Like Sasquatch or Kimi Raikkonen's smile, the so-called "hot hand" may or may not exist. One thing we can be certain of, though, following Lewis Hamilton's victory in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, is that if the hot hand does exist, the British driver currently has it. Hamilton's win at the Hungaroring, northeast of Budapest, was his fifth in the last six Formula One races. More importantly, the 25 points he scored pushed him past his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, and into first place in the drivers' championship. Hamilton won the world championship in 2014 and 2015, but this is his first time at the top of the table this year. In 2014, he also got off to a slow start and spent much of the season trying to catch Rosberg. This year, Ros...

Like Sasquatch or Kimi Raikkonen's smile, the so-called "hot hand" may or may not exist. One thing we can be certain of, though, following Lewis Hamilton's victory in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, is that if the hot hand does exist, the British driver currently has it. Hamilton's win at the Hungaroring, northeast of Budapest, was his fifth in the last six Formula One races. More importantly, the 25 points he scored pushed him past his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, and into first place in the drivers' championship. Hamilton won the world championship in 2014 and 2015, but this is his first time at the top of the table this year. In 2014, he also got off to a slow start and spent much of the season trying to catch Rosberg. This year, Ros...

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula One driver standings for the first time in 2016 after racing to victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. The world champion overtook pole-sitter Nico Rosberg, who came home in second, off the line and was able to maintain a comfortable distance to his team-mate. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo joined the two Mercedes men on the podium, taking a hard-earned third place. This win, Hamilton’s fifth at the Hungaroring, means he leads Rosberg by six points in the race for the title, with just one race remaining before the summer break. Here is the race result and updated driver standings.      Hamilton Holds Off Rosberg After losing out late in qualifying on Saturday, it wa...

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula One driver standings for the first time in 2016 after racing to victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. The world champion overtook pole-sitter Nico Rosberg, who came home in second, off the line and was able to maintain a comfortable distance to his team-mate. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo joined the two Mercedes men on the podium, taking a hard-earned third place. This win, Hamilton’s fifth at the Hungaroring, means he leads Rosberg by six points in the race for the title, with just one race remaining before the summer break. Here is the race result and updated driver standings.      Hamilton Holds Off Rosberg After losing out late in qualifying on Saturday, it wa...

A big weekend for NASCAR in Indianapolis got off to a thrilling start, with Kyle Busch taking home the checkered flag at the Lilly Diabetes 250 on Saturday. Busch continues to dominate the Xfinity Series this year. He's participated in only 11 of the 18 races, yet he has seven wins after his victory in Indianapolis. No other driver has more than two. He led 62 of the 63 laps in the race to procure the victory after leading all 20 laps during the first heat earlier in the day. Brendan Gaughan threw a monkey wrench into Busch's planned dominance, taking the lead on Lap 28. He had not made a pit stop at that point, which made his grasp on the top spot tenuous.  Busch eventually vaulted back into the lead on the 29th lap, e...

Kyle Busch completed a Saturday qualifying sweep at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as he took the pole for Sunday's Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at The Brickyard after also winning the Xfinity Series pole earlier in the day. Busch beat out Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Carl Edwards for the top spot and put himself in ideal position to repeat at IMS after winning in Indy for the first time last year. The reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup points champion's pole-winning performance was made even more impressive by the fact he was involved in an accident during Friday's practice, as seen in this GIF courtesy of NASCAR: While Busch enjoyed the most successful day, the biggest storyline was undoubtedly Jeff Gordon's return from retirement as a replacem...

Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix after a rain-soaked qualifying session on the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest on Saturday.  Rosberg took pole in slightly controversial fashion, after a late spin from McLaren's Fernando Alonso caused Hamilton to slow in the face of a yellow flag. Earlier, a chaotic Q1 session blighted by heavy rain saw four red flags and three crashes halt the race at different stages. Williams' Felipe Massa, Sauber's Marcus Ericsson and Manor's Rio Haryanto all went off the track and into the barriers, although all three thankfully walked away from their crashes. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen didn't make the cut after Q2, nor did Force India's Sergio Per...

Jeff Gordon returns to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunday at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis, branded as the Combat Wounded Coalition 400. Call it perfect timing for the event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as Gordon will hop into a car in place of the injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. and give everything he has to Hendrick Motorsports. Other storylines persist, of course. Veterans such as Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson have disappointed as of late, while streaking drivers and defending winners have the ability to sneak under the spotlight of Gordon's return and seize a checkered flag. Here's a look at everything to know about what looks set to be one of the top races of the year.       Viewing Details Where: Indianapolis Motor Sp...

Lewis Hamilton heads to Budapest aiming to continue his fine run of results at the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix after reducing World Championship rival Nico Rosberg's advantage to just three points. Trailing 43 points behind his long-term nemesis earlier in the year following a difficult start to the season, Hamilton has turned his fortunes around with some magnificent driving and has won four of the last five races. Per Formula One, the Hungaroring is one of the three-time World Champion's favoured circuits with four wins to his name, however Rosberg will be desperate to halt his run of race wins this weekend. Here is how you can follow the action:   Date: Sunday, July 24 Race Time: 1 p.m. BST/8 a.m. ET TV: Sky Sports F1 and HD, Cha...

Longtime NASCAR driver Tony Stewart will make his final Brickyard 400 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, but he may not be the biggest storyline now that Jeff Gordon is racing. Gordon retired after last season but is taking the place of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who's suffering from concussion-like symptoms. Stewart spoke Friday about how relieved he is that Gordon is back in action, per Fox Sports' Joe Menzer: I had a couple of friends send me messages yesterday and they were furious about it going, 'Oh, he is stealing your thunder?' I'm like, 'Are you kidding me? Jeff Gordon is doing me the biggest favor anybody could possibly do this weekend for me. I'm just glad he's back, to be perfectly honest. I'm sad that Dale, Jr....