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Marc Marquez insists he is “still far” from the level he enjoyed during his title-winning 2025 MotoGP campaign, despite claiming his first win of the year in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint.
The factory Ducati rider pounced on a late error from polesitter Fabio di Giannantonio in Saturday’s half-distance race at Goiania to secure his first victory in MotoGP for six months.
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1978 Formula 1 champion Mario Andretti, who is on the board of directors of the Cadillac F1 team, has admitted that Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez are a "bit rusty" after taking a year out of the series.
The American outfit joined the grid in 2026 as the 11th team with the experienced driver line-up of the former Red Bull and Mercedes drivers. Both Bottas and Perez lost their full-time seats ...Keep reading

The talk through pre-season testing for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign was that last year's top four teams - McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari - have pulled further away from the midfield.
Although that might be true in the long term for these new regulations, a look at the standings after the opening two rounds shows a welcome surprise sitting in fourth: Haas. The American outfit was ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls has unveiled a striking special livery for the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix.
The team revealed the livery, which is inspired by the new Red Bull Spring Edition can, during a Red Bull Tokyo Drift night-time car meet and party on Saturday. 
The design, made in collaboration with Japanese calligrapher Bisen Aoyagi, features a predominantly white design with cherry red accents and ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo says he had to push to the “absolute limit” to overcome a 12km/h straightline deficit and score an unlikely sixth place in the MotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix sprint.
The factory Yamaha rider was one of the star performers of the day at Goiania, taking advantage of a number of crashes in qualifying to secure fourth on the grid. He also made an impressive start in the sprint ...Keep reading

Kevin Estre accused Porsche Penske Motorsport team-mate Felipe Nasr of violating team orders in the late stages of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. 
With roughly an 1h12m to go, team orders saw Estre’s #6 Porsche 963, equipped with fresh tires, move ahead of Nasr in the #7 sister car as the pair ran 1-2. However, the two were under threat while navigating traffic shortly after by the the ...Keep reading

In the crowded paddock of the Franciacorta Karting Track, with more than 400 entered drivers, the WSK Super Master Series is preparing to host a decisive event that will award the titles for the 2026 season.
Following the seasonal record set during the penultimate round in Lonat, which saw 60 nations represented and five different nationalities among the leaders of the six championship ...Keep reading

The 74th edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring is over, and the #7 of Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer, and Laurin Heinrich led a Penske perfect 1-2 n the #7 Porsche 963. Nasr is now a four-time overall winner in Sebring, Henrich has two, and Andlauer rises to the top step of the GTP Sebring podium for the first time in his career.
The #2 United Autosports Oreca claimed victory in LMP2, the #911 ...Keep reading

There was chaos, cautions, team radio drama and late restarts, but Felipe Nasr held firm and guided Porsche Penske Motorsport to victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
A restart with less than 18 minutes to go saw the Brazilian fend off teammate Kevin Estre to take a 1.515s margin of victory on the 3.74-mile, 17-turn airfield circuit. 
Ricky Taylor finished third to put Cadillac ...Keep reading

While Kyle Larson dominated most of the race, it was Justin Allgaier who won Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race. It was his second win of the 2026 season and the 30th of his career.
"All of these guys right here," said Allgaier, gesturing his team when he asked how he pulled off this latest victory.  "We have not been the best on pit road all year, but these guys have never ...Keep reading

Jim Michaelian was one of the founding members of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, and for half-a-century, he worked in various roles as an integral part of the event. He has served as Controller, Chief Operating Officer and was named President & CEO since 2001, and until January of this year. He was supposed to assume a new role at Penske Entertainment at the end of June. 
It was said ...Keep reading

Porsche Penske Motorsport remain out front, with Laurin Heinrich’s #7 Porsche 963 leading Laurens Vanthoor in the #6 sister car after eight hours in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
An extended green run of over three hours saw the pair pull away from the field and cruise off to over 24s on the rest of the GTP rivals. However, the sixth caution has brought them together again around the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez says MotoGP was fortunate the hole that developed at the Goiania circuit did not extend onto the racing line, allowing the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint to go ahead after repairs.
Saturday’s half-distance for the Brazilian Grand Prix was put in jeopardy when riders spotted a hole on the start/finish straight after qualifying. 
Several workers arrived on the scene and had to cut ...Keep reading

In a tricky qualifying session at Darlington Raceway, Tyler Reddick went fastest of all with a 29.072s lap, even while hitting the wall at the exit of Turn 4.
The closest driver to the championship leader in qualifying was the same driver closest to him in the championship standings -- 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace, who ended the session 0.126s behind the pole-sitter.
"Gosh, I came off ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez beat Fabio di Giannantonio in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint after a late duel to claim his first victory since coming back from serious injury.
The factory Ducati rider capitalised on a late error from di Giannantonio with three laps remaining to take the lead, before resisting the VR46’s late counterattack to take the chequered flag by just 0.213s.
The result marked his ...Keep reading

Post-race technical nightmare for Max Verstappen, Jules Gounon, and Daniel Juncadella: The trio has been stripped of its Nürburgring Nordschleife win due to a major tire blunder.
The Verstappen party at the second race of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) has been cut short in the most painful way possible. After dominating the 58th ADAC Barbarossapreis, the #3 Winward Racing ...Keep reading

Darlington is the latest race to feature some inspection issues at the start of the weekend. Ahead of NASCAR Cup practice and qualifying, three Cup teams failed inspection twice, resulting in some penalties.
They were the #9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Chase Elliott, the #17 RFK Racing Ford of Chris Buescher, and the lone open entry in the field -- the #66Garage 66 Ford of Timmy ...Keep reading

In this moment, Denny Hamlin has a contract with Joe Gibbs Racing that has him in the No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE through the 2027 season.
That’s 67 more points races remaining to score as many wins as possible and challenge for that elusive NASCAR Cup Series championship. On Monday, he predicted that he would reach 67 career victories after reaching 61 on Sunday at Las Vegas.
Why that number? ...Keep reading

Julien Andlauer has the #7 Porsche 963 out front after four hours in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
The Frenchman leads Porsche Penske Motorsport teammate Matt Campbell, driving the sister car #6 entry, by 1.9s around the 3.74-mile, 17-turn airfield circuit.
There has been plenty of chaos with four full course cautions as the field, with 110 laps completed thus far.
From the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced that the 2026 Sim Racing World Championship will kick off at the global Esports and gaming festival, DreamHack, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from 27-29 March.
Following the season-opener, which will have a dedicated F1 Sim Racing Fanzone, the three next rounds will take place at F1's multi-purpose facility at the Media and Technology Centre in Biggin ...Keep reading