked on a coastal road

Black Mack semi truck with IMSA branding parked on a coastal road

Mack Trucks’ New IMSA Deal Isn’t Really About Trucks — It’s About Keeping a Traveling Racetrack Running

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Every IMSA broadcast opens with cars: wide shots of grid lights, driver sound bites, replay packages built...

Red Bull Signs Aston Martin’s Tom McCullough as Head of Racing — and the Timing Tells Its Own Story Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull Signs Aston Martin’s Tom McCullough as Head of Racing — and the Timing Tells Its Own Story

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Red Bull has picked an interesting place to go shopping for its next Head of Racing: Aston...

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Red Bull confirmed this week that Liam Lawson will start his second consecutive Grand Prix for the...

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point Ferrari F1 car number 44 parked outside a red garage, part of its Schumacher tribute livery at Monza

Ferrari F1 car number 44 parked outside a red garage, part of its Schumacher tribute livery at Monza

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Ferrari didn’t just paint a nostalgia livery on two Formula 1 cars this week. It put a...

Alex Palou Won IndyCar Title No. 5 From 10th Place, and the Points Math Explains Why Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

Alex Palou Won IndyCar Title No. 5 From 10th Place, and the Points Math Explains Why

Lauren Miller September 1, 2026

Alex Palou did not win Sunday’s second race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. He...