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Toyota expects BMW to have a “performance advantage” on the World Endurance Championship’s first visit to Barcelona after the German manufacturer conducted a private test at the venue in the build-up to the race.
The 2026 WEC will end with a pair of six-hour races in Europe after the originally planned events in Qatar and Bahrain had to be cancelled due to the war in West ...Keep reading

Thomas Preining wrapped up his second DTM title at the season finale in Hockenheim: third place was enough for the Manthey Porsche driver to seal the championship. Curiously, the Austrian had even been running second until the final lap, before he let Manthey team-mate Ricardo Feller past.
"I had a cramp in my foot, that can happen," the new DTM champion tells Motorsport-Total.com, offering the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 is heading back to Africa after agreeing a 10-year deal to race in Rwanda in the early 2030s. To get you up to speed, here’s what we know...

Formula 1 has announced a landmark 10-year agreement to bring the sport back to the African continent, with the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda, set to join the calendar in the early 2030s.

MotoGP riders are strongly opposed to the championship's plan to fine them if they fail to meet minimum attendance requirements at fan events during grand prix weekends.
MotoGP informed teams on Saturday at the Indonesian Grand Prix that riders would face a fine of €5,000 if they do not spend a minimum amount of time at promotional events, as first reported by Motorsport.com.
One such ...Keep reading

More than a year after his abrupt and highly controversial exit from the Red Bull Racing pitwall in July 2025, former team principal Christian Horner is finally shedding light on the exact circumstances surrounding his dismissal.
In an interview with The Guardian, the 52-year-old executive stripped away the paddock rumours and placed the blame for his exit squarely on a massive corporate power ...Keep reading

The government of Rwanda and Formula 1 have announced a 10-year deal for a new African Grand Prix in the capital Kigali, which will first be held in 2030 at the earliest.
F1 will head to a yet-to-be-built natural road course 40km south of Kigali, next to the Rwandan capital's under-construction Bugesera international airport. The first edition of the race, which is officially billed as 'Formula ...Keep reading

Rwanda signs a 10-year deal with Formula 1 to host races in the African country, starting "in the early 2030s".

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has refused to label Red Bull as the current best team in Formula 1 despite Max Verstappen winning the last two grands prix from pole.
The four-time world champion took his first victory of 2026 with a dominant performance in Malaysia, before winning both the Singapore sprint and grand prix just one week later.
It comes after Red Bull brought a large upgrade to Baku ...Keep reading

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the Singapore Grand Prix.

During a recent visit to the Leadership Institute’s offices in Washington D.C., NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell sat down for an interview with the Wall Street Journal where they discussed the state of the sport and future plans.
NASCAR was deeply involved in assisting with the production of the original Days of Thunder film, which was released in 1990. The sequel, starring Tom Cruise in his ...Keep reading

Climbing from 19th to ninth on a street circuit sounds like a decent Sunday's work, and for George Russell it was. It also fell short of what Mercedes had pencilled in, and Toto Wolff has now laid out why. 
Wolff's argument is that Marina Bay punishes anyone who gets close to the car ahead.
"I think it's so difficult here to overtake. The moment you catch the car in front, you have such a ...Keep reading

McLaren is hoping its upgrade plan can do two things at once: close the gap to the front of the grid while also forming an understanding of which aerodynamic concept it should be targeting for next year's Formula 1 season. Team principal Andrea Stella has laid out his thinking on the team's upgrade plan following the Singapore race.
Reigning champion Lando Norris said that he believed the ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli left the Marina Bay Circuit with another podium finish and a 102-point lead over team-mate George Russell. He is indeed in control of the drivers' championship with another great race under his belt. But he left the track and almost put his Mercedes into a barrier because the brake pedal started misbehaving.
The third-place finish behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton spent his time following the difficult Singapore Grand Prix pointing his finger not at his team, but at himself. The Ferrari driver finished sixth at the Marina Bay Circuit after he chose to disobey his team's strategy and not pit when he was called to. While he didn't attend post-race interviews due to him feeling unwell, he has now sent a message to fans via his ...Keep reading

Brennan Poole and Alpha Prime Racing will part ways at the conclusion of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season.
"Brennan Poole has informed APR that he will not return to the #44 for the 2027 season, ending a three-year run at the organization," said the team in a statement. "We're grateful and proud of everything Brennan has accomplished with APR over the years, and we look forward ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri believes his Singapore Grand Prix puncture actually helped him overtake Lewis Hamilton for fifth place in Sunday’s Formula 1 race.
Piastri lay a lonely sixth – 20 seconds down on third-placed Hamilton and seven seconds adrift of team-mate Lando Norris – when the virtual safety car was called into action on lap 39 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, as Lance Stroll pulled aside ...Keep reading

There are just four races left in the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, with Kyle Larson now leading the championship by 49 points. He extended his advantage over Hamlin slightly, but new challengers are rapidly approaching with just one month of racing left to go.
Chase Briscoe won the race over Christopher Bell in the closest finish of the 2026 Cup season and the second-closest finish in the history of ...Keep reading

After taking P7 in the Sprint, Nico Hulkenberg battled to finish P8 at the Singapore Grand Prix and celebrate his highest-scoring round of the season so far.

Laurent Mekies has identified the important role Max Verstappen has played in Red Bull's 2026 turnaround.