Ryan Blaney wins Loudon NASCAR Cup race, now locked into next playoff round

McLaren's partnership with engine-supplier Mercedes-Benz - believed to have been on rocky ground for some time - could culminate in divorce as soon as the end of the 2009 F1 World Championship campaign, it has been rumoured, with reports that BMW is set to fill the breach.

Formula 1's inaugural night race in 2008 was widely-regarded as one of the success stories of the season, and as the travelling circus returns there this weekend for the second edition of the Singapore Grand Prix in the Far Eastern city-state, hopes are high for a similar spectacle.

With the annual Formula 1 silly season getting increasingly into full swing, three names are being mooted as the most likely candidates for a drive at Manor Grand Prix in 2010 - out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Anthony Davidson, current BMW-Sauber reserve driver Christian Klien and reigning A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Champion Adam Carroll.

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.

“We’re all trying to win a championship for their family. It’s unfortunate that we were racing that way.”That’s how Denny Hamlin ultimately feels about the incident between himself and Ty Gibbs on Lap 111 of the NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.This was the byproduct of roughly 10 laps of really aggressive racing for 11th between Gibbs ...Keep reading

All of the 12 remaining playoff drivers made it to the finish, with eight finishing inside the top ten. 2023 NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney captured the checkered flag, becoming the first driver with a guaranteed spot in the Round of 8.Blaney's veteran teammate, Joey Logano, did a great job dragging himself from below the elimination zone, entering -2 but leaving +24 as he looks to become a ...Keep reading

On Lap 118, a chaotic restart saw the field fanning three and four-wide as they raced through the first set of corners. RFK Racing's Brad Keselowski was bold enough to try five-wide, but there simply wasn't enough room for it.He sent it deep onto the apron, but quickly realized he was running out of space. He touched the inside wall and collided with Shane van Gisbergen beside him. SVG went ...Keep reading

During the NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, things unravelled between Joe Gibbs Racing teammates in a huge blowup.While Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin (who are both in the playoffs) were trying to fight their way forward, teammate Ty Gibbs stood in their way.After a spirited battle, Gibbs actually made contact with Bell and radioed to the team that he "won't take anymore ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella doesn't think Lando Norris could have done much better than seventh in Baku's Formula 1 race after being stuck in traffic.After a difficult qualifying in gusty conditions, Norris qualified a lowly seventh after looking fast all weekend, not helped by a slip-up in Turn 15 on his best Q3 lap.On Sunday Norris couldn't manage to move up, losing seventh to ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella doesn't think Lando Norris could have done much better than seventh in Baku's Formula 1 race after being stuck in traffic.After a difficult qualifying in gusty conditions, Norris qualified a lowly seventh after looking fast all weekend, not helped by a slip-up in Turn 15 on his best Q3 lap.On Sunday Norris couldn't manage to move up, losing seventh to ...Keep reading

Who impressed and who had a race to forget at the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

Bubba Wallace and Shane van Gisbergen spent a good part of the summer racing Legends cars alongside IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin. Taking part in the mid-week Summer Shootout Series, Wallace would share their weekly adventures through YouTube vlogs.A part of the fun included a friendly bet about qualifying with the slowest of the group forced to buy lunch/dinner. Wallace also made a comment ...Keep reading

Sam Osborne claimed an emotional maiden win in the British Touring Car Championship in the finale at Silverstone while team-mate Ash Sutton trimmed his points deficit to Tom Ingram.Osborne, who started his 200th BTCC race earlier in the day, was drawn on reversed-grid pole position, and his Alliance Racing-run NAPA Ford Focus ST was the only car in the top 10 on soft-compound Goodyear ...Keep reading

Sam Osborne claimed an emotional maiden win in the British Touring Car Championship in the finale at Silverstone, while team-mate Ash Sutton trimmed his points deficit to Tom Ingram.Osborne, who started his 200th BTCC race earlier in the day, was drawn on reversed-grid pole position, and his Alliance Racing-run NAPA Ford Focus ST was the only car in the top 10 on soft-compound Goodyear ...Keep reading