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While the 33-car field of 2026 Indy 500 entrants is currently preparing intensively for the upcoming highlight of the season by driving six hours a day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, this experience is a completely new one for the three rookies in the field. One of the rookies is Mick Schumacher, who is competing for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL).
At RLL, Schumacher can draw on a ...Keep reading

Former FIA head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has officially joined the Alpine Formula 1 team after completing six months of gardening leave.
As first reported by Motorsport.com in November, Somerville agreed a deal to join Alpine and then served a six-month notice period before joining his new employer.
With that gardening leave period having now concluded, during which Somerville was ...Keep reading

The engineering work is done and the parts exist, at least on paper. Williams team principal James Vowles has confirmed that the solutions for addressing his car's weight problem are in hand, but Formula 1's cost cap makes deploying these upgrades all at once financially impossible. 
Speaking on The Vowles Verdict on YouTube, the Grove chief offered a detailed explanation of why fans of the ...Keep reading

Jenson Button has detailed the mental challenges of driving in Formula 1. 
The 2009 F1 champion said that the extreme ratio of race wins to losses makes the series incredibly tough mentally. Over his 18 years in the championship, he entered 309 grands prix and won 15. While that is an impressive number of wins and he has a drivers' championship title to his name, he noted that he had to go ...Keep reading

The 2026 24 Hours of Nurburgring is set to feature a very special journey through time. As Timo Glock heads into the "Green Hell" this year, he isn't just bringing the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo back to the Nordschleife with Dorr Motorsport - he’s doing so in a livery that is making fans' hearts race worldwide.
Sporting the Bitburger design, Dorr is paying tribute to the Benetton B195, the ...Keep reading

Ahead of the progress shown in Miami, the opening weeks of the 2026 season had not been easy for Red Bull. While the new power unit surprised some of its rivals in the paddock, the picture on the chassis and aero side initially proved underwhelming.
Moreover, news emerged that Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen’s right-hand man and also Red Bull’s Head of Racing, will leave the team for ...Keep reading

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has praised Lando Norris for speaking openly about mental health.
While reflecting on his own career in the championship, Button detailed how every driver is "flawed" and "insecure", which he argued could be seen in some of Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari radio messages.
"As drivers, we're flawed. We are insecure," Button told Tom Clarkson during an appearance ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen scraped through to the pole shootout for the Nurburgring 24 Hours by only finishing sixth in Top Qualifying 2 - topped by Nick Yelloly in the Team Abt Audi.
The four-time Formula 1 world champion set an 8m11.614s which was faster than last year’s overall pole time of 8m12.741s, but Verstappen was still in danger of dropping out late on.
Qualifying is slightly different at ...Keep reading

Pending an agreement being finalised in the coming weeks, Izan Guevara will move up to MotoGP next season in a deal to race for Yamaha’s satellite team Pramac, Motorsport.com has learned.
Guevara extended his contract with the Iwata manufacturer by one year at the end of last season, so the agreement between both parties runs until the end of 2027, without stipulating, at that moment, which ...Keep reading

Has the boost pressure for the BMW M4 GT3 Evo been radically slashed this year? One might certainly get that impression looking at the 2026 Balance of Performance (BoP) in the DTM or at the Nurburgring 24 Hours race. However, as Motorsport-Total.com has discovered, the car was equipped with a new turbocharger over the winter, which explains the discrepancy compared to previous years. But what ...Keep reading

Aprilia duo Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin believe Marc Marquez can still bounce back from early-season setbacks and contend for the 2026 MotoGP title.
Factory Ducati rider Marquez has already slipped 71 points behind championship leader Bezzecchi after the opening five rounds of the season. While Aprilia’s near-perfect start to the year has handed an early advantage to Bezzecchi and Martin ...Keep reading

Less than a week after the French GP, MotoGP is back in action, with the Catalan GP moved earlier in the year to form a double header with Le Mans.
The surface at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya offers little in terms of grip, in stark contrast to the Bugatti Circuit MotoGP riders raced last weekend.
Ducati has a strong track record in Barcelona, having won the last three races at the Spanish ...Keep reading

Along with points-paying races for the NASCAR O'Reilly and Craftsman Truck Series, the Cup cars will be on the track at Dover this weekend for the 2026 edition of the All-Star Racing.
NASCAR is bringing its annual All-Star Race to the 'Monster Mile' for the very first time, and revamping the format as well. 
Christopher Bell won last year's All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, while Denny ...Keep reading

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward was fastest on a relatively straightforward third day of practice for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500. 
The 27-year-old Mexican throttled to a quick lap of 227.308mph during traffic running in the earlier part of the six-hour session. 
Four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves was second at 226.841mph in the #06 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen completed his opening laps of the Nordschleife in the dark as rain affected the second session of the 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours weekend.
Drivers were extra precautionary, with Verstappen only using the low gears on his Mercedes GT3 that he shares with Mercedes GT3 that he shares with Jules Gounon, Lucas Auer and Daniel Juncadella.
All four featured during Thursday’s second ...Keep reading

Spire Motorsports has announced Shane van Gisbergen as the driver of its No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado next week at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NationsGuard will sponsor the effort.
This will be SVG's third career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and his second on an oval. The three-time Supercars champion ran at IRP in 2023 with Niece Motorsports, finishing 19th. He ...Keep reading

Ryan Hunter-Reay had several restless nights after a chance at victory faded in last year’s Indianapolis 500.
A year ago, the Floridian was contesting a one-off effort with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. He led 48 laps and was in a proper fight for the win. However, the decision to extend the stint before his final pit stop proved to be a fraction too far. While leading, he was called to pit lane ...Keep reading

Brad Moran, NASCAR’s managing director for the Cup Series, detailed the thought process behind race control not calling for a caution for a crash involving Cody Ware that left a significant dent in the Turn 7 railing.
Ware was able to keep the car under power, drove down pit road, and attempted repairs but the Rick Ware Racing No. 51 ultimately chose to park it afterwards. This became a ...Keep reading

The McLaren Racing CEO has taken a clear stance against the prospect of Mercedes acquiring a shareholding in a second Formula 1 team. While the position of Racing Bulls has been tolerated due to a structure that dates back two decades, Brown believes this model should not be allowed to spread over the medium to long term.
Zak Brown has reportedly sent a six-page letter to Mohammed Ben Sulayem ...Keep reading

Alexander Hardt has been fined 300 euros for failing to move to safety in a timely manner following an engine failure on his #900 Black Falcon Porsche. He was nearly struck by Janina Schall’s #146 WS Porsche “Girls only” entry.
Instead of moving away, Hardt remained in the gravel trap and signaled for marshals, as his Porsche 911 Cup was smouldering. He then moved back toward the car as ...Keep reading