Issue #670: A Tale of Two Races...

The greatest spectacle in racing” finally arrived this weekend, with the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race quickly became a classic, featuring the closest finish in the event’s history, with Felix Rosenqvist emerging victorious, sealing the win in the closing yards. Kevin Dejewski was our man at the Brickyard and brings you all the details from a historic day. North of the border in Canada, F1 returned with a Sprint weekend of intrigue and duels, featuring Titanic battles between teammates and title rivals Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, with triumph and heartbreak on both sides of the Mercedes garage. It was Antonelli who emerged victorious on Sunday, taking a 43-point lead in the title race. Graham Harris, James Phillips, Jack Oliver Smith analyse the weekend, with James Moy providing the images. Jack then analyses the consequences for Mercedes in this week’s Start Your Engines. F2 and F1 Academy joined F1 in Montreal, with first-time winners taking the victory spoils in races full of overtaking, disaster and guile, with Tiana Soans, Lena Ferle and Fleur Rogerson providing all the detail. Back in Europe, David Ledbitter reviews the ERC Scandinavian Rally that also featured a maiden winner on a tricky course. David then previews the WRC Rally Japan, in what promises to be a thrilling round in the land of the rising sun. Oliver Bell was also onsite at Snetterton for the British Touring Car Championship, summarising all the action from a sweltering weekend under the British Sun. And last (but by no means least), for your dose of two wheeled racing, Henry Cheal analyses Fabio Di Giannantonio went from fighting for his career, so spearheading Ducati’s efforts in MotoGP. And, as always, we have all the news, views and stories in this week's edition of the most widely read weekly motorsport magazine in the world!