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Alex Marquez offered an explanation for the bizarre crash that red-flagged Friday afternoon's Practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix.
The Spanish rider had already exited Turn 1 of the Spielberg circuit, and had the Gresini Ducati upright, when he lost control of the bike after a small wheelie and tumbled heavily to the ground. 
The curious accident occurred inside the final quarter of ...Keep reading

Elfyn Evans says the World Rally Championship title race remains “very open” following the cancellation of Rally Saudi Arabia, and he admits that “cruising around” at the new Sardinia finale is not an option.
The WRC title race has taken on a new complexion with the season now set to end a round early in Sardinia next month after the FIA and WRC made a decision to cancel its visit to ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has heavily criticised suggestions from FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem that the governing body could help Aston Martin to retain Fernando Alonso in the championship.
Amid a torrid 2026 campaign so far for the Silverstone outfit, Ben Sulayem stated ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix that it was "not acceptable" for the two-time champion to ...Keep reading

Williams will introduce a long-awaited upgrade package at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Before the action kicked off at the Italian Grand Prix, chef Massimo Bottura and Barilla invited hundreds of people to a one-of-a-kind dinner.

Pedro Acosta completed a perfect first day at KTM's home race as the factory star headed the way in Practice at the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday. 
Acosta, who is seeking his first MotoGP win before leaving KTM at the end of the year, will be joined in Q2 on Saturday by joint championship leaders Marc Marquez (Ducati) and Jorge Martin (Aprilia), as well as their nearest challenger Marco ...Keep reading

With eight or nine race weekends remaining – depending on what happens with the grands prix in the Middle East at the end of the year – Kimi Antonelli is in pole position to claim his maiden Formula 1 world title, which would also see him replace Sebastian Vettel as the youngest world champion ever.
Following Antonelli’s victory in Madrid, team-mate George Russell can no longer become ...Keep reading

Earlier this week, Dale Earnhardt Jr. supercharged the NASCAR rumor mill by reposting onto his X (formerly Twitter) timeline a 2023 post from Trackhouse Racing. The post was from the team, announcing Zane Smith as their newest hire.
Of course, Smith and the organization later parted ways after a short stint with Spire, and he never actually drove for Trackhouse in the Cup Series.
Well ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has admitted that the team's remaining 2026 upgrades will not be enough to consistently fight for points.
The Grove outfit has struggled since the beginning of the 2026 season. It arrived at pre-season testing in Bahrain with an overweight car, and it has only picked up 11 points in 14 rounds.
Speaking on The Fast And The Curious podcast, Vowles ...Keep reading

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has explained how the team prepares its drivers for situations like the one that decided the Spanish Grand Prix - including the use of secret codes that may have helped Kimi Antonelli make his Formula 1 race-winning pitstop.
After being alerted to the yellow flags for Lance Stroll's stopped Aston Martin, Antonelli backed off significantly ...Keep reading

Two worlds came together at last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix when legendary football coach – and long-time F1 fan – José Mourinho paid a visit to the Madring circuit to follow the action.

Kimi Antonelli could become "more and more panicked" in his bid for the 2026 Formula 1 championship if upgrades from McLaren and Ferrari drag him back into the pack, warns 2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg.
The Mercedes driver currently holds an 81-point advantage in the standings over his team-mate George Russell, who sits second. He extended his lead with a victory at the inaugural Spanish Grand ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 shareholder Mark Walter has officially become the subject of a class-action lawsuit, while a concurrent investigation into potential fraud between his insurance companies is ongoing. 
The class-action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the complaint alleges that Walter used his firms - TWG Global, alongside Delaware Life ...Keep reading

Jaguar will have a new customer team in the 2026-27 Formula E campaign as Fortescue Zero has acquired the Team Penske operation for the Gen4 era.
The Australian outfit will field two Jaguar-powered cars for the upcoming season that is due to start in December, adding to the four already on the grid between the factory team and Envision.
This marks the end for Penske, which joined for the ...Keep reading

The FIA says it already has an agreement with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest covering the promotion of the World Endurance Championship until the end of 2027, following a report about an alleged dispute between the two organisations. 
Renowned German outlet Auto Motor und Sport dropped a bombshell on Thursday when it reported that the FIA and the ACO, the joint organisers of the WEC, could ...Keep reading

For better or for worse, there seems to be no slowing down Kimi Antonelli.
Just ask Pete Bonnington, who channelled his inner schoolteacher in Madrid as he relentlessly had to remind the 20-year-old Italian to pay attention to track limits.
Having benefited from an earlier virtual safety car on a circuit where overtaking proved impossible, all Antonelli had to do was to keep it clean until ...Keep reading

The World Rally Championship will be broadcast live on the BBC as part of a new three-year UK broadcast rights deal, beginning from 2027.  
It will see the BBC broadcast select live stages, including the Power Stage from all WRC rounds alongside 60-minute highlight programmes from each rally.
The agreement from 2027-29 will also include extensive live coverage from Rally Scotland, which is ...Keep reading

Since RAM rejoined the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with a fleet of five Kaulig Racing entries, it's been a brutal uphill battle. With no sim and zero notes, they entered the year blind against a stacked field of competitors.
Despite the struggles, they've also managed to score a total of 15 top tens, but Bristol was a new milestone for the Kaulig RAM group. Justin Haley drove his No. 16 to a ...Keep reading

As part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, NASCAR Studios worked together with Wilmer Valderrama’s WV Alternative and FOX Sports to produce a one-hour documentary follow Cup driver Daniel Suarez and his journey back home for a historic NASCAR race weekend in Mexico City.
It premiered on FOX Sports 1 on Thursday, September 17, and will be available on Tubi TV beginning Saturday, October 17 ...Keep reading

The Austrian Grand Prix marks KTM's home event, with Pol Espargaro backing factory rider Pedro Acosta for the top spot on Sunday. But while the RC16 is expected to perform well at the Red Bull Ring, the fight for victory is likely to come down to Ducati and Aprilia.
Out of the two, Ducati is the clear favourite on the back of Marc Marquez's recent string of victories which have propelled the  ...Keep reading