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Sam Mayer will leave Haas Factory Team at the end of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season with plans to return to JR Motorsports (JRM).
Mayer will pilot the No. 1 JRM Chevrolet, and previously drove for the Earnhardt-owned team from 2021 through 2024. Starkey will serve as his primary sponsor for the majority of the 2027 season.
“I’m looking forward to working with Sam ...Keep reading

The 2026 IndyCar Series season delivered a historic, record-breaking campaign that established a bold new era of growth for North America’s premier open-wheel racing series. Driven by substantial viewership gains, soaring event attendance, record digital engagement, and elite competition, the series vaulted into a position of heightened prominence across the global sports landscape.
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Lost in the hoopla of the Bristol Night Race and a very competitive Chase for the Championship, two of the first three playoff races have had rained out qualifying sessions and a starting lineup set by The Metric.
Given the value of stage points in deciding the eventual champion, this has become somewhat of a polarizing topic as summer turns to autumn.
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Lawrence Barretto reflects on where things stand for Liam Lawson as he prepares for his Racing Bulls return at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

To celebrate 10 years of the Baku Street Circuit, we remember some of the best moments away from the track.

As Kimi Antonelli continues to lead the standings, F1.com looks at the permutations for when the Mercedes driver could mathematically win the World Championship.

Formula 1 heads into its most demanding stretch of the season to date. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix opens the run at the sport's most unforgiving street circuit, the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia then heads to Sepang for the first Formula 1 race in the country since 2017, and the triple header closes under the Marina Bay floodlights with Singapore's inaugural Sprint weekend.

DragonSpeed is set to make a return to the GTD Pro class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for its final scheduled series appearance of the season at next weekend’s Motul Petit Le Mans, signing Sebastien Bourdais to headline the effort.
The Cadillac factory driver, who will depart Hertz Team JOTA’s FIA World Endurance Championship program at the end of the season, will team up ...Keep reading

Knowing his team was out of the title hunt gave Sheldon van der Linde the ultimate freedom to attack on Sunday afternoon.
With no points lead to protect, van der Linde capitalized on Earl Bamber’s conservative championship mindset to drive the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 to a dramatic victory alongside co-driver Dries Vanthoor in the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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A Formula 1 Grand Prix is more than 305 kilometres long. More precisely, a race consists of the minimum number of laps required to exceed 305 kilometres. The only exception is Monaco, where the minimum distance is 260 kilometres.
There is also a two-hour limit on actual racing time. If a race is suspended, the total duration including the interruption may not exceed three hours. That is what ...Keep reading

When speaking with Ryan Blaney on his podcast, Actions Detrimental, Denny Hamlin explored why Carson Hocevar agitates the rest of the garage, and it goes beyond his aggressive driving style.
He noted how nonchalant attitude after most of these incidents, and how Hocevar quickly put a 6% discount for six hours on his merch after wrecking Brad Keselowski at Darlington, and then a 12% discount for ...Keep reading

Every time Ferrari and Charles Leclerc agree to extend their relationship, the news comes against a background of allusions to other suitors Charles has spurned to remain with his true love.
"For that, I'm also lucky to be in the position where I've got my manager," he said on a recent episode of F1's Beyond the Grid podcast when asked how seriously he had considered a life away from ...Keep reading

Formula 1 returns to familiar ground this weekend as Azerbaijan celebrates its 10th anniversary of being on the calendar.
The Baku street circuit first entered as the European Grand Prix in 2016 before running as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from 2017, featuring every season bar the COVID-struck 2020 campaign.
It has produced many memorable moments from Daniel Ricciardo’s mega win from 10th ...Keep reading

In the latest episode of F1 Nation, James Hinchcliffe and Jolyon Palmer identify the issues facing Oscar Piastri ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola dissect Mercedes' new interpretation of Ferrari’s unique exhaust.

Is Rolf Michl facing the end as managing director of Audi Sport GmbH? The former Abt manager, who became motorsport boss and managing director of the Audi subsidiary responsible for performance vehicles on September 1, 2022, is set to be transferred to China, according to information from Motorsport-Total.com.
Rumours about Michl's departure have been circulating for some time - if everything ...Keep reading

Priorities meant that the teams first focused on deciding which rider line-ups they would put on track in 2027, a season in which many of the championship’s protagonists will change teams, before turning their attention to the less visible side of the operation, but one that is just as vital: the technical staff.
With a season of considerable movement between garages looming, arrivals ...Keep reading

On a tough weekend for Ducati in Austria, one of the few positives was a mild return to form for factory rider Francesco Bagnaia. 
The Italian has struggled in MotoGP since the summer break, awakening memories of his dramatic difficulties throughout most of 2025. Heading into Austria, he had failed to score a point since the mid-season interval. He had also missed direct Q2 qualification for ...Keep reading

Zandvoort saw Philippe Prette be crowned as the GT2 European Series champion with two races in advance, in a real triumph for Maserati and the LP Racing team.
Following the titles won in 2024 and 2025, the Monegasque confirmed his potential aboard the Trident car prepared by Luca Pirri’s team, racing solo and never putting a foot wrong.
In the Netherlands, he secured a double victory ...Keep reading