As Formula 1 makes its way to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, racing remains the central focus: which teams and drivers are trending, how the championship will continue to come to form, and who’s able to master this tricky circuit. That’s typical racing stuff and motorsport’s raison d’etre. But visiting China is also …
The past Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway proved to be a myriad of things, and in NASCAR that’s usually a euphemism for saying that good and bad stuff happened. Most of the column’s this week have already touched upon many of the concerns. Matt McLaughlin highlighted the rain issue, one that is bound …
With a weekend off before heading to the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, Formula 1 looks to catch its collective breath for a moment. After the wild and entertaining race in Bahrain, perhaps that’s not such a bad idea. The starts for F1 races are commonly the highlight, and the Bahrain GP proved to be …
With Kyle Busch winning at Martinsville Speedways last weekend, the number of drivers now locked into the Chase stands at five. While the Chase may have its issues and detractors, it’s still how the Cup (and now XFINITY and Camping World Truck series) decide the champion. It seems kind of wild that just six races …
Sprint Cup: Underdogs Perform at the Paper Clip – From the drop of the flag to begin practice at Martinsville Speedway Friday, there were surprises near the front of the field. Fortunately for NASCAR and the underdog teams, the early pace bled into both qualifying and the race as it was an entertaining show full …
This weekend, Formula 1 makes its second stop of the season. Hopefully by then people will have stopped thinking about the series’ 2016 debut long enough to pay attention, still the topic of discussion following a major crash whose footage found its way around the world. After a rather wild race in Australia, everyone in the …
The traditional NASCAR Easter break brought a sense of calm to the sport after what has seemingly been a frenetic start. With five straight weeks of Cup action, the early part of the season is coming to form with a recognition of which teams and drivers are sitting pretty and the others looking to close …
Another weekend, another wild finish, and another Jimmie Johnson win. In some ways, the race and result brought a collective yawn. Johnson racking up another win is about as surprising as the sun rising in the morning (at least that’s how it seems sometimes). That Kevin Harvick ruled three-quarters of the race may have also …
Sprint Cup: Hollywood Ending for Unlikely Teams – It was quite the super finish for a number of NASCAR’s “underdog” teams Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. Behind Superman of Jimmie Johnson driving to another victory in 2016 there were 31 cars who finished on the lead lap in an afternoon littered with tire failures and side-by-side …
The Formula 1 season began Sunday in wild fashion. The Australian Grand Prix, held in Melbourne featured the Ferrari duo of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen racing past their Mercedes foes at the surprising start. But while the race out front was spectacular, filled with differing strategies, Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutierrez remain the talk of the …
And so it begins. The Formula 1 season sets the grid and then goes lights out this weekend in Melbourne, Australia. As much as there’s been change, much has remained as it had. The cars themselves have been altered only slightly, and that adjustment is to make the engines sound louder. Otherwise, teams used the …
Safety has been a major concern in motorsports for almost two decades now. While one could argue that making racing safer has been a concern for longer than that, the reality is that by losing big name drivers like Dale Earnhardt and Ayrton Senna, the focus became more intense. As a result, NASCAR, Formula 1 …
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