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MotoGP riders met with the championship executives at Phillip Island on Saturday, with the intention of seeking a series of guarantees to agree to race in Qatar in two weeks' time.
The only triple-header of this season came about as a result of the postponement of the Qatar Grand Prix. The Losail race was initially due to take place in April, but was moved to November as a result of the armed ...Keep reading

IndyCar announced Friday that the IndyCar Series will head to Spain in 2027 for a race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – as Motorsport.com previously confirmed.
The inaugural IndyCar Grand Prix of Barcelona is scheduled for Sunday, July 18, 2027. Serving as the centerpiece of Phase Two of the 2027 IndyCar Series schedule, the event will give Barcelona native and five-time champion Alex ...Keep reading

Matias Salonen and Henri Tuomaala claimed victory in the second encounter of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at Monza, a race that saw Kevin Gilardoni and Simone Iaquinta crowned 2026 PRO class champions.
The race was highly eventful, complicated by a persistent, intermittent drizzle that began to fall on the Monza asphalt just minutes before the start. During the formation lap, Patrik ...Keep reading

M-Sport is continuing the development of its 2027 World Rally Championship challenger at this weekend’s European Rally Championship finale in Portugal.
The British squad will field an example of its newly developed Ford Fiesta Rally2 kit car at the ERC Rally Six Cities North of Portugal gravel event. The updated Rally2 car, featuring the FIA’s new update kit, broke cover last week courtesy ...Keep reading

George Russell feels that the 2026 Formula 1 season has been a test of his resolve as his championship hopes have all but slipped away, but feels his soul-searching across the year has led him to a breakthrough in how to drive with the current cars.
Although Russell opened the year with victory, having been marked as the early championship favourite as Mercedes started the season with the ...Keep reading

MotoGP title rivals Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin are set to battle at Phillip Island this weekend, with each looking to move the two-point gap between them in the standings in his favour.
If consistency has been Martin’s main asset in his rise to the top of the championship standings, speed has been the cornerstone of Marquez’s challenge.
The Spaniard has clawed back the 102 points ...Keep reading

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America ended with a dominant solo win for New Zealand’s Will Bamber in Race 2 at Monza which provided a lot more excitement in the battle for the other two places on the podium.
Under a cloudy grey sky, with rain forecast for the afternoon’s action, the XO9 Racing driver got off to a superb start to take the lead into the first chicane, an advantage he ...Keep reading

Aston Martin have confirmed that Jak Crawford will drive the AMR26 during FP1 for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix.

Lando Norris has offered an update on McLaren's intra-team orders ahead of the United States Grand Prix, after the reigning World Champion and team mate Oscar Piastri collided at the previous round in Singapore.

After the lights go out in Austin, bettors will be watching closely to make smart betting decisions in real time.

Renault has agreed to sell its Viry-Chatillon engine facility to Belgian company Dumarey Group.
According to an official statement, the Dumarey Group, which specialises in technology and development of powertrains and engineering components for mass-produced vehicles, is prepared to take control of the French site.
The acquisition proposal has already been submitted to Alpine Racing. Both ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin has explained why he was the slowest Aprilia in Friday Practice for the Australian Grand Prix, saying his absence from last year’s race impacted his performance.
While Aprilia set the pace on the opening day of running at Phillip Island, with Marco Bezzecchi topping the times ahead of Raul Fernandez, Martin ended up in fifth place, 0.255s off the top spot.
More worryingly ...Keep reading

Gedlich Racing has presented the calendar for the 2027 Winter Series. From January to March 2027, the GT Winter Series, the GT4 Winter Series and the Formula Winter Series will be held across six dates at five different circuits in Spain and Portugal. One highlight of the programme is the 6 Hours of Portimao, which takes place at the start of February.
The offering is aimed at different groups ...Keep reading

Ducati says it is not concerned by Aprilia potentially deploying team orders in the closing stages of the 2026 MotoGP season, saying its rival “can do whatever they want”.
With just five rounds remaining in the season, the championship could swing in any direction, with Aprilia’s Jorge Martin holding a narrow two-point lead over Ducati star Marc Marquez.
Given how high the stakes are ...Keep reading

Succession planning is one of the more subtle arts of the Formula 1 team boss. All the top teams maintain junior-driver programmes with the explicit intention of developing talent for when a race seat falls vacant.
Often the timing doesn't work in favour of the driver waiting for that vacancy.
As a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, Oliver Bearman was placed at Haas in 2025 to prepare him ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi topped Practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, as Aprilia emerged as the manufacturer to beat at the start of the Phillip Island weekend.
Bezzecchi, fresh off his victory in Indonesia a fortnight ago, stormed to the top with a blistering time of 1m26.775s, edging out the satellite Trackhouse bike of Raul Fernandez by just under one-tenth of a second.
Marc Marquez ...Keep reading

Lawrence Barretto rounds up the big talking points to emerge during media day at the United States Grand Prix.

George Russell has reflected on his title chances and the challenges he faced over the course of the 2026 season.

Max Verstappen has backed Laurent Mekies' contract extension with Red Bull, but has cautioned those who expect the Dutchman to continue his winning form at this weekend's United States Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc has revealed what he wants to achieve with Ferrari before the end of the 2026 season.