Motorsport

Max Verstappen’s remarkable Formula 1 victory in last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix was on the same level as his 2025 Interlagos drive, Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has claimed.
Verstappen’s last two races in Sao Paulo featured some of the most impressive recovery drives in recent history.
In the wet 2024 race where many drivers made mistakes, the Dutchman jumped from 15th to ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff is in discussions to sell part of his Motorsport Investment Ltd holding company, equivalent to a sale of 5% of Mercedes F1 team shares, which would value the team at a record $6bn.
As first reported by sports business website Sportico, the sale is understood to be at an advanced stage as Wolff looks set to offload shares in his holding company, which owns one third of the shares in ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez remains optimistic about the 2026 MotoGP season despite the shoulder injury that cut his 2025 campaign short, insisting his recovery, not missed track time, will determine his form.
Just a week after being crowned a MotoGP champion for a seventh time in September, Marquez was involved in a heavy crash at the Indonesian Grand Prix, triggered by Aprilia rival Marco Bezzecchi on the ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 chief Andrea Stella has queried whether Red Bull's Sao Paulo Grand Prix engine swap for Max Verstappen will be accounted for in the team's 2025 cost cap.
Verstappen's car was pulled out of parc ferme after qualifying 16th, as Red Bull elected to change his car's set-up. He also received his fifth internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-K, MGU-H, and third battery and ...Keep reading

NASCAR is not yet ready to divulge details of its new championship format, mostly because they haven’t made the final decisions on it yet.
What is all but confirmed is that the 2025 season was ultimately the last to use the version of a playoff that culminates with a ‘final four’ chasing the championship in a one-race best finisher take all season finale.
This format was used from 2014 ...Keep reading

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season begins now in a manner of speaking.
There will be two days of tire testing on Wednesday and Thursday for Goodyear to continue refining its tire combinations for the high-speed half-mile following drastic racing product swings that range from traditional racing to extreme tire wear.
The swing is largely believed to be a byproduct of temperatures, with cooler ...Keep reading

Judge Kenneth D. Bell, overseeing the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial, has ordered Roger Penske and Rick Hendrick to subject themselves to a full pre-trial deposition, in person and with no restrictions as it pertains to this legal matter.
The two motorsport mainstays has motioned to the court a means to limit the questions asked regarding their financials and ...Keep reading

Red Bull has announced both its Formula 1 teams’ 2026 liveries will be unveiled at its season launch on 15 January in Detroit, Michigan, where new engine partner Ford is based.
2026 will mark the end of Red Bull’s successful Honda partnership and the beginning of its new era as the Red Bull Ford powertrains equip the upcoming RB22 as well as the next Racing Bulls car.
F1’s technical ...Keep reading

MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports has started its plan to bring the Chinese Grand Prix back to the championship, Motorsport.com sources have confirmed.
China previously hosted MotoGP contests between 2005 and 2008 at the Shanghai International Circuit, with race wins going to Valentino Rossi (2005 and 2008), Dani Pedrosa (2006) and Casey Stoner (2007). 
But 17 years after the last race ...Keep reading

Franco Colapinto offered his support to Brazil Grand Prix fan favourite Gabriel Bortoleto following his first lap exit - and criticised Lance Stroll's defence against Bortoleto into Turn 10.
Bortoleto, who had endured a dismal return home after crashing out in the sprint race, had attempted to mount an early recovery from the back of the field in Sunday's contest. The Sauber driver followed ...Keep reading

Manthey Racing remains optimistic that Porsche’s withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class will not hinder its chances of securing a place in the LMGT3 division with the German marque in 2026.
For participation in LMGT3, the WEC’s rulemakers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest give priority to manufacturers already represented in Hypercar.
Porsche ...Keep reading

One year on from winning from 17th on the grid, Max Verstappen delivered another heroic Sao Paulo drive to romp from the pitlane to the Formula 1 podium. But could the world champion have even won the Brazil Grand Prix?
Last year, Verstappen received a helping hand from the rain gods to deploy his wet weather skills, opening up different racing lines on the Interlagos track for the Dutchman to ...Keep reading

Ferrari will remain in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class until at least the end of the 2029 season. 
The newly-crowned 2025 WEC manufacturers’ and drivers’ title winner has revealed that it has added two years to its original commitment to the top class, in line with the extension of the current rules cycle announced at the Le Mans 24 Hours in June 2024. 
Ferrari ...Keep reading

Factory Ferrari GT driver Alessio Rovera is currently not under consideration for a move up to the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship with AF Corse in 2026, according to the Italian manufacturer.
A member of Ferrari’s factory stable since 2022, Rovera is seen as one of the hottest prospects in LMGT3, completing this season in the #21 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 with Francois ...Keep reading

Formula 1 rookie Gabriel Bortoleto revealed he received a heartwarming message from team-mate Nico Hulkenberg after a crash-filled home Brazilian Grand Prix. 
The Sauber driver’s nightmare weekend started in the sprint race, as he spun violently into the pitwall after suddenly losing control just as he was lining up an overtake on Alex Albon at Turn 1. 
Bortoleto missed qualifying due ...Keep reading

The smoky issue on Francesco Bagnaia’s Ducati in the Japanese Grand Prix has sparked concern among MotoGP manufacturers, who are now calling for clear guidelines on how such cases should be handled.
Bagnaia's extraordinary performance from pole position at Motegi on 4 October took a dramatic turn when, with five laps to go, the Italian’s Desmosedici began releasing smoke that grew thicker ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff doesn't believe Max Verstappen can still keep McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the 2025 Formula 1 title after falling 49 points behind following Brazil.
Red Bull's reigning world champion Verstappen suffered a poor start to the Brazil Grand Prix weekend with fourth in Saturday's sprint and an unprecedented Q1 exit on pure pace.
But from the pitlane ...Keep reading

On one hand, Michael McDowell didn’t win a race this season, in his first season with Spire Motorsports so that was a mission unaccomplished but there is also a privilege in that pressure that motivates him.
For example, at 40-years-old, some in NASCAR would start pondering what comes after driving and that is especially true for a devout family man that has a wife and five children at ...Keep reading

Young's Motorsports signed Ryan Ellis to drive the No. 02 Chevrolet for the team in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season (rebranded Xfinity Series). 
The team already runs the No. 42 car full-time as well, with Leland Honeyman driving the car in 2024 before being replaced by Anthony Alfredo in 2025. 
Ellis was driving the No. 71 this past season for DGM Racing, ending the year 28th ...Keep reading

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has retired from racing after his final race in the World Endurance Championship in Bahrain. His retirement has, as you'd expect, led to speculation about his next move, with many fans suggesting we could see the Briton join the Sky Sports F1 broadcast team full-time.
Button confirmed in July 2025 that he would retire at the end of the current WEC season to ...Keep reading