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WRC Croatia: Hyundai closes in on first win to end Toyota’s perfect start
Thierry Neuville’s sole focus is on bringing home a "very important" victory in Croatia for Hyundai as it bids to end Toyota’s 100% winning streak this World Rally Championship season.
Hyundai has endured a difficult start to the year, being on the end of heavy defeats to rival Toyota, who locked out the podium in Monte Carlo and Sweden. The Korean team’s upgraded i20 N has struggled to ...Keep reading
Hyundai has endured a difficult start to the year, being on the end of heavy defeats to rival Toyota, who locked out the podium in Monte Carlo and Sweden. The Korean team’s upgraded i20 N has struggled to ...Keep reading
Five NASCAR Cup team members ejected after multiple inspection failures at Bristol
NASCAR has ejected four car chiefs and one engineer after NASCAR Cup Series inspection at Bristol Motor Speedway. Five cars failed pre-race inspection twice, resulting in the loss of a key team member from each for the remainder of the weekend, and the loss of pit stall selection no matter where they qualify on the grid. They will be given whatever five stalls are left after the rest of the field ...Keep reading
WRC Croatia: Puncture chaos hands Thierry Neuville commanding lead
Thierry Neuville has moved into a sizable lead after a series of punctures caused by rocks shook up the World Rally Championship leaderboard in Croatia.
The Hyundai driver started Saturday sitting 13.8s behind leader Toyota’s Sami Pajari but ended the day with a 1m14.5s lead over Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta heading in Sunday’s four asphalt stages.
"It just clicked this weekend," ...Keep reading
The Hyundai driver started Saturday sitting 13.8s behind leader Toyota’s Sami Pajari but ended the day with a 1m14.5s lead over Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta heading in Sunday’s four asphalt stages.
"It just clicked this weekend," ...Keep reading
Alex Bowman resolute in NASCAR return after vertigo bout
Alex Bowman got the ‘all clear’ from his doctors a week earlier than anticipated and he’s back in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 with a goal to methodically make the most he can out of the remainder of the season.
Bowman has missed the last four races due to a bout of vertigo and was cleared after passing his medical tests and then turning competitive laps in a street car around the Ten ...Keep reading
Bowman has missed the last four races due to a bout of vertigo and was cleared after passing his medical tests and then turning competitive laps in a street car around the Ten ...Keep reading
Lando Norris names four most influential people in his F1 career
2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has opened up about the people who shaped his life and motorsport career.
The British driver made his F1 debut in 2019 with McLaren and has remained with the Woking outfit since, helping the team rise from near the back of the grid to back-to-back constructors' championship titles in 2024 and 2025, as well as his maiden drivers' title.
It will come as ...Keep reading
The British driver made his F1 debut in 2019 with McLaren and has remained with the Woking outfit since, helping the team rise from near the back of the grid to back-to-back constructors' championship titles in 2024 and 2025, as well as his maiden drivers' title.
It will come as ...Keep reading
Sergio Perez signals Cadillac's "biggest challenge": out-developing other teams
If F1's 11th team Cadillac aimed for a respectful debut, then it has largely achieved that, with both Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas reaching the chequered flag in two consecutive races in China and Japan.
At Suzuka, Perez and Bottas beat the struggling Aston Martins to stay off the last row of the grid. The pair was around 2.3 seconds off the frontrunners in Q1 and one second removed from ...Keep reading
At Suzuka, Perez and Bottas beat the struggling Aston Martins to stay off the last row of the grid. The pair was around 2.3 seconds off the frontrunners in Q1 and one second removed from ...Keep reading
Red Bull F1 car spotted on Madrid railway leaves fans in stitches: "You can't park there, mate"
Formula 1 fans were left baffled after a Red Bull F1 car was spotted being filmed on railway tracks in Madrid.
As the highly anticipated debut of the MadRing on the Formula 1 calendar approaches, the host city has seen various promotional teasers, but fans were not expecting the latest stunt from the Milton Keynes outfit.
Photos emerged this week on social media of a Red Bull F1 car ...Keep reading
As the highly anticipated debut of the MadRing on the Formula 1 calendar approaches, the host city has seen various promotional teasers, but fans were not expecting the latest stunt from the Milton Keynes outfit.
Photos emerged this week on social media of a Red Bull F1 car ...Keep reading
How much factory support should be allowed in WEC’s LMGT3 class?
The 2026 World Endurance Championship will mark the third season to feature the LMGT3 class. Introduced in 2024 as a secondary division to Hypercar, it enabled GT3 manufacturers to contest the Le Mans 24 Hours and a full range of endurance events across the year, offering a more affordable and accessible way to enter the WEC.
There is no denying that LMGT3 has been an instant success. The 2026 ...Keep reading
There is no denying that LMGT3 has been an instant success. The 2026 ...Keep reading
WRC Croatia: Adrien Fourmaux crashes out as Sami Pajari’s lead gets cut
Toyota’s Sami Pajari continues to lead Rally Croatia, but his overnight advantage has been cut to 12.4s over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, while Takamoto Katsuta lost ground in the victory fight.
Pajari took an overnight lead into Saturday for the first time in his WRC career, and the Finn continued to show pace and maturity to hold on to the top spot through Saturday morning’s loop of four ...Keep reading
Pajari took an overnight lead into Saturday for the first time in his WRC career, and the Finn continued to show pace and maturity to hold on to the top spot through Saturday morning’s loop of four ...Keep reading
Yamaha signs Ai Ogura for 2027 MotoGP season in factory team shake-up
Yamaha has decided to sign Ai Ogura for the 2027 MotoGP season, where he will partner Jorge Martin in the manufacturer’s factory team, Motorsport has learned.
The Japanese rider, currently in his second MotoGP campaign with the Trackhouse Racing team aboard an Aprilia, will replace Alex Rins, following Fabio Quartararo’s long-confirmed move to Honda.
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The Japanese rider, currently in his second MotoGP campaign with the Trackhouse Racing team aboard an Aprilia, will replace Alex Rins, following Fabio Quartararo’s long-confirmed move to Honda.
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Helmut Marko lands new Austrian GP role after Red Bull retirement
Dr Helmut Marko has taken on a new role as ambassador for the Red Bull Ring, home of the Austrian Grand Prix, which will take place on 26-28 June.
The 82-year-old stepped down from his position as motorsport adviser and leader of the junior team at Red Bull at the end of 2025. Speaking during an event in Vienna on Thursday, Marko confirmed his new role to Austrian publication OE24.
Marko ...Keep reading
The 82-year-old stepped down from his position as motorsport adviser and leader of the junior team at Red Bull at the end of 2025. Speaking during an event in Vienna on Thursday, Marko confirmed his new role to Austrian publication OE24.
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Binotto on Audi's 'biggest challenge' and their journey so far
F1.com's Lawrence Barretto catches up with Mattia Binotto, Head of the Audi F1 project, to assess the team's journey so far and the challenge of building a brand-new power unit.
9 drivers who shone in F1 after rapid rise through the ranks
From skipping a category to taking a more unusual route to the top, F1.com looks back at the rapid rises of nine drivers who went on to impress when they arrived in Formula 1.
Leclerc’s drifting Championship odds explained
A strong start to the season, but Charles Leclerc has seen his odds slip to win a maiden F1 World Championship.
Analysis: Red Bull’s 2026 F1 pace is its slowest since 2015
Red Bull’s start to the new Formula 1 regulations has been anything but encouraging.
Internally, it was already clear that the project could get off to a bumpy start – after all, it is the first time in the team’s history that it is building its own engine – but the scale of the current struggles likely has taken many by surprise.
With just 16 points from the first three race ...Keep reading
Internally, it was already clear that the project could get off to a bumpy start – after all, it is the first time in the team’s history that it is building its own engine – but the scale of the current struggles likely has taken many by surprise.
With just 16 points from the first three race ...Keep reading
Supercars Taupo: Toyota takes maiden win, Brodie Kostecki maintains points lead
Toyota took its first Supercars win and Brodie Kostecki maintained his championship lead on an action-packed and dramatic day of Supercars racing at Taupo Motorsport Park.
In a program first modified and then reduced to one day due to the impending arrival of Cyclone Vaianu on New Zealand’s North Island, Kostecki won the opening race and Ryan Wood the second for Walkinshaw TWG.
The latter ...Keep reading
In a program first modified and then reduced to one day due to the impending arrival of Cyclone Vaianu on New Zealand’s North Island, Kostecki won the opening race and Ryan Wood the second for Walkinshaw TWG.
The latter ...Keep reading
Why Christopher Bell winning for Stewart Friesen was so meaningful
Roughly a year ago right now, Stewart Friesen was fed-up with racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and threatened to leave it in a knee-jerk reactive fit.
It was a really bad day.
Now, the organization he co-owns with Chris Larsen won a race at Bristol Motor Speedway with his personal favorite race car driver behind the wheel and the excitement was palpable.
This is ...Keep reading
It was a really bad day.
Now, the organization he co-owns with Chris Larsen won a race at Bristol Motor Speedway with his personal favorite race car driver behind the wheel and the excitement was palpable.
This is ...Keep reading
Christian Eckes remorseful for Corey Heim crash: 'I cost him a half million dollars'
Immediately after the race, Christian Eckes could not have been any more contrite about the incident that ended the race at Bristol for Corey Heim and his chance at a $500,000 Triple Truck Challenge sweep.
“That sucked for sure,” Eckes said. “They deserved a half million bucks and I took that away from them. Obviously, it wasn’t intentional to spin (him out) or even hit him. I was just ...Keep reading
“That sucked for sure,” Eckes said. “They deserved a half million bucks and I took that away from them. Obviously, it wasn’t intentional to spin (him out) or even hit him. I was just ...Keep reading
Christopher Bell earns first NASCAR Truck win since 2017
Seven NASCAR Cup drivers entered Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, so it's no surprise one of the sport's top drivers captured the win.
Driving for Halmar-Friesen Racing, Christopher Bell won after taking and extending his lead on a late-race restart.
"Oh man, that was just so awesome to be able to win a truck race," said Bell. "It’s been since 2017 I ...Keep reading
Driving for Halmar-Friesen Racing, Christopher Bell won after taking and extending his lead on a late-race restart.
"Oh man, that was just so awesome to be able to win a truck race," said Bell. "It’s been since 2017 I ...Keep reading
Why Lawson looks a strong bet for points this year
He has finished in the points at the last two F1 races and will be looking to stay ahead of team mate Arvid Lindblad.