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F1’s Madrid Debut: A Brand-New Track Meets a Brand-New Rulebook Carlos Sainz on track in the Williams during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz on track in the Williams during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix

F1’s Madrid Debut: A Brand-New Track Meets a Brand-New Rulebook

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Formula 1 has debuted new circuits before, and it has debuted new technical regulations before. It has...

Hayden Paddon Made His Case for 2027. Hyundai Still Hasn’t Made a Decision. Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard driving on a rally stage

Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard driving on a rally stage

Hayden Paddon Made His Case for 2027. Hyundai Still Hasn’t Made a Decision.

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Hayden Paddon spent eight years without a factory World Rally Championship drive. It took him four rallies...

Toyota’s Seth Quintero Chases Lia Block Into ARA’s Final Stretch Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car racing on a gravel rally stage

Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car racing on a gravel rally stage

Toyota’s Seth Quintero Chases Lia Block Into ARA’s Final Stretch

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

With just two rounds remaining in the 2026 American Rally Association National Championship, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World...

Lia Block Won Her First National Rally. The Real Story Is a 19-Point Swing in One Weekend. Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car racing on a gravel rally stage

Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car racing on a gravel rally stage

Lia Block Won Her First National Rally. The Real Story Is a 19-Point Swing in One Weekend.

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

Lia Block finally has an overall national rally win on her résumé, and it took a season...

Overmountain Rally Returns to Newport with Championship Battles on the Line Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car racing on a gravel rally stage

Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car racing on a gravel rally stage

Overmountain Rally Returns to Newport with Championship Battles on the Line

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

The American Rally Association heads to East Tennessee this weekend for the return of the Overmountain Rally,...

Denny Hamlin’s Ego Isn’t the Problem. At 45, It’s the Whole Game Plan. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Denny Hamlin’s Ego Isn’t the Problem. At 45, It’s the Whole Game Plan.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Someone asked Denny Hamlin a fairly ordinary question at Chase Media Day in Charlotte this week: how...

Leclerc’s Monza Crash Left Ferrari an Engine Problem, Not Just a Bad Result Charles Leclerc's Ferrari Formula 1 car on track

Charles Leclerc's Ferrari Formula 1 car on track

Leclerc’s Monza Crash Left Ferrari an Engine Problem, Not Just a Bad Result

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Charles Leclerc didn’t just lose a home race at Monza. He may have spent an engine he...

China GT’s Fire Wasn’t the Failure. The Response to It Was. Ferrari 296 GT3 race car on track

Ferrari 296 GT3 race car on track

China GT’s Fire Wasn’t the Failure. The Response to It Was.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Ollie Millroy’s Ferrari 296 GT3 is built to survive exactly what happened to it on lap seven...

Robin Räikkönen Joins Red Bull’s Junior Program, and the Real Story Isn’t the Karting 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

Robin Räikkönen Joins Red Bull’s Junior Program, and the Real Story Isn’t the Karting

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Red Bull confirmed this week that Robin Räikkönen — son of 2007 Formula 1 world champion Kimi...

Beta USA’s First 250SX Signing Isn’t a Prospect — It’s a Problem-Solver Supercross motocross riders at a race start gate

Supercross motocross riders at a race start gate

Beta USA’s First 250SX Signing Isn’t a Prospect — It’s a Problem-Solver

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Beta USA didn’t hand its first 250SX effort to a can’t-miss rookie, and it didn’t buy a...