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Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed a long-term plan for the Grove-based outfit's return to the front of the grid, targeting 2030 as the year the squad expects to be operating at a championship-winning level.
Since taking the reins at Williams, Vowles has initiated a complete top-to-bottom overhaul of the infrastructure. Despite immediate financial and logistical hurdles, the ...Keep reading

Everything points to Manu Gonzalez being in MotoGP next season if the talks he is currently having with Trackhouse come to fruition, Motorsport.com has learned.
Representatives for the current Moto2 championship leader are working hard to find a place for the rider in the premier class, after he was denied the step up last year when he led for almost the entire season but mistakes and technical ...Keep reading

Formula 2 and Formula 3 have unveiled redesigned logos ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix as part of a wider rebrand.
Working together with Formula 1 and the FIA, the two championships have refreshed their branding, with the new visual identity coming into effect immediately.
F2 retains its traditional blue colour scheme, but the logo has been simplified “for a neater and more ...Keep reading

After crashing out on Sunday at Mugello, and with 15 grands prix still remaining before his departure from Yamaha, Alex Rins is making the most of the few opportunities left to extend his MotoGP career.
Considering the obvious limitations of this year’s Yamaha and the fact that the Japanese manufacturer has already shifted much of its focus towards developing a bike for the 2027 regulations ...Keep reading

During the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen already indicated that riding bumps and kerbs remains one of Red Bull’s main weaknesses. It has been an Achilles’ heel for several years now, and despite the all-new technical regulations, that has not changed.
“Anywhere that it’s bumpy is going to be difficult for us,” Verstappen told Dutch media, including Motorsport.com, in ...Keep reading

Cal Crutchlow’s return to MotoGP at the Italian Grand Prix was cut short by a muscle tear in his left shoulder, it has been revealed.
The Briton made his first grand prix appearance in three years at Mugello, substituting for an injured Johann Zarco at the LCR Honda team.
However, he was forced to pull into the pits after just 10 out of 23 laps on Sunday, bringing a premature end to his ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi and Aprilia delighted home fans with a brilliant victory in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. 
Although Ducati seemed like the team to beat in practice, Aprilia surged ahead when it mattered most, ending Borgo Panigale’s winning streak at Mugello.
Elsewhere, several riders delivered standout performances further down the order, while others left Italy with little to show for ...Keep reading

While the Joe Gibbs Racing trio of Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, and Chase Briscoe battled it out for a race win, another car was charging fast in the closing laps.
After pitting for four fresh-tires, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. restarted 13th for the four-lap dash to the checkered flag. 
Stenhouse quickly made his way up to sixth, but ended up boxed in behind the side-by-side battle of Shane van ...Keep reading

A selection of the best images of the Monaco Grand Prix, starting with the first F1 championship season in 1950.

This is the kind of win that Denny Hamlin has hated to lose over the years.
Christopher Bell had the fastest car of the race over the course of the Cracker Barrell 400 at Nashville Superspeedway and took the final restart as the leader over Chase Briscoe and Hamlin. Ultimately, Bell couldn’t defend against both at the same time, and Hamlin won in an unfamiliar fashion.


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At the checkered flag, there was only 0.005s separating the cars of Shane van Gisbergen, Tyler Reddick, and Chase Elliott in the battle for the final position inside the top five.
After initially scoring SVG in seventh, NASCAR reviewed the finish, and bumped the New Zealander up to fifth -- that's how close it was. Officially, he beat Elliott by 0.001s and Reddick by 0.005s at the finish ...Keep reading

On the final lap of Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Nashville, a multi-car battle was getting intense around the final spot inside the top five.
With two fresh right-sides, Tyler Reddick squeezed between Chase Elliott and Shane van Gisbergen at the exit of Turn 4. He and Elliott slammed doors as they all raced to the line, with just 0.005s between all three cars.
After reviewing the finish ...Keep reading

James Vowles has revealed that Williams is heavily prioritising the production of spare parts ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, warning that the unforgiving street circuit could deliver the first genuine wet race of the season.
Following a punishing weekend in Canada that depleted the team's parts inventory, largely due to a heavy Friday crash for Alex Albon that destroyed multiple key components ...Keep reading

With Denny Hamlin's dramatic win in Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Nashville, he is 97pts behind of 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick in the battle for the points lead.
Around the cut-line, Austin Cindric has moved back inside the top 16, and is now two points ahead of Ryan Preece, who recorded a DNF at Nashville. Joey Logano is the next-closest, nine points back.
The biggest mover in the points ...Keep reading

After a three-wide battle for the win, Denny Hamlin emerged victorious over Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe.
This is Hamlin's 62nd career NASCAR Cup win, his second of the 2026 season, and his first at Nashville. 
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. earned his first top five since the Daytona 500, finishing fourth for the small Hyak Motorsports team.
Originally, Chase ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli says Mercedes has given him and his team-mate George Russell the freedom to race, but insists that the pair will not allow their intra-team battle to become a repeat of the infamous Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg rivalry.
The Italian driver spoke during a media conference in Brisighella as he collected the prestigious Lorenzo Bandini Trophy. Established in 1992 in honour of the ...Keep reading

In a mad four-lap dash to the checkered flag, Denny Hamlin led a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3, and at the white flag, they were all battling three-wide for the win.
Hamlin cleared Christopher Bell at the exit of Turn 2 on the final lap, winning the race over Bell in second and Chase Briscoe in third. 
"Well, I think the 20 [Bell] and the 19 [Briscoe] were battling so hard on the first corner ...Keep reading

Jacques Villeneuve has discussed the financial barriers and lack of feeder series racing in Canada that have led to a minimal number of racing drivers from his birth country.
The 1997 Formula 1 champion reflected on the current Canadian talent in motorsport, which in recent years has included Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi in F1 and James Hinchcliffe in the IndyCar Series, during an interview ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 race engineer Rob Smedley has branded Kimi Antonelli as a "generational talent".
The Italian driver, who is currently in his second season of F1, leads the championship with a 43-point lead over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell after the first five rounds. 
Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside broadcaster Jake Humphrey and former Alpine and Aston ...Keep reading

Former Top Gear host and automotive journalist Chris Harris believes McLaren's decision to start the Canadian Grand Prix on intermediate tyres was a logical gamble, but he has questioned why the team delayed pitting.
The Woking outfit raised eyebrows across the paddock in Montreal when it opted to fit intermediate tyres for the start of the race.
Lando Norris, who started from third on the ...Keep reading