Motorsport

The Monaco Grand Prix weekend has always been the most glamorous event on the Formula 1 calendar. It is no coincidence that teams often choose the streets of the principality to showcase special liveries, and this year Aston Martin will roll out a bespoke look for the event.
In recent days, McLaren unveiled the livery it will use to celebrate its 1000th Formula 1 Grand Prix. This morning, Aston ...Keep reading

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the WEC, Hypercar is synonymous with Balance of Performance. The system is at the very core of the category that succeeded LMP1 and helped convince numerous manufacturers to commit, whether through the LMH or LMDh technical platforms. However, the topic of BoP has grown considerably in recent years, prompting regulators to try to reduce the amount of attention it ...Keep reading

Hyundai World Rally Championship drivers are relieved a series of asphalt rallies are over after a Rally Japan where they were again outclassed by rivals Toyota.
Toyota was the overwhelming favourite to dominate the final asphalt rally of the season having taken a step forward with its GR Yaris, while Hyundai struggled to find answers to widen the operating window of its i20 N, and in some ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has agreed a contract extension to stay at Ferrari, taking himself off Formula 1's market for the foreseeable future.
No contract length was specified, although the statement that "[Leclerc] continue to wear the team’s colours for the coming seasons" suggests that the two have agreed another multi-year deal.
The deal was announced ahead of his home grand prix in Monaco ...Keep reading

On the official NASCAR Hauler Talk Podcast, Senior Director of Racing Communications Amanda Ellis detailed the decision from the Sanctioning Body to not penalize Austin Dillon for what Brad Keselowski and spotter TJ Majors felt was intentional retaliation on Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway.
The entire ordeal began on Lap 145 when Dillon was spun off a chain reaction of events. There was a ...Keep reading

Garrett Mitchell (dba Cleetus McFarland) began this journey into high level Stock Car racing in the pursuit of an appearance in the Daytona 500, briefly wavered, and is now once again chasing that goal.
He detailed that process during a Monday appearance on the Door Bumper Clear podcast.
“When I set out with this with Greg Biffle, I called him up, and I said, ‘Biff, I want to run the ...Keep reading

Nico Rosberg has lifted the lid on his time as seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher's team-mate, revealing some of the ways the former Ferrari driver would get a psychological edge over his rivals.
When Mercedes returned to F1 as a works squad in 2010, a young Rosberg found himself paired with the championship's most successful driver at the time.
Speaking on the High Performance ...Keep reading

“Another thing if I’m the CEO of NASCAR, when you look at the length of the races, the math doesn’t math to me. … While you’re running the same laps, the mileage is the same, the Whatever 400, but if you’re running a slower pace, it takes you longer to get to that 400 miles.”
For that reason, Denny Hamlin said on his Actions Detrimental podcast that he would have preferred the ...Keep reading

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix lived up to its moniker with chaos, carnage and short tempers, with Alex Palou calmly navigating the 1.645-mile, nine-turn downtown street circuit to his fourth win of the IndyCar season.
After starting on pole in the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, Palou was in control throughout and led 71 of 100 laps. He also showed poise and remained unflappable during the ...Keep reading

This week’s Formula 1 Commission meeting has not led to consensus on the proposed 60/40 split for next season, the idea of making the internal combustion engine slightly more prominent compared with the 2026 regulations.
Ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, the FIA announced an “agreement in principle” regarding the engine changes for 2027, but in Montreal it became clear that the specific ...Keep reading

What Motorsport-Total.com first reported a month ago has now been officially confirmed: Porsche’s top squad, Manthey, is losing Kai Storling - the title-winning race engineer who guided Thomas Preining to the 2023 DTM championship and with whom the Austrian has formed an inseparable duo ever since. Following his title win, Preining famously described their daily communication as being "like a ...Keep reading

Anduril, a defense tech company, recently partnered with Hendrick Motorsports ahead the upcoming NASCAR Cup race at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego.
The deal will see Anduril appear as a primary sponsor for two-time Daytona 500 William Byron and the No. 24 HMS Chevrolet in two races in each over the next three years. Unsurprisingly, their first race will be the one taking place on an active ...Keep reading

Since the start of the season, Fernando Alonso has never hidden his views on the 2026 regulations. As early as pre-season testing in Bahrain, he pointed out that a Formula 1 car so heavily dependent on energy recovery ends up reducing risk through corners – the area where a driver should still be able to make the difference.
Alonso reiterated that position ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix ...Keep reading

While the Superstock TT was postponed due to weather conditions, the second race of the week was Tuesday's three-lap Supersport TT.
Michael Dunlop further extended his record to 34 TT wins and 53 podiums in his incredible career. He had already run the previous eight consecutive Supersport TT races between 2022 and 2025, extending that streak to nine on Tuesday. 16 of his 34 TT wins have all ...Keep reading

Lando Norris and McLaren singled out Ferrari as the favourite at this weekend's Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix due to the Scuderia's strength in low-speed corners.
The Ferrari SF-26 has continued a long-running strength of the Maranello's lineage of F1 cars by being strong in low-speed corners and on traction, which will be a huge asset on the highly technical Monte Carlo street circuit ...Keep reading

GT3’s architect Stephane Ratel says the backlash surrounding the World Endurance Championship’s decision to hide Balance of Performance data reflects the public’s “constant need for conspiracy theories”.
The WEC stopped publishing BoP figures for both Hypercar and LMGT3 classes at the start of the 2026 season, prompting criticism over the lack of transparency from some ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia is hopeful his podium finish at the Italian Grand Prix could mark a turning point for him in MotoGP.
The factory Ducati rider put together his most impressive performance of 2026 at Mugello, leading the first half of the race from sixth on the grid, before settling into third behind the Aprilias of Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin.
It marked the first time this season that ...Keep reading

When people think of Michael Schumacher's time at Ferrari, they usually picture the dominant years between 2000 and 2004. But the German's first season in red was anything but straightforward. After winning back-to-back world championships with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, Schumacher was persuaded by Jean Todt to join Ferrari for 1996. Yet both driver and team were embarking on a major rebuilding ...Keep reading

In Canada, Mercedes introduced a substantial package of technical updates. Beyond the work carried out on the front and central sections of the car, new solutions appeared at the rear that had not been seen before in this technical cycle.
Mercedes arrived in Canada with the first truly significant upgrade package of its season, introducing changes across several areas of the car. For example ...Keep reading

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has used his time away from the race track to get behind the wheel of an insane car once again. This time, he explored grassroots American lowrider culture in a customised 1984 Buick Regal. 
As he met the owner of the modified American car, Hamilton admitted that he had never seen a lowrider in person, having only followed the scene online and on ...Keep reading