Motorsport

Former Formula 1 TV presenter Will Buxton has tipped Mercedes driver George Russell as a prime candidate to master the unforgiving streets of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
Speaking on the Up To Speed podcast, Buxton explained why he believes that the Monaco Grand Prix could be the weekend that Russell stops his team-mate Kimi Antonelli's momentum.
"Mercedes has such an advantage anyway ...Keep reading

F1's Las Vegas Grand Prix will stay on the calendar until at least 2037 after F1 management concluded a 10-year contract extension with the gambling capital.
As it aimed to expand its US footprint, F1 headed to Nevada for the first time in 2023 for an initial three-year deal, which was then extended for another two editions of racing around the Las Vegas Strip.
But F1 management, which is ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Germany analyst Ralf Schumacher has officially tied the knot with his partner Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne.
The 50-year-old, who spent a decade competing in the championship with teams such as Jordan, Williams and Toyota, earning six grand prix wins, 27 podiums and 329 career points, married Bousquet-Cassagne in St Tropez.
While the couple is set to share a look ...Keep reading

NASCAR is heading to Michigan for the 15th round of the 2026 Cup season. Along with the top division, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series will also be racing there this weekend.
Denny Hamlin earned his 62nd career win last weekend at Nashville after a thrilling battle with Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Brisce.
Hamlin is also the defending winner ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls Formula 1 driver Arvid Lindblad has revealed why the "lavish Monaco stereotype" is of no interest to him. 
The rookie driver has enjoyed a rapid rise through the motorsport ranks, yet he remains remarkably grounded. Lindblad attributes this level-headed perspective entirely to his family's working-class roots and relentless work ethic. 
Speaking during an interview with Dazed ...Keep reading

On Thursday evening, ahead of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, Audi made a surprise unveiling of the Nuvolari supercar at the luxury Cap Eden Roc hotel in Antibes, in the south of France.
Named after Grand Prix legend Tazio Nuvolari, who enjoyed great success for Auto Union in the 1930s, it will be the fastest Audi of all time.
With 1,001 horsepower, a top speed of over 350 km/h, active ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has never been one to shy away from a grand entrance, and the seven-time champion has continued this trend at the Monaco Grand Prix. 
Arriving for media day in Monte Carlo, the British driver pulled up at the paddock on an ultra-rare silver Ducati Panigale V4 S 100. 
The Panigale V4 S 100 was created to celebrate Ducati's 100th anniversary in 2026. Production is limited to ...Keep reading

IndyCar Officiating announced its next phase in the process to separate governance and help process transparency with the launch of official post-even reports, which is set to include the use of technical penalty guidelines.
The effort is “to provide a framework toward consistency across events,” according to the press release. The post-even records will also feature summaries of technical ...Keep reading

Formula 1 drivers and team orders have a long and disagreeable history, especially when those drivers are in the heat of the world championship battle.
You have to go back to the 1950s to find a properly gentlemanly resolution to a title fight involving two teammates. And even then the famous example of Peter Collins handing his Ferrari over to Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1956 Italian Grand Prix ...Keep reading

Romain Grosjean confirmed on social media he underwent a medical procedure following last weekend’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. 
The 40-year-old Swiss-born Frenchman 20th at the tight and bumpy 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street course, finishing 91 laps after his #18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda was punted by ECR’s Alexander Rossi entering Turn 3. It is unclear if that incident is when ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli has shrugged off suggestions by his Mercedes team-mate George Russell that the 2026 title is now his to lose.
Antonelli currently holds a 43-point advantage over second-placed Russell, who was the pre-season favourite, after four wins on the bounce inside the opening five rounds.
It comes after Russell suffered a costly retirement from the lead ...Keep reading

It's unusual for Formula 1 drivers to be summoned by the FIA stewards to explain themselves before even turning a wheel on track, but this is the fate which has befallen Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc in Monaco.
Both drivers must report to the stewards on Friday after arriving late for the official FIA press conference on Thursday. This may seem trivial but it still constitutes a breach of ...Keep reading

Cal Crutchlow has revealed he will “try to ride with” a shoulder problem in his second weekend back on a MotoGP bike in Hungary.
The Briton suffered a muscle tear near his left scapula following last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, caused by excessive stress on his shoulder after three years away from active competition.
With the Balaton Park race following immediately after as part of a ...Keep reading

Raj Nair, IndyCar Independent Officiating Board Chairman, shared the midseason retirement by technical director Kevin ‘Rocket’ Blanch came with “mixed emotions,” while Scot Elkins, the Managing Director of Officiating (MDO), called it, “a big loss.”
That was the tone set on Thursday morning’s call with select media, including Motorsport.com, which followed roughly 30 minutes ...Keep reading

Iker Lecuona has admitted he was “surprised” to receive a call-up to return to MotoGP as a replacement rider for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Spaniard has been drafted in by Gresini for this weekend’s Balaton Park race, with the team’s star rider Alex Marquez still sidelined due to the injuries he picked up in Barcelona last month.
Ducati test rider Michele Pirro had stepped in for ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has played down his chances of repeating his victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, saying he can even “forget” about the possibility of a podium.
The factory Ducati rider dominated proceedings on MotoGP’s first visit to Balaton Park in 2025, claiming pole position before sweeping both races.
But while last year’s event came during a purple patch in which he ...Keep reading

The Monaco Grand Prix has often been criticised for processional racing when it comes to Sunday's grand prix, but former Formula 1 TV presenter Will Buxton has explained exactly why the race around Monte Carlo remains the one trophy every single driver on the grid wants to clinch.
The narrow streets in the principality offer very few overtaking opportunities, but despite this, it is one of ...Keep reading

ECR Indy has announced that Christian Rasmussen will continue as the driver of its No. 21 Chevrolet into 2027 and beyond.
The 25-year-old Danish driver is currently taking part in his third full-time season of IndyCar racing, all with ECR. He has one victory, which came at Milwaukee last year after a dramatic fight to the front.
Since 2022, Rasmuseen is the only driver to bring ECR to the ...Keep reading

The world championship began 76 years ago, so it's rare indeed for a new reason for a car's retirement to enter the record books. But a withdrawal for back pain induced by seating position – Fernando Alonso's reason for parking his AMR26 in the garage after 23 laps of the Canadian Grand Prix two weeks ago – is more unusual than you might imagine, given the cramped confines of a Formula 1 car's ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo has ruled out the possibility of Yamaha introducing any major updates during 2026 in “reaction” to its ongoing woes in MotoGP.
The Frenchman believes the arrival of a major regulation change next year will make it difficult for Yamaha to fix its V4-powered M1, which has proved to be the slowest bike on the grid.
Yamaha is currently last in the constructors' standings ...Keep reading