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If you looked at the two sides of the Mercedes garage after Sunday's United States Grand Prix, you would assume they were running completely different machinery. On one side, sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli was celebrating a miraculous, dominant race victory. On the other, George Russell was pulling his hair out after a miserable afternoon severely compromised by a bizarre first-lap time penalty ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin gave Kyle Larson a lot of credit for how he won the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway while also suggesting that he had a lot of help in doing so.
To wit, there was a widespread belief and reporting on Sunday that Chevrolet teams were taking the green flag with the primary goal of supporting Larson in every move he made. Certainly, it looked that way with ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas insists Cadillac is happy with him and his contract is “all OK” for 2027, amid recent rumours about his Formula 1 future.
Bottas’ recent lack of both qualifying and race pace has led to speculation on the driver market. Esteban Ocon, who lost his seat to Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Camara at Haas, was brought up in the media as a potential contender for the ...Keep reading

Here are all the timings – along with all the additional information you need – for the 19th Grand Prix weekend of the 2026 season from Mexico.

Kimi Antonelli took another step towards the 2026 world title with a superb display at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin. But who else impressed our Power Rankings judges? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below...

AJ Foyt Racing has signed Josh Pierson to a multi-year agreement to compete in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2027, bringing a Guinness World Records holder and accomplished young American driver to one of motorsports’ most storied teams.
With Dennis Hauger in the # 14 Chevrolet representing Homes For Our Troops, Pierson will drive the #4 entry with a new sponsor spotlighting a ...Keep reading

The Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award, which was established in 2015, is offered to an individual in NASCAR to recognize their 'community service-focused efforts to make the world a better place.'
And in 2016, the award will have co-winners for the very first time -- Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle. Busch died suddenly this past May at the age of 41 due to pneumonia that progressed into ...Keep reading

In 2004, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was celebrating yet another Talladega win. In Victory Lane after the EA Sports 500, Earnhardt used a profanity when he hilariously said about his fifth Talladega win: "It don't mean sh*t right now, daddy's done won here ten times so I gotta do a little more winning."
The broadcast apologized for his 'enthusiastic language,' but NASCAR took a bizarrely harsh stance on ...Keep reading

Gabriele Mini is set to make his Formula 1 race weekend debut, driving Franco Colapinto’s Alpine in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico Grand Prix.
The erstwhile Formula 2 championship leader, now lying fourth in the standings with a very slim title chance assuming the final two rounds proceed as planned, has been an Alpine protege since the start of the 2023 season following his runner-up campaign ...Keep reading

Knoxville has been announced as the host city for the World Rally Championship’s long awaited return to the United States next year.
Earlier this month the WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, which includes a trip to America for the first time since Olympus Rally in 1988.
It will be round 11 on 26-29 August and organisers have now confirmed that the gravel rally will have its ...Keep reading

Formula 1's next engine regulations are set to introduce V8 turbo hybrid engines that are simplified and less expensive compared to the existing rules.

Lewis Hamilton has explained the reasons why the podium narrowly eluded him in Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver started from fifth on the grid and jumped Isack Hadjar for fourth at lights out, despite being the only driver on used (soft) tyres for the opening stint.
But Hamilton lost 0.277s per lap to team-mate Charles Leclerc during that stint, as well as 0.422s ...Keep reading

HMD Motorsports has officially signed 16-year-old Brazilian-American driver Leonardo Escorpioni to its 2027 Indy NXT by Firestone lineup.
Escorpioni's promotion comes after serving as the team's official Junior Driver throughout the 2026 season. The young talent moves up into Indy NXT bringing both valuable familiarity with the team and a strong track record across the open-wheel ladder as he ...Keep reading

In modern Formula 1, raw race pace means absolutely nothing if you completely bottle your qualifying laps on Saturday afternoon. Without track position, you are simply burning up your tyres in dirty air while the race leaders cruise off into the distance.
That is the reality McLaren faced at the United States Grand Prix.
Despite bringing a highly effective upgrade package to the Circuit of ...Keep reading

Ollie Bearman and Pierre Gasly have reflected on their collision in the United States Grand Prix, with the former stating "I don't regret going for the move" despite being handed a penalty.

Oliver Bearman says he was “pretty shocked” to land a 10-second penalty for his collision with Pierre Gasly in Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix.
Bearman gained two spots on the opening lap of the Austin race and made a move on 10th-placed Gasly on the next tour, down the inside in Turn 13.
Realising the gap was disappearing, Bearman put two wheels on the yellow inside kerb, but his ...Keep reading

Almost seven weeks after retiring following the fifth lap of MotoGP's San Marino GP, Honda factory team rider Joan Mir will return to the handlebars of the RC213V this Friday at the start of the Malaysian GP.
Mir explained on the Saturday at Misano that he had no strength or energy, though he stopped short of going into the reasons that had led him to that situation. The following day, during ...Keep reading

The car was technologically more advanced than a Formula 1 machine - and a glimpse into the future of motor racing. But at the same time, that was exactly why it became the nail in the coffin for the "old" DTM: exactly 30 years ago - on 27 October 1996 - Manuel Reuter secured the ITC (International Touring Car Championship) title in Opel's legendary Cliff Calibra at Interlagos. Two races later ...Keep reading

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has dismissed suggestions from former Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko that there's no coming back for George Russell from being beaten to the world title by Kimi Antonelli.
Antonelli is set to be crowned in the upcoming Mexico City Grand Prix barring exceptional circumstances delaying his coronation by one week.
As Mercedes hit the front with the all-new 2026 ...Keep reading

Automobile Club de l’Ouest has shaped motorsport for 120 years, from pioneering the early days of grand prix racing to playing a part in creating the world’s most legendary long-distance endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Founded in 1906, the Club helped establish modern circuit racing and has gone on to build a community that connects endurance racing enthusiasts, competitors and ...Keep reading