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Maverick Vinales says he needs greater support from KTM and Tech3 as he continues to battle his way back from injury, but feels he is only getting criticised for his lack of speed.
The Spaniard hit a new low at the German Grand Prix last weekend, where he was reduced to being the slowest rider in the entire field. After ending up a distant 19th in qualifying, more than a second off the ultimate ...Keep reading

KTM's motorsport director Pit Beirer has admitted that something is amiss in the engine of the unreliable RC16 MotoGP bike - and that the manufacturer is seeking special permission to investigate the problem. 
A string of KTM breakdowns in the first half of 2026 was headlined by the frightening Barcelona shunt involving Alex Marquez, who ran into the back of Pedro Acosta when the latter's ...Keep reading

Audi Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto says the German brand wants the series' future engine formula to remain "highly efficient" amid talk of ditching turbos.
F1 and its governing body the FIA are starting to lay down plans for the future power unit regulations for 2031. There is a broad consensus among the six power unit manufacturers over the principle to move to cheaper and simpler V8 engines ...Keep reading

The first half of a weird MotoGP season concluded at the Sachsenring with what felt like a return to normality. Ducati superiority and a crushing display by Marc Marquez had more than a whiff of 2025 about it – nostalgic, perhaps, but food for thought going into the summer break.
Behind Marquez, however, there were still twists and surprises. There were big falls and messy fallings-out ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin may have the honour of leading the MotoGP world championship into the summer break - but the Spaniard is far from optimistic after another middling weekend in Germany.
Martin finished a distant fifth at the Sachsenring, over 11 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez. And the factory Aprilia rider did well even to hang onto that position given the intense pressure he faced from ...Keep reading

Todd Gilliland finished the Atlanta NASCAR Cup race in 19th place, and Alex Bowman was right on his bumper as they crossed the checkered flag. However, Gilliland did just enough to stay ahead, vaulting himself into the semi-finals of the In-Season Challenge as one just four drivers left in the five-week tournament with a $1 million prize awarded to the winner.
Gilliland, the No. 25 seed in the ...Keep reading

Upon crossing the finish line on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bubba Wallace thought he had secured a much-needed second-place towards his chances of making the Chase for the Championship.Instead, NASCAR penalized him, sending the No. 23 to the tail-end of the lead lap (29th) for crossing below the 'out of bounds' line to improve his position. It's an infraction that he strongly disagreed with ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick made up a little bit of ground on Denny Hamlin in the fight for the regular season championship lead, closing from 44pts behind to 24pts back after Atlanta. There are now just six races until the Chase grid is set.
After Atlanta, both Hamlin and Reddick also mathematically clinched a spot in the 2026 Chase field. Race winner Ryan Blaney is close, and will likely clinch next ...Keep reading

All the key BBC coverage details for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, from 17-19 July.

Ryan Blaney earned his 19th career NASCAR Cup victory, winning from pole position at Atlanta in a three-wide battle. Blaney also swept both stages, dominating most of the event by leading 171 of 263 laps.
Bubba Wallace finished second, but was later penalized for advancing his position below the yellow line. That penalty dropped him down to 29th as the last car on the lead lap.
Christopher ...Keep reading

Ryan Blaney won a sensational overtime finish at EchoPark Speedway in a NASCAR Cup race that did not end until nearly 2am local time.
Blaney and Carson Hocevar were battling side-by-side for the race win, while Bubba Wallace threw it under them to make it three-wide in the fight for the checkered flag.
Exiting Turn 4, Blaney had the push from Christopher Bell and surged ahead of both ...Keep reading

About halfway through Stage 2, a lightning strike within eight miles of EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway) forced NASCAR to immediately red flag the race, bringing the field of 38 cars down pit road.
There were no incidents in the first 100 or so laps of racing and all cars are still running. The event needs to reach Lap 131 to be official as that is the halfway point of the ...Keep reading

Jeremy Clarke and Tom Dillmannn took victory for Inter Europol Competition in the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
The duo, who started on pole in the #43 ORECA LMP2 07, earned redemption after faltering in last year’s race, and did so by taking a splash of fuel in the closing minutes en route to winning the 2h40m sprint by 9.796s on the 10-turn, 2.459-mile natural ...Keep reading

BMW recovered from a late error to pip Ferrari to victory in the World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Sao Paulo and boost its prospects in the Hypercar title fight.
Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor led much of the race in the #15 BMW M Hybrid, only losing the net lead in the penultimate hour when Vanthoor ran wide and handed the advantage to the #51 Ferrari 499P ...Keep reading

Full-time IndyCar driver Louis Foster decided to try something very different during an off-weekend, taking on NASCAR for the first time.
The 22-year-old British driver was piloting the No. 76 Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Lime Rock Park.
Foster started 26th in his Truck debut, and drove all the way up to 12th before a pit road speeding ...Keep reading

At one point, JR Motorsports was running 1-2-3-4 late in Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly race, but when the smoke cleared, it was the team's veteran driver Justin Allgaier securing his sixth win of the 2026 season.
Both Carson Kvapil and Rajah Caruth were in contention for their first win, but once again, it was another case of what could have for the rising stars.
After the race, team co-owner ...Keep reading

We continue our weekly 'Kyle Busch Remembered' series with a look back at his many memorable drives at Atlanta. Honestly, there were too many to choose from. Kyle Busch won 14 NASCAR races at the track, and was involved in several other iconic moments beyond those victories.
For example, his 2021 duel with brother Kurt didn't even make the list, nor did his 2009 Truck charge after losing third ...Keep reading

The MotoGP summer break may have begun, but German Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez says he is going to hit the gym hard in order to return fully fit and challenge for an eighth premier-class world title.
Having moved from fifth to third in the championship following a full quota of 37 points at the Sachsenring on Sunday, the motivated Marquez is not about to lie on a beach in the coming weeks ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez says overconfidence was a factor in his crash out of second place in the German Grand Prix, as he took full responsibility for the error.
Lining up second on the grid, the Gresini rider kept the pressure on his elder brother Marc Marquez in the first part of the race, even though he couldn’t close the gap enough to attempt a move.
At the end of lap nine of 30, Marquez tucked ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura has declared himself a genuine MotoGP championship contender after moving into second place in the points table with the runner-up spot at the German Grand Prix. 
The Japanese has truly come of age in his second year as a MotoGP rider, with the Sachsenring result his fifth successive top-four finish. The highlight of that streak, which stretches back to the Italian Grand Prix in May ...Keep reading