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Sébastien Ogier admitted it was “hard to accept” losing a likely World Rally Championship victory in Portugal after running “out of luck” with a penultimate stage puncture.
The nine-time world champion produced a wet weather masterclass in treacherous conditions on Saturday to take a 21.9s lead into Sunday’s final four stages, and was seemingly on course for a eighth career Rally ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville says victory in Portugal was personal ”revenge” for letting Hyundai down after a final stage mistake in Croatia cost the team a first World Rally Championship win of 2026.
This weekend the 2024 world champion found himself in a similar position to that of a month ago in Croatia, leading into the final stage.
Neuville had been locked in the victory hunt all week in ...Keep reading

There was a sense of relief on the face of Christian Lundgaard after winning Saturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. 
It was a feeling of a breakthrough victory despite the fact he took his first (and until yesterday only) career win on the Streets of Toronto in 2023 while driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL).
This victory, 47 starts ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin says his comeback from a series of injuries and a contractual dispute in 2025 makes him as proud as his 2024 MotoGP title - adding that he is now a better rider.
On Sunday in France, the Spaniard made a symbolic return to the pinnacle of MotoGP by winning his first grand prix since his title campaign with Pramac Ducati two years ago. 
Between the end of 2024 and the beginning ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura's third place at the French Grand Prix was the first MotoGP podium for a Japanese rider since 2012. The result finally ended the longest barren run for the country since Hideo Kanaya opened its rostrum account at the 1973 French GP. 
It's worth taking a moment to put that into context because for Japan to endure 14 years without so much as a podium, particularly given the number of ...Keep reading

In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook revealed that the American marque is having “regular discussions” with Max Verstappen about doing more in sportscars - including hypercar.
Ford will join the top class of the World Endurance Championship from 2027 onwards, which also means it will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours. That race has been on ...Keep reading

Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez underwent two successful operations on Sunday morning after flying back to Madrid during the French Grand Prix weekend.
The factory Ducati rider was forced to withdraw from the remainder of the Le Mans round after breaking his foot in a nasty highside in the sprint race.
Marquez returned to Spain on Saturday night before heading to a hospital in the ...Keep reading

The timing of Jorge Martin’s first MotoGP victory as an Aprilia rider at the French Grand Prix could hardly have been more symbolic.
It was exactly a year ago at Le Mans that Martin and his manager Albert Valera stunned the Aprilia management by informing them of their intention to exit the contract at the end of 2025, likely to join Honda.
The Noale factory had gone to great lengths to ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville emerged from the final day drama to win Rally Portugal and claim his and Hyundai’s first win of the 2026 World Rally Championship season.
The 2024 world champion was firmly in the victory battle throughout the 23 gravel stages, but appeared set to finish second until Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier suffered a right rear puncture in the penultimate stage.
After inheriting the ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner believes there are multiple, smaller problems to be fixed at Ferrari rather than one big issue.
While Ferrari has had a strong start to the 2026 season, with Lewis Hamilton celebrating his first grand prix podium finish with the Maranello outfit at the Chinese Grand Prix, the team arrived at the Miami Grand Prix under threat from McLaren. 
The unexpected five-week break in ...Keep reading

At the end of a scheduled media availability on Saturday at Watkins Glen, Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott interjected as the press conference was being wrapped up, and requested some time to speak about the NASCAR Hall of Fame voting that is set to take place later this month. It wasn't in response to a question, but a deliberate statement he wanted to make in front of the assembled ...Keep reading

Ollie Bearman walked into the 2025 Formula 1 season with three standout appearances. By the end of his rookie season, he led his team-mate Esteban Ocon by three points and two places in the standings, finishing 13th. His 2026 season has been just as impressive so far.
In a new video from the Haas F1 team, the Briton has reflected on his debut season with the American outfit.
The move from ...Keep reading

Aprilia scored its first MotoGP podium lock-out after Jorge Martin led factory team-mate Marco Bezzecchi and Trackhouse rider Ai Ogura at the French Grand Prix on Sunday. 
Martin struck a psychological blow by hunting down and passing Bezzecchi, whom he had yet to defeat in a Sunday race this season, cutting the Italian's championship lead to a single point.
This was Martin's first win ...Keep reading

Katherine Legge will start 38th in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, making her eighth career start and her first of the 2026 season. She is once again driving the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet with sponsorship from e.l.f. Cosmetics.
After she takes the checkered flag at the Glen, the British driver will travel directly to Indiana as practice gets underway for the 110th ...Keep reading

Malthe Jakobsen is adamant that he has to take some responsibility for the collision that forced the #94 Peugeot 9X8 out of Saturday's World Endurance Championship race at Spa.
The 22-year-old had qualified the car he shared with Loic Duval and Theo Pourchaire on pole position, with the trio remaining in the hunt for a podium in the first part of the race.
However, disaster struck the #94 ...Keep reading

Williams arrived in Miami carrying a substantial upgrade package developed over the five-week break, and left Florida with points on the board and a growing momentum. Now, before the cars land in Montreal, team principal James Vowles has confirmed the upgrade pipeline doesn't stop there.
In a new Vowles Verdict from the Grove team, the former Mercedes strategy director reflected on the scale ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft believes that alarm bells will be ringing if George Russell does not beat his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli at the Canadian Grand Prix.
While the Briton won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from pole position and the Chinese sprint race the week after, he has since been overtaken in the standings by his teenage team-mate. 
After ...Keep reading

Williams driver Carlos Sainz has been among the more vocal critics of the new Formula 1 regulations, but he now says he’s going to be less negative in public – while still having major reservations.
Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix last weekend, the FIA introduced tweaks to the amount of energy which could be harvested and deployed in qualifying and race scenarios.
Safety and the ...Keep reading

Laurent Mekies offered an insight into Red Bull’s recruitment policy in the wake of the news that Max Verstappen’s long time Race Engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is to leave the team for McLaren.

Thierry Neuville inherited the Rally Portugal lead with one stage remaining after World Rally Championship title holder Sebastien Ogier suffered a puncture on the penultimate stage.
Ogier headed into stage 22 seemingly on course to score an eighth career Rally Portugal victory, equipped with a 17.3s lead over Neuville.
The nine-time world champion had managed to survive the worst of the wet ...Keep reading