NASCAR halts Atlanta Cup race after huge crash collects half the field

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

Race results from the 2025 Aragon MotoGP at MotorLand, round 8 of 22.

Marco Bezzecchi says he “feels fantastic” with Aprilia amid continuing debate over Jorge Martin’s MotoGP future.

Chase Elliott has snapped a 44-race winless streak, surviving a chaotic NASCAR Cup race and completing a dramatic last-lap pass to win at his home track in Atlanta, Georgia. EchoPark Speedway produced breath-taking action from start to finish, and despite all the carnage, the only battle scar on the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was a donut on the driver's door. He became the 13th ...Keep reading

While the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion is locked into the playoffs, the year has still been an up-and-down one for Ryan Blaney.On Lap 58, the intensity was picking up as the field raced toward the end of Stage 1. Christopher Bell ended up losing control, spinning sideways.A handful of cars were collected including Bubba Wallace,  AJ Allmendinger and Austin Dillon, but Blaney thought he ...Keep reading

Just past the halfway point of Stage 1, NASCAR threw the first caution of the Cup race at Atlanta due to inclement weather in the area. It was very light rain, but showers remain close to the track.NASCAR chose to throw the yellow flag on Lap 37 and the cars ran a few more laps behind the pace car before NASCAR made the decision to bring the field down pit road on Lap 43.Joey Logano has ...Keep reading

Cam Waters is a name not well-known in the NASCAR world as he has just three starts in the Truck Series and one in Cup. However, as a two-time Supercars championship runner-up with 18 race wins, he's certainly no stranger to Australian racing fans. He competes with Tickford Racing in Supercars, currently sitting fourth in the 2025 standings, but this weekend, he traded his Mustang for a ...Keep reading

When it comes to a perfect race, they don't get much better than what Corey Heim did on Saturday in the inaugural NASCAR Truck race at Lime Rock Park. He started from pole, posted the fastest lap, won both stages, and led 99 of 100 laps on his way to capturing the checkered flag. Layne Riggs led one lap as he nosed ahead of Heim (briefly) on a restart.Heim now has 16 career wins in the Truck ...Keep reading

Lando Norris' opening Q3 lap in setting the grid for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix was already good enough for pole.Although he didn't know it at the time, the Briton's 1m04.268s could have done the job on its own; Charles Leclerc did not improve on his 1m04.492s set amid the opening runs, and Oscar Piastri had to abort the start of his second lap thanks to an ill-timed yellow flag.On ...Keep reading

George Russell was reprimanded by the stewards for “entering the fast lane without a suitable gap” during qualifying for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver was issued a warning after speaking to the stewards about the incident, which took place at the beginning of Q3 in the pitlane. According to the FIA, Russell “tried to enter the fast lane when other cars were ...Keep reading

Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto enjoyed his best qualifying of the year in Austria.

George Russell was reprimanded by the stewards for “entering the fast lane without a suitable gap” during qualifying for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver was issued a warning after speaking to the stewards about the incident, which took place at the beginning of Q3 in the pitlane. According to the FIA, Russell “tried to enter the fast lane when other cars were ...Keep reading

Factory Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi could receive a boost for Sunday’s MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix after the team’s development rider Lorenzo Savadori successfully tested new parts on Saturday.Bezzecchi, who won the British Grand Prix last month, could build on a positive Saturday on which he qualified fifth and finished third.Savadori, usually found in the lowest reaches of the grid ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda revealed he is “really tired” of starting Formula 1 grands prix towards the back after another disappointing result in Austria.The Red Bull has struggled in his first eight weekends with the team since moving from sister outfit Racing Bulls, having scored just seven points in that time.His woes continued at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday, as Tsunoda suffered a Q1 exit and ...Keep reading