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Takamoto Katsuta has praised the actions of his rivals Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe following the “biggest” accident of his World Rally Championship career at Rally Paraguay.
The Toyota driver and co-driver Aaron Johnston were involved in a violent crash, which forced officials to cancel stage 21 of the gravel rally last weekend. 
Katsuta's GR Yaris went up onto two wheels ...Keep reading

As F1 heads to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix, Need to Know is your all-in-one guide with statistics, driving pointers, strategy tips and more.

Formula 1 returns to action with the Italian Grand Prix this weekend. But how much do you know about the Autodromo Nazionale Monza? F1.com presents your all-in-one guide…

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Disney and Pixar's Lightning McQueen has been spotted at Monza as a track vehicle for the Italian Grand Prix.
The iconic animated race car's appearance is part of a newly announced multi-year extension between Formula 1 and Disney, expanding the "Fuel the Magic" campaign through to the end of 2028.
Photos of Lightning McQueen's Monza appearance quickly made their way across social media ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli says he has "nothing to lose" at the Italian Grand Prix as he aims to recover from a big penalty for taking new power unit components.
Following a string of reliability issues earlier in the year, Antonelli is switching to his fifth Mercedes power unit of the year, which will land him a back-of-the grid start.
Antonelli hasn't had the best Monza ...Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is optimistic that Argentina could return to the World Rally Championship calendar in the near future.
The South American nation has a rich history in the WRC, featuring regularly on the calendar from 1980 to 2019 with only 1995 and 2010 being its only absentees from the series.
COVID-19 ultimately dropped it off the calendar and when the WRC returned to ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton made a striking entrance at the Monza circuit ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, arriving for media day behind the wheel of his newly restored Ferrari F40.
Dressed in an all-black suit layered with a tan coat and flat cap-style hat, the seven-time champion turned heads in the Formula 1 paddock by driving his custom-plated #44 supercar, which he had unveiled on social media earlier ...Keep reading

The Italian Grand Prix is declared a heat-hazard race as high temperatures continue in the country following the summer heatwave.

Formula 1's governing body the FIA has declared a heat hazard for this weekend's Austrian GP, forcing drivers to either wear cooling vests or attach ballast to their F1 cars.
Temperatures across Italy have soared once again in recent days, with a sixth heatwave of the summer affecting the country over the next week.
The region around Milan and Monza is bracing for temperatures north of 35C ...Keep reading

With the summer break over, the chase for the World Endurance Championship titles resumes with the Lone Star Le Mans on 4-6 September, as the leading players in the top endurance series take to the track in Austin for a 6-hour race.
Circuit of The Americas opens the second half of the 2026 season, and in Texas there will clearly be plenty of curiosity to see how things develop in the Hypercar ...Keep reading

Honda is yet to give a clue as to whether Diogo Moreira or David Alonso will join Fabio Quartararo in its factory MotoGP team in 2027.
On 21 July, Honda officially announced the signing of young talent Alonso, who was born in Spain and has competed with a Colombian passport since arriving in the world championship four years ago. 
Long before that announcement, the news that Alonso was ...Keep reading

Our expert betting writers have picked a five-leg early Bet Builder, including a podium finish, two top-six finishes and two drivers with the potential for points.

Prior to officially unveiling the Chase for the Championship format in January, NASCAR and Racing Insights conducted over 25,000 simulations to predict how the format could potentially play out.
The findings:
Overall, drivers won the championship 85 percent of time when seeded inside the top six and 69 percent of the time from the top three. There is a pathway to the championship all the way ...Keep reading

Matt DiBenedetto will be back behind the wheel of a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series car, driving the No. 42 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 3. Magnesium Performance Wheels will sponsor the effort.
Catchfence.com's Chris Knight broke the story, with DiBenedetto expressing excitement and gratitude over the opportunity.
DiBenedetto is a highly experienced ...Keep reading

All 16 NASCAR Cup drivers who qualified for the Chase took part in Media Day on Wednesday, and several fielded questions about the long-awaited Days of Thunder sequel that is coming to theaters in June of 2028. Tom Cruise will again star as fictional NASCAR driver Cole Trickle, with Anne Hathaway co-starring as a team owner/engineer.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been in contact with the minds ...Keep reading

Of the 16 drivers who comprise the newest iteration of the Chase for the Championship, only two of them have competed in the version that predated The Playoffs from 2004-to-2013.
Denny HamlinJoey Logano
On one hand, this gives them both a baseline understanding of how to navigate the next 10 weeks but there are also enough wrinkles that both of them are still curious about what this is going ...Keep reading

John Hunter Nemechek, 29, will not return to Legacy Motor Club for the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Nemechek first. joined the team at the start of the 2024 season, recording points finishes of 34th and 25th. He currently sits 27th in the 2026 championship standings, trailing teammate Erik Jones in 21st by 80 points after Daytona.
"Legacy Motor Club has made the decision to part ways with ...Keep reading

The 'win and you're in' may be gone, but the importance of winning remains critical in the battle to become a NASCAR Cup Series champion. Ryan Preece showed just how valuable a win can be last than a week ago at Daytona International Speedway.
And while there is one point between each position on track, that abruptly jumps to 20 points between the runner-up spot and the race winner. That means ...Keep reading