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Formula 1 has decided against holding a group season launch for its 2026 campaign, Motorsport.com has learned.
To celebrate the championship’s 75th anniversary, F1 held a first-of-its-kind 2025 season launch with all teams jointly presenting their new liveries at the O2 Arena in London.
By all metrics the event was a success for F1 and its teams and sponsors: it recorded a peak of 1.1 ...Keep reading

Announcing the following season’s Formula 1 calendar before the current one has reached its half-way point is a calculated power move – one the present regime seems to be making an annual fixture after it revealed this year’s running order in April 2024. 
The message it sends to the wider world is one of peace between the stakeholders and commercial stability. But while this creates a ...Keep reading

When Aston Martin returned to Formula 1 four years ago, the goal wasn’t just the top step of the podium — it was something bigger. Lawrence Stroll’s long-term vision for a championship-winning team has been well-publicized, but there’s another plan in motion at the AMR Technology Campus, steered by Chief Marketing Officer, Rob Bloom. He joined Aston Martin from McLaren in 2021 with a ...Keep reading

The decision to add a Mexico City Cup race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for 2025 season is a big step in NASCAR's plans for international expansion. It's also quite the undertaking, especially with roughly 80 haulers driving over 2,000 miles directly from Michigan International Speedway to Mexico City.
Besides, the Cup Series hasn't raced outside of the United States in over 25 years, and ...Keep reading

Double world Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu will make his MotoGP debut in 2026 as the Turkish star will ride for Pramac Yamaha.
Yamaha Motor confirmed the move on Tuesday in a statement that was initially expected during the Italian Grand Prix weekend on 20-22 June.
The statement has been released early, however, and Razgatlioglu will join Yamaha’s satellite squad after eight ...Keep reading

With four LMDh prototypes on the grid, Cadillac will be the most represented manufacturer in the Hypercar class at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. Porsche also has four 963s entered, but one of them is fielded by the customer team Proton, while the American force is operating as a unified front at the legendary French race. In La Sarthe, the two Cadillac V-Series.Rs run in the WEC by Jota will be ...Keep reading

The clash between Formula 1’s 2026 Canadian Grand Prix and IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500 will only happen once every five years, Motorsport.com understands.
On Tuesday, F1 announced its 24-race calendar for next year, which sees Imola drop out in favour of a new race in Madrid as Spain’s capital takes over the Spanish Grand Prix moniker from Barcelona. The calendar also features date changes ...Keep reading

When NASCAR heads to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for a historic race in Mexico City this weekend, the 39-car Xfinity Series field will feature three Mexican drivers.
It was previously announced that Cup Series star Daniel Suarez will drive for JR Motorsports in the No. 9 Chevrolet, while Truck Series regular and 2024 ARCA champion Andres Perez De Lara will make his debut in the No. 91 DGM ...Keep reading

The World Rally Championship’s highly anticipated 2027 technical rules are edging closer to being completely finalised with the FIA approving refined bodywork regulations.
The WRC’s 2027 technical regulations were among the subjects up for discussion at Tuesday’s World Motor Sport Council in Macau. 
Last month, the WRC Commission revealed that it would present to the WMSC a number of ...Keep reading

The lineup of drivers taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans has always highlighted the link between Formula 1 and endurance racing. Many former F1 drivers have found a new lease of life in the WEC, while others, such as Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg, have taken a short detour around La Sarthe before returning to their single-seaters.
This year is no different, and 2025 will see a number ...Keep reading

The FIA has formally approved Red Bull's request to grant its British youngster Arvid Lindblad an FIA superlicence before he turns 18.
Lindblad turns 18 on 8 August 2025, meaning he would normally have to wait two more months before reaching the minimum requirement age to be eligible for the licence that would allow him to compete in F1.
But as with Mercedes talent Andrea Kimi Antonelli last ...Keep reading

Formula E has announced its biggest calendar yet as 18 rounds will make up the 2025-26 campaign with Brazil hosting the opener. 
The all-electric championship will visit Sao Paulo on 6 December with the season once again concluding at the ExCeL Arena in London on 15-16 August after a contract extension was agreed. 
Formula E is still waiting on two ‘TBC’ rounds for next season’s ...Keep reading

Although only a third of the 2025 Formula 1 season has passed, a lot of focus behind the scenes is already on next year - when both new engine and chassis regulations come into play.
It represents a major shift for all teams and manufacturers, but arguably even more for Red Bull. Christian Horner’s team can no longer rely on Honda power units and will take control of its own destiny with Red ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's Barcelona clash with George Russell not only became a talking point post-race, but also dramatically changed the championship picture. With McLaren having the best car on the grid, it was always going to be a challenge for Verstappen to fight with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris – but in the first eight races, he maximised his opportunities and consistently scored points, which ...Keep reading

What did we learn from the Le Mans Test Day? What pointers has it given us to the big race ahead? That’s always the million dollar question when the cars hit the majestic Circuit de la Sarthe for the first time each year. 
Not a lot is quite often the answer. This time around we probably haven’t learnt who is going to win the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship this ...Keep reading

Commercial rightsholder FOM and governing body the FIA have jointly revealed the 2026 Formula 1 calendar, which will again feature 24 race weekends.
The season starts on 8 March in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix and finishes in Abu Dhabi on 6 December.
As previously reported, the Ramadan holiday means Australia once again hosts the season opener instead of Bahrain.
After the 8 ...Keep reading

There will be 37 Cup cars and 39 Xfinity cars competing in this historic event at Mexico City. The Xfinity field, which is usually capped at 38 grid spots, has been expanded to 40 for this event only. As a result, everyone on the entry list will get to compete in the big show.
The Cup field includes the usual field of 36 with all of the expected full-time drivers, and just one open entry. That ...Keep reading

Entering the NASCAR Truck Series race weekend at Michigan, Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz was hoping for a change in fortune on the track. He failed to finish five of the last seven races with zero top 20s since an impressive tenth place finish in the season-opener at Daytona.
Well, chaos was his friend on Saturday. There was a  late-race pileup that eliminated several contenders ...Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup race at Michigan featured some big hits, lots of fuel-saving, and Denny Hamlin's third victory of the year as he inches closer to 60 career Cup wins. It was another missed opportunity for Carson Hocevar as a cut tire derailed his day, but the biggest story from Sunday came before the green flag even flew as Ram announced its return to the the Truck Series.
Here's a look at the ...Keep reading

A fascinating development during the Monday test day at Aragon was the reappearance of the rider radio devices that were being tested by MotoGP to improve safety communication to riders.
So far, it has been known that several riders tested it, including Alex Marquez, Brad Binder, Lorenzo Savadori and Johann Zarco, throughout the Monday test day.
Savadori, who had tested the device ...Keep reading