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After another disappointing Formula 1 qualifying session, Max Verstappen appeared in the Suzuka media pen on Saturday afternoon. Of course, being knocked out in Q2 did not help, but he found what he had experienced an hour earlier even more disappointing. A qualifying session that, despite an FIA intervention that made things slightly better, was in his view still not as it should ...Keep reading

Izzy Hammond digests the latest trends & talking points following the Japanese GP.

NASCAR has never been shy about changing up the way it crowns its champion, and the format has undergone a lot of changes since 1949.
Red Byron won the first NASCAR cup title in 1949, Richard 'The King' Petty earned his first crown in 1971, Dale Earnhardt's seventh and final crown in 1994, Jimmie Johnson's historic run of five in-a-row in 2010, and Kyle Larson's latest triumph in 2025 -- all of ...Keep reading

Even as recently as 2025, championships have been won and lost on pit road in NASCAR. In this simplified guide, new fans can find all the information they need regarding how pit stops work, and how easily they can go wrong.
With the Next Gen car that is currently used at the Cup level, it takes around 8-12 seconds for the top Cup Series teams to complete a stop.
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An impressive start to the 2026 season leaves Bearman knocking on the so-called ‘Big Six’ door.

The Italian teenager has enjoyed a sensational start to 2026 and now leads the F1 Drivers’ Championship.

The NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Martinsville drew 2.394 million viewers according to the Sports Business Journal.
This number is a slight decrease from last year, the race being held on the same weekend at the same track, which drew 2.422 million viewers. The 2026 edition did feature most popular driver Chase Elliott returning to victory lane after a spirited duel through traffic ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli's victory last weekend in the Japanese Grand Prix moved the Italian teenager to the top of the Drivers' Championship for the first time, and in the process, break yet another record.

Cadillac may not have any points to show for their efforts, but they have already ticked off several milestones in the opening races.

Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales underwent a successful surgery on Tuesday to remove a loose screw from his shoulder.
Vinales was forced to withdraw from last weekend’s MotoGP US Grand Prix following Friday practice due to severe pain, amid an already difficult start to the 2026 season.
Speaking in Austin, he revealed that a screw inserted into his left shoulder after his Sachsenring ...Keep reading

Spire Motorsports has announced Daniel Suarez as the driver of the team's No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado next weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Freeway Insurance will fund the effort.
Suarez is a winner at all three national levels of the sport, including the Truck Series. He has 28 Truck starts, but none since 2021. In those 28 previous starts, he has 10 top fives, 16 top tens, a pole, and a ...Keep reading

Ferrari F1 team boss Fred Vasseur believes May's Miami Grand Prix will be the start of a "new championship" as teams "push like crazy" for a first real opportunity to roll out major upgrades.
Some teams had already trickled out upgrades at last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, but most frontrunners are keeping their powder dry for the Miami Autodrome race on the first weekend of May. In some ...Keep reading

You have to separate Cleetus McFarland from Garrett Mitchell to see it sometimes but whatever name you call him, he is a deeply motivated albeit very inexperienced high-level racer with incredibly large ambition.
But literally everyone who has worked with Cleetus says the 30-year-old has the resolve needed to successfully navigate his way towards the Daytona 500. This includes everyone at ...Keep reading

Following the end of the registration deadline on 31 March, the DTM has announced the full entry list for its 2026 season. A total of 21 cars from eight manufacturers will take to the track this year. 
For comparison, there were 24 cars from nine manufacturers in the series last year.
"The quality of the DTM driver line-up is tremendous, and drivers from eleven nations underscore the ...Keep reading

Think you know Formula 1 inside out? Test your knowledge with our Trivia Challenge and try to guess the mystery F1 figure we're talking about.

In 2026, the grueling NASCAR Cup Series schedule will be punctuated by just two off-weekends. However, both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) and NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) will be racing on Easter weekend at the historic Rockingham Speedway. They will be joined by the ARCA Menards East Series.
The track has a tumultuous recent past, going dark for several years and ...Keep reading

Three races across three very different types of circuits are enough to suggest that Mercedes is the dominant force in Formula 1. The Silver Arrows are back on top – and it will take a lot for its rivals to stop the team from winning both championships. As for the drivers’ title, Russell was the on-paper favourite heading into the season, and he underlined that status with a dominant win in ...Keep reading

Formula 1 race starts in 2026 come freighted with many uncertainties, but one thing is virtually guaranteed: the sight of both Audis, having qualified well, falling off faster than John Lithgow at the end of the movie Cliffhanger.
Poor starts are just one symptom of an issue that affects all aspects of the Audi power unit’s performance, and the team has acknowledged there is no short-term ...Keep reading

Draped in a sleek, grey-black livery with orange accents, the Genesis GMR-001 has officially been presented ahead of its 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship debut. The LMDh challenger is tasked with taking the first win for the Hyundai Group at the Le Mans 24 Hours in the long run.
For the moment, the bar is set to a lower level as the GMR-001 is set for its baptism of fire in the 6-hour ...Keep reading

Haas reserve driver Jack Doohan has confirmed his racing plans for 2026, with the Australian due to take on the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) endurance competition.