Formula 1’s controversial new 2026 cars sparked outrage after the Australian Grand Prix while the Phoenix Desert Double delivered thrilling racing with Ryan Blaney winning in NASCAR and Josef Newgarden taking victory in IndyCar. On this episode of SPEED With Harvick and Buxton, Kevin Harvick and Will Buxton break down the biggest stories from across the racing world including the heated backlash to Formula 1’s new regulations and energy-harvesting system, the dramatic Desert Double weekend in Phoenix across IndyCar and NASCAR, Kevin’s driver perspective on the open-wheel wall incident between Christian Rasmussen and Will Power, fan questions in The Racing Line, their Driver of the Week selections, and a preview of the biggest races coming up across NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship.

0:00 INTRO

01:29 HOT TOPICS

01:37 JOSEF NEWGARDEN WINS INDYCAR RACE

02:41 RYAN BLANEY WINS NASCAR CUP RACE

03:45 MERCEDES DOMINATES F1 SEASON OPENER

04:47 JOSHUA DURKSEN & NIKOLA TSOLOV WIN F2 RACES

04:58 UGO UGOCHUKWU WINS F3 RACE

05:17 SUPERCARS IN MELBOURNE

05:39 NHRA GATORNATIONALS

06:18 KYLE JERGENSEN WINS MINT 400

06:45 WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

07:09 WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS

07:30 UNDER THE HOOD WITH HARVICK

16:43 F1 DRIVERS FRUSTRATED WITH NEW CARS

33:35 RACING LINE

42:14 DRIVER OF THE WEEK

44:06 NEXT LAP

47:04 OVERTIME

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