Hungary exposes flaws in Red Bull’s 2025 approach

Hungary exposes flaws in Red Bull’s 2025 approach

Red Bull failed to turn around a tough weekend at the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix, leaving Max Verstappen with his worst qualifying result of the year in eighth place due to poor grip and a car that felt unstable all weekend. Verstappen said nothing worked with the setup, and even the team’s technical director admitted the car wasn’t responding as expected. Red Bull’s new team boss, Laurent Mekies, called it an uncomfortable weekend but stressed they would learn from the data and keep fighting, while Yuki Tsunoda showed progress by staying close to Verstappen despite missing Q2. Verstappen faces a difficult race, with a car clearly off the pace compared to rivals, but hopes to battle both those ahead and behind in changing conditions.

Click here to read the full article by Josh Suttill & Scott Mitchell-Malm (the-race.com)

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Key takeaways from FOX’s IndyCar deal

FOX has bought one-third of Penske Entertainment, which includes IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This move means FOX will help grow the series, not just by showing the races, but also by promoting drivers, creating big events, and reaching more fans. Their first year as a broadcast partner has already brought big results, like record viewership for the Indy 500 and more focus on making drivers known. Now that FOX is part-owner, they’re in a stronger position to help IndyCar become more popular and reach the bigger audience it has always wanted.

Click here to read the full article by Archie O’Reilly (dive-bomb.com)

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Joey Gase returns for home race at Iowa

Joey Gase, a 32-year-old Cedar Rapids native, competed in both the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series races at Iowa Speedway with cars sponsored by the “King of the Hill” reboot. Although his team, Garage 66, is underfunded, Gase started 36th out of 37 in the Cup race and finished 27th in the Xfinity Series. His car, which had Hank Hill’s face on it, got a lot of attention at the track. Gase said it felt special to finally race in a Cup event in his home state.

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Yelloly claims GTP pole at Road America

Nick Yelloly took pole position for Meyer Shank Racing’s #93 Acura ARX-06 after a tight GTP qualifying session at Road America, beating Sheldon van der Linde’s #25 BMW by just 0.053 seconds. Van der Linde’s teammate Dries Vanthoor was only 0.002 seconds behind in third, while Colin Braun placed fourth in the sister Meyer Shank Acura. In the LMP2 class, PJ Hyett grabbed pole for the second straight year at Road America in the #99 AO Racing Oreca with a 1:53.240 lap.

Click here to read the full article by Mohammed Rehman (motorsportweek.com)

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What to look out for in today’s race at Iowa.

Chase Elliott leads the playoff standings by just four points over his teammate William Byron, and both Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are close behind. All four drivers start in the top 11 for today’s 350-lap race at Iowa. Chris Buescher holds the last playoff spot but starts 27th, while his teammate Ryan Preece, who is 42 points behind, starts 33rd. Brad Keselowski needs a win to make the playoffs and starts fifth, while Chase Briscoe is on pole again but still hasn’t won from the front, and Ryan Blaney starts second, hoping to win again like he did last year.

Click here to read the full article by Dustin Long (nbcsports.com)