Despite taking an utterly dominant Formula 1 sprint pole at the Belgian Grand Prix, McLaren's Oscar Piastri wasn't getting too excited just yet over his victory chances on Saturday morning.«Spa's probably one of the worst places to have pole position, so yeah... it is what it is,» a muted Australian said after beating Max Verstappen by five tenths, and team-mate Lando Norris by six. "But I ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has conquered the sprint race at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix to start Red Bull's new era with a win.On the first lap of the 15-lap contest, Verstappen used his Red Bull's superior top speed to draft past polesitter Oscar Piastri at Les Combes, much like the championship leader had feared before the start.In Verstappen's wake Charles Leclerc made a similar move to nick ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says he had to forget about tyre usage and drive «over the limit» to resist the faster McLaren of Oscar Piastri during Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix sprint race.Verstappen passed polesitter Piastri on lap one, slipstreaming past the Australian championship leader on the long run up the Kemmel Straight and into Les Combes, which he deemed as his only shot at winning the 15-lap ...Keep reading

The Belgian Grand Prix sprint race was largely affected by the differing downforce levels run by the two Formula 1 teams at the front; Red Bull's lower-drag approach with Max Verstappen proved to be the more successful set-up.McLaren, running slightly higher downforce that led to a 0.47-second gap between polesitter Oscar Piastri and Verstappen in qualifying, was at a disadvantage at the start ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc’s Formula 1 sprint race during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend followed a depressingly familiar pattern for Ferrari this season: heroics on the first lap, followed by a slow deflation of the team’s hopes as the SF-25 slipped backwards.From fourth on the grid, Leclerc slipstreamed McLaren’s Lando Norris up the Kemmel Straight on the opening lap and went around the outside ...Keep reading

With the trade for Ryan McMahon now complete, it would seem New York Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman has fulfilled one of his three priorities.

It appears that some NFL players' desire to turn a profit could end up costing them.

Nick Saban was asked during a Friday appearance on Fox News if he intends to come out of retirement. 

Given the Yankees' struggles at the third-base position over the last few years, bringing in a guy who was an All-Star in 2024 and will be much more reliable is a win.

Inter Miami stars Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will be suspended for their upcoming Major League Soccer match against FC Cincinnati after both skipped the 2025 MLS All-Star Game without warning.

The New York Mets added reliever Gregory Soto from the Orioles, bringing the late-inning lefty back to a division in which he is quite familiar. Soto spent all of 2023 and a majority of 2024 with the division rival Philadelphia Phillies.

The Browns are giving Shedeur Sanders special treatment in training camp, but it's not the type of favoritism he would necessarily want.

Mercedes equalled its worst-ever result in 350 Formula 1 qualifying sessions ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race, which George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli will start from 13th and 20th.The only time the Silver Arrows ever qualified so low on the grid coincidentally occurred at another sprint race, with Russell 15th and team-mate Lewis Hamilton down in 18th at the Red Bull Ring ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc was disappointed by a «huge» deficit to McLaren in Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix sprint qualifying, despite being aided by Ferrari's new rear suspension package.Championship leader Oscar Piastri took pole by almost half a second over Max Verstappen; despite running with more downforce than the Red Bull and thus losing time in the opening sector, Piastri got on level terms out ...Keep reading

In modern NASCAR, it has become increasingly rare for Cup teams to get full practice sessions as part of three-day race weekends. The Brickyard 400 is one of those rare occasions, but thunderstorms forced NASCAR to cancel on-track activity for the Cup Series on Friday.However, in an attempt to get the teams some practice time, series officials have introduced a new session to be run on ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson enters the Brickyard 400 as the defending winner of the event. However, it is also his first time racing at the historic oval since competing in the Indianapolis 500 this past May.Larson was attempting to complete the rare 'Double' after a failed attempt in 2024. And while he did take part in both races this time, he came several hundred miles short of running all the laps due to ...Keep reading

Can you name every player to win the Bert Bell award given to the NFL's Player of the Year as recognized by the historic Maxwell Football Club since 1985?

He is experiencing training camp with his second NFL team in as many seasons, and the young quarterback says he has already noticed some significant differences.

The Boston Red Sox appear to have no interest in trading Duran, at least not in the near future.

For anyone who thought the 44-year-old was nearing the end of his NASCAR Cup Series career, Friday's announcement proved otherwise. Denny Hamlin will continue driving the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota after signing a new, multi-year contract extension.The terms of the deal are not specified, with JGR's announcement only saying: "Denny is here to stay! We’re excited to announce a multi-year ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri recovered from an early scare to take the sprint race pole at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix.The championship leader scraped through in SQ2 due to a deleted lap time, but then set a 1m40.510s in the final segment of sprint qualifying to put almost five tenths on Red Bull's Max Verstappen, with Lando Norris a massive six tenths behind in third."Sorry for the ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.McLarenOscar ...Keep reading

A loss of nearly four tenths at the end of the second sector meant Max Verstappen failed to challenge Oscar Piastri in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix sprint qualifying.McLaren once again had the fastest car in all three segments of the session, though its drivers’ execution was far from perfect, which allowed Verstappen to grab second place every time.Piastri in particular only just ...Keep reading

     2      Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1  Oscar Piastri (McLaren)       4      Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 3  Lando Norris ...Keep reading

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