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Zara launches new Ayrton Senna clothing collection inspired by F1 legend

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-10-14 00:51
Zara has put Ayrton Senna on the rail, and it chose his weekday clothes over his racing suit. The men's collection, titled Ayrton Senna - Senna Brands, went on sale only days ago in Zara stores and online, with its own Senna section on the retailer's website.
It's available in the UK, Brazil, the US, Portugal and Spain. Senna Brands, the family-run company that manages the three-time ...Keep reading

Lando Norris makes big business move with investment in £500m hospitality company

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-10-14 00:19
Lando Norris's investment portfolio has just got a little more interesting. The reigning Formula 1 champion has taken a stake in Seat Unique, a UK-based ticketing and VIP experience provider.
According to Sky News, the McLaren driver joined in a £20million financing round that was completed this year. The amount he personally invested and the equity he received are currently unknown.
Seat ...Keep reading

Gibbs, Spire and Gabehart argue over contempt and injunction

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-10-14 00:11
All parties involved in the Joe Gibbs Racing v Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports legal matter met in the Western District of North Carolina court on Tuesday for a hearing on two different matters.
1. A motion to determine if the judge should proceed with contempt of court hearings on whether or not Spire and Gabehart have violated preliminary court orders 2. If Spire should be added ...Keep reading

The watches worn at the Singapore GP: From $400 to $430,000

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 23:40
Formula 1's watch game at Marina Bay in 2026 stretched from a $400 Swatch to a Richard Mille that, by rough estimate, costs about $430,000 and can't be bought at just any shop. That's a gap of roughly three orders of magnitude, and it all fit inside one paddock weekend. If you want to know which drivers, team bosses and guests wore the most exclusive timepieces at the Singapore Grand Prix, then ...Keep reading

William Byron to run Jeff Gordon throwback Axalta scheme at Phoenix

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 23:36
Hendrick Motorsports will put a familiar paint scheme back on the No. 24 this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. William Byron will honor Jeff Gordon with red flames on yellow and black with Axalta sponsorship.
This will be the final Axalta paint scheme as the company undergoes a rebrand with a new name for 2027. Hendrick Motorsports says that we need to "stay tuned for the unveiling of their 2027 ...Keep reading

Alexander Rossi takes over IR-28 testing as IndyCar pushes new chassis to the limit at Sebring

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 23:20
On the second day of testing at Sebring International Raceway, the development of IndyCar’s next-generation IR-28 car continued on the track's bumps and bruises after earlier sessions on the silky-smooth surface of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Alexander Rossi, who drives full time for Chevrolet-powered ECR, took over testing duties Tuesday at the historic Florida circuit. The 2016 ...Keep reading

Daniel Suarez will return to Spire Motorsports for 2027 NASCAR Cup season

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 23:15
Spire Motorsports confirmed that Daniel Suarez has agreed to a contract extension for the 2027 NASCAR Cup season.
The Mexican-born driver joined Spire after five seasons with Trackhouse Racing, and along with making the Chase, he also won the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600.
He is the only foreign-born driver to win a race in all three national levels of NASCAR, and is also the only driver born ...Keep reading

FIA could outlaw Red Bull’s clever sidepod loophole ahead of 2027 season

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 22:50
If there's one thing Formula 1 engineers love more than coffee, it's finding a tiny gray area in the rulebook and driving a championship-contending race car straight through it. But as Milton Keynes just learned, the fun doesn't last forever.
According to a scoop from Rosario Giuliana at AutoRacer.it, the FIA has officially moved to shut down a clever aerodynamic trick Red Bull Racing ...Keep reading

Christian Horner questions Red Bull’s “Maverick” identity under Laurent Mekies

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 22:41
For two decades, Red Bull Racing defined itself as Formula 1’s anti-establishment disruptor. Founded by the late Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz and run with an iron fist on the pitwall by Christian Horner, the Milton Keynes squad prided itself on doing what traditional manufacturers deemed impossible: culminating in the audacious creation of Red Bull Powertrains in 2021.
However ...Keep reading

Spy shots of 2027 NASCAR Ford Mustang testing at Charlotte, but what's different?

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 20:18
Ford appears to be readying a new NASCAR Cup car for 2027 as a car with familiar blue camouflage was spotted testing today during a Goodyear tire test at Charlotte Motor Speedway. That camo appears to match the customized wrap that we have seen on the Ford hypercar prototype overseas. Teams and manufacturers are testing at Charlotte ahead of a likely new intermediate tire for 2027.
Ford ...Keep reading

Five key takeaways from F1's big African Grand Prix reveal in Rwanda

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 19:19
Tuesday's launch of the new African Grand Prix at Kigali's BK Arena in Rwanda was attended by Rwandan president Paul Kagame and both F1 boss Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
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Inside Rwanda’s plan for the African Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-10-13 18:09
Formula 1 will return to Africa in the early 2030s after Rwanda agreed a 10-year deal to host an African Grand Prix. President Paul Kagame, the country’s officials and the circuit’s designers explain what they are building – and why.

PALMER: What really cost Hamilton a podium in Singapore?

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-10-13 18:09
Former Renault F1 driver and F1 TV's expert analyst Jolyon Palmer delves into the detail of Hamilton's race under the Singapore lights.

Niels Koolen makes switch to Abel Motorsports ahead of 2027 Indy NXT campaign

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 18:00
Abel Motorsports announced Niels Koolen will join the team for the upcoming 2027 season in Indy NXT.
Koolen, 25, moves to Abel Motorsports after spending the past two years with Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar’s top developmental series. Preparations for the new campaign begin at the annual Chris Griffis Memorial test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 16, followed by an additional ...Keep reading

GT World Challenge Portimao: All you need to know about season finale featuring Max Verstappen

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 17:23
Max Verstappen is set to make his long-awaited debut in GT World Challenge Europe [GTWCE] this weekend. With two of the regular drivers for his Verstappen Racing team, Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon, competing in the rescheduled World Endurance Championship (WEC) round in Barcelona, which replaces the cancelled Qatar race, the Formula 1 superstar will take the wheel himself.
Verstappen ...Keep reading

13 Autosport retains unchanged lineup for 2027 IMSA campaign, eyes global expansion

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 17:05
13 Autosport will return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2027, continuing its GTD program with the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and an unchanged driver lineup of Orey Fidani, Matt Bell, and endurance driver Lars Kern. Fidani and Bell will once again contest the full WeatherTech Championship season, with Kern rejoining the squad for the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup ...Keep reading

Bourdais, Moss headline second batch of Sebring's 75 all-time greatest drivers

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 16:48
Four-time Indy car champion Sébastien Bourdais and British motorsport icon Sir Stirling Moss headline the second group of inductees selected to the "Class of 75," an elite list honoring the most successful drivers in the history of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The complete roster of 75 drivers is being revealed in five batches of 15 between September and January, leading up to the ...Keep reading

IndyCar driver and Fox Sports reporter Jack Harvey announces cancer diagnosis

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 16:39
IndyCar driver and Fox Sports pit reporter Jack Harvey announced Tuesday morning that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
The 33-year-old Briton shared the news on social media, expressing determination to tackle the health challenge while keeping his professional motorsports goals on track for the upcoming season.
Harvey has balanced dual roles in recent years, spending the last two seasons ...Keep reading

A 'landmark' moment - why has Rwanda been chosen to host F1?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2026-10-13 16:01
How Rwanda has succeeded where Morocco and South Africa, among others, have failed by agreeing a deal to stage the African Grand Prix.

Cadillac’s F1 brakes are still a problem: ‘I had to lift and coast on lap two’

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-13 15:41
Valtteri Bottas was again hindered by Cadillac’s well-documented brake issues in Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix, although the veteran has described the problem as “almost solved”.
Brake overheating has been an issue throughout the season on the MAC-26, causing four retirements on top of the occasional loss of performance due to the required management.
F1’s new team brought ...Keep reading

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