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10:08 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Charles Leclerc lost what looked like a routine Spanish Grand Prix win when his Ferrari car lost power mid-way through the race. Leclerc was leading comfortably until lap 27, when his Ferrari slowed dramatically. Leclerc brought the car into the pits to retire, opening up a huge opportunity for

6:04 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Rain held off long enough on Saturday to complete the first round of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on a soupy day that still produced eye-popping speeds not seen in 26 years at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rinus VeeKay and Pato O’Ward, a pair of young new stars, posted

8:57 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson felt comfortable from his very first laps of Indianapolis 500 preparation. The seven-time NASCAR champion knows his way around The Brickyard — he won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway four times in a stock car — so not even a brush with the wall in an Indy

9:58 AM ET Mercedes have not given up on defending their Formula One constructors’ title despite a difficult start to the season, the team’s technical director Mike Elliott said on Saturday. The team, who have won the past eight world championships, are third overall after five races and 63 points adrift of leaders Ferrari, with

9:41 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Takuma Sato was the fastest driver at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before IndyCar drivers were given some extra boost for Friday’s practice. He was even quicker afterward — despite the incredibly gusty winds. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner from Japan finished atop the speed chart for the third consecutive

6:58 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — First came the wind – 41 mph gusts that created some of the most challenging conditions in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history — and the rain was expected to follow. It put IndyCar on its heels on “Fast Friday” as race officials scrambled to save qualifying for the Indianapolis

9:36 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, have announced that Aston Martin’s upgraded car is legal after it launched an investigation into the apparent similarities between its AMR22 car and Red Bull’s RB18. Aston Martin is among a number of teams that have brought significant updates to this weekend’s Spanish

12:41 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Carlos Sainz is concerned about the long-term health impact of racing the latest generation of Formula One cars after experiencing intense stiffness in his neck and back after races this year. New technical regulations for 2022 have opened up the possibility of generating immense amounts of downforce from the

11:51 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain — After the hype and excitement of the Miami Grand Prix, this weekend’s race in Spain feels like a return to normality for Formula One. Miami joined Austin, Texas, as a U.S. F1 race host this year, and the May 8 event had a Super Bowl feel to it, with

8:38 AM ET Formula One will not replace the cancelled Russian Grand Prix this year, meaning the current season will feature 22 races instead of a record 23. Russia’s Sep. 25 race in Sochi was cancelled after the country’s military invasion of Ukraine in February. The gap on the calendar had remained vacant since and

9:40 AM ET The storyline surrounding Mercedes ahead of each race this season has been the same: will this be the weekend the reigning F1 world champions finally unlock the potential of their car? Yet with almost a quarter of the season complete, increasingly the question is whether the potential is there at all and

7:14 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson set his alarm for 5:48 a.m. — he uses the number 48 in nearly all his mundane activities — hoping to get a workout in before opening day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Excitement got the best of him. Johnson awoke 15 minutes before his alarm went

7:21 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato shot to the top of the speed chart late Tuesday on the first day of preparations for “The Great American Race.” Sato went 228.939 miles per hour (368.44 kph) around Indianapolis Motor Speedway to bump six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon as fastest

8:55 AM ET Formula One is right to ban jewellery from the cockpit but the governing FIA could have enforced the rule in a less confrontational way, according to Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) chairman Alex Wurz. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and the FIA were in a standoff at this month’s Miami Grand Prix

8:06 AM ET Azerbaijan wants its Formula One Grand Prix in Baku to be one of six proposed Sprint weekends next season, promoter Arif Rahimov said on Monday. Speaking to reporters on a Zoom call, Rahimov said the subject was on his agenda for discussion with Formula One around this year’s June 12 race. “I

7:49 PM ET Associated Press DINWIDDIE, Va. — Brittany Force won the Top Fuel class in the Virginia NHRA Nationals on Sunday and John Force Racing teammate Robert Hight took the Funny Car crown at Virginia Motorsports Park. Force beat four-time defending season champion Steve Torrence with a 3.770-second pass at 334.07 mph for her

7:54 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — As Colton Herta set up his winning pass Saturday, all he could see were red flashing lights. He still charged forward. The 22-year-old California driver quickly darted to the inside of Pato O’Ward on a late restart, took the lead for good with nine laps to go and

8:24 AM ET Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc crashed the 1974 Ferrari of three-time champion Niki Lauda during a demonstration run at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix on Sunday. The current Ferrari driver was at the wheel of the Ferrari 312 B3, which Lauda drove in period, for a handful of demonstration laps on

10:25 PM ET Associated Press DINWIDDIE, Va. — Matt Hagan made the quickest Funny Car run in Virginia Motorsports Park history Saturday to top qualifying for the Virginia NHRA Nationals. Hagan had a 3.853-second pass at 331.45 mph in Tony Stewart Racing’s Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat for his second No. 1 of the season and

8:05 PM ET Associated Press DINWIDDIE, Va. — Top Fuel points leader Brittany Force broke both ends of the track record at Virginia Motorsports Park in qualifying Friday for the Virginia NHRA Nationals. In the NHRA’s first event at the track in three years, Force had a 3.710-second run at 335.82 mph. She has nine

4:01 AM ET Four times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel said on Thursday that climate change had made him question his job as a driver travelling the world to race cars. Speaking on BBC Question Time, a television panel show mixing politicians and celebrity guests, the German was asked whether his position on the

2:08 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Sarah Fisher is getting a promotion for this month’s Indianapolis 500. Race organizers announced Tuesday they selected the IndyCar veteran and local fan favorite to be the celebrity pace car driver for the May 29 race. Fisher has been the regular pace-car driver for series events at Indianapolis

8:29 AM ET MIAMI — In the hours before the Miami Grand Prix, Formula One’s paddock was teeming with VIPs, sport stars and celebrities. Everywhere you looked, famous faces emerged from the crowd. Tom Brady crossed paths with Michael Jordan in the Mercedes garage. David Beckham greeted the Williams sisters outside Red Bull. Pharrell Williams

7:00 PM ET Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz chat after locking out an all-Ferrari front row for the Miami Grand Prix. Hasan Bratic/picture alliance via Getty Images MIAMI – Lewis Hamilton said the late pit stop Mercedes offered him and he declined to take felt like an unnecessary risk as he once again bemoaned the timing

6:50 PM ET William E. Ricks When you think of Miami, sunny beaches, neon lights and thrilling nightlife experiences might come to mind, and rightfully so. This past week, however, South Beach was the epicenter of action-packed sporting events. The Miami Heat‘s journey toward a Larry O’Brien Trophy continued in the Eastern Conference semifinals against

8:00 PM ET Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz chat after locking out an all-Ferrari front row for the Miami Grand Prix. Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images MIAMI — The championship battle between Ferrari and Red Bull continues to swing back and forth. Charles Leclerc‘s performance on Saturday at the Miami Grand Prix

5:47 PM ET Britain’s Jamie Chadwick won the season opener in Miami with fellow Brit Jessica Hawkins third, and Marta Garcia of Spain second. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Britain’s Jamie Chadwick made a perfect start to her bid for a third W Series title by winning the season-opening race of the all-female championship with a last lap

9:50 PM ET Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said he has no intention of removing his body piercing despite being given just a two-race exemption to resolve the issue. Hamilton said on Friday that he was prepared to be banned from racing in this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix after governing body the FIA issued a

2:35 PM ET MIAMI — How in the world did the world’s most prestigious racing series arrive here? Not here as in Miami, but rather here as in this moment in time? Formula One’s former boss once said he didn’t believe his series needed the United States. Meanwhile, the U.S. motorsports community and its massive

6:01 PM ET McLaren’s Lando Norris took a dig at Mercedes rival George Russell at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Friday as he faced questions about his new helmet painted to look like a basketball. The two Britons are old friends from their time racing in junior series and appeared together in a scheduled