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The helmet worn by Gilles Villeneuve during his last Formula 1 race was sold for a record-breaking $1.25 million – just over €1 million. This was reported by Darren Jack, CEO of the Canadian company Hall of Fame Collection, which handled the sale.
The amount is a world record for a racing helmet. The previous record belonged to a helmet worn by Ayrton Senna during the 1992 Belgian Grand ...Keep reading

It is fair to say that the 2026 Formula 1 season has so far generated more controversy off the track than on it, with the usual endless debates surrounding the regulations – and before that, Mercedes’ engine compression ratio.
On track, however, matters have remained relatively calm. There have been a handful of incidents and collisions here and there, but nothing sufficiently contentious ...Keep reading

It’s exactly 20 years since the FIA GT3 Championship heralded a new era of sportscar racing. As a packed grid of 44 cars lined up at the Silverstone Circuit in 2006, few could have imagined the scale of success this category would go on to enjoy.
After all, this was a time when the sportscar racing landscape was highly fragmented and transitional. The World Endurance Championship was still ...Keep reading

Hankook has shed light on its plans to introduce new World Rally Championship tyres for 2027, while revealing that further upgrades to its gravel tyre could be made this season.
The WRC’s sole tyre supplier has confirmed plans to introduce two new winter tyres for next year. Hankook had signalled its intention to offer a new product for 2027 during this year’s season opener in Monte Carlo ...Keep reading

Michael Schumacher’s Formula 1 career was made legendary by his fantastic racecraft and record-breaking success, but also some questionable moves – one of which occurred on 27 May 2006.
Going into the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix, Schumacher was already facing a 15-point deficit to championship leader Fernando Alonso, with a race win worth 10 points at the time.
This was the consequence of the ...Keep reading

Cal Crutchlow is being given a test by the LCR MotoGP team on Wednesday, as he is trialled as a stand-in for Johann Zarco, Motorsport has learned.
The Frenchman got injured 10 days ago in a heavy crash at Barcelona, and is waiting for the right moment to undergo surgery on his left leg.
The prospect of Crutchlow racing in a grand prix again reflects Honda’s lack of stand-in options ...Keep reading

Richard Childress Racing has announced that Austin Hill will again drive Kyle Busch’s NASCAR Cup Series entry following the tragic death of the 41-year-old NASCAR legend.
Amid a sorrowful and rainy weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Hill drove the car in the Coca-Cola 600 as the garage mourned Busch’s passing. RCR suspended its use of the No. 8 ahead of the Charlotte race, changing the ...Keep reading

2025 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love is set to go racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend. He will drive the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Love has just three Truck starts, all coming during the 2023 season. He finished ninth, 13th, and fourth in those three appearances.
"Grateful for everyone involved at Spire Motorsport for the ride this weekend ...Keep reading

Cleetus McFarland (aka Garrett Mitchell)  will be back behind the wheel of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck at Michigan International Speedway on June 6.
Cleetus will drive the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet. It will be his second appearance in the Truck Series, after making his debut in the same truck at Daytona. Unfortunately, his debut only lasted six laps, losing control at the exit of Turn 4 ...Keep reading

It was a wild day for ex-F1 driver Romain Grosjean in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500. The Dale Coyne Racing driver was running as high as fifth during the late-race red flag, and while he fell back a few places in the end, it was still his best-ever finish in the Indy 500.
Grosjean also did it while carrying a No. 18 stylized in honor of fallen NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, and the car ...Keep reading

The 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 delivered chaos and drama, and left everyone in awe as Felix Rosenqvist pulled off a surging effort for the closest win in event history. 
It was wild from the moment the green flag dropped, with seven cautions - including two red flags - that accounted for 51 of 200 laps. Even with that, though, the race featured 70 lead changes, which is a record for ...Keep reading

When you take a step back and judge George Russell’s race weekend on it’s merits, it was almost faultless and exactly what he needed, writes former Renault F1 driver Jolyon Palmer.

Former F1 team boss and technical chief Ross Brawn has made a motorsport comeback by joining the Board of Directors at MotoGP outfit Pramac Racing.

After he took his best-ever grand prix result with Ferrari, it felt like a weight had fallen off Lewis Hamilton's shoulders. Hamilton took second at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after an entertaining, race-long battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen, hounding the Dutchman for laps before making the pass into Turn 1 on lap 62.
But beyond the headline result, what was even more ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc will use Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s data from the Canadian Grand Prix to find answers for “the most difficult weekend” of his Formula 1 career.
Although the 28-year-old took a solid points haul with fourth on Sunday, Leclerc was consistently off the pace as he finished over 30 seconds behind runner-up Hamilton.
It was only through George Russell’s retirement ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli made it four victories in a row with another triumph at the Canadian Grand Prix. But who else impressed our judges in Montreal? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below...

Team Principal Laurent Mekies recognised that Red Bull's strong result in the Canadian Grand Prix was down to their readiness to take risks.

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur was pleased with how Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc fared in Canada, as the former bagged his second podium of the season with a P2 finish, while the Monegasque driver came home fourth.

Citroen boss Cyril Blais has proposed a shake-up to Formula E’s Pit Boost format, suggesting teams should be given the freedom to decide how much energy they want to take on during pitstops.
The all-electric championship introduced fast-charging technology from the 2024-25 season, with one race of each double-header featuring a mandatory Pit Boost stop. 
While the concept added another ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen poked fun at McLaren’s decision to start the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on the intermediate compound as that strategic call immediately backfired.
The reigning championship-winning squad was the only frontrunner to start Sunday’s race on a non-slick tyre with the Montreal surface being slippery under cloudy conditions leading into it.
But much to McLaren’s dismay the ...Keep reading