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In something that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, Tyler Reddick has announced a contract extension with 23XI Racing, ensuring he will continue to drive for Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin in the years to come.
Reddick has had a historic start to the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, winning the season-opening Daytona 500 with a last-lap pass. He went on to become the first driver to win the first ...Keep reading

During the NASCAR on FOX pre-race show at Talladega Superspeedway, Clint Bowyer and Jamie McMurray announced plans to make a surprise appearance back behind the wheel in two upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races.
The 46-year-old Bowyer will run the Truck race at Dover on May 15, while the 49-year-old McMurray will take part in the in inaugural San Diego Street Course race on June 19 ...Keep reading

It was easy to look past ARCA Talladega race winner Andy Jankowiak for the most sensationalist thing of the moment in Garrett Mitchell dba 'Cleetus McFarland' but both deserved equal praise.
Objectively speaking, no matter what anyone thinks of Cleetus, the YouTuber turned racer is generating tremendous attention towards all four NASCAR national touring divisions. Even if he stole the headlines ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi has revealed the key areas where Ducati held the advantage in the Spanish Grand Prix, after witnessing Alex Marquez end Aprilia’s winning streak in MotoGP on Sunday.
Bezzecchi arrived at Jerez having led every lap of the opening three grands prix of the season, giving Aprilia a decisive early edge in the championship fight. 
But the first European round was widely expected ...Keep reading

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso says he hopes 2026 will not be his final season in Formula 1.

Alex Marquez has outlined the factors behind his turnaround in form after claiming a dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix.
The Gresini rider was in top form the opening practice session on Friday and only a sudden downpour in the sprint prevented him from scoring a clean sweep of victories across the weekend.
While Ducati had the fastest bike all weekend, he had the upper hand on his ...Keep reading

McLaren's promotional poster for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, designed by illustrator Matt Taylor, has left fans excited for a potential special livery for the upcoming Florida race.
Some eagle-eyed fans believe that the design hints at a retro, Sega-inspired livery paying tribute to Ayrton Senna's legendary 1993 win at Donington Park.
Within the design, which features the MCL40, Sonic ...Keep reading

Most of you reading this probably know the story of how NASCAR began. From bootleggers on dirt roads to amateur stock car racing organizations with a loose semblance of structure, and then a history-altering  meeting at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach.
36 men were in that fateful 1947 meeting and one of them was Bill France Sr. -- the founding father of the National Association for ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has made his strongest statement yet about his 2026 championship prospects, declaring after his Spanish Grand Prix crash that he is currently too slow to defend his MotoGP crown.
The lead factory Ducati rider was quick to underline that he was referring to his personal performance, not that of the Italian manufacturer. His brother Alex won the race on the independent Gresini Ducati ...Keep reading

Winward Mercedes driver Maro Engel bounced back from a difficult Saturday to end the Red Bull Ring DTM weekend with a victory.
Having finished only third in the season opener due to a botched pitstop, Engel made amends on Sunday as he converted fifth place into a race win.
"This is obviously very special, especially after what happened yesterday," the three-time DTM race winner told ran.de ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier claimed victory at Rally Islas Canarias after a titanic fight with Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Oliver Solberg ended when the latter crashed on the penultimate stage.
Nine-time world champion Ogier, co-driven by Vincent Landais, delivered an asphalt masterclass under intense pressure from Solberg and Elliott Edmondson on the Spanish Island’s smooth ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez claimed Ducati’s first MotoGP victory of 2026 at the Spanish Grand Prix, but the Italian marque’s factory team suffered a double retirement.
Having struggled to fight at the front in the opening flyaway races, the younger Marquez bounced back in style at Jerez, claiming a dominant win from fifth on the grid.
The result followed exactly a year after his maiden MotoGP victory ...Keep reading

Former Ferrari team chief Jean Todt has opened up on how he convinced Michael Schumacher to join the Maranello outfit in 1996. 
The German driver had already secured back-to-back drivers' championships with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, but Todt revealed that he was motivated by a challenge. At that time, Ferrari had not won a drivers' title since 1979 or a constructors' title since ...Keep reading

With Formula 1 forced to cancel two rounds shortly after the start of the new season, our reporters attempt to assess how those races might have played out — taking into account the opening rounds, the characteristics of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian circuits, and the developing trends in the pecking order.
What would qualifying and racing look like at the tracks with the new cars?
Jake ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg crashed out of the penultimate stage of Rally Islas Canarias while trying to hunt down rally leader Sebastien Ogier.
The rally was building towards a titanic finish after Solberg had closed the gap to leader Ogier down to 2.2s after the first two stages of Sunday morning.
The Toyota driver continued to push in the second pass through the 25.93km Ingenio - Valsequillo test in ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli has reflected on his maiden grand prix win at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, describing it as the best day of his life and revealing the home reaction he received in Italy.
The 19-year-old driver converted his first grand prix pole position into his first win at the Shanghai International Circuit on 15 March. His win ended a 20-year drought for Italy, with ...Keep reading

There were extra eyeballs on the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports pit box at Talladega Superspeedway. Assisting the pit crew throughout the race, was none other than Super Bowl LII champion and retired football star Jason Kelce. He was seen handing off fuel cans, working the pit sign, and even catching tires during the race.
And in the end, it was that same No. 17 going to Victory Lane at Corey Day ...Keep reading

2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has shed light on her maiden Formula 1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone.
The French driver opened up about the differences between the F1 machinery and other cars she has previously driven, such as the F1 Academy cars, which are equivalent to Formula 4, and the Ferrari 488 GTE from Ferrari Challenge Europe.
Pin became the first champion of the ...Keep reading

Kelvin van der Linde bounced back in Sunday's second qualifying after a retirement on Saturday, claiming his 10th career DTM pole at the Red Bull Ring.
The German-South African set a best time of 1m27.575s to put his Schubert BMW M4 GT3 at the front of the grid.
He benefited from a Balance of Performance (BoP) adjustment made in the morning, but his lap time was 0.172s slower than Maro ...Keep reading

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto assesses the five key questions that remain ahead of the season getting underway again at the Miami Grand Prix.