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"Avengers: Doomsday" is coming to the United States Grand Prix

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 16:04
Williams is bringing its Marvel livery to the 2026 United States Grand Prix, but Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz won't be racing in it.
The Williams F1 team will be putting a painted show car in the team's Fan Zone in Austin. While the livery received a round of compliments from fans, it will purely be a display piece rather than anything that actually drives a lap at the Circuit of the Americas ...Keep reading

Did Haas make the correct decision in signing Rafael Camara for F1 2027?

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 15:15
Rafael Camara has been announced as a Formula 1 driver for the 2027 season and he will serve as Esteban Ocon’s replacement at Haas.
It will see the 21-year-old Brazilian make his F1 debut after such a rapid rise through the junior formulae.
Camara won the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship and the 2025 Formula 3 title, following that up by currently leading the Formula 2 standings ...Keep reading

Frederik Vesti steps up to full-time role as Cadillac Racing details 2027 IMSA lineup

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 15:08
For the third consecutive season, Cadillac Racing will campaign a three-car lineup of Cadillac V-Series.R prototypes across two partner teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Touring Prototype class. Fresh off their championship-winning campaign, Cadillac Whelen returns with the traditional #31 entry, alongside Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing’s #10 and #40 cars.
The sole ...Keep reading

Rafael Camara to replace Esteban Ocon at Haas for F1 2027

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 15:01
Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Camara will make his Formula 1 debut for Haas in 2027 and is expected to line up alongside Oliver Bearman.
The 21-year-old Brazilian is replacing Esteban Ocon who will leave the American outfit at the end of 2026 after two disappointing seasons, his departure being confirmed on 30 September.
Camara has enjoyed a rapid rise through the junior ranks by ...Keep reading

Lando Norris's business empire explained: Quadrant, LN4 Fusion and Seat Unique

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 14:55
Lando Norris's business portfolio now includes a gaming brand born in lockdown, a junior racing team and a stake in a ticketing platform. Each venture puts confidence in a very different industry. One has been partly sold, one is a race team he co-founded, and one is purely an investment. Put them in a list and you can see that Norris is looking to build his future after he hangs up the ...Keep reading

Cadillac signs Ricky Taylor, Antonio Felix da Costa in refreshed 2027 WEC line-up

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 14:17
Cadillac has announced that Ricky Taylor and Antonio Felix da Costa will join its factory Jota team in the World Endurance Championship in 2027.
The pair will replace Sebastien Bourdais and Alex Lynn, both of whom will leave the American manufacturer at the end of next month’s Monza season finale.
Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber, Norman Nato and Will Stevens will remain with the team next ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen reflects on "very special" Singapore GP moment with Gianpiero Lambiase

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 14:08
Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has described sharing his first Singapore Grand Prix victory with his departing race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase as "very special".
The Dutchman secured his second grand prix victory of the season during a dominant weekend at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. He claimed pole position for both the sprint race and grand prix and won both races.
The ...Keep reading

Christian Horner takes cheeky swipe at Guenther Steiner: 'He never achieved an F1 podium'

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 13:46
Christian Horner has taken a cheeky swipe at Guenther Steiner for shooting to fame thanks to Netflix hit Drive to Survive, despite his lack of success in Formula 1.
Steiner was team boss of minnow squad Haas from 2014 to 2023, overseeing two last-place finishes in the championship with a best result of fifth in 2018 before his removal.
The obvious highlight was Kevin Magnussen’s shock pole ...Keep reading

Every Record Kimi Antonelli breaks if he wins the F1 title in Austin

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 13:44
If Kimi Antonelli becomes Formula 1 world champion at the United States Grand Prix later this month, he will break Sebastian Vettel's record of being the youngest F1 world champion ever to be crowned. He will also end a 73-year drought of Italian champions. Both of these records he will break in just his second year driving in the championship, and both at just 20 years old.
These are all the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris slammed by Guenther Steiner for "not a world champion move"

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 13:24
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner says 2025 champion Lando Norris's crash with his McLaren team-mate during the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race was "not a world champion move".
Norris and Piastri made contact on the last lap of the sprint race. While running in fourth and fifth, Norris went for a move down the inside of his team-mate but ended up clipping Piastri, sending ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s Portimao team-mates: who are Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat?

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 12:50
Max Verstappen is embedding himself in his GT3 side hustle this weekend. He's not a regular in the Verstappen Racing team, but he'll be taking over this weekend as a rather well-experienced reserve. He will be driving the No. 3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO alongside Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat. But who are these two talented gentlemen? And should the 61-car field be worried?
Chris Lulham Is a ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen vs Valentino Rossi: How their GT3 cars compare

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 12:15
Max Verstappen's Mercedes-AMG and Valentino Rossi's BMW is very different cars with a different number of turbos and a totally different soundtrack. But the rulebook is designed to make them equally fast. The two drivers will race this Saturday at Portimao in the final round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, but how do their weapons of choice compare?
It's a 61-car grid this ...Keep reading

Franco Morbidelli on securing most coveted WSBK ride: 'Clearly Ducati has some trust in me'

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 12:07
Departing MotoGP rider Franco Morbidelli has thanked Ducati for showing faith in him as he moves to its factory World Superbike team.
The Italian has endured a tough run in the VR46 MotoGP Ducati team, losing the confidence that made him a three-time winner back in 2020. 
His dip in form led to him failing to find a MotoGP contract for 2027, but Ducati kept him in the fold with the factory ...Keep reading

"Not allowed, not made possible": Was BMW denied its title chance?

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 11:18
After Schubert-BMW title contender Marco Wittmann had already vented his frustration about the Balance of Performance (BoP) after taking 16th in qualifying, he doubled down after the title-deciding race. While Thomas Preining and Maro Engel fought each other for the title, Wittmann could only manage seventh place at Hockenheim on Sunday.
"I would have liked a three-way fight between Maro ...Keep reading

How a chat with Prost inspired Wolff's F1 driver management

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-10-15 11:15
Toto Wolff has revealed that a conversation with Alain Prost early in his own Formula 1 career inspired the Mercedes Team Principal in how to deal with fractious relationships between his drivers.

Max Verstappen GTWC Europe debut: Everything you need to know

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 11:09
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is set to make his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe during this weekend's season finale in Portimao.
Following his strong performances on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, where only a technical problem prevented an overall victory in the Nurburgring 24 Hours on debut, the Red Bull driver returns to the cockpit of the Mercedes-AMG GT3.
The ...Keep reading

George Russell forced to race with used Mercedes parts after Singapore GP crash

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 11:05
George Russell’s 2026 Singapore Grand Prix was already a certified nightmare on paper. We already knew he had to swallow a massive 60-place engine penalty, fought a brake pedal that decided to go squishy, and spent two hours baking in the cockpit while a ruptured drink bottle leaked mystery fluid all over him.
But thanks to some fresh intel from the German paddock insiders, it turns out his ...Keep reading

Red Bull reveals striking white F1 race suits for US GP as fans call for matching livery

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 10:38
Red Bull has unveiled all-white race suits for the upcoming Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, hinting that a matching one-off livery could also be introduced for the race at the Circuit of the Americas.
Four-time champion Max Verstappen and his team-mate Isack Hadjar showed off the new race suits in a video shared on the team's social media platforms. The white design features bold ...Keep reading

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri conquers the dirt in F1 and MotoGP crossover

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 10:35
If there's one thing we know about modern Formula 1 drivers, it's that they hate losing. It doesn't matter if it's the Monaco Grand Prix, a round of F1 on their sim rigs, or a dirt buggy race against a MotoGP rider - they are going to absolutely send it.
That competitive streak was on full display when Quad Lock decided to reunite McLaren's Oscar Piastri and MotoGP sensation Pedro Acosta for ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta: "I'm going to Ducati to learn from Marc Marquez, not to beat him on same bike"

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-10-15 10:08
Pedro Acosta has responded to comments made by KTM CEO Gottfried Neumeister, who claimed that the Spaniard was joining Ducati due to his desire to beat Marc Marquez on the same machinery.
Last month, Neumeister said that he tried to keep Acosta within KTM's stable for MotoGP's era, but found that even money and the promise of a competitive bike wasn't enough to convince him to stay put.
"It ...Keep reading

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