Motorsport

Alex Marquez says patience will be key as he prepares to defend the second place he currently holds in the MotoGP world championship over the latter half of the season.
The younger Marquez brother heads into this weekend’s Austrian GP 120 points behind his runaway sibling Marc. Having dismissed any realistic chance of catching the rampant factory Ducati rider, Alex must turn his attention to ...Keep reading

Christan Horner has officially left his role as director of Red Bull's various UK entities, one month after his shock sacking.
Horner was removed from his position as Red Bull team principal and CEO just days after the British Grand Prix, with his 20-year reign at Milton Keynes coming to an end after Red Bull's shareholders opted to make a change.
With the Austrian side of the business ...Keep reading

Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira are being asked to wait longer before a final call is made on which of them will keep his Pramac Yamaha ride next season.
With Toprak Razgatlioglu having been confirmed in June as one of the satellite team’s 2026 riders, it has been clear for some time that at least one of Miller or Oliveira will have to find an alternative ride for next season.
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As Robin Frijns looks to be out of Formula E following his departure from Envision, a huge grid shake-up is unfolding for the championship ahead of the 2025-26 season.
McLaren’s exit from Formula E was unsurprisingly a big catalyst in this, guaranteeing at least two full-time drivers from last season would be out of a drive as only 10 teams remained. In addition to this, it’s understood ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri targeted improved qualifying performances in the off-season prior to 2025, which he believes has translated into stronger overall races throughout the year.
After two years spent largely in the shadow of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, Piastri began his third season in much greater form and leads the Briton by nine points in the championship with 10 ...Keep reading

If McLaren had to sprint until the final hurdle of the 2024 season to fend off Ferrari's prancing horse for the team's first constructors' crown since 1998, then it is heading towards a second title at a canter this year.
Its 11 wins in 14 is almost double the six victories claimed last year, and with no interlopers this time, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will decide amongst themselves who ...Keep reading

Porsche will celebrate its privateer Le Mans 24 Hours successes with a special livery for next month’s Suzuka 1000Km based on the colours of the famous New Man Joest 956.
The colour scheme with which Joest Racing won Le Mans in 1984 and ‘85 will feature on a Porsche 911 GT3-R to be driven by reigning World Endurance Championship title winners Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor in the Suzuka ...Keep reading

George Russell says the long wait for a Mercedes title challenge has made him "more hungry than ever" for success in Formula 1.
Russell has been part of the Mercedes setup since joining its junior programme in 2017, and after waltzing through title-winning campaigns in GP3 and F2, Russell looked like the natural successor to Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows.
Russell served three seasons ...Keep reading

After winning Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen, Connor Zilisch climbed from the car to celebrate, as he had done in his previous five wins this year. However, this time, he slipped off the car and fell onto the ground in a frightening moment. He suffered a broken collarbone in the fall, but there were no other reported injuries.
As he recovers, there have been rumors ...Keep reading

How far is a driver willing to go in order to win their way into the NASCAR playoffs, and at what point does the sanctioning body decide it's too far? Well, one year ago this week, Austin Dillon answered both of those questions at Richmond Raceway.
NASCAR returns to the Virginia short track on Saturday night, but don't expect it to match the insanity of last year's jaw-dropping finish. On ...Keep reading

Natalie Decker will join the short list of female drivers to compete in NASCAR after becoming a mother, giving birth to her first child on February 5th of this year.
She will drive the No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet with sponsorship from Wawa. Josh Bilicki will drive the No. 91 as her teammate for the superspeedway race next weekend. The track is the site of Decker's best showing in the Xfinity ...Keep reading

The way that motorsport is filmed has remained largely unchanged for decades, with cameras stationed around a track capturing static shots and helicopters above offering a birds-eye view of the action. Now, as cameras get smaller and lighter, powerful drones are finding their way into motorsport and shaking up the way we watch.  
You might have already seen a drone shot in Formula 1, as the ...Keep reading

There’s a scene in the latest season of Drive to Survive where Ayao Komatsu is challenged by one of his staff members on whether signing Esteban Ocon was the right decision for the team.
“Are you fully 100% sure that Ocon is a good fit for us?” the Japanese manager is asked.
Signing the Frenchman, with his reputation as “not a team player,” raised questions both in the media and ...Keep reading

LCR Honda has been unable to find a replacement for Somkiat Chantra ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, meaning Johann Zarco will be the team’s only MotoGP rider on the grid.
The Thai rider has been sidelined since early July following a crash during motocross training when he suffered a torn collateral ligament in his right knee, which required surgery, and forced him to miss the ...Keep reading

The new Genesis World Endurance Championship Hypercar class challenger has hit the track for the first time.
Genesis Magma Racing gave the GMR-001 LMDh a roll-out earlier this month on Paul Ricard’s training track adjacent to the full circuit.
Both Andre Lotterer and Pipo Derani, the first drivers contracted for the Hyundai brand’s two-car WEC assault next year, drove at what was ...Keep reading

Penske IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin will race a Chevrolet Corvette at Suzuka next month to tick off what he is calling a “bucket list” ambition.
The New Zealander will drive a Corvette Z06 GT3.R for the Malaysian Johore Motorsports Racing team in the Suzuka 1000Km round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge on 14 September to fulfil his dream.
“I’m really grateful for the opportunity ...Keep reading

Next year, both chassis and power unit regulations will undergo sweeping changes. Several technical directors in the F1 paddock have called it the biggest overhaul of the past 50 years.
In addition to concerns from drivers about the racing in general, some fear it could pave the way for long-term dominance by a single manufacturer. Memories go back to 2014, when Mercedes’ engine proved ...Keep reading

It’s been one of the recurring patterns in the first half of the season: where the Red Bull RB21 car has a very narrow operating window and is particularly tricky to handle, but the Racing Bulls VCARB 02 car has proven to be far more forgiving.
That’s been a factor in the storming debut of Isack Hadjar, but also in the ongoing struggles with Red Bull’s second seat. Early in the year ...Keep reading

19-year-old Connor Zilisch fell from his race-winning car at Watkins Glen in a frightening moment that left the entire NASCAR community stunned. Thankfully, he escaped with only broken collarbone, which prevented him from competing in the NASCAR Cup race on Sunday.
However, the focus is now on getting Zilisch fully healed in time to compete for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. The ...Keep reading

Just two races remain in the regular season for the NASCAR Cup Series, and Tyler Reddick took a big step in securing his place in the postseason on points alone. With Shane van Gisbergen's fourth win of the 2025 season, Reddick is now in a strong position points-wise as it prevented anyone new from capturing the checkered flag.
But mathematically speaking, there are still three unclaimed spots ...Keep reading