At the circuit where their love story began in 2015, Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari had yet another day to forget in Formula One's Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday. The four-time world champion's first-lap collision with Nico Rosberg was the latest in a long line of incidents that have left the Prancing Horse quietly questioning just how good Vettel is compared to team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. But as difficult as this year has been, Ferrari are still very much smitten with Seb, with the team reportedly offering Vettel a new contract. Should he accept, Vettel will compete in the sacred scarlet-red colours of Ferrari until the end of 2019, by which time he may be partnered by Sergio Perez. His future has been one of the long-running themes of 2016, w...

NEW YORK — It isn't easy being a Formula One fan in the Western Hemisphere. Race start times are set to maximise European television audiences, leading to some awkward viewing slots for fans in North and South America. That's just one of the reasons the sport has been unable to make a larger dent in the U.S. market. That's also the reason I found myself at Feile (pronounced, "fay-la"), an Irish pub a block from Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning. I joined the Formula 1 in NYC group for their Malaysian Grand Prix watch party both as a way to see the race (my hotel did not offer NBCSN) and to meet some of America's biggest F1 fans. Despite the early-morning call time, the bar was crowded and lively 15 m...

The Monster Mile reared its ugly head in the Citizen Soldier 400. It was an elimination race for the Chase for the Sprint Cup leaving behind Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray, Tony Stewart and Chris Buescher. "When you go to an elimination race, four people leave the party," NBCSN’s Kyle Petty said during the broadcast. "It’s how they leave. The Ganassi organization was eliminated by errors. It’s a three-race round. They couldn’t make it happen. It wasn’t today. Go back to Chicago, New Hampshire. It’s cumulative." And Martin Truex Jr. was the cumulatively dominant driver of the round. He won two races and could have won a third. "Golly, man, I gotta pinch myself," Truex told NBCSN. "We’re ready for Charlo...

Martin Truex Jr. cruised to a win Sunday in the Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover International Speedway in Delaware. It was Truex's fourth checkered flag in 2016, continuing his career year. Entering the season, he had three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories over his first 12 years on the track. The 36-year-old prevailed in dominant fashion, leading 187 of the race's 400 laps and finishing 7.527 seconds ahead of runner-up Kyle Busch: Truex won't be able to savor his victory for long. The point totals for drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup will reset for the next round, so everybody still alive is on equal footing: The only drama was whether Truex would shoot himself in the foot and run into one of the many lapped cars on his way to the ...

The Round of 12 is set with the pressure heating up in the NASCAR Chase for the Cup. Martin Truex Jr. took home first place in the Citizen Soldier 400 on Saturday at Dover International Speedway, although he and Kevin Harvick had already earned automatic bids to the next round with recent victories. The remaining 10 drivers used points to stay alive in the hunt for a championship. Here is a look at the full list of contenders with seven races remaining in the season.   The reset of points means everyone is equal heading into the second stage of the postseason. As was the case with the previous round, any victory will automatically clinch a spot in the Round of 8. Of course, simply finishing near the top five in each race will go ...

Daniel Suarez won his second race of the year Sunday morning, taking the checkered flag at the Drive Sober 200 at the Dover International Speedway. Suarez celebrated with that flag after the win, via NASCAR:  He and his pit crew had a celebration of their own, via NASCAR on NBC: Here are the full results: The race was originally scheduled for Saturday, but inclement weather forced a postponement until Sunday morning, creating a doubleheader at Dover with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race to follow. For Suarez, the win secured his placement in the next round of the Xfinity Series.  He'll join Elliott Sadler in the round of eight, as both drivers have now advanced. Sunday's race was the second in the round of 12 in the NASCA...

Martin Truex Jr. left the rest of the field in the dust to capture the checkered flag in Sunday afternoon's Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover International Raceway. He led 187 laps and left just six cars on the lead lap to capture his fourth win of the season and second in the opening round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. It was a dominant performance and makes him the favorite as NASCAR's playoffs move forward. Four drivers were eliminated from the Chase on Sunday. Two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart was the biggest name driver to fail to advance to the second round of the Chase. His 13th-place finish wasn't enough to move him forward in the final Chase start of his legendary career. Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray and Chris Buescher were al...

Daniel Ricciardo claimed his first victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit. The Red Bull driver started from third on the grid and took advantage of the Mercedes team's misfortune to secure his first win in more than two years. Joining Ricciardo on the podium were Max Verstappen, who came off second best in a decisive wheel-to-wheel battle with his team-mate, and Nico Rosberg, who recovered from an early collision with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to finish third and extend his championship lead to 23 points following Lewis Hamilton's retirement. Following another day to forget for the new Haas team and a breakthrough result for Renault's Jolyon Palmer, here are the main winners and losers...

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo won a dramatic Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton retired with engine failure late on. Ricciardo eventually held off team-mate Max Verstappen for the chequered flag after some pulsating racing. Hamilton looked poised to take a comfortable win after team-mate Nico Rosberg was shunted down to last place after Turn 1, but the Brit's car caught ablaze with 15 laps left. After dropping down to last position, Rosberg eventually recovered well to take the third podium position. The German now leads the F1 world championship by 23 points. The start has proved so decisive so often this season, and once again, it was crucial at Sepang After a solid start, Rosberg settled i...

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series faces its first round of eliminations in the Chase this weekend at Dover International Speedway in the Citizen Soldier 400. One week removed from Kevin Harvick securing an automatic bid alongside Martin Truex Jr., the Monster Mile won't have much in the way of mercy for those drivers who fall behind or don't bring their best to the table. Really, 13 drivers still have their status in flux ahead of Sunday, with two automatic bids punched and shocking youngster Chris Buescher too far out of the running barring a miracle win. With notable names such as Tony Stewart on the bubble, one of the season's best races isn't something to miss for even a moment.   Viewing Details Where: Dover International Speedway When...