Graham Rahal felt better about the direction Rahal Letterman Lanigan was headed this year after failing to qualify his own car for the Indianapolis 500 last May.

Josef Newgarden has won the pole for IndyCar’s season-opening race, giving Team Penske something to celebrate as its leadership faces criticism for its management of the series.

Lewis Hamilton has just three races remaining to avoid the first winless season of his illustrious Formula One career.

Kevin Magnussen will make a surprise return to Formula One this season with the same team that fired him a year ago.

Russian driver Nikita Mazepin has been dropped by Haas F1 despite the FIA ruling he could compete under a neutral flag.

Pato O’Ward passed Josef Newgarden with 23 laps to go and stayed in front the rest of the way at Texas, giving the Mexican-born driver his first IndyCar victory at what he considers his hometown track.

Tony Kanaan will make his IndyCar season debut this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, where the series will race a doubleheader.