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Marc Marquez feared Austrian GP retirement as he explains cause of struggles

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 15:37
Marc Marquez said he considered pulling out of the Austrian Grand Prix at one stage as brake issues significantly hampered his performance in Sunday’s MotoGP race.
The factory Ducati rider started from the front row of the grid but finished a distant fifth at the end of a topsy-turvy race at the Red Bull Ring.
Marquez’s troubles were evident from the start as he dropped from second to ...Keep reading

Other NASCAR drivers react to Carson Hocevar and Ryan Blaney fight

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 15:35
Drivers suddenly became spectators after the NASCAR Cup race at Bristol, watching on (most with glee) as Ryan Blaney confronted Carson Hocevar, with Hocevar punching Blaney twice in the face in the first real fight we've seen after a Cup race in over two years.
The last time there was a fight like this at the highest level of the sport was the 2024 All-Star Race, featuring Ricky Stenhouse Jr ...Keep reading

The road to Pedro Acosta's maiden MotoGP win

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 14:56
There has never been much doubt about Pedro Acosta’s quality or talent, but since making his MotoGP debut three years ago, he had been waiting for KTM to give him a bike to challenge for a grand prix win.
That wait finally ended at the Red Bull Ring, KTM’s home circuit, where Acosta was first across the finish line on Sunday. 
The Spaniard made his MotoGP debut in 2024 with KTM’s ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta ends wait for maiden MotoGP win with Austrian GP victory

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 13:53
Pedro Acosta claimed his maiden MotoGP victory with a dominant performance at the Austrian Grand Prix, while Jorge Martin extended his points lead over Marc Marquez with second.
Lining up fourth on the grid, Acosta dropped to fifth at the start but quickly recovered lost ground, picking his rivals with ease aboard the factory KTM.
Passing polesitter Martin on lap nine of 28, the ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin loses points lead and says "we have to get to running a little bit better"

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 13:52
Race #1 - Race #17: Reddick leads NASCAR Cup championship
Race #18 - Race #28: Hamlin leads NASCAR Cup championship
Race #29 -  ?: Larson leads NASCAR Cup championship
After taking the points lead at Sonoma on June 28, Denny Hamlin has firmly held onto the top spot, even reaching a triple-digit points lead at one point before the Chase reset.
He started the ten-race Chase with a ...Keep reading

Sebastian Vettel: F1 must combine “things we love” with sustainable future

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 13:44
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel believes Formula 1 has the technology to pair its sustainability goals with an exciting on-track product.
As a racer with a deep-rooted passion for the history of the series, Vettel wasn't the biggest proponent of the turbo hybrids coming into the series in 2014, criticising their dulled sound and the impact of their complexity on the racing ...Keep reading

Ty Gibbs rues Bristol loss but thankful for 'special weekend' with Busch family

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 13:30
M&M's colors returned to the NASCAR grid for the first time in four years on Saturday night, partnering with Joe Gibbs Racing to honor the legacy of the late Kyle Busch.
Ty Gibbs spent pre-race with the Busch family, and walked out to driver introductions with Brexton Busch by his side. There was a real chance he could go out there and win it all, as Gibbs was the most recent Cup winner at ...Keep reading

GT2 | Ginetta dominates at Zandvoort, Prette crowned Masters Champion with Maserati

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 13:15
Philippe Prette is the first champion to be crowned in the 2026 season of the GT2 European Series, which saw Ginetta dominate across the board in both qualifying and the races at Zandvoort.
While the Gialdini-Njor duo took the overall and SILVER Class honours in both Dutch rounds, the Monegasque driver from LP Racing took no chances and, with great determination, secured two victories in the ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner compares Madring backlash to Las Vegas debut with 2027 warning

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 11:28
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has warned that the organisers of the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit must urgently change the track's layout for 2027.
The inaugural 2026 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid drew widespread criticism from drivers, fans and pundits following a processional race that featured virtually no overtaking.
While Kimi Antonelli secured his ...Keep reading

Austria to host final Pirelli test of MotoGP 2026

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 11:18
Leaving aside private tests with test riders, the 2026 MotoGP testing calendar had two dates scheduled for race riders to have a first contact with the new Pirelli tyres, which in 2027 will replace the current supplier.
The first of these tests took place on the Monday after the Czech Republic Grand Prix on 22 June, a day for which no official results were released, although it was taken as a ...Keep reading

Former engineer urges F1 to introduce "augmented" stewarding group to speed up decisions

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 11:00
Former Ferrari and Williams race engineer Rob Smedley has proposed that Formula 1 introduce an "augmented" stewarding group to accelerate in-race decisions and prevent straightforward incidents from dragging on beyond the chequered flag.
During an appearance on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside broadcaster Jake Humphrey and former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer, Smedley ...Keep reading

Remembering one of F1’s most intriguing ‘what if?’ moments

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-09-20 10:51
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, McLaren wrote one of the most successful chapters in their F1 story – the squad racking up four successive Teams’ Championships and four straight Drivers’ Championships with engine partner Honda between 1988-1991.

When Star Wars took over Formula 1

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-09-20 10:51
From Red Bull's Star Wars livery in Monaco to George Lucas on the podium, revisit the memorable moments when Star Wars crossed over with Formula 1.

David Coulthard urges FIA to speed up safety car decisions

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 10:00
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has argued that the FIA must speed up its decision-making processes when neutralising F1 races, stating there is clear "room for improvement" following the Spanish Grand Prix.
McLaren's Lando Norris lost a likely victory at the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit after Aston Martin's Lance Stroll stopped on track with a brake failure. When ...Keep reading

Ollie Millroy discharged from hospital following horrific China GT crash

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 08:39
Two weeks after the horrific crash in Shanghai, Ollie Millroy has been discharged from hospital and will be able to continue his recovery at home.
The British driver was innocently caught up in a pile-up in in Race 1 of the China GT, with his Ferrari 296 catching fire. He was heroically pulled out by Loek Hartog, who had stopped his Porsche to come to his colleague’s aid, partly due to the ...Keep reading

Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Bristol Night Race

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 08:30
Kyle Larson has become just the third different driver to lead the championship standings this year, joining Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin in that very exclusive club.
Larson is now a single point ahead of Hamlin, and things remain incredibly close three races into the ten-race Chase for the championship.
After a surprise late charge netted him his 40th career win at Bristol, Joey Logano ...Keep reading

The Pirelli test row shows why MotoGP riders need a stronger voice

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 08:05
There are still eight races remaining in the 2026 season, with uncertainty surrounding the Qatar round, but much of the MotoGP grid is already looking ahead to next year.
That is hardly surprising, not only because several riders will change teams and take their careers in new directions, but also because 2027 will bring one of the biggest technical revolutions in MotoGP history.
It is ...Keep reading

Alex Bowman admits he didn't know who the leader was in 'embarrassing' Bristol crash

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 08:00
The NASCAR Cup race at Bristol did not go the way Alex Bowman had hoped, and ended in an awkward crash with the leaders that left him feeling embarrassed.
The moment in question took place with 70 laps to go. Alex Bowman was running 20th, already off the lead lap, and in danger of going another lap down. As Ty Gibbs took the lead from Carson Hocevar, he tried to go up the middle between the ...Keep reading

Ric Flair told drivers to take their helmets off and fight; NASCAR delivered

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 06:52
The theme of the month has been that no one was going to do anything about it and that changed with Ryan Blaney on Saturday in the Bristol Night Race.
It, of course, refers to Carson Hocevar.
When the Chase for the Championship began three weeks ago, NASCAR sent out an unorthodox press release titled 15 vs. 1, which highlighted the simmering tension between Hocevar and literally everyone he ...Keep reading

Full list of NASCAR driver intro song choices for the 2026 Bristol Night Race

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-09-20 05:48
One of the best parts of the pre-race festivities for the annual Bristol Night Race is the fact that the Cup drivers get to walk out to their hand-picked intro songs ahead of the 500-lap race.
Some fantastic moments have been born from it, like when Brad Keselowski walked out to AC/DC's 'For Those About To Rock' in 2010, and then proceeded to grab a microphone to tell the audience that "Kyle ...Keep reading

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