Max Verstappen produces wonder drive to claim F1 São Paulo Grand Prix

  • Champion wins from 17th place on grid
  • Lando Norris’s title hopes in tatters

When the world championship is finally decided, the moment where it was surely settled was ­appropriately with what must be considered the drive of the ­season from Max ­Verstappen. The ­Dutchman’s ­uncompromising style and ­aggression has come under ­enormous scrutiny of late but with his victory from 17th on the grid at the São Paulo Grand Prix he gave a stark reminder that, for all that, he is an exceptional driver and in so doing left his title rival Lando ­Norris’s hopes shattered.

This was a peerless performance, a masterclass in the rain in Brazil that has deservedly all but clinched Verstappen’s fourth title but a more unlikely win was hard to imagine before the lights went out.

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FA Cup roundup: Harrogate pull off shock to knock out Wrexham

  • League Two side into second round after 1-0 victory
  • AFC Wimbledon beat MK Dons once again

Harrogate pulled off an FA Cup upset as the League Two side beat Wrexham 1-0 to reach the second round.

Jack Muldoon scored the only goal of the game with a glancing header midway through the first half and the League One high-flyers Wrexham struggled to create clearcut chances to equalise.

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Byron makes Champ 4, Bell out after NASCAR issues safety penalty

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Two years after Ross Chastain made himself a viral star with the “Hail Melon,” the complexion of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Championship 4 field again came down to a fateful last-lap meeting with Martinsville Speedway’s outside retaining wall. Christopher Bell’s version Sunday night was more of a half-melon that forced a tiebreaker […]

Ryan Blaney surges to Champ 4 with repeat walk-off Martinsville win

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — He did it again. For the second straight year, defending series champion Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway to advance to the Championship 4. And as Blaney took the checkered flag to win Sunday’s Xfinity 500, Christopher Bell made a kamikaze move into […]