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Former Red Bull Racing Formula 1 chief Christian Horner has given his clearest indication yet that he is keen to return to the series, declaring he has "unfinished business" with F1.
Under Horner's reign, Red Bull achieved two periods of dominance and won eight drivers' titles, four apiece for Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel, as well as six constructors' championships. But last July, the ...Keep reading

Honda took the covers off its 2026 MotoGP bike during an online launch on Monday ahead of the start of pre-season testing at Sepang.
Factory riders Joan Mir and Luca Marini revealed the latest evolution of the RC213V, which continues to run in the corporate red, white and blue colours of Honda Racing Corporation (HRC).
The bike also features significant branding from British oil company ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi will remain at Aprilia until at least the end of the 2028 MotoGP season after signing a new multi-year deal with the Noale-based marque.
While Motorsport.com reported last week that 2024 champion Jorge Martin is finalising a contract to join Yamaha next year, his current team-mate Bezzecchi has extended his commitment to Aprilia into the new rule cycle.
The deal was confirmed ...Keep reading

It has been five years since Mercedes last won the Formula 1 world championship – the 2021 constructors’ title, with its last triumph in the drivers’ standings dating back to 2020 with Lewis Hamilton.
As Mercedes holds its 2026 season launch on Monday, let’s look at its prospects for the upcoming campaign.
What's new at Mercedes?
Mercedes is going into the 2026 season with a great ...Keep reading

Four survivors of the same dangerous man join forces to finally bring him to justice.

The Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, originally scheduled for this weekend, and then postponed to Monday is now scheduled to take place on Wednesday night.
A truly historic snowstorm affected the vast majority of North Carolina on Saturday and state resources are required for clean-up before anything can be devoted to the NASCAR Cup Series preseason exhibition event. While most of the ...Keep reading

Historic snowfall in North Carolina has forced NASCAR to postpone its pre-season exhibition race yet again. Originally, the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was supposed to take place over Saturday and Sunday.
With a bomb cyclone dropping nearly a foot of snow across the region, NASCAR has had to change their plans several times. The Clash was condensed down into one-day event on Sunday ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta says the scale of upgrades KTM has introduced over the winter makes him feel as though the Austrian manufacturer has built an entirely new MotoGP bike from scratch.
Although there are serious doubts over whether Acosta will remain with KTM in the next rule cycle, there is growing optimism within the team about what it can achieve this season.
This confidence follows an ...Keep reading

Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar has explained what caused his crash on Tuesday at the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown.
The new Red Bull driver suffered the only major accident of the shakedown week at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he went off at the final corner late on Tuesday in wet conditions.
Hadjar’s Red Bull car reportedly suffered heavy rear-end damage which required the team to bring ...Keep reading

Ducati introduced a significantly updated aerodynamic package on its Desmosedici GP at the Sepang shakedown test, offering a first glimpse of major aero developments ahead of the 2026 MotoGP season. 
The bike run by test rider Michele Pirro in Malaysia looked markedly different from the version shown at Ducati’s season launch, with changes to the fairing, wings and other aero ...Keep reading

With the off-season coming to an end and the 2026 season looming, here’s a recap of everything the drivers have been up to with their time away from racing.

How will Isack Hadjar stack up against Max Verstappen in comparison to the Red Bull driver’s previous team mates?

Mitch Evans has kickstarted his Formula E campaign with a stunning charge through the field to take victory in the wet in the Miami E-Prix.
The Jaguar driver, who had failed to score a point in the opening two rounds, surged from ninth on the grid with a smart energy conservation strategy before using his Attack Modes to pick off his rivals to move into the lead.
Evans’ overtake for the ...Keep reading

Team LCR has revealed the satellite Honda RC213Vs it will campaign in the 2026 MotoGP season.
The French squad will once again run different liveries across its two bikes, instead of a unified design, as it heads into the final year of the current regulation cycle.
Team leader Johann Zarco will continue to represent British oil company Castrol, carrying the brand’s familiar red, white and ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton’s wealth of Formula 1 experience puts him in the best place to assess the new generation of cars – and he’s enjoying what he is driving so far.
The seven-time F1 world champion is entering the fifth major regulations overhaul of his career and has often been vocal about which era of car he has preferred to race with, especially after a gruelling experience in the ...Keep reading

The Max Verstappen Grandstand for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix has sold out before the season has begun.
With tickets still available for the Belgian and Austrian grands prix, fans of the four-time champion still have the opportunity to come together in one of his grandstands at those events.
The Max Verstappen Grandstand sits on the right of the last turn, offering views of the starting ...Keep reading

Red Bull Supercars drivers Broc Feeney and Will Brown have taken on a challenge in a Formula 1 car alongside former drivers Scott Speed and Brendon Hartley as hosts.
The two Australian drivers took the wheel of the Red Bull RB7 at The Bend Motorsport Park in their home country, and ended up smashing the lap record on the 3.4km West Circuit.
After losing out on a rock-paper-scissors match ...Keep reading

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has reflected on the night Romain Grosjean pulled himself out of his car engulfed in flames during the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix. Still today, the Japanese team chief can't believe his driver survived. 
Promoted to team principal ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Komatsu has been successful in taking the reins of the American team. For years before this ...Keep reading

The drivers and teams report back following the Barcelona Shakedown at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

The entire Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray will take place on Monday, February 2nd as the track is currently being hammered with a winter storm that is dropping several inches of snow. While Sunday is set to be clear, temperatures will remain below freezing and a wind chill that could be in the single-digits.
As a result, NASCAR officials have rescheduled the event for Monday. On that day, the ...Keep reading