A bold passing maneuver at the end of a long straightway slipped Lewis Hamilton past Sebastian Vettel, and the McLaren driver went on to win the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday in the first Formula One race on American soil since 2007.

Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon avoided suspension Monday when NASCAR instead fined him US$100,000 and docked him 25 points for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer at Phoenix International Raceway.

A chaotic race at Phoenix blew NASCAR's championship fight wide open Sunday, moving Brad Keselowski to the brink of a first Sprint Cup title for himself and team owner Roger Penske.

Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo has demanded more from his Formula One team to help Fernando Alonso beat Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel to the title with two races left.

Kimi Raikkonen's victory in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix shows that the Lotus team are serious Formula One contenders and should help them secure more backing, according to principal Eric Boullier.

Jimmie Johnson extended his lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings with two races to go by winning Sunday's race in Texas, regaining the lead on the final restart, and beating Brad Keselowski in a two-lap shootout.

Kimi Raikkonen won a crash-filled Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday for his first victory since returning to Formula One this year, a result which throws open the drivers' championship with two races remaining.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso insists his chances of winning the Formula One championship aren't over yet, despite Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel winning the past four races and driving a faster car.

Italian Formula One outfit Toro Rosso announced on Wednesday they were retaining both Australian Daniel Ricciardo and his French teammate Jean-Eric Vergne for the 2013 season.

Ferrari team chief Stefano Domenicali admitted that title-chasing Spaniard Fernando Alonso does not have the fastest car as he urged a concerted push for victory in the season's final three Formula One races.