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Ferrari, F1’s Three Lions? Plus: Deadline looms on Middle East race rescheduling
59+ min ago (1305+ words) Ferrari, the Italian F1 team, draws similarities to England's football team. Ben Stansall / AFP via Getty Images Welcome back to Prime Tire, where today I’m looking forward to Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix this weekend and considering the curious, fluctuating form…...
Michael McDowell on work-life balance and how he persevered in NASCAR: 12 Questions
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (2049+ words) McDowell sits 47 points behind the cutline for NASCAR's postseason "Chase" with six regular-season races to go. Meg Oliphant / Getty Images Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Spire Motorsports driver Michael…...
Spa could be another harsh reality check for F1: ‘It will probably not be a lot of fun’
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (1367+ words) Cars will not be deploying the electric power for a large part of a lap at Spa. Rudy Carezzevoli / Getty Images Drivers have made little secret of their frustrations with the new car designs that were introduced this year. Shifting…...
FDJ vs Decathlon: The two-team battle to be the soul of French cycling
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1807+ words) On stage six’s slow climb to Gavarnie-Gèdre, deep in the heart of the Pyrenees, two young boys are running alongside the bunch. They are wearing Decathlon CMA CGM jerseys, chasing after 19-year-old phenomenon Paul Seixas — who will finish among the…...
Ferrari's 'clever' Madrid GP circuit test
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (18+ words) Video: Ferrari's 'clever' Madrid GP circuit test The New York Times Video: Ferrari's 'clever' Madrid GP circuit test...
Why 2028 is becoming Max Verstappen’s prime year for an F1 move. If he can wait
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1432+ words) Max Verstappen at the 2026 British Grand Prix. Mark Thompson / Getty Images Twelve months ago, Max Verstappen waited until the end of July to put a firm end to speculation about his Formula 1 future by publicly stating he would remain at…...
Ryan Blaney prevails after long delay in three-wide NASCAR thriller at Atlanta
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (517+ words) Ryan Blaney's #12 car took the checkered flag to win at Atlanta’s EchoPark Speedway early Monday morning. Meg Oliphant / Getty Images HAMPTON, Ga. — NASCAR fans might look at the box score after waking up to see the results from the Cup…...
BMW victory in 6 Hours of São Paulo gives Kevin Magnussen first World Endurance Win
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1590+ words) BMW won a close and strategically-varied 6 Hours of São Paulo, to score a second victory in four races of the 2026 World Endurance Championship. The narrow 2.2-second victory for the No 15 Team WRT-run BMW gave a first WEC victory to ex-Haas…...
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Q&A, odds: All eyes on Ryan Blaney
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (532+ words) Ryan Blaney has scored the most points at Atlanta, in the track's current version (333), with seven top-10 finishes in nine races. Mike Dinovo / Getty Images There’s even more space between Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick in the Cup standings now…...
Three safety cars, slow zones and pit stop cameras: How endurance racing safety works
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (1320+ words) Marshals cover an incident with yellow flags at Le Mans in 2022 Ker Robertson / Getty Images What unites the World Endurance Championship, Formula E and Formula 1? All three categories are regulated by the governing body of global motorsport, the FIA, and…...