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Sainz Says Two Cars Don’t Fit at Madrid’s Turn 5. The Rule He Broke Doesn’t Care. Close-up of a modern Formula 1 car's front wing and nose, the bodywork most often damaged in wheel-to-wheel contact

Close-up of a modern Formula 1 car's front wing and nose, the bodywork most often damaged in wheel-to-wheel contact

Sainz Says Two Cars Don’t Fit at Madrid’s Turn 5. The Rule He Broke Doesn’t Care.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The stewards charged Carlos Sainz under the braking-zone article, not the collision one. That choice made his...

The 185-Point Gap Acura Has to Close at Indianapolis, With Only Two Races Left

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Acura’s GTP program rolls into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course this weekend carrying one number that...

Chip Romer, SCCA Champion Who Lived a Double Life at 195 MPH, Dies in Lake Havasu Boat Crash Illustrative stock photo of an LMP-style sports prototype race car on a circuit, representing the kind of prototype racing Chip Romer competed in with SCCA and Radical Cup North America

Illustrative stock photo of an LMP-style sports prototype race car on a circuit, representing the kind of prototype racing Chip Romer competed in with SCCA and Radical Cup North America

Chip Romer, SCCA Champion Who Lived a Double Life at 195 MPH, Dies in Lake Havasu Boat Crash

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Chip Romer spent his life switching between two of the least forgiving speed disciplines in the country,...

Today in Motorsport History, September 15: Spa Tore Up Its Own Racetrack, and Senna Won the Rematch Asphalt of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps curving downhill through the Ardennes forest

Asphalt of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps curving downhill through the Ardennes forest

Today in Motorsport History, September 15: Spa Tore Up Its Own Racetrack, and Senna Won the Rematch

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

On September 15, 1985, Ayrton Senna led all 43 laps of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps...

Have This With Your Coffee: Today’s Stories from Backfire Racing – September 14, 2026 Stock cars lined up in pit lane against a concrete garage wall before a short-track race

Stock cars lined up in pit lane against a concrete garage wall before a short-track race

Have This With Your Coffee: Today’s Stories from Backfire Racing – September 14, 2026

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Fourteen stories from Backfire Racing on September 14, 2026: Toyota’s tenth WRC title, Alonso on WEC, NASCAR’s...

What the Paddock Is Waiting On This Week: a 274-Point Tie and a 3-Point Cut Line A road racer cranked hard over on the edge of the tyre through a fast corner

A road racer cranked hard over on the edge of the tyre through a fast corner

What the Paddock Is Waiting On This Week: a 274-Point Tie and a 3-Point Cut Line

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin are level on 274 points, Bristol's playoff cut line is three, and...

The Grid Today: Motorsport News Briefing for September 14, 2026 Red Ferrari Formula 1 car on track, headline image for today's motorsport news

The Grid Today: Motorsport News Briefing for September 14, 2026

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Here’s your motorsport news today: a briefing rounding up confirmed results, schedules, and storylines across Formula 1,...

Today in Motorsport History, September 14: Schumacher’s Monza Sprint Became F1’s Fastest Race for 22 Years The Ferrari F2003-GA, the car Michael Schumacher drove to victory at the 2003 Italian Grand Prix at Monza

The Ferrari F2003-GA, the car Michael Schumacher drove to victory at the 2003 Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Today in Motorsport History, September 14: Schumacher’s Monza Sprint Became F1’s Fastest Race for 22 Years

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

On September 14, 2003, Michael Schumacher started from pole, led every lap of the Italian Grand Prix...

A Toyota Won The Bend 500. A Rounding Error Deleted Two Mustangs. Touring cars running close together on a road racing circuit

A Toyota Won The Bend 500. A Rounding Error Deleted Two Mustangs.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Mostert and Coulthard gave Toyota a fairytale enduro debut at The Bend, while Blanchard Racing Team lost...

Lady in Shorts Costs Racing Team Some Cash People walking on a race track with grandstands and buildings

Lady in Shorts Costs Racing Team Some Cash

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Formula 2’s stewards fined PREMA Racing €500 in Madrid over bare legs beside Car 11. The decision...

Backfire Racing

Sainz Says Two Cars Don’t Fit at Madrid’s Turn 5. The Rule He Broke Doesn’t Care.

The 185-Point Gap Acura Has to Close at Indianapolis, With Only Two Races Left

Chip Romer, SCCA Champion Who Lived a Double Life at 195 MPH, Dies in Lake Havasu Boat Crash

Today in Motorsport History, September 15: Spa Tore Up Its Own Racetrack, and Senna Won the Rematch

Have This With Your Coffee: Today’s Stories from Backfire Racing – September 14, 2026

What the Paddock Is Waiting On This Week: a 274-Point Tie and a 3-Point Cut Line

The Grid Today: Motorsport News Briefing for September 14, 2026

Today in Motorsport History, September 14: Schumacher’s Monza Sprint Became F1’s Fastest Race for 22 Years

A Toyota Won The Bend 500. A Rounding Error Deleted Two Mustangs.

Lady in Shorts Costs Racing Team Some Cash

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