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NASCAR has adjusted the length of the three stages for the Cup Series race at Talladega on April 26.
The first stage will end on Lap 98, the second stage on Lap 143 and the scheduled conclusion on Lap 188. In comparison, last year saw the stages end on Lap 60 and 120. In other words, NASCAR has structured the race where fuel will not be necessary in the middle of the final two stages, to ...Keep reading

IndyCar is moving forward with an adjusted version of its single-car qualifying format in the Firestone Fast Six for the remaining four street circuit races of the 2026 season, beginning this weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Introduced last month in the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, the traditional knockout style of Segments 1 and 2 dwindled down to six competitors ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has explained how his mindset changed in 2025 as he fought his team-mate Lando Norris for the championship title.
In his third season in F1, the Australian driver managed a third-place finish overall with seven grand prix wins and nine grand prix podium finishes. In comparison, he finished fourth in 2024 with two grand prix wins and six grand prix ...Keep reading

Renger van der Zande wasn’t a fan of his front row seat watching the politics of team orders play out between the two dominant Porsche Penske Motorsport entries at last month’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
The Dutchman, who co-drives Acura Meyer Shank Racing’s #93 Acura ARX-06 with fellow full-timer Nick Yelloly, was practically a spectator in the once-around-the-clock crown jewel of ...Keep reading

The F1 Nation team discuss the news that Gianpiero Lambiase will move from Red Bull to McLaren in 2028, while McLaren’s Technical Director of Performance, Mark Temple, reflects on whether the papaya squad can beat Mercedes this season.

Andrea Stella details what McLaren will be working on in the April break as they seek a return to winning ways.

Takamoto Katsuta’s World Rally Championship co-driver Aaron Johnston says it was “quite special” for an Irishman to win in Croatia on the third anniversary of Craig Breen’s passing.
Former Citroen and Hyundai factory WRC driver Breen is always in the minds of the WRC service park when the championship heads to Croatia, as the much loved Irishman lost his life in a testing crash ...Keep reading

After KTM, Honda and Yamaha put their respective prototypes for 2027 on track at the end of last year and the beginning of the current one, Motorsport.com can confirm that on Monday Ducati joined them with a first shakedown of its Desmosedici GP that it is developing under the new technical regulations.
Veteran test rider Michele Pirro has been tasked with the shakedown on Monday and Tuesday ...Keep reading

Ty Gibbs held on against a charging Ryan Blaney at Bristol Motor Speedway to become the 207th different winner in NASCAR Cup Series history this past weekend.
The 500-lap event was pushed into overtime, leaving three drivers on three different tire strategies to battle it out for the win. Larson on two fresh right-sides had led the most laps, Blaney with four fresh tires was clearly the fastest ...Keep reading

Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) confirmed OpenAI has expanded its partnership and will now be a primary sponsor for two rounds during the 2026 season in the IndyCar Series.
 OpenAI, the leading AI research and deployment company, will be the primary sponsor on reigning and four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou’s #10 Honda for this weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, followed by the Freedom ...Keep reading

The Williams Formula 1 team will be attending the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, which will take place from 9-12 July. 
Team principal James Vowles, 1996 champion and ambassador Damon Hill, reserve driver Luke Browning and three-time W Series champion and ambassador Jamie Chadwick will all appear at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Hill will be reunited with his title-winning ...Keep reading

Having raced on three very different circuits in Melbourne, Shanghai and Suzuka, the early stages of 2026 have provided a first look at which teams hit the ground running in Formula 1's bold new era and who has missed the mark.
Mercedes came out swinging with a clean sweep of the first three races, while questions will be asked at struggling Williams and Aston Martin. Here's an overview of all ...Keep reading

2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg has shared his verdict on the new regulations. The former driver downplayed growing concerns surrounding the changes that were introduced for 2026.
The 2026 regulations include an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power, smaller and lighter cars, active aerodynamics, Overtake Mode and the use of a boost button.
The regulations ...Keep reading

Former Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko has become the latest figure to criticise the new Formula 1 rules and regulations, as he points to where the problems began and how he hopes solutions can be found.
F1’s new era has received a mixed response at best, with the increase in action and overtaking contrasting complaints by drivers about artificial overtakes and unnatural ways to drive the ...Keep reading

The Mercedes team has completely dominated the first three race weekends of the 2026 Formula 1 season. The Silver Arrows won all three grands prix, plus the sprint in China – though it was not always straightforward. Ferrari, in particular, was often able to apply pressure at the start of races, producing several close on-track battles.
However, a look at the data paints a clear picture: the ...Keep reading

A one-of-a-kind Topps trading card featuring Kimi Antonelli has sold for an eye-watering $201,910 with Goldin Auctions.
The sale of the '2025 Topps Dynasty F1 Racing Glove Jumbo Patch Autograph Kimi Antonelli Signed Race-Used Patch Rookie Card' became the most expensive card for the Mercedes driver and the seventh-most expensive F1 card of all time. 
 
The most expensive Topps F1 ...Keep reading

Some driver and team pairings are simply unforgettable for F1 fans – take Michael Schumacher and Ferrari or Ayrton Senna and McLaren as two prime examples. But what about combinations that might have slipped your mind over the years? F1.com presents 10 such cases below, including a handful from recent history and a few that go a little bit further back in the archives…

Pedro Acosta believes the intense format and calendar currently in force in MotoGP will lead to shorter rider careers.
During his media briefing ahead of the United States Grand Prix, the factory KTM rider was asked if there would be benefits to more two-week intervals between races.
"It's a good idea," replied Acosta. "Because what I feel is bad about the calendar is that now the careers of ...Keep reading

The first official trailer for The Kaiser, an upcoming film based on the early career and Formula 1 debut of Michael Schumacher, has been released.
According to the official website for the upcoming film, which is produced by Grey Universe Ltd. alongside partners B2Y Productions, NFK and A1, it will focus on the pressure leading up to the German driver's debut in the championship. 
The ...Keep reading

Head of Audi Formula 1 project Mattia Binotto has discussed the areas for improvement for the team.
The Italian explained that while the main area to gain performance will be with the power unit, the energy efficiency, deployment and driveability also need attention.
Audi joined the grid in 2026 as a works team after taking over Sauber at the end of 2025.
"We are aware as well that if I ...Keep reading