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F1 technical expert Mark Hughes takes a close look at the unraced McLaren MP4-18 designed by Adrian Newey – and how it has much in common with the Aston Martin AMR26.

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard says George Russell's bruising 2026 campaign has become a "character-building" exercise, claiming the Mercedes driver's current run of bad luck is too unbelievable for a Rocky film.
Russell won the Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, but his season has since taken a turn. As F1 enters its August shutdown, the Briton trails his teenage ...Keep reading

Anyone who assumed the political drama surrounding the NLS and the ill-fated NES marked peak Eifel absurdity clearly spoke too soon. The bombshell dropped by ADAC Nordrhein on 27 July 2026 when it unveiled plans for a rival Nordschleife series dwarfs any previous political squabbling.
The situation has descended into a convoluted web of competing interests, and the stakes are high. At risk is ...Keep reading

A short clip doing the rounds on social media shows a dark blue Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 rolling through the streets of Monaco with Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso behind the wheel.
The video doesn't give a clear view of the driver, but Alonso's ownership of this specific car has already been confirmed when photographers caught him getting in and out of the vehicle earlier this year. The ...Keep reading

The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the FIA World Endurance Championship will race on the same weekend in October, with Portimao and Barcelona hosting events on the exact same dates. As a result, SRO Motorsports Group has been forced to revise the schedule for what will be the final Endurance Cup round of the 2026 season.
The clash emerged after the WEC confirmed that that the ...Keep reading

With FOX, Prime, and TNT now wrapping up their leg of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, the final 14 races of the year will be split between two networks -- NBC and USA Sports (on the USA Network).
Only four of these races will actually air on the NBC network channel, including the final three races of the year at Talladega Superspeedway, Martinsville Speedway, and the title-decider at ...Keep reading

Laurin Heinrich’s championship prospects shifted dramatically on Sunday after he navigated a chaotic Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America to secure an unlikely second-place finish, trimming his IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP title deficit to 108 points.
Sharing the #5 JDC-Miller Motorsports Porsche 963 with co-drivers Kaylen Frederick and Tijmen van der Helm, the ...Keep reading

Winward Racing took another decisive step toward a potential third consecutive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD title on Sunday, leveraging flawless pit strategy and clean driving to win the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America. 
The victory marks the third GTD win of the 2026 season for drivers Russell Ward and Philip Ellis, who were rejoined by endurance teammate ...Keep reading

NASCAR has officially confirmed that the pre-season Clash will return to Daytona International Speedway oval in 2027, preceding the 69th running of the Daytona 500.
Now called the Wheatley Vodka Clash, the race was held on the Daytona oval from 1979 through 2020. The following year, it was held on the Daytona road course, and then on a temporary short track built inside the L.A. Memorial ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez is frustrated by the lack of development Cadillac has made in the 2026 Formula 1 season, arguing the debutant outfit must ‘rethink its processes’.
The American marque made its championship debut this year, but Cadillac is bottom of the standings and without a point after 11 rounds - scrapping with Aston Martin at the back of the pack. 
Although that was largely expected ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales will sit out this weekend’s British Grand Prix due to injury, with Tech3 drafting in KTM’s MotoGP test rider Pol Espargaro as his replacement.
Following Motorsport.com’s report that Vinales could be sidelined for the rest of the year, KTM has confirmed that the Spaniard will not be in action at Silverstone, as he continues his recovery from the shoulder injury he ...Keep reading

Theo Pourchaire will make his return to full-time single-seater racing after signing with Opel for the 2026/27 Formula E campaign - which will debut the Gen4 car.
The 22-year-old has contested various championships since winning the 2023 Formula 2 title, starting six IndyCar races in 2024 - the same season in which he entered a Super Formula race.
Neither were full-time campaigns, though ...Keep reading

Casey Stoner believes Pedro Acosta needs to show more patience in wheel-to-wheel battles to unlock his full potential, as the Spaniard prepares for his high-profile move to Ducati in 2027. 
Acosta received criticism from some quarters for over-aggression and frequent crashes upon his debut in MotoGP in 2024, even as he made an immediate impression with his speed and talent.
Over the last ...Keep reading

Circumstances brought the iconic pairing back together for one weekend, but neither Sebastien Ogier nor Julien Ingrassia expected their Rally Finland campaign to end prematurely in what will likely go down as the biggest scare of the nine-time WRC champion's career.
While leading the rally last Saturday, the pair suddenly left the road and their Toyota ploughed through the trees in a ...Keep reading

The decision has been made: The Grasser team will line up again with two Lamborghini Temerario GT3 cars at the upcoming DTM weekend at the Nurburgring, after logistical problems meant they were unable to get Maximilian Paul's crashed car ready in time for Oschersleben.
"We will be racing again with two cars at the Nurburgring," confirms team principal Gottfried Grasser. "We bought a new chassis ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has taken aim at the FIA for reacting too slowly to the problems caused by the 2026 technical regulations, comparing the situation to a slow-moving disaster that everyone saw coming.
The 13-time grand prix winner shared his frustration over the series' governing body failing to listen to early warnings. The introduction of the new rules, particularly the ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 race engineer Rob Smedley has argued that George Russell is "overthinking" his 2026 title challenge, urging the Mercedes driver to rediscover his "flow state" amid a growing points deficit to his team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
During an episode of the High Performance Racing podcast alongside former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer and broadcaster Jake Humphrey, Smedley ...Keep reading

Audi’s racing director Allan McNish has been positively surprised by his team’s start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign - citing qualifying as a strength for the debutant squad.
The German marque has five Q3 appearances across the opening 11 rounds of the season between Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, who respectively have an average qualifying position of 12th and 13th.
It ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s 22 drivers have put on quite the show in 2026, with 11 action-packed rounds now behind us. But how do the scores from our Power Rankings judges look at the halfway mark? Here’s the top-10 list as we move through the summer break...

Later this season, Max Verstappen will make his 250th Grand Prix appearance, reaching another milestone in his incredible F1 career to date.