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Ukraine federation calls for Russian sanctions by FIA

Formula 1 at the BBC - 11 hours 46 min ago
Ukraine's national motorsport authority calls on FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to impose sanctions on its Russian counterpart for opening offices in occupied parts of Ukraine.

VR46 signs Nicolo Bulega for 2027 MotoGP season

Motorsport - 11 hours 52 min ago
As had been expected for a long time, VR46 announced on Wednesday the arrival of WorldSBK championship leader Nicolo Bulega alongside Fermin Aldeguer for the 2027 MotoGP season.
Bulega will replace Franco Morbidelli, who is expected to make the opposite move and join Ducati in WorldSBK.
VR46 announced a one-year deal; Bulega will be contracted with Ducati and provided with a factory bike ...Keep reading

Red Bull signs Kimi Raikkonen’s son as junior driver

Motorsport - 12 hours 29 min ago
Robin Raikkonen, the son of 2007 Formula 1 world champion Kimi, has been signed to the Red Bull Junior Team.
Raikkonen was born on 27 January 2015 and has been active in karting since 2022, having competed in the Rotax Max Challenge, first in Switzerland, then across Europe. He also took part in the WSK Super Master Series last year. In both cases, that was in age-appropriate ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc to avoid F1 Spanish GP engine penalty despite Monza crash

Motorsport - 12 hours 34 min ago
Charles Leclerc managed to avoid engine damage in his high-speed crash at Monza so will not receive a grid penalty for this weekend’s Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver retired on lap two of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after losing control of his car through the Parabolic at more than 230km/h.
It came as the result of a bounce over a water drain causing Leclerc, who ...Keep reading

The crucial component that aided Gasly to Monza pole

Formula 1 - 13 hours 8 min ago
Mark Hughes assesses the key impact of Alpine's decision to bring back their pre-existing lay-back wing for the Italian Grand Prix weekend.

Cal Crutchlow heaps praise on Pedrosa-like Ai Ogura in MotoGP

Motorsport - 13 hours 31 min ago
Retired MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow says he has been impressed by Ai Ogura’s performances so far this season, likening the Japanese rider to 31-time grand prix winner Dani Pedrosa.
Ogura has been one of the revelations of the 2026 MotoGP season, with a marked improvement in qualifying pace complementing his signature late-race speed.
Although the 2024 Moto2 champion largely struggled for ...Keep reading

Tyre allocation increased for WRC Rally1 crews in Chile

Motorsport - 14 hours 16 min ago
World Rally Championship Rally1 crews will receive an increased tyre allocation to tackle Rally Chile’s abrasive gravel stages this week.
In a bid to avoid a repeat of the series of punctures and tyre delaminations that plagued Rally Paraguay last month, the FIA has made changes to the tyre allocation for this weekend’s round in Chile. 
Under the current regulations, Rally1 crews ...Keep reading

What to expect from F1's newest race as Madring debuts

Motorsport - 14 hours 48 min ago
Madrid's 10-year tenure of the Spanish Grand Prix, taking over the moniker from the now biennial Barcelona race, is Formula 1's latest effort to bring its series to urban population centres.
It does so for 57 laps on a two-headed monster of a circuit that will take drivers and teams some time to wrap their collective engineering minds around.
Initial concept renderings of the so-called ...Keep reading

McLaren talks, 'numb' cars and being 'captain of the ship' - Verstappen Q&A

Formula 1 at the BBC - 17 hours 49 min ago
In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Max Verstappen talks about his new contract at Red Bull and much more.

5 drivers most likely to win the Spanish Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-09-08 22:11
We look at the Spanish Grand Prix betting markets to predict the five most likely drivers to win at Madring.

Denny Hamlin calls out Spire as 'unserious' and gets a response from Carson Hocevar

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-09-08 21:59
The drama that started at Darlington on Sunday is still making waves across the NASCAR world.
The inciting incident in this case came from Carson Hocevar, who pretty blatantly wrecked Brad Keselowski in the closing laps of Stage 1 of the Southern 500. Hocevar got into the left-rear of the No. 6, sending Keselowski spinning and ending his race day early. The No. 77 would go on to finish in ...Keep reading

Josh Berry signs with Legacy Motor Club for 2027 NASCAR Cup season

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-09-08 20:41
Legacy Motor Club has officially announced Josh Berry as the driver of its No. 42 Toyota for the 2027 NASCAR Cup season. He will join Erik Jones (No. 43) and Riley Herbst (No. 84) as teammates next year. With Herbst, they are expanding into three full-time entries, and the team is parting ways with John Hunter Nemechek, confirming his exit last week.
"Legacy Motor Club is an organization that ...Keep reading

Williams reveal special livery ahead of Spanish GP in Madrid

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-09-08 19:03
The special livery will adorn the Williams car throughout the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at the Madring.

Why Antonelli’s Monza win feels like the defining moment of 2026

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-09-08 19:03
Former Renault F1 driver and F1 TV analyst Jolyon Palmer on Kimi Antonelli's home win – and what it means for the 2026 season.

Kelvin Fu set to takeover president of Honda Racing Corporation USA, succeeding David Salters

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-09-08 18:30
Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) has announced that Kelvin Fu will take over as the organization’s next president, succeeding David Salters. The leadership transition will officially take effect on September 12, 2026.
Salters, who became president of then-Honda Performance Development (HPD) in 2020, is leaving HRC US to join a technology startup outside the motorsports industry. He ...Keep reading

Porsche personnel cuts: Head of GT3 department filled after all

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-09-08 17:54
Who will succeed GT3 project manager Sebastian Golz and take over responsibility for the GT3 department surrounding the traditional 911 GT3 R in the future? This question has now been answered: As Motorsport-Total.com has investigated, the German Maximilian Muller is taking on this role.
"Maximilian Muller officially took over the function of Project Manager GT3 R at Porsche Motorsport at the ...Keep reading

Winners and losers from the IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-09-08 17:30
The checkered flag flew on the 2026 season in the IndyCar Series with the Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The season finale at the iconic 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural terrain road course was a walkoff by Scott McLaughlin, who coasted to his first win since 2024 (Milwaukee, Race 2). The New Zealander ended up finishing an uncontested 1.3739s ahead of Andretti Global’s ...Keep reading

Brad Pitt to give command to start engines for NASCAR Bristol Night Race

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-09-08 17:22
Actor Brad Pitt and Bass Pro Shops CEO Johnny Morris will give the command to start engines for the NASCAR Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 19. Bass Pro Shops is also the title sponsor for the race, which sits as the third round of the ten-week Chase for the championship
Pitt, whose upcoming film the Heart of the Beast is coming to theaters later this month, is best known in the ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli like “AI agent" that's always getting better, according to Toto Wolff

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-09-08 16:30
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that even he has been surprised by the rapid growth shown by Kimi Antonelli over the course of the 2026 Formula 1 season, likening him to an "AI agent" that is always improving.
The 20-year-old Italian is in just his second F1 season after being fast-tracked to the top tier as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton when he left the Silver Arrows ahead of the 2025 ...Keep reading

Who impressed our Power Rankings judges in Italy?

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-09-08 16:00
Kimi Antonelli claimed one of the great Formula 1 victories at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. But who else impressed our Power Rankings judges at Monza? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below...

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