Motorsport

Haas Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon is set to auction his fan-designed, race-worn Brazilian Grand Prix helmet for charity, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, via F1 Authentics.
The French driver wore the helmet to an 11th-place finish in the sprint race and 12th place in the grand prix in Interlagos.
After running a competition for fans to submit their designs for the helmet, Ocon selected ...Keep reading

Aprilia MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi has revealed that a problem with the ride-height device was the decisive factor in his dramatic fall from pole position in the Valencia Grand Prix sprint.
Bezzecchi was the favourite for victory on Saturday after topping the qualifying session with a new lap record, but his hopes were dashed immediately on the opening tour as he dropped from first to ...Keep reading

Factory Honda man Joan Mir says he is “sorry” he took team-mate Luca Marini out of the Saturday sprint in Valencia. But the accident has put Honda’s seemingly simple quest to escape Group D concessions in danger, with no room for error in Sunday’s Valencian Grand Prix – in which Mir will have to serve a long lap penalty.
Honda came into the weekend with what looked like a ...Keep reading

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff has revealed that she would ideally like to expand the grid to 20 cars in the future. 
The all-female racing series is in its third season and currently features a grid of 18 cars after Hitech TGR joined in 2025 as the sixth team.
Since its first season in 2023, F1 Academy has grown from strength to strength. It was initially not broadcast, apart ...Keep reading

Ferrari has released a new Las Vegas Grand Prix merchandise collection alongside its long-running partnership with Puma and Ray-Ban as drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc ready themselves for the upcoming race on the famous Strip. 
Found on Ferrari's official online store, the Las Vegas Grand Prix range is fronted by Hamilton and Leclerc wearing special red T-shirts inspired by the 2025 ...Keep reading

Mercedes-AMG is facing a huge challenge as its collaboration with HWA AG concludes at the end of November. Hans-Werner Aufrecht's company has not only handled all of the brand's factory racing programmes outside of Formula 1 and Formula E, but it has also been responsible for the entire GT3 project as a partner since 2010.
It is understood that the transition from HWA to the in-house ...Keep reading

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff has championed the partnerships with the likes of Hello Kitty and Wella for breaking down preconceptions that female racing drivers cannot be feminine.
Growing up as one of very few female racing drivers, Wolff has often spoken about the assumptions those around her had at the time. "I just wanted to be seen as a racer, but at the time there was also ...Keep reading

Gresini rider Alex Marquez claimed a commanding victory in the final sprint of the 2025 MotoGP season at the Valencia Grand Prix, as polesitter Marco Bezzecchi struggled to fifth.
Marquez seized the lead from Bezzecchi at the start and held off an early charge from KTM rival Pedro Acosta to score his second consecutive sprint win, and the third of the campaign.
Acosta couldn’t keep up with ...Keep reading

Early sale tickets for the 2026 Mexico Grand Prix have already sold out in the Banamex Presale, Banorte Early Sale phases and general sale.
As a result of the high demand, the Mexico Grand Prix organisers are offering those who have already purchased tickets for next year's event the opportunity to use the First Choice Right service, which will allow them to purchase the same seat for the 2027 ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has launched a new Las Vegas Collection ahead of this year's grand prix on the famous Strip. With a fresh range of apparel, the team celebrates one of its most successful races of the 2024 season with Adidas.
Available through the team's official online store, the capsule includes a 2025 George Russell special-edition black cap, Petronas teal Las Vegas trucker and ...Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished a career-best second in the 2025 Formula 1 Brazil Grand Prix, although this was somewhat overshadowed by his role in a tangle with Oscar Piastri in which the Australian was controversially hit with a 10-second penalty.
While Antonelli's inexperience has shown on some occasions this year, he has been spectacular and aggressive throughout – and his potential has ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri's manager and former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has insisted that the Australian driver has the motivation to "get him turned around" as the title battle heats up heading into the final three rounds of the season.
Piastri was overtaken by his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris to take the lead of the drivers' standings at the Mexico Grand Prix, and the Briton has since extended his ...Keep reading

James Vowles says he's "really proud" of Franco Colapinto after the Argentinian confirmed his 2026 seat with Alpine, adding that the Formula 1 rookie has now shown the potential Williams first spotted in him. 
As an alumnus of the Williams Driver Academy, Colapinto made his debut with the Grove outfit at the end of 2024 before moving to Alpine as a reserve driver for the 2025 season. He was ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has launched a new, limited-edition merchandise line, CL16.
The Ferrari driver announced the new collection on Instagram. "My first merchandise collection is finally here. I hope you love it as much as I’ve loved creating it," he wrote.
The collection features a variety of T-shirts from £53, hoodies starting at £99 and a wool scarf at £135, among other items. 
The ...Keep reading

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi admits he still dreams of racing a hypercar in the World Endurance Championship, but concedes his chances of doing so look slim in the short term.
Rossi has made no secret of his desire to compete in prototype machinery, believing it better suits his driving style than the GT3 cars he has been racing since his retirement from MotoGP in 2021.
The Italian got a ...Keep reading

F1 Academy driver Aiva Anagnostiadis has shared an injury update after it was confirmed that she will miss the season finale of the all-female racing series in Las Vegas.
The TAG Heuer driver will be replaced by Rachel Robertson for the season finale after sustaining an injury to her left foot.
F1 Academy confirmed in a statement: "Following surgery on her left foot, TAG Heuer driver Aiva ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner has told Oscar Piastri that he either needs to regroup over the winter break and come back stronger in 2026, or leave McLaren.
Piastri is currently fighting for his first drivers' championship with his team-mate Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen. The Australian driver sits second, 24 points behind Norris and 25 points ahead of Verstappen, with three rounds ...Keep reading

Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi smashed the all-time circuit record at Ricardo Tormo to claim pole position for MotoGP’s 2025 season-ending Valencia Grand Prix.
Having dropped to ninth on the timesheets following an off-track excursion at Turn 2 on his first flying lap, Bezzecchi bounced back strongly on his second run to set a blistering lap time of 1m28.809s.
Although all his rivals got at ...Keep reading

Germany's motorsport federation is changing access regulations for the DMSB Permit Nordschleife (DPN) and, for the first time, takes sim racing into account after Max Verstappen’s incredible performance in September.
For the DPN level B, candidates will now be able to count participation in official sim racing competitions of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS). This adjustment applies ...Keep reading

Lando Norris is openly expecting McLaren to struggle again at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as the team gets a first chance to seal the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.
Norris leads third-placed Max Verstappen by 49 points in the standings and needs to bring that gap to 58 points after the Las Vegas race for his Red Bull rival to be out of contention for the title.
But the Nevada track ...Keep reading