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Aston Martin's Bob Bell has lifted the lid on the Formula 1 team's transformation ahead of 2026, with F1's regulation change coinciding with brand-new facilities, a change of engine partner and several key areas being brought in-house.
Lawrence Stroll's team has invested in brand-new headquarters in Silverstone, including a recently commissioned state-of-the-art wind tunnel.
Ostensibly those ...Keep reading

Like a youth team football coach or an inspiring teacher, Bruno Michel has the job of creating an environment for precocious talent to flourish – with his aim to help fledgling racers make the leap to Formula 1.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they shall never sit under, as the famous adage goes. Michel may not appreciate the mention of being of a certain vintage ...Keep reading

For the 93rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Iron Dames are arriving with a special livery that breaks with tradition: the iconic pink has been swapped for white. The No. 95 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey, and Célia Martin will take on the Circuit de la Sarthe dressed in a fully white livery, with only the rear wing retaining the team’s trademark pink as a nod ...Keep reading

Italy appears set to host a round of the World Rally Championship and European Rally Championship for the foreseeable future with plans for a long-term commitment in the works.
Last weekend’s Rally Italy Sardinia marked the final event of its current contract with the WRC.
Sardinia’s rough gravel roads have hosted the WRC every year, barring 2009, since the event moved from Sanremo on ...Keep reading

In recent years the second Formula 1 seat at Red Bull has become the proverbial poisoned chalice – coveted by many, and yet ultimately toxic.
Mid-season driver changes have almost become the norm, a question of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ – and while the faces change, the difficulty in exploiting the car’s theoretical potential remains an ominous common denominator.
All the more so ...Keep reading

Winner: Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team
Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images

What is there to say? At the track where Marc Marquez ended his over-1,000-day winning drought last year, the six-time world champion looked untouchable.
After taking pole position by nearly three-tenths of a second, the Saturday sprint delivered the only ...Keep reading

BMW wrapped up a clean and well-executed day of testing, with its fastest LMDh prototype posting the eighth-best time, 1.374s off Toyota’s benchmark. Within the German camp, just as others across the paddock, there was little interest in chasing lap times or playing games.
Operating under the Team WRT banner and managed by Vincent Vosse, BMW focused solely on its own programme, keeping its ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez dubbed his victory in Aragon as ‘mandatory’ for him and the team after a perfect weekend at his home track.
Marquez led every session, and took victory in both the sprint and Grand Prix to give him a 32 point lead over his brother Alex Marquez, and team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, who finished second and third in the race respectively.
“It was a perfect weekend. We led all the ...Keep reading

Last on the timesheets after the first day of running at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, Loïc Duval did not mince his words when discussing the expected performance of the Peugeot 9X8 on the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Peugeot ended the Le Mans Test Day with their cars in distant 19th and 21st positions, more than three seconds off the benchmark time set by Brendon Hartley in the No. 8 Toyota GR010 ...Keep reading

Schubert BMW driver Rene Rast hit his head just before the second DTM race of the Zandvoort weekend, it has been revealed, turning what looked like a relaxed Sunday drive through the dunes into a feat of strength for his 29th career DTM victory.
"Yes, I have a headache," confirmed the three-time DTM champion in an interview with ran after the race, though he downplayed the situation: "You ...Keep reading

Aston Martin is billing a new track-day version of its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar as near-identical to the race car.
The Aston Martin Valkyrie LM Hypercar boasts the same maximum power output of 520kW (697bhp) from its 6.5-litre V12 as the World Endurance Championship and IMSA Sportscar Championship contender.
The differences between the two cars represent, said Aston head of endurance ...Keep reading

At Michigan on Sunday, it was clear that the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was going to be difficult to beat. He won a stage, collected the fastest lap bonus, and led 98 of 200 laps.
He fought hard to hang on to the race lead in the closing stages, but Byron couldn't hold back a charging Denny Hamlin. Byron was still going to finish second or third when the car finally ran out of fuel ...Keep reading

Despite reaching 100 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series recently, Ty Gibbs remains winless at the top level of the sport. And sitting 27th in points, a top-five finish won't do much for his playoff hopes. So, despite earning a third-place finish at Michigan, he could only think about the win that slipped through his fingers.
"Wish we could have got one," said Gibbs. "That was not the option with ...Keep reading

Michigan is known for its classic fuel mileage races and Sunday was no different, with drivers desperate to stretch the fuel tank for the final 48-lap run of the race.
As the laps clicked away, Denny Hamlin hit his fuel number and ran down the leaders who were still saving what they could. Carson Hocevar was in control and while the fuel situation was grim, he never got that far as a cut left ...Keep reading

In the second stage of the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan, drivers were scrambling on a restart as they battled three and four-wide for position on track. Alex Bowman was deep in the pack, running 29th when his race came to sudden and violent end.
Bowman was in the middle of a tense battle with a four-wide situation directly in front of him. Cole Custer got loose after contact from Austin Cindric ...Keep reading

Toyota was quick to play down the significance of setting the fastest time with its #8 GR010 Hybrid during the 2025 Le Mans Test Day. Still, Toyota sees areas for improvement.
Test Day ended with the #8 Toyota on top of the timesheets at Le Mans on Sunday, Brendon Hartley clocking a 3:26.246. But anyone familiar with the Japanese squad knows they’re not putting much stock in what remains a ...Keep reading

Toyota topped the times at the Le Mans Test Day as track running ahead of next weekend’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship kicked off on Sunday. 
Brendon Hartley led the way aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a 3m26.246s set early in the second of two three-hours sessions on the full Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans. 
That gave him half a second ...Keep reading

Off the back of an eight-placed finish in the Aragon feature race, Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi feels positive about the bike’s overall improvements and the team’s progress.
Bezzecchi proved his ability to work his way up the pack during Sunday’s race, recovering from 20th on the grid to approach the front of the field, eventually crossing the line in eighth behind Joan Mir and ahead of ...Keep reading

Dodge has an impressive history in NASCAR's top division, which includes five Daytona 500 wins between 1973 and 2008. The blue-chip brand has been around for a while, but its involvement in NASCAR has been sporadic.
Most recently, Dodge made an exciting return in 2001, which lasted until the end of the 2012 season. They even left on top, winning the 2012 NASCAR Cup title with Brad Keselowski ...Keep reading

The sanctioning body remains focused on getting at least four manufacturers back in the Cup Series, which hasn’t happened since 2012. While Dodge is certainly a possibility, especially following news of Ram's return to the Truck Series, NASCAR’s options are not limited.
Speaking to a limited media availability that included Motorsport.com, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing ...Keep reading