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Ott Tanak made a victorious competitive return to rallying by claiming victory on his American Rally Association National Championship debut at Overmountain Rally Tennessee.
The 2019 world rally champion piloted a factory-supported Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2 car at the gravel rally in what was the Estonian’s first competitive outing since last year’s World Rally Championship season finale ...Keep reading

All the key BBC coverage details for the Spanish Grand Prix, which takes place from 24-26 September.

Charles Leclerc has explained why he refrained from trying to copy Lewis Hamilton’s driving style when extracting the most out of Ferrari’s 2026 Formula 1 car was tricky.
As Formula 1 switched to new regulations for this season, Leclerc sometimes struggled with the Scuderia’s SF-26. After the Monegasque noticeably outperformed team-mate Hamilton last year, their head-to-head has been a ...Keep reading

Staff from the Aston Martin and Mercedes Formula 1 teams have gone head-to-head in the annual charity football match to raise funds for two charities.
The match, which is hosted at Brackley Town Football Club's St James Park and has been held since 2022, pits the neighbouring Northamptonshire squads against one another to raise funds for local and mental health charities.
The Silverstone ...Keep reading

Luca Marini admitted that he is fortunate to have avoided serious consequences after flying debris from Fabio Quartararo’s Yamaha struck him in the chest at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Qualifying a distant 15th on the grid, Marini spent much of Sunday’s race outside points-scoring position, even as Johann Zarco showed Honda had the pace to finish inside the top 10.
As Quartararo dropped ...Keep reading

During several weekends this Formula 1 season, Verstappen has complained that the Red Bull car gets worse over the course of a session or race. It usually happens at the rear axle, including during qualifying at Monza, where Verstappen called the RB22 "a car made of paper".
Notably, the four-time world champion added that he has been complaining about this internally for years. According ...Keep reading

The Austrian Grand Prix marked a shift from MotoGP’s established order, as a manufacturer that had been fighting for its survival just one-and-a-half years ago claimed a thoroughly deserved win.
The championship lead changed hands once again as track characteristics and tyres played a major role in deciding the outcome of the race, while both Ducati and Aprilia were left to rue ...Keep reading

In a fierce, wheel-banging finish between two legendary American marques, Dennis Olsen and Ben Barker claimed Ford Racing’s first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Pro victory of the season at the Battle on the Bricks.
The outcome came down to the final lap of the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, where Olsen, driving the #64 Ford Racing Ford Mustang GT3 ...Keep reading

Victory slipped away late for the #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R team on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as Earl Bamber lost the late lead with just over five minutes remaining in the Battle on the Bricks. Yet despite the sting of a near-miss on Indy’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course layout, the second-place finish still significantly strengthened Aitken’s championship position.
For ...Keep reading

Sheldon van der Linde pulled off a late dramatic pass on Earl Bamber to win the Battle on the Bricks. 
Driving the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8, van der Linde made the winning move on Bamber’s #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R into Turn 12 as the pair navigated traffic with 5m30s to go in the final sprint round - and penultimate race - of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The South African ...Keep reading

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Guenther Steiner has backed Lando Norris to overtake George Russell for second place in the 2026 Formula 1 drivers' championship.
Following the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit, Norris sits fourth in the drivers' standings with 186 points. Mercedes' Russell is second with 211 points, and his team-mate Kimi Antonelli currently leads with 292 points. 
Speaking on The Red ...Keep reading

Russell Ward and co-driver Philip Ellis entered the Indianapolis round of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in control of the GTD points lead.
The Winward Racing duo was due to start from pole after GTD qualifying was cancelled because of lightning, but a pre-race penalty sent the No. 57 Mercedes to the back of the grid, a decision Ward strongly criticised.
According to race ...Keep reading

For a moment, this was late 1990s NASCAR all over again.
While not the waiting list sellout of yore, this was objectively one of the better attended Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway during this decade, and those in attendance were subjected to a red carpet affair before the race even began.
There was a version of NASCAR that attracted some of the biggest names in Hollywood and the ...Keep reading

David Coulthard has warned Formula 1 organisers that returning to the Madring circuit in 2027 without altering its layout would be "stupidity" following a processional first race.
The race has faced criticism after it became clear that there were few overtaking opportunities around the semi-permanent circuit.
After Lando Norris started from pole position, an ill-timed virtual safety car ...Keep reading

IMSA announced on Sunday that Car Blanche is the first confirmed entry for the 2027 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and will be running a full-season Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) campaign with an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO.
Aston Martin Racing factory drivers Valentin Hasse Clot and Marco Sorensen will pair up behind the wheel of the striking, all-white #68 entry.
The ...Keep reading

This writer has always been in favor of a "boys, have it" policy and allowing the drivers to sort out their own problems (within reason). The only time we should see the sanctioning body intercede is when it becomes a real safety issue, like intentionally right-hooking cars into the wall at high speeds or putting bystanders in danger when the car is being used as weapon.
But Saturday night at ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales will put his injured left shoulder to the test at the Red Bull Ring on Monday to assess whether he can return to action at next month’s Japanese Grand Prix.
The Tech3 rider has stepped up his physical preparation in recent weeks and rode a road-going sports bike at the Circuit d’Alcarras near Lleida on Friday as he continued to build strength in his injured ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta told himself that another crash in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix could see him reach the end of his third MotoGP season without a grand prix victory. 
Having thrown away a certain win in the sprint race a day earlier, the pressure was high on Acosta to build on his practice pace and deliver KTM a victory on its home turf.
A nasty fall in the warm-up session had already ...Keep reading

World championship leader Jorge Martin has confirmed that he will not undergo any surgery for arm pump in the foreseeable future.
This follows the Aprilia rider getting through a physically demanding Austrian Grand Prix without any major recurrence of the issue that had destroyed his race a week earlier at Misano.
"Maybe at Misano I was more tense. Something happened for sure to limit my ...Keep reading