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Drivers are excited for the future of the World Rally Championship following what the FIA has labelled the “biggest deal in history” for rallying.
After months of discussions, French automotive company Cosmobilis and private credit investor Park Square Capital have officially acquired WRC Promoter GmbH to take over the commercial rights of the WRC and the European Rally Championship in an ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 commentator David Croft has praised the new Cadillac F1 team for its resilience and refusal to hide behind its rookie status, following another challenging weekend for the American outfit at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 
Cadillac joined the F1 grid as the 11th team in 2026. The General Motors-backed squad, running Ferrari power units with an experienced driver line-up of ...Keep reading

With the first Formula 1 season under the new technical regulations approaching its halfway point, the summer break provides a good opportunity to take stock. The 2026 rules, with their much greater emphasis on electric power, sparked considerable debate both in and outside the paddock.
F1 insists that fan ratings – for example in its own Formula 1 Fan Voice programme – have been largely ...Keep reading

After 18 grueling months of internal pressure, transition, and painful near-misses, Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) returned to win in emotional fashion at the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America.
The team delivered a remarkable performance across the 4.048-mile, 14-turn natural terrain road course, claiming victory and third place. The victory marked WTR’s first GTP-class triumph ...Keep reading

Filipe Albuquerque ended Wayne Taylor Racing’s two-year victory drought in a chaotic Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America.
Albuquerque, who shares the #10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R with co-driver Ricky Taylor, held off a furious final push to the finish in a wild race that featured nine cautions and ended under yellow around the 4.048-mile, 14-mile natural ...Keep reading

Haas Formula 1 driver Oliver Bearman has reaffirmed his commitment to the Ferrari driver programme, dismissing the prospect of a switch to Aston Martin in the near future. 
Speaking on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast, the 21-year-old driver addressed the increasingly fluid driver market and his own long-term future. 
Despite an impressive start to his full-time F1 career with Haas ...Keep reading

Julien Andlauer used a short-fill during the latest caution period to take the lead at the halfway point of the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America.
Porsche Penske Motorsport held a 1-2, with Kevin Estre in the #6 Porsche 963 following Andlauer in the #7 sister car. 
The #24 BMW M Hybrid of BMW M Team WRT led the majority of the first half of the race at the 4.048-mile ...Keep reading

Sami Pajari says winning Rally Finland is “a massive thing”, claiming that a home victory and a World Rally Championship title are equally important to Finnish drivers.
After claiming his first WRC win two weeks ago in Estonia, the Toyota driver beat team-mate Oliver Solberg to victory by 26.7s in what proved to be a drama-filled fast gravel rally.  
Pajari became the 14th Finn to win ...Keep reading

Hayden Paddon will take over the third seat at Hyundai Motorsport for the next World Rally Championship event in Paraguay later this month.
Hyundai had been waiting until after this weekend’s Rally Finland to determine its Rally1 driver-up for the event in South America (27-30 August). This season the Korean marque signed Paddon, Dani Sordo and Esapekka Lappi as its drivers to share the car ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has opened up about the 2019 Formula 1 season, which he spent as a Mercedes reserve driver following an unfavourable chain of events.
Back in July 2018, Ocon was riding a wave of momentum. In his second full F1 campaign, the Mercedes protege was narrowly leading seasoned Force India team-mate Sergio Perez in the drivers’ standings, and had just outqualified him seven times in a ...Keep reading

Haas Formula 1 driver Oliver Bearman has admitted that Lewis Hamilton's return to race-winning form with Ferrari has complicated his own aspirations of securing a seat at the Maranello outfit. 
After an impressive debut at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, when he stood in for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari, Bearman secured a full-time seat at Haas in 2025.
Following a stellar rookie campaign ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft believes McLaren's recent upgrade package has positioned the team to mount a genuine challenge against championship leader Mercedes over the remainder of the 2026 season. 
McLaren arrived at the Hungarian Grand Prix seeking to close the gap to the Brackley outfit following a demanding opening half of the season. Lando Norris subsequently ...Keep reading

Sami Pajari claimed back-to-back World Rally Championship wins with an emotional home victory in a drama-filled 75th-anniversary edition of Rally Finland.
After securing a maiden WRC win in Estonia two weeks ago, Pajari and co-driver Marko Salminen produced a faultless drive in hugely challenging conditions to take a second career WRC win by 26.7s from Toyota team-mate Oliver Solberg, who had ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has argued that Carlos Sainz should have received a harsher penalty for his collision with Oscar Piastri at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
During the race at the Hungaroring, Sainz made contact with Piastri's McLaren while being lapped. Piastri had pitted from the lead of the race, but Sainz failed to yield the position as the McLaren driver made ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has lauded reigning champion Lando Norris following his commanding victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix, describing the McLaren driver's race as a "true world champion performance".
During a recent episode of the Up To Speed podcast alongside co-host Jolie Sharpe, Coulthard reflected on the state of the 2026 championship as it heads into its mandatory ...Keep reading

Former Sky Sports Formula 1 presenter Rachel Brookes has predicted a massive overhaul of the F1 grid, tipping four-time champion Max Verstappen to join Mercedes and McLaren's Oscar Piastri to replace him at Red Bull.
F1 is now in its summer break, and with that comes a lot of talk about potential driver movements for the upcoming season. While there have been no official announcements of team ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales could lose his seat at Tech3 for the second half of the 2026 MotoGP season, Motorsport understands.
KTM has been studying the most appropriate way to get rid of Vinales as soon as possible, having called up Pol Espargaro to replace him at next weekend’s British Grand Prix – which could be extended to the remainder of the season.
The Mattighofen-based constructor’s ...Keep reading

At the halfway point of the 2026 season, we asked our writers to give us their take on how the campaign has unfolded so far – as well as sharing some bold predictions for the rest of the year.

Ahead of a busy second half of the Formula 1 season, how do the drivers recharge during their summer break?

Matt Payne and Broc Feeney left the field behind as Supercars' elite drivers fought for the win in the third Supercars race at Wanneroo Raceway, Payne emerging victorious in the Grove Racing Ford Mustang.
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