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Newey assesses Honda progress amid ‘buzz’ at Aston Martin

Formula 1 - 13 hours 19 min ago
Adrian Newey has offered an encouraging assessment of Aston Martin’s progress behind the scenes, while admitting Honda are “a little bit behind” where he hoped they would be.

Leclerc sets the pace in FP2 at the United States GP

Formula 1 - 13 hours 19 min ago
Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in the second hour of practice at the United States Grand Prix.

MotoGP Australian GP: Marc Marquez recovers from crash to take pole at wet Phillip Island

Motorsport - 13 hours 51 min ago
Ducati’s Marc Marquez bounced back from an early crash to claim pole position at the Australian Grand Prix, taking advantage of the wet conditions to stun the Aprilia contingent.
The reigning world champion posted a best time of 1m34.203s aboard the factory Ducati in the final minutes of Qualifying 2, beating his brother Alex Marquez to the top spot by a whopping margin of 1.493s.
LCR ...Keep reading

No factory Honda bikes in Australian GP as Luca Marini withdraws due to virus

Motorsport - 14 hours 41 min ago
Luca Marini will miss the Australian Grand Prix after physical problems severely affected him on Friday, when he managed to complete just two laps in the opening free practice session before sitting out the afternoon’s Practice session.
The Italian had been suffering from the illness for several days, as he revealed upon arriving at Phillip Island, with Honda HRC team manager Alberto Puig ...Keep reading

Christian Horner admits he may never return to F1 after Red Bull exit

Motorsport - 15 hours 34 min ago
Christian Horner has explained that he is in no hurry to return to Formula 1 and that he could live with never working in the paddock again.
Horner was sacked as Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal in July 2025, ending 20 years in charge. Speaking to CBS News anchor Errol Barnett at the Autosport Business Exchange in New York on Wednesday, he said any comeback would have to be a serious ...Keep reading

"We're just a step behind" - what McLaren is trying to solve with its final 2026 upgrades

Motorsport - 15 hours 34 min ago
"To get the car to be quick, we just have to try so hard to be perfect, and you cannot be perfect," said Lando Norris after practice for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin.
"We're just a step behind."
Two mid-season wins for Norris now appear to be a 'purple patch' rather than harbingers of a competitive renaissance for McLaren after a troubled start to the 2026 season. At the ...Keep reading

Sammy Smith earns first NASCAR Truck win in wild Talladega finish

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 23:56
Sammy Smith pushed Ty Majeski by Kaden Honeycutt, and then swept by to claim victory in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. 
Driving the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, it is Smith's first Truck win in his 11th career start. He also has three victories in the NASCAR O'Reilly Series. Next year, he will become a full-time driver in Trucks with TRICON Garage.
"Yeah, just a great ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli rookie card sells for staggering $878,400 ahead of F1 title opportunity

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 23:19
A one-of-a-kind Kimi Antonelli rookie card has sold for $878,400 at auction, making it the second most expensive Formula 1 card ever sold, just days before the Mercedes driver could become world champion.
The card, a 2025 Topps Chrome F1 Chrome Autographs SuperFractor numbered 1/1 and graded GEM MINT 10 by PSA, sold through Goldin after 34 bids, with the auction closing on 17 October.
Only ...Keep reading

LIVE COVERAGE: Second practice in the United States

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-23 23:15
Live coverage of the second Formula 1 practice session ahead of the 2026 United States Grand Prix in Austin.

Lindblad, Colapinto and Bortoleto to take penalties for US GP

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-23 23:15
Arvid Lindblad, Franco Colapinto and Gabriel Bortoleto have all received grid penalties for various PU changes at the United States Grand Prix.

F1 United States GP: Charles Leclerc completes perfect Friday by topping FP2

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 23:07
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has led the way in Friday practice for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, narrowly beating Kimi Antonelli to the top spot in Austin as McLaren struggled for grip.
Leclerc set a 1m35.291s just before the halfway mark of Friday afternoon's second practice session on Austin's demanding Circuit of the Americas, pipping Max Verstappen's initial benchmark as Antonelli ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli reacts to prospect of breaking Sebastian Vettel's F1 record

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 22:59
Kimi Antonelli admitted he has no memory of Sebastian Vettel becoming Formula 1's youngest world champion while discussing the prospect of breaking the German driver's record this weekend at the United States Grand Prix.
Vettel won his first title at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, aged 23, beating Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton in a four-way decider to become the youngest F1 ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton admits Red Bull achieved what he thought was impossible

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 22:36
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he didn't believe Red Bull could ever build a better engine than Mercedes or Ferrari. But after the team's partnership with Ford built what the FIA has identified as the benchmark internal combustion engine, Hamilton says the team has "proved everybody wrong".
Red Bull's power unit made its debut this year and Max Verstappen has already won both the Bahrain and ...Keep reading

Tony Stewart: Violent Talladega Truck wreck "knocked the wind out of me"

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 22:31
Unfortunately, Tony Stewart's Talladega NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series did not go well, ending in a bad wreck after just 17 laps of racing.
The 55-year-old NASCAR legend was running on the outside of a three-wide battle in 18th, nearing the end of Stage 1. In front of him, Stewart Friesen slowed with a cut tire and got turned around in the ensuing stack-up.
Friesen spun down the track ...Keep reading

Cleetus McFarland “pissed” after crashing early in Talladega NASCAR Truck race

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 22:12
YouTuber-turned-racer Cleetus McFarland (real name: Garrett Mitchell)  suffered an early exit in his third career NASCAR Truck Series start.
At his Daytona debut in February, he lost control at the exit of Turn 4 and slammed the wall just six laps into the race. He took a more cautious approach to his second start at Michigan, placing 25th, and while things started smoothly at Talladega, he ...Keep reading

Lando Norris reveals “plenty of telling-offs” after Singapore Oscar Piastri crash

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 21:54
Having two incredibly fast drivers in top-tier machinery is exactly what every Formula 1 team principal dreams of. But, as McLaren is quickly finding out, having two hyper-competitive alphas fighting for the same piece of asphalt usually leads to fireworks.
Following a highly publicised on-track clash between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix, the atmosphere inside the ...Keep reading

Exploring Ferrari's 'less than a tenth' US GP update package

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 21:02
Ferrari's latest clutch of updates for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix feature a unique approach to the 'fingers' situated at the front edge of the floor, although both drivers have played down the significance of the new parts.
The SF-26 has also been given a minor rework to the sidepods, with a small change to the inlet and the undercut to link up with a minor change to the floor board ...Keep reading

Ferrari drivers deliver disappointing verdict on much-hyped United States GP upgrade

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-23 20:14
Both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have played down the expectations surrounding the upgrade the Ferrari team is bringing for this race weekend in Austin.
The Scuderia has arrived at the Circuit of the Americas with what looks like a substantial upgrade package that includes a new floor along with modified sidepods and bodywork with an aim to reduce drag. While fans of the Scuderia may be ...Keep reading

Leclerc fastest in first practice for the United States GP

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-23 20:11
Charles Leclerc topped the times during first practice at the United States Grand Prix weekend.

AS IT HAPPENED: First practice for the United States GP

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-23 20:11
Live coverage of the first Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 United States Grand Prix in Austin.

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