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Inside the Italian dinner party staged on Monza's grid

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-09-18 15:43
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.

MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix: Pedro Acosta tops Practice as KTM chases home win

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 15:28
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

Max Verstappen jokes about Kimi Antonelli’s F1 lead: “I’m definitely not having a comeback!”

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 14:31
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

Dale Earnhardt Jr. explains mysterious repost that fueled NASCAR rumor mill

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 13:35
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 upgrades "won't be enough" to fix 2026 F1 struggles, says James Vowles

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 13:00
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 reveals the "secret code" tactic behind Kimi Antonelli's Madrid-winning VSC call

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 12:49
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

Football legend José Mourinho on his love for F1

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-09-18 12:38
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 get "more and more panicked" in F1 title fight, says Nico Rosberg

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 12:00
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 F1 owners Mark Walter and TWG Global face class-action lawsuit

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 11:29
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

Fortescue Zero purchases Team Penske for Formula E's Gen4 era

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 11:00
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

FIA confirms ACO WEC deal runs through 2027 after reported contract row

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 10:15
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

How Kimi Antonelli's luxury problem is causing Toto Wolff and Mercedes grey hairs

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 09:43
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

WRC secures major three-year broadcast deal with BBC

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 09:16
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

Fighting through 'tough year,' Kaulig RAM earns first-ever top five finish

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 05:38
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

New Daniel Suarez documentary follows his emotional and historic homecoming in Mexico

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 05:01
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

2026 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 05:00
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

Jake Garcia earns first NASCAR Truck win after nightmare race for Front Row Motorsports

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 03:30
In a dramatic Chase opener for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ThorSport Racing's Jake Garcia played spoiler with his first-ever win in his 94th career start.
Garcia beat Bayley Currey in second, who earned his career-best result while making his first start of the 2026 season. Stewart Friesen finished a strong third, and Justin Haley secured Kaulig RAM their first-ever top five finish in ...Keep reading

Conor Daly returns to NASCAR Truck Series with Kaulig at Kansas

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 00:46
Veteran IndyCar driver Conor Daly will be taking part in next weekend's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. This will be Daly's eighth career NASCAR Truck Series start and his second of the 2026 season. 
He will again be driving the No. 25 RAM 1500 for Kaulig Racing. Earlier in the summer, he started 29th and finished 26th for the team at IRP.
“Indianapolis was all ...Keep reading

Tristan McKee beats Max Reaves to 2026 ARCA East title

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-09-18 00:29
16-year-old Tristian McKee has secured the 2026 ARCA Menard's Series East division champion, besting Max Reaves in the season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway.
McKee, a Spire Motorsports development driver, entered the race just one point clear of the rising Joe Gibbs Racing star. However, he ran just ahead of him for nearly the entire race.
As Carson Brown claimed victory in Thursday's ...Keep reading

James Vowles backs Madrid to become 'one to watch' despite calls for changes

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-09-17 22:31
Williams team principal James Vowles has backed Madrid to become one of Formula 1's standout events, despite a challenging inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the track.
F1 visited the brand-new Madring circuit last weekend. While new street venues often face logistical teething problems, Vowles praised the event's organisers.
"First and foremost, well done to the organisers," the Williams team ...Keep reading

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