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Carson Hocevar found himself on the receiving end of plenty of criticism last week after he seemed to brush off his spin of Brad Keselowski when asked about the contact they made after the conclusion of the Southern 500.
The driver of the No. 77 was called out by his fellow drivers — including Keselowski himself and Chase leader Denny Hamlin — as well as by many members of the NASCAR ...Keep reading

The full official starting order for Sunday's 2026 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.

Live coverage of Sunday's Formula 1 TAG Heuer Gran Premio de Espana 2026 in Madrid.

Ugo Ugochukwu claimed the Formula 3 title in the final race of the season as Tuukka Taponen became an F3 winner for the first time in the Madrid Feature Race 2.

Marc Marquez capitalised on an opening-lap crash for Aprilia rival Marco Bezzecchi to win the San Marino Grand Prix and secure the lead in the MotoGP standings.
With Bezzecchi making another grave error early in the race after starting from pole position, the reigning world champion inherited the lead on the opening lap and then fought off Jorge Martin and Alex Marquez to claim his fifth win ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff briefly believed Kimi Antonelli had taken pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix – until Lando Norris snatched it away.
Antonelli markedly improved on his initial 1m32.140s on his second Q3 run at the new Madring track, setting a 1m31.835s and outpacing all his rivals by at least 0.178s.
All, but one. Norris, whose first effort was a ...Keep reading

Difficult Sunday qualifying for the DTM at the Sachsenring on a wet track: after a downpour this morning it did dry out, but it was still too damp for slicks. Pole position was secured by Winward-Mercedes driver Maro Engel with a 1:26.307, which is around ten seconds slower than the times on a dry track.
The 41-year-old thereby cut his deficit in the overall standings to three points to DTM ...Keep reading

Zak Brown believes Lando Norris is still in contention for this year's drivers' title after claiming pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix, stating "until it's not possible, it's possible".

Pedro Clerot earned a maiden Formula 3 victory in the Madrid Feature Race 1 as Campos Racing sealed the Teams' Title

Max Verstappen says he still needs to figure out where to overtake if he is to beat Lando Norris to victory in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Verstappen qualified third at Madrid’s new street circuit, just over a tenth slower than polesetter Norris and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.
Asked if he could challenge the McLaren for victory, the Red Bull driver was skeptical, given how tricky ...Keep reading

Colton Herta has withdrawn from both races at the Madring Formula 2 round.
The Hitech driver crashed out of qualifying on Friday at Madrid’s new track, with the rear end slipping away in Turn 19. He hit both walls, damaging the front, the rear and the right-hand side of his car.
 
Herta successively withdrew from both races on Saturday and Sunday, reportedly feeling “unwell”. No ...Keep reading

The circuit in Madrid has offered Formula 1 drivers a surprisingly high level of grip during their first visit, something that is certainly not a given at a new circuit. The grip level has taken some teams in the paddock by surprise, although the very high tyre degradation so far has done the same.
"It was tricky at the start of the weekend because this track has so much grip, even though it's ...Keep reading

Ugo Ugochukwu became the 2026 Formula 3 champion on Sunday, despite coming into the Madring weekend as a dark horse.
Campos Racing’s Ugochukwu and Trident’s Freddie Slater emerged as the two title contenders over the summer, courtesy of their consistency in feature races. In the first seven rounds of the season – until the summer break – Slater finished six feature races on the podium ...Keep reading

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has warned that Formula 1 "cannot continue this way" after being disappointed by how the current generation of cars is being held back on the challenging Madring circuit, the new home of the Spanish Grand Prix.
As much as Alonso was full of praise for the challenging 5.4km Madring track, which features several high-speed and high-commitment corners with ...Keep reading

Toyota and Walkinshaw TWG Racing have taken an impressive 1-3 result in the first of Supercars’ endurance races at The Bend in South Australia.
Chaz Mostert led home Ryan Wood in the black GR Supras, answering a number of questions about the reliability of the cars’ engine packages in the 500km race, run for the first time on the shorter, 3.4km West circuit.
The pair looked to be on the ...Keep reading

The 2026 Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy has reached its season finale this week at the Steel Ring in Trinec, Czech Republic.
Round four will crown the championship's title winners and the RMC Euro Trophy also returns to the Steel Ring for the second consecutive season.
It follows a 2025 debut that produced one of the most memorable finals days of the year and here is what’s on ...Keep reading

Our expert betting writers bring you their final predictions and the latest odds before the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.

Marc Marquez says he is open to reading Valentino Rossi’s autobiography, but only after he has retired from motorcycle racing.
Earlier this week, MotoGP legend Rossi announced that he will publish a new book titled La Mia Storia (my story) on 10 November, covering his life both on and off the track.
Written with Italian journalist Giorgio Terruzzi and spanning 480 pages, the book will ...Keep reading

WWT Raceway was the site of the latest clash between NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regulars Corey Day and William Sawalich. 
They previously had run-ins at COTA, Daytona, and just last weekend at Darlington when Day sent Sawalich spinning. 
With just under 50 laps to go in the second round of the 2026 Chase, Day pushed up into Sawalich in the battle for fifth. Down the backstretch ...Keep reading

Jesse Love went to Victory Lane for the first time this year with an impressive victory at WWT Raceway on Saturday. The reigning NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion is now just 16 points out of the championship lead after claiming his fourth career win.
Love passed Carson Kvapil with 16 laps to go, driving off to collect the checkered flag with Sheldon Creed second, Sam Mayer third ...Keep reading