Motorsport

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has admitted that the Milton Keynes outfit's late-2025 performance boost cost it at the start of the 2026 season, but explained that it would do the same again.
After a difficult start to 2025, which saw McLaren push ahead in both the constructors' standings and the drivers' standings with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, Red Bull and four-time champion Max ...Keep reading

Formula 1 arrives in Miami with revised regulations aimed at addressing issues that emerged in the opening rounds of the season. The FIA has repeatedly stressed that the changes are an evolution of the 2026 rules, not a revolution, and target what it sees as the main priorities: qualifying, the closing speed between two cars in wheel-to-wheel battles, race starts, and, as a fourth point ...Keep reading

This season marks the end of a regulatory cycle for MotoGP, paving the way for a new era with the introduction of 850cc bikes from next year. The championship continues to evolve in a bid to attract new audiences, which is an objective that has become a priority for Liberty Media since the US-based entertainment giant paid more than $4 billion to acquire the series.
At the same time, all ...Keep reading

The Cadillac Formula 1 team has unveiled its special livery for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix, but it has left fans calling for more. 
As the American outfit prepares for its first home grand prix at the Hard Rock Stadium circuit, it revealed a new stars and stripes livery. The design is an evolution of its full-season black-and-white theme, with the stars and stripes of the United States flag ...Keep reading

Lucas di Grassi will retire from racing at the end of the 2025-26 Formula E campaign.
The 41-year-old made his professional debut with Formula Renault Brazil in 2002, before embarking on a 24-year career that saw him contest various championships.
Di Grassi is best known for his time in Formula E though, becoming the first driver to commit to the all-electric series when it made its debut in ...Keep reading

The Miami Grand Prix marks the return of Formula 1 this weekend as the American event will host round four of the 2026 campaign.
This comes five weeks after round three in Japan as a result of the Middle Eastern conflict, which forced the cancellations of the Saudi Arabian and Bahrain grands prix - initially scheduled for April.
F1 will also return with a sprint weekend, while various ...Keep reading

Rain is threatening the 2026 Miami F1 Grand Prix, and according to forecasting site AccuWeather, which many teams rely on, there is currently an 88% chance of rain on Sunday and a 53% chance of thunderstorms.
It is precisely that last figure that has teams and drivers on alert. Unlike in other countries, US law requires major outdoor public events – such as Formula 1 grands prix – to be ...Keep reading

Kevin Harvick says he heard enough from the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway earlier in the month to know that Jim Pohlman and Kyle Busch was not going to work out.
And to wit, despite scoring the first top-10 of the season together at Talladega on Sunday, Richard Childress Racing made a crew chief swap for the two-time Cup Series champion this week with Andy Street returning ...Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup Series television ratings for the race at Talladega Superspeedway were slightly down year-over-year.
The race, once again aired live on over-the-air FOX, earned an average of 3.967 million viewers on Sunday according to the Nielsen Big Data + Panel metric used since last year. This is down from the 4.041 average in 2025, which was also on FOX. The 2026 race was won by Carson ...Keep reading

AJ Foyt Racing rookie Caio Collet went fastest on the last day of the two-day Open Test for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Brazilian’s flying lap happened during the morning session, receiving a massive tow that propelled his #4 Chevrolet to 226.381mph. He was one of only two drivers to break the 226mph mark, with two-time Indy 500 winner Josef ...Keep reading

The Williams Formula 1 team has announced a new collaboration with Marvel, which will see its principal, James Vowles, and drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon included in a first-of-its-kind comic.
According to the Grove outfit, the Williams trio will "join Marvel heroes to battle Doctor Doom as he threatens to take down the racing calendar." Marvel stars set to be included are Iron Man, Black ...Keep reading

The Cadillac Formula 1 team has announced an 18-episode YouTube series,  Crews Control, hosted by actor and team ambassador Terry Crews.
The new series, which is produced by the team behind Netflix's Drive to Survive, Box to Box Films, will follow Crews as he shares a behind-the-scenes look at TWG Motorsports' motorsport portfolio across F1, the IndyCar Series and NASCAR. 
The series will ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok believes that Kimi Antonelli is capable of fighting for the 2026 drivers' championship.
Antonelli became the youngest driver to lead the championship after back-to-back wins at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix. And while the season is long and many have pointed to the issues that his Mercedes team-mate George Russell, viewed by ...Keep reading

George Russell has been urged to remain calm if his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli beats him again at the upcoming Miami Grand Prix. 
Russell has found himself trailing his young Italian team-mate by nine points after the first three rounds of the season. While the Briton remains a favourite for the title, Antonelli is clearly posing a threat.
The 28-year-old driver started the season ...Keep reading

Arrow McLaren and PrizePicks, the leading sports entertainment operator in North America, have announced a multifaceted partnership that includes being the primary sponsor for the #31 Chevrolet driven by Ryan Hunter-Reay for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
The two brands revealed the new livery during the buildup to the Formula 1 race weekend in Miami in front of fans at the Regatta ...Keep reading

IndyCar rookie Mick Schumacher successfully completed his first laps on the oval track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday. On the first of two days of official pre-race testing for the 110th Indianapolis 500 (May 24), Schumacher, as one of the rookies in the field, first had to complete the mandatory Rookie Orientation Program (ROP). He passed it on his first try.
Schumacher first got to ...Keep reading

Dorna, the promoter of the MotoGP World Championship that rebranded as MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group (MotoGP SEG), organised an event in Jerez on the eve of the Spanish Grand Prix. The annual event called “Casual Dinner: An evening with the MotoGP family”, took place this year at the imposing Bodegas Gonzalez Byass, in the Andalusian city.
MotoGP manufacturers, teams, sponsors, and ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has embarked on a new era in 2026 with what is arguably its biggest regulation overhaul in history, as both the chassis and power unit have changed.
The chassis is now lighter and nimbler with the minimum weight reducing by 32kg, while the power unit features more electrical energy with a near-50:50 split against the internal combustion engine.
This has been contentious to say the ...Keep reading

Toyota is continuing its preparations for the 2027 World Rally Championship rules shake up by testing the latest version of prototype car in Spain.
The Japanese brand is the only mainstream manufacturer to date that has committed to building a car to the new technical regulations that will come into force next year.
Under the new FIA framework, cars will be built to a €345,000 cost cap and ...Keep reading

Formula 1 resumes its 2026 season with the Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome, returning after an unexpected five-week hiatus. It will be the first race back after the FIA made some tweaks to the hotly debated regulations.
First held in 2022, this race features tight street course that is set to be part of the F1 calendar until at least 2041 in a historic deal.
Mercedes ...Keep reading