Motorsport

Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds has predicted that a woman will race in the championship ‘within the next two years,’ as the all-electric series continues its efforts to give female drivers the chance to get behind the wheel and show their talent at the highest level.
Two women featured in Formula E’s inaugural race at the 2014 Beijing E-Prix: Katherine Legge for Amlin Aguri and Michela Cerruti ...Keep reading

The sportscar team run by four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has inked a multi-year deal with Mercedes-AMG from 2026.
Verstappen Racing will compete in both legs of GT World Challenge Europe as part of the partnership, racing a single Mercedes-AMG GT3 in each category.
In GTWCE’s Sprint Cup, sim racing driver Chris Lulham will return for a second season, teaming up with Genesis’ ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta believes abandoning his early-season title ambitions was key to turning his 2025 MotoGP campaign around and becoming a regular podium contender.
Although Acosta made a slow start to his sophomore campaign in MotoGP, held back by an underdeveloped bike and KTM’s financial woes, his results improved steadily as the year went on.
Having broken inside the top five for the ...Keep reading

1977 British GP: Renault’s F1 debut

Jean-Pierre Jabouille's Renault RS01 undergoes a tyre change and checks.
Photo by: Rainer W. Schlegelmilch / Motorsport Images

Renault made its world championship debut with F1’s first-ever turbocharged car, the RS01, which earned the ‘yellow teapot’ moniker due to the frequency at which smoke emanated from it.
The sole Renault ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton's first season with Ferrari was seismic for Formula 1. But while he failed to impress on the track, he certainly maintained expectations as he once again turned the season's paddocks into his personal runways. Using fashion as a form of expression, a turbulent year in red was propped up by his sharp and curated outfits. 
The beginning of his season with the Scuderia saw him ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have been losing it over Charles Leclerc's gift to George Russell for the championship's Secret Santa.
The Monegasque driver decided to frame a photo of his overtake of Russell at the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, which was a point of contention for the British driver. As the Ferrari driver attacked Russell on the outside of Turn 11 at a safety car restart during the race at Zandvoort ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has assessed Andrea Kimi Antonelli's rookie season in the championship, claiming that the Italian driver learned how to handle the "cannibals".
Antonelli joined the Brackley outfit ahead of the 2025 season, replacing seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton as the Briton moved to Ferrari. 
The 19-year-old driver started his rookie season off ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s ground effect era has not provided happy hunting grounds for Mercedes, and the team’s drop in form compared to the previous ruleset is well-documented. Sadly, for George Russell, the dramatic shift came as he made the move from Williams to Mercedes.
Russell joined Mercedes in 2022 and in the ensuing years, has grown and developed in the shadow of seven-time world champion Lewis ...Keep reading

The World Endurance Championship could be on the verge of a major breakthrough in China, with automotive giants Chery and Lynk & Co (Geely) preparing for potential entries into Hypercar.
While Chery has already presented an official roadmap through to 2030, Lynk & Co is realigning its motorsport activities toward endurance racing following its surprise exit from the TCR World Tour, where it is ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admits it is “super difficult” to gauge where his rivals are in their preparation for Formula 1’s overhaul in 2026, and said the feeling in the team was “not comparable” to preparations for 2014 – when its period of F1 dominance began.  
The Brackley-based squad has gone through two major rule changes in its current form. It aced the reset ...Keep reading

While Las Vegas was largely asleep ahead of a busy weekend of racing for the grand prix, Caesars Palace was wide awake as George Russell and Brad Pitt filmed an advert for a new Mercedes. In a new behind-the-scenes video by celebrated photographer Larry Chen, he detailed the "upside down" production of what became a viral video.
The shoot, which focused on a highly camouflaged prototype of the ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton took a trip to New York following a difficult 2025 season. Sharing a number of photos from his time in his "favourite city", the driver was seen alongside actor and long-time friend Michael B. Jordan. 
In an update to his Instagram account posted this week, the 40-year-old offered a glimpse into his off-season following a difficult first year with the Ferrari Formula 1 team ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has returned to the racing seat as he took on Ford's Raptor Rally at Lake Havasu, Arizona.
The Australian driver, who joined Ford as a brand ambassador in September 2025, retired from F1 after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix. He joined a rally of Ford F-150 Raptors for high-speed desert runs and massive jumps.
"All right, so we're in Lake Havasu. I ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has showered 2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin with praise after the 21-year-old "crushed" the all-female racing series.
The French driver joined the Mercedes Junior Team in 2024 as she entered her rookie season in F1 Academy. After finishing her first season in the championship in the runner-up position, she came back on the hunt for the ...Keep reading

The excitement surrounding the 2025 Formula 1 season has died down after McLaren's Lando Norris won the championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale. But as we all look forward to Christmas, a video in which Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc discuss and rank their favourite Christmas movies has been released.
Published on the team's social media channels, the video shows the two ...Keep reading

A 2002 McLaren MP4-17A is to be auctioned by RM Sotheby's at its Paris 2026 event. The chassis, one hardened by 12 grand prix starts, was driven by Kimi Raikkonen and David Coulthard to five podium finishes and a race win. 
The car is estimated to fetch anywhere between €1,000,000 and €1,400,000. Designed under the leadership of the legendary Adrian Newey, the MP4-17 struggled during the ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has discussed his "excited tension" for the upcoming Formula 1 regulation changes in 2026.
2026 brings in a wave of new regulations to the championship, which will see smaller and lighter cars powered by a 50/50 split between the internal combustion engine and electric power.
"Yes, but I am also... I don't know what the word is. Excited tension. Excited worry. But obviously, I ...Keep reading

On Thursday of last week, 2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion and RFK Racing co-owner Brad Keselowski suffered a broken leg while on a skiing trip with his family.
Keselowski underwent successful surgery and after a few days in the hospital, he has been released. He promised to "work relentlessly" in order to be ready to compete at the highest level of stock car racing in 2026.
"Rolling out of ...Keep reading

Dr. Patrick Staropoli, who works as a retina surgeon, is continuing his journey into the stock car racing world. In 2026, he will replace Nick Sanchez as the full-time driver of the No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet.
Staropoli made his O'Reilly Auto Parts (formerly Xfinity) Series debut earlier this year, running four races with Sam Hunt Racing. He finished as high as 16th at ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson is ready to go back to Daytona for the Rolex 24 Hours. 
The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion has three starts in IMSA’s season-opening crown jewel event, but none since 2016. He took overall victory with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2015, co-driving with Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, and Jamie McMurray. 
On a recently-released episode of Dinner with Racers, a podcast co-hosted by ...Keep reading