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Williams plans “almost entirely new car” by Azerbaijan GP

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-07-01 10:30
Williams team principal James Vowles says an “almost entirely new car” will arrive by the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in late September.
The Grove-based squad has endured an underwhelming start to F1’s new era, especially having spent so much of its efforts focused on preparing for 2026 last year, as its FW48 was completed late and overweight.
The weight issue and lack of quick ...Keep reading

Kakunoshin Ohta tops Super Formula Fuji test fresh from IMSA Watkins Glen round

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-07-01 09:53
Super Formula points leader Kakunoshin Ohta went fastest in this week’s in-season test at Fuji, as Giuliano Alesi made his first outing in the category for three years.
Ohta set the quickest time of 1m22.361s aboard his Honda-powered Dandelion Racing car at the very end of the afternoon session on the second day of the two-day test, during the second of two 10-minute runs reserved for ...Keep reading

Yamaha confirms Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura as 2027 factory MotoGP riders

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-07-01 09:17
Yamaha confirmed the signings of Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura on Wednesday, with the pair set to form the manufacturer's factory MotoGP line-up for the next two seasons.
The announcement of Martin and Ogura's arrivals, first reported by Motorsport.com several months ago, comes one day after Yamaha bid farewell to Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins, leaving Honda and KTM as the only manufacturers yet ...Keep reading

5 drivers most likely to win the British Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-07-01 00:54
We look at the betting markets to see who bookmakers expect to win at Silverstone.

Alex Bowman says decision on NASCAR future coming "sooner rather than later"

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 22:56
Not much has gone right this season for Alex Bowman, one in which he entered approaching free agency and questions about his future, and that’s not even including missing four races due a bout of vertigo.
Before and after the ailment, Bowman and his No. 48 team has struggled on the track, with the car sitting 30th in the owner standings.
"We've had some good weeks and a lot of not good ...Keep reading

TV ratings released for Sonoma NASCAR weekend

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 22:49
This is the first race of the five race 'Summer Series' for the Turner Sports brand. It was the first of five races this summer on TNT, following FOX Sports and Prime Video.
The race at Sonoma last year earned 2.2 million viewers but did not face competition from the World Cup, one that also took place on the same continent. The race at Sonoma last year also was in July.
Meanwhile ...Keep reading

Dennis Hauger is done playing the patient rookie: “I don’t want to fight midfield”

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 20:21
Dennis Hauger is leading the IndyCar Rookie of the Year standings, but has no intention of just coasting to a freshman title.
The 23-year-old Norwegian driver of the #19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda – effectively on loan from Andretti Global, the powerhouse outfit he secured the 2025 Indy NXT championship with – has turned heads with a string of resilient performances. Now, as the paddock heads ...Keep reading

Vasser Sullivan honors late Dennis Reinbold with emotional Watkins Glen Victory

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 20:19
A year after enduring one of the most heartbreaking finishes in program history, Vasser Sullivan Racing found ultimate redemption at the Sahlen’s Six Hours at The Glen—and they did it while carrying the memory of a paddock legend.
Co-drivers Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat drove the #14 Lexus RC F GT3 to a dominant GTD Pro class victory from the pole position at Watkins Glen ...Keep reading

How did Red Bull’s Austria updates launch them to the front?

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-06-30 18:28
With a strong second place in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, pushing George Russell’s Mercedes for victory, Max Verstappen gave Red Bull by far their best showing of the year. This was an encouraging reward for the team for bringing to the Red Bull Ring the third evolution of their RB22 model.

PALMER: Why is Leclerc struggling and how can he find form?

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-06-30 18:28
Charles Leclerc had another difficult race in Austria on Sunday, so what's behind his lack of form, and how can he get back in the groove?

Check out McLaren's heritage-inspired livery for the British GP

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-06-30 18:28
McLaren have taken inspiration from their 1966 F1 car for their livery at this weekend's British Grand Prix.

What time is the British GP and how can I watch it?

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-06-30 18:28
Here are all the timings – along with all the additional information you need – for the ninth Grand Prix weekend of the 2026 season from Silverstone.

Filipe Albuquerque doesn’t see Acura’s exit as “downfall” for IMSA’s GTP class

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 17:45
IMSA front-runner Filipe Albuquerque is confident about the future of endurance racing, arguing Acura’s decision to suspend its LMDh programme doesn’t mark the “downfall” of the GTP class.
Honda’s luxury car brand will halt its factory participation with the Acura ARX-06 at the end of the current IMSA season, nine years after it returned to prototype racing in what was then known as ...Keep reading

McLaren launches Google Gemini livery for F1 British GP

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 17:05
McLaren has launched a one-off Google Gemini Formula 1 livery to be used for its home event this weekend at the British Grand Prix.
The Woking outfit will race in a predominantly chrome colour scheme at Silverstone as part of its ongoing partnership with Google from 2022.
It also takes inspiration from the livery of the McLaren M2B, which was the team’s debut car at the 1966 Monaco Grand ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas calls for Cadillac reliability fixes: 'We can't learn if we don't finish'

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 16:11
Valtteri Bottas says Cadillac must improve its poor Formula 1 reliability record after both he and Sergio Perez retired early from the Austrian Grand Prix with brake fires.
The Spielberg race continued a trend as Cadillac suffered a spate of reliability issues and operational errors, with Perez thwarted on Friday by electrical gremlins while Bottas' front floor tray caught fire due to a build ...Keep reading

Why McNish thinks Austria was 'best weekend so far' for Audi

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-06-30 15:28
Allan McNish has reflected on the Austrian Grand Prix after Audi narrowly missed out on scoring points.

5 revelations as Newey breaks down Aston Martin’s season

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-06-30 15:28
Adrian Newey has revealed the intricacies of the challenges Aston Martin have faced in 2026.

Toto Wolff: Kimi Antonelli’s mistakes in Austrian GP will never happen again

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 15:09
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says Kimi Antonelli will never make the same mistakes again, which lost him a better shot at Austrian Grand Prix victory.
The Italian saw his world championship lead trimmed to 40 points following George Russell’s win at the Red Bull Ring, as he controlled proceedings from pole position, holding off a late attack from Max Verstappen as Antonelli ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's F1 future: Are McLaren talks serious, or a way to put pressure on Red Bull?

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 14:15
Max Verstappen is still under contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, but just like a year ago, his future remains one of the main talking points in the Formula 1 paddock.
At the start of this year, the main question was whether the Dutchman would even remain in F1 because of his dissatisfaction with the technical regulations. However, because of the step-by-step adjustments towards a ...Keep reading

New WRC constructor gearing up for maiden 2027 car test

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-06-30 13:26
The first tuner operation to commit to the World Rally Championship’s 2027 regulations is gearing up to test its WRC27 challenger in August ahead of next year’s impending change in rallying’s top tier.
Founded by experienced motorsport engineer Lionel Hansen, former FIA rally director and Citroen WRC boss Yves Matton and Prospeed, Project Rally One announced plans to design, build and ...Keep reading

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