Motor Sports

7/3/2025 |  More Laps, Less Banking: What To Know About INDYCAR Race At Mid-Ohio (Fox Sports) As INDYCAR heads to another road course, it goes to the road course that has been on the circuit’s schedule on-and-off since 1980.
The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is nestled in the fields just west of Lexington, Ohio (think halfway between Columbus and Akron). It's a 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course and is used for everything from sports cars to open-wheel cars to motorcycles and stock cars. NASCAR’s Xfinity Series ran there from 2013-2021 and the trucks raced there from 2022-2023.

7/3/2025 |  INDYCAR Midseason Report: The Good, Bad & Ugly For Teams, Drivers (Fox Sports) With nine races down and eight races remaining this INDYCAR season, it’s time to take a look at how teams have fared so far.
It is just past the midway point of the campaign, but the season started nearly four months ago and the final eight races will run over a span of nine weeks — including a doubleheader weekend at Iowa.

6/27/2025 |  Claims of Verstappen having ‘conversations’ with Mercedes could overshadow Red Bull’s home race (Associated Press (AP)) The idea of Max Verstappen joining Mercedes would have seemed outlandish when he fought Lewis Hamilton in the controversial title decider in 2021. Now it’s the hot topic in the Formula 1 paddock.
The build-up Friday to the Austrian Grand Prix was dominated by comments made the day before by Mercedes driver George Russell to British broadcaster Sky Sports. 

6/26/2025 |  CNBC Sport: Can Hollywood boost F1 viewership — and media rights? (CNBC Sports)

• “F1:The Movie,” starring Brad Pitt, hits theaters Friday and is estimated to take in between $59 million and $75 million for its opening weekend.
• Produced by Apple Original Films with a budget of around $300 million, according to Puck’s Matt Belloni, “F1” is one of the most expensive movies ever made.
• It’s possible the movie could bring in new fans if it hits a wide-enough audience, similar to how Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” docuseries led to a surge in F1 popularity six years ago. 

6/26/2025 |  Russell welcomes 'useful step' by FIA on penalty guidelines (Reuters Sports)

• FIA publishes guidelines for driving standards and penalties
• GPDA director Russell welcomes greater transparency

June 26 (Reuters) - Mercedes driver George Russell on Thursday welcomed a move by Formula One's governing body to publish penalty guidelines ahead of an Austrian Grand Prix where Red Bull's Max Verstappen remains at risk of a race ban.