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Toyota has received a strong level of interest from customers wishing to purchase its new 2027 World Rally Championship car that is currently in development for next year.
The Japanese brand is the only traditional automotive manufacturer developing a car to the FIA’s new WRC technical regulations to be introduced in 2027. Tuner operations Project Rally One and RMC Motorsport have also ...Keep reading

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button believes Max Verstappen is growing increasingly frustrated and "lonely" at Red Bull, predicting that the four-time champion will actively seek to exit the team. He tipped Mercedes as the most likely destination for Verstappen.
Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Show, Button shared his thoughts on the Dutchman's future at the Milton Keynes outfit. The discussion ...Keep reading

In an appearance on the 'Bussin with the Boys' podcast, Front Row Motorsports driver Zane Smith did not mince words while bluntly discussing his opinion of Carson Hocevar
The two tangled at Chicagoland last weekend, with Smith wrecking Hocevar from behind, ultimately taking himself into the wall with the Spire Motorsport driver. These two were once teammates at Spire as well.
Late in the ...Keep reading

Mercedes and Kimi Antonelli will be keen to bounce back from their recent reliability woes, with several past examples highlighting just how much technical problems can affect the outcome of the World Championship.

The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed is underway this weekend, bringing together current Formula 1 stars, world champions and racing legends for four days of demo runs at the famous hillclimb. 
With this year's event avoiding a clash with the F1 calendar, several current grand prix drivers will be in attendance alongside a host of former racers and champions from other disciplines.
The ...Keep reading

The new regulations ushered in by Formula 1 for the 2026 season have reset the development cycle that left McLaren at the top of the pyramid, with Mercedes taking the Woking-based squad's place.
But with the new cycle brings greater opportunity to find greater gains through upgrade packages, with the law of diminishing returns returning back to the beginning of its spectrum.
And while ...Keep reading

Tech3 CEO Guenther Steiner says he is "happily staying out" of the ongoing contract dispute between Maverick Vinales and KTM, insisting the matter has nothing to do with him or his team. 
Vinales caused a stir on Thursday ahead of the German Grand Prix when he claimed that KTM had offered him a new deal for 2027, which he subsequently signed, only to be told just weeks later it was no longer ...Keep reading

With Franco Colapinto's contract set to expire at the end of 2026, Alpine Managing Director Steve Nielsen has reflected on the Argentinian's prospects of staying with the team into the future.

Cam Waters led a Ford Mustang parade to win the first of three Supercars races on the Reid Park street circuit in Townsville, Queensland.
Waters and Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki went into the final tour of the 35-lap race nose-to-tail but Kostecki, who had been on a charge through the field in the late laps, fell just short of the win.
Kostecki started from pole for the fifth ...Keep reading

Audi Formula 1 boss Mattia Binotto is calling on the FIA to "rethink" the ADUO upgrade scheme after Mercedes was one of the manufacturers afforded room for additional power unit upgrades.
The Mercedes engine is widely regarded as the strongest in 2026, helping the squad win seven out of the first nine grands prix.
But because only V6 power is measured to determine which power unit ...Keep reading

NASCAR is racing at both Atlanta and Lime Rock this weekend, with the top two divisions taking on EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta for another wild drafting race. TNT Sports is broadcasting the Cup race as the third of five events in their summer stretch, with all races simultaneously streamed on HBO Max along with live on-board cameras.
Chase Briscoe earned his first win of the 2026 season last ...Keep reading

From Lionel Messi and Pele to Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, here are 10 FIFA World Cup winners who have appeared at Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends.

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari posted the first laps of the Madring circuit in an F1 car on Thursday, with the team taking part in a filming session at the all-new venue.

Exactly one year on from appointing Laurent Mekies as only the second Team Principal in their history, Red Bull find themselves in exactly the same place in the Teams' Championship – P4. But have the six-time World Champions plateaued or are there signs of rejuvenation behind the scenes?

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has joked that the memories of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix will remain with him until his "deathbed", as he prepares to return to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
The iconic track holds some bitter memories for the British driver due to the events two years prior, when he took a spectacular victory only to be disqualified post-race when his Mercedes ...Keep reading

Team principal Toto Wolff says Mercedes is looking into the top speed issue that held George Russell back in Formula 1 British Grand Prix qualifying.
Russell qualified almost four tenths down on team-mate Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone, losing most of that time on the Hangar Straight as Antonelli was an average of around 6km/h faster. Both Mercedes drivers appeared to use similar energy ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has ramped up the psychological pressure on his MotoGP title rivals by claiming that his sternest opponent is his own body. 
The factory Ducati rider has battled injuries for years, and still hasn't fully recovered from the consequences of his fall in Indonesia last season. 
But despite the state of his fitness, he is fifth in the world championship, 40 points behind leader ...Keep reading

On this day one year ago, Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull Formula 1 team principal after 20 years in charge.
Since then Laurent Mekies was installed as the new team boss, the team enjoyed a resurgence in 2025 in which Max Verstappen came two points off taking a fifth world title and the team began its new era with Red Bull Ford Powertrains.
There’s been bumps along the way, from ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales has revealed he signed a new MotoGP deal with KTM, only to be told that the contract was "not valid" by the Austrian manufacturer.
The end of Vinales' MotoGP career appears to be approaching, with the Spaniard stating on Thursday at Sachsenring that he feels "outside this world" in reference to MotoGP.
The 2027 grid is almost complete, with only Tech3 - Vinales's current ...Keep reading

On 9 July 2025, the news of Christian Horner's shock ousting as Red Bull Racing's F1 boss sent shockwaves through the paddock.
Bringing an end to a 20-year period which yielded two dominant, title winning dynasties, Horner was removed following a protracted political battle within Red Bull, with a wide array of dominoes all contributing to a sensational end result.
In came Laurent Mekies ...Keep reading