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Valtteri Bottas reveals FBI involvement after Cadillac stolen during Miami GP weekend

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 16:07
Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has revealed that his car was stolen during the Miami Grand Prix weekend, leaving the thief with his paddock pass and VIP parking pass, and the FBI was involved.
The Finnish driver detailed how the Cadillac Escalade provided by the team was taken from the driveway of his Airbnb during the What's Next podcast with Paul Ripke for the Cadillac driver's ...Keep reading

Ducati confident of Marc Marquez’s abilities as Davide Tardozzi shares recovery update

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 15:59
Ducati remains confident that Marc Marquez can bounce back strongly once he recovers from the double surgery that will force him to miss this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix.
Marquez started the new MotoGP season as one of the favourites for the championship, but struggled to replicate his title-winning form across the opening rounds, failing to register a single podium in a Sunday ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales 'feeling good’ ahead of MotoGP return as questions loom over his future

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 15:15
Maverick Vinales admitted that he has regained strength and muscle power following surgery, but he still does not know how long it will take to return to 100%. 
The Tech3 KTM rider underwent an operation to recover a displaced screw from his left shoulder that had been hampering his performances in MotoGP at the start of the season. 
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Nurburgring 24 Hours: Max Verstappen third as Winward Mercedes tops first session

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 14:48
Max Verstappen enjoyed a steady start to his weekend at the Nurburgring 24 Hours by finishing third in the opening qualifying session, which was topped by the Winward Mercedes.
The four-time Formula 1 world champion set an 8m18.539s lap around the Nordschleife aboard the Mercedes-AMG GT3 he is sharing with Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella.
This was 3.582s slower than the #80 ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia “feeling fast” for the first time in 18 months in MotoGP

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 13:42
Francesco Bagnaia says last weekend’s French Grand Prix marked the first time he had “felt fast” on a MotoGP bike since 2024, suggesting he may have had a breakthrough.
Bagnaia’s well-documented 2025 struggles carried into the start of the current season, with the Italian failing to finish higher than ninth in a Sunday race across the opening four rounds. 
Ducati’s competitive ...Keep reading

Cadillac CEO Towriss on the importance of experience

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-05-14 13:30
Lawrence Barretto sits down with Cadillac CEO Dan Towriss to delve into how experience has been crucial in enabling the team to exceed expectations.

Watch R8 Qualifying from the Sim Racing World Championship

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-05-14 13:30
Drivers will compete in the Dutch Grand Prix for Round 8 of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship.

Susie Wolff reveals how Charlotte Tilbury partnership transformed F1 Academy

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 12:39
F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff has detailed how signing makeup giant Charlotte Tilbury as a partner created momentum for huge sponsors in the series. 
After gaining the backing of all 10 Formula 1 teams, with that number increasing to 11 with Cadillac in 2027, Wolff had the task of finding six primary sponsors for the remaining cars. 
During an interview with Talks at Google ...Keep reading

How competitive is the Red Bull Ford F1 engine compared to Mercedes?

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 12:23
While the opening race weekends of the year proved particularly challenging on the chassis side for Red Bull  – before it made significant progress during the April break – the team managed to surprise some of its rivals on the power unit front.
Although Toto Wolff’s remark in Bahrain about Red Bull being the “absolute benchmark” was clearly politically motivated, it did underline ...Keep reading

Why BMW may have an advantage at the Nurburgring 24 due to cancelled races

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 10:57
The victory at the second Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) round likely didn't quite fit Rowe Racing's preferred narrative. It is not the style of Hans-Peter "HP" Naundorf's team to stir up dust so early in the season.
But a win is a win, and otherwise, preparations followed a standard path – aside from the cancelled season opener and the interrupted races during the 24h Qualifiers, of ...Keep reading

James Vowles sets timeline for consistent Williams F1 points

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 10:43
Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles believes that the Grove outfit should be in a position to consistently score points following the summer break in August. 
After a rocky start to the 2026 season due to delays on the FW48, Vowles hopes the team will be able to turn things around in the latter half of the year. The five-week break between the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix offered ...Keep reading

F1’s most memorable animal encounters

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-05-14 10:26
It’s ‘Be Kind to Animals Month,’ so let’s enjoy some of F1’s most memorable animal encounters.

Wolff on the importance of keeping the pressure off Antonelli

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-05-14 10:26
After an impressive run of three victories, Toto Wolff has explained why Mercedes need to keep Kimi Antonelli grounded.

Alberto Puig to step down as HRC team manager in 2027, take on advisory role

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 10:08
Alberto Puig will step down as team manager of Honda's factory squad at the end of the current MotoGP season to become an advisor to the Japanese manufacturer.
The news comes less than a week after it emerged that Davide Brivio, currently team principal at Trackhouse and previously a senior executive at Yamaha and Suzuki, will leave the American outfit at the end of the year to join HRC from ...Keep reading

DTM Manthey controversy: Calls for harsh penalties over BoP bluff

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 09:18
Could the DTM introduce draconian penalties in the future for teams that hide their performance to gain a more favorable Balance of Performance (BoP)? In the US-based IMSA series, this is already common practice - and according to information from Motorsport-Total.com, teams and manufacturers in the DTM are now calling for similar measures.
At the heart of the debate is the Manthey team ...Keep reading

Why Haas fears it's losing ground to Alpine in midfield battle following Miami GP updates

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-05-14 09:11
After the Japanese Grand Prix, Haas sat in the heady heights of fourth in Formula 1's constructors' championship, two points clear of Alpine. Yet, a muted weekend at its 'home' race in Miami has now put it five points behind the Anglo-French outfit, courtesy of Pierre Gasly's sprint race point and Franco Colapinto's run to seventh.
Much of that can be put down to the efficacy of their ...Keep reading

Will F1 go back to the future with its engines?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2026-05-14 08:00
F1 is in the midst of two parallel sets of engine discussions. Andrew Benson looks at whether one of them will lead to the return of V8s.

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2026-05-14 06:00
Alisha Palmowski talks F1 Academy's return, plus Lando Norris chats with Declan Rice.

Indy 500 Day 2 practice results: Conor Daly tops the charts at 228mph

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-05-13 23:07
Conor Daly throttled to the top of the timesheets to lead the second day of practice for the 110th Running Indianapolis 500.
On a gusty and chilly day, the native Hoosier received a massive tow and put down a stout run of 228.080mph in the #23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet. 
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou, the four-time and reigning IndyCar Series champion who is also the defending ...Keep reading

Watch Round 7 of the F1 Sim Racing World Championship

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-05-13 21:42
Catch all the action from Round 7 of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship.

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