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Hendrick Motorsports pokes fun at Denny Hamlin with Snickers photo: "That was all Rick"

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 19:07
In a July edition of Denny Hamlin's podcast, Actions Detrimental, Hamlin was speaking about the then-struggling Hendrick Motorsports.
"They need to have a Snickers," Hamlin said of HMS during the summer. "They've not been themselves in a while."
Well, after beating Hamlin and the rest of Joe Gibbs Racing to the championship in November, the No. 5 team took a photo with Kyle Larson, Jeff ...Keep reading

AJ Foyt Racing, GM Defense, and Congressional Medal of Honor Society launch Project Accelerator

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 18:00
AJ Foyt Racing, GM Defense, and the Congressional Medal of Honor Society have launched Project Accelerator, a motorsports-driven networking platform designed to connect leaders across the defense, technology, and racing industries.
Throughout the 2027 season, incoming IndyCar rookie Josh Pierson will carry the logos of Project Accelerator, GM Defense, and the Congressional Medal of Honor ...Keep reading

Jake Walker returns to Turner Motorsport for full-time 2027 IMSA GTD drive

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 16:42
Turner Motorsport is set to celebrate a milestone 30th season of professional racing in 2027, renewing its long-standing exclusivity with BMW and welcoming a familiar face back to its full-time driver lineup.
The New Hampshire-based squad will anchor its 2027 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign around the #96 BMW M4 GT3 EVO in the GTD class, anchored by full-season co-drivers ...Keep reading

Who won the teammate battles of NASCAR Cup 2026?

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 16:41
There are eleven multi-car teams with sizes ranging from two to four cars in the NASCAR Cup Series, but which driver from each can claim to be the best? In some organizations, there was a clear leader on the track, but there's others where it was a far more difficult call. 
Motorsport.com considered race wins, average finish, head-to-head weekly battles, the final championship result, and ...Keep reading

‘Kimi Antonelli isn’t Ayrton Senna yet, but he may be a Senninha’ – Toto Wolff

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 16:25
To this day, Ayrton Senna remains the last Brazilian Formula 1 driver to have won the world championship. But as a new generation of Auriverde racers finally emerges, they’re not the ones drawing comparisons to the country’s legend.
Kimi Antonelli’s spectacular drives this season – and, more superficially, his curly brown hair – have earned him such plaudits, especially after he won ...Keep reading

Dale Coyne Racing signs reigning Indy NXT champion Nikita Johnson for 2027 IndyCar season

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 16:12
Reigning Indy NXT champion Nikita Johnson is stepping up to the top tier of American open-wheel racing. Dale Coyne Racing announced today that the 18-year-old Floridian will pilot one of the team's Honda-powered entries full-time in the 2027 IndyCar Series as an ENVE-sponsored athlete.
The 17-race IndyCar schedule kicks off March 7 in Johnson's hometown with the Firestone Grand Prix of St ...Keep reading

F1 ACADEMY announces 2027 calendar

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-11-10 16:11
F1 ACADEMY has revealed its calendar for the 2027 campaign, with the all-female series’ fifth season featuring seven rounds.

Camara experiences every condition in ‘tricky’ Haas debut

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-11-10 16:11
While Rafael Camara saw the chequered flag in a “tricky” debut race for Haas, the Brazilian faced the tough task of navigating his first Grand Prix and in changeable conditions.

Next Mercedes-AMG test: Could a woman return to the DTM in 2027?

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 15:57
Since 2022 there has no longer been a female driver in the DTM, although Ellen Lohr made history in 1992 with her legendary victory against Keke Rosberg & Co. in a Mercedes. However, that could change in 2027. Because there is apparently a realistic chance that a woman will once again be in a Mercedes-AMG cockpit next season.
As Motorsport-Total.com has learned, 22-year-old Frenchwoman Doriane ...Keep reading

Has Marco Bezzecchi finally rediscovered his early-season MotoGP form?

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 15:36
Marco Bezzecchi may have only himself to blame for his title challenge falling apart midway through the 2026 MotoGP season, but the Aprilia rider certainly knows how to dominate a grand prix.
His remarkable run of five consecutive victories, spanning the final races of 2025 and the opening flyaways of 2026, should have given him a significant advantage in the title race.But a disastrous ...Keep reading

Fangio, Haywood headline third batch of Sebring's 75 all-time greatest drivers

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 15:35
Juan Manuel Fangio, one of Formula 1's most iconic World Champions and a two-time winner at Sebring, and multi-time Sebring winner Hurley Haywood have been selected as part of the third "Class of 75" driver group.
This elite list recognizes the most successful drivers in the history of the 12 Hours of Sebring, and it is being revealed in five batches of 15 leading up to the historic 75th ...Keep reading

Formula 1 to finish season in Middle East

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2026-11-10 15:04
The 2026 Formula 1 season will conclude with the Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix as planned, with Italy's Imola circuit stood down as back-up for the races.

F1 2026 calendar update: Imola GP off the table, no plan B if war escalates

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 14:50
The Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix which will conclude Formula 1’s 2026 season are set to proceed as planned, provided there is no dramatic escalation of the Iran war.
The Middle Eastern conflict, which started in late February as the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, has destabilised the region. The calendars of many motorsport championships have been impacted – not least ...Keep reading

Sebastien Loeb tests again as Project Rally One submits WRC homologation papers

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 13:56
New World Rally Championship constructor Project Rally One has again called upon rally legend Sebastien Loeb to test its 2027 car ahead of its debut in Monte Carlo next year.
The nine-time world rally champion joined the Belgian squad’s regular test driver Stephane Lefebvre to put the car through its paces on asphalt around Saint-Die-des-Vosges in France last week. It is the second time Loeb ...Keep reading

Why McLaren went the opposite way to Mercedes' front wing

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-11-10 13:08
Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola investigate the front wing switch that helped McLaren's Lando Norris win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Alonso credits ‘phenomenal’ car after strong drive in Brazil

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-11-10 13:08
After a difficult time of it in Mexico City, Aston Martin bounced back strongly in Brazil as Fernando Alonso finished 12th at Interlagos, just missing out on a rare chance to score points.

P10 in Sao Paulo GP 'the maximum possible' – Hulkenberg

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-11-10 13:08
Nico Hulkenberg believes that P10 and the final point on offer was "the maximum possible" in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the Audi driver having recovered from a 10-second penalty.

Valentino Rossi in new autobiography: '2015 still hurts, Marc Marquez wanted me to lose'

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 13:03
Valentino Rossi has revisited his 2015 feud with Marc Marquez in his new autobiography, maintaining that the Spaniard interfered in his MotoGP title battle with Jorge Lorenzo.
The nine-time world champion previously published a book about his career while he was still at the peak of his powers. But a new work, La Mia Storia, will be released on 10 November, offering a fresh account of the ...Keep reading

FIA reveals latest ADUO results in final review of 2026 F1 season

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 11:42
The FIA has announced its final Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) results for the 2026 Formula 1 season, with no changes granted for any of the power unit manufacturers.
From this season, the FIA installed a mechanism in the F1 regulations which allowed power unit manufacturers the ability to make updates, if they fell behind the leading engine, in the form of tokens ...Keep reading

Toyota “sad” WEC drivers' title was effectively decided before Monza finale

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-11-10 11:29
Toyota says the battle for the drivers’ title was effectively decided before the Monza 6 Hours, hinting at the Balance of Performance as a contributing factor for an anticlimactic end to the 2026 World Endurance Championship.
Only Toyota's crews remained in contention for the Hypercar title heading into last weekend's Monza finale, after a dominant 1-2 finish in October's Barcelona race ...Keep reading

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