Hermann Tilke has a mixed reputation in Formula One circles. The 61-year-old German engineer has designed every new F1 venue since the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia was introduced in 1999 and also redesigned several older tracks. Some, like the Circuit of the Americas, Istanbul Park and Sepang, are regarded as modern classics. Others, like the Valencia Street Circuit, Korea International Circuit and the redesigned Hockenheimring, well, not so much. The ubiquitous Tilke's latest design is the Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan, which is about to host the revived European Grand Prix. Like Monaco, it is built through the pre-existing streets of a seaside city; unlike Monaco, which hosted its first race in 1929, the Baku track is design...

In a most unlikely grand prix double-header, the Formula One circus is leaving an unseasonably cold and dreary Montreal behind this week and racing halfway around the world for the more hospitable climes of Baku, Azerbaijan, on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Beginning in 1983, the European Grand Prix was typically used as a way to get around the rule that each country could host only one race per season (for example, Germany hosted two races in the early 2000s, while Michael Schumacher was dominating F1; later, Spain had two at the height of Fernandomania). Now, after a three-year absence, the European Grand Prix is returning to the calendar—the only problem is there isn't even a consensus that Azerbaijan is actually in Euro...

The European Grand Prix has returned to the Formula One calendar after a four-year break. But while the event itself is familiar, having first joined the schedule as a standalone race in 1983, the venue and the track is unlike anything the sport has seen before. Almost two years after announcing an agreement to stage a grand prix, the Azerbaijani capital of Baku will welcome Lewis Hamilton and Co. for the first time this weekend. With a large straight, a surprising number of high-speed corners and some of the tightest turns in motor racing, the track is expected to be one of the fastest and challenging street circuits on the planet, producing exciting and, at times, chaotic racing. With looks at how the track layout could make or break the ...

After Joey Logano dominated the FireKeepers Casino 400, he made a remark that was at once both nonsensical and, perhaps, prophetic. "The future of NASCAR," Logano said, "is present." Whoa. One day does not a season make. Logano became the first driver under 30 years of age to win a Sprint Cup race this season, and it's impossible for the future to be the present, anyway. The whole race was a departure from the norm. The drivers who finished second and third—Chase Elliott (20) and Kyle Larson (23)—are even younger than the 26-year-old Logano ,who, while alarmingly youthful, is already a winner of 15 Sprint Cup races. "Yeah, it's neat to kind of see how it's come along," Logano said: I'm eight years into this thing. I've been do...

After claiming his second victory of the 2016 Formula One season in the Canadian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton's title challenge is very much back on track. Forty-three points behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg after the opening five races, the three-time world champion has taken just two rounds to slice that gap to nine. Hamilton admitted he was relieved to cross the finish line at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after a one-stop strategy allowed him to withstand the threat of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. The British driver dedicated his win to the late Muhammad Ali, and Hamilton was particularly punchy at the start of the race, when he shoved Rosberg wide and off the track at Turn 1. That incident dropped the German down the order and Rosbe...

MONTREAL — Lewis Hamilton had a question when he arrived for his post-qualifying media session at the Canadian Grand Prix. After taking a quick glance at the television in the Mercedes hospitality unit, where Nico Rosberg and others were watching the England-Russia Euro 2016 match, which was in its 54th scoreless minute, Hamilton said, "How is it possible that England's not friggin' scored yet?" A similar question was being asked in Formula One circles for the first five rounds of the 2016 season, where, for a variety of reasons, Hamilton was unable to replicate his dominance from the previous two years. Unlike England, which finally did break through and score, only to concede a tying goal a short time later, Hamilton followed up his...

Lewis Hamilton claimed his second victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The three-time world champion has often excelled at the Montreal track, and after claiming his fourth pole position of the year on Saturday, he took the chequered flag after a tense strategic battle with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Joining Hamilton and Vettel on the podium was Valtteri Bottas, who registered Williams' first top-three finish of the season with a strong drive from seventh on the grid. With a look at championship leader Nico Rosberg, Red Bull's Max Verstappen and more, here are the winners and losers from Canada.Begin Slideshow...

Joey Logano, NASCAR’s most hated driver, finally reached Victory Lane in the FireKeepers 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Logano drove that No. 22 Ford with the kind of authority we grew to expect from the 2015 Logano software update. He earned that All-Star win a few weeks ago, and now this win reasserts his prowess in the Sprint Cup Series. The new aero package made headlines, too, and made for some slippery conditions into and out of the corners. “You know what I loved about this race?” said FS1’s Michael Waltrip during the broadcast. “You had to execute perfectly at every point of the race. The restarts were intense. These guys were really charging into the corners, getting sideways, sliding up. I di...

Joey Logano wasn't going to be denied Sunday at the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Starting from the pole, Logano led over half the race (139 laps) en route to a checkered flag in Brooklyn, Michigan.    The win is Logano's first of the 2016 season. The result will feel especially sweet for 26-year-old after he came so close but fell short at the end in previous races this year. He prevailed in dominant fashion, cruising to the finish line 0.889 seconds ahead of Chase Elliott. Kyle Larson finished in third place, 3.069 seconds behind the leader. Below are the top 10 finishers from Sunday's race, with the full results available on NASCAR.com: In getting the win, Logano ensured himself a place in the Chas...

Two late errors by Sebastian Vettel cost Ferrari the win in a pulsating Formula One Grand Prix in Canada as Lewis Hamilton reigned supreme for Mercedes on Sunday. The Italian car manufacturer and German were frustrated as he chased the world champion in the latter stages in Montreal. Valtteri Bottas came in third after a solid drive to claim Williams' first podium of 2016. Formula One confirmed the result and latest championship standings:   Damp conditions challenged the drivers at the start line. Vettel jumped both front-row Mercedes vehicles, performing an outstanding overtaking move as Hamilton jostled with Nico Rosberg from the green light. Former world champion Nigel Mansell was impressed by Vettel's efforts as Formul...