Motorsport

Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar has explained what caused his crash on Tuesday at the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown.
The new Red Bull driver suffered the only major accident of the shakedown week at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he went off at the final corner late on Tuesday in wet conditions.
Hadjar’s Red Bull car reportedly suffered heavy rear-end damage which required the team to bring ...Keep reading

Ducati introduced a significantly updated aerodynamic package on its Desmosedici GP at the Sepang shakedown test, offering a first glimpse of major aero developments ahead of the 2026 MotoGP season. 
The bike run by test rider Michele Pirro in Malaysia looked markedly different from the version shown at Ducati’s season launch, with changes to the fairing, wings and other aero ...Keep reading

Mitch Evans has kickstarted his Formula E campaign with a stunning charge through the field to take victory in the wet in the Miami E-Prix.
The Jaguar driver, who had failed to score a point in the opening two rounds, surged from ninth on the grid with a smart energy conservation strategy before using his Attack Modes to pick off his rivals to move into the lead.
Evans’ overtake for the ...Keep reading

Team LCR has revealed the satellite Honda RC213Vs it will campaign in the 2026 MotoGP season.
The French squad will once again run different liveries across its two bikes, instead of a unified design, as it heads into the final year of the current regulation cycle.
Team leader Johann Zarco will continue to represent British oil company Castrol, carrying the brand’s familiar red, white and ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton’s wealth of Formula 1 experience puts him in the best place to assess the new generation of cars – and he’s enjoying what he is driving so far.
The seven-time F1 world champion is entering the fifth major regulations overhaul of his career and has often been vocal about which era of car he has preferred to race with, especially after a gruelling experience in the ...Keep reading

The Max Verstappen Grandstand for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix has sold out before the season has begun.
With tickets still available for the Belgian and Austrian grands prix, fans of the four-time champion still have the opportunity to come together in one of his grandstands at those events.
The Max Verstappen Grandstand sits on the right of the last turn, offering views of the starting ...Keep reading

Red Bull Supercars drivers Broc Feeney and Will Brown have taken on a challenge in a Formula 1 car alongside former drivers Scott Speed and Brendon Hartley as hosts.
The two Australian drivers took the wheel of the Red Bull RB7 at The Bend Motorsport Park in their home country, and ended up smashing the lap record on the 3.4km West Circuit.
After losing out on a rock-paper-scissors match ...Keep reading

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has reflected on the night Romain Grosjean pulled himself out of his car engulfed in flames during the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix. Still today, the Japanese team chief can't believe his driver survived. 
Promoted to team principal ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Komatsu has been successful in taking the reins of the American team. For years before this ...Keep reading

The entire Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray will take place on Monday, February 2nd as the track is currently being hammered with a winter storm that is dropping several inches of snow. While Sunday is set to be clear, temperatures will remain below freezing and a wind chill that could be in the single-digits.
As a result, NASCAR officials have rescheduled the event for Monday. On that day, the ...Keep reading

After the shakedown in Barcelona, the first question to ask is whether it really had to be so secretive. Of course, it matters that ‘official’ winter testing is organised in Bahrain and that, for commercial reasons, only that event is allowed to carry that name, but fears of a repeat of 2014 have proven unfounded.
Williams was absent, Audi ran into some teething troubles as a newcomer, and ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner has branded his exit from Red Bull Racing as "lucky" because it opened the door for him to move and work in the United States.
Before his time as Haas Formula 1 team principal, Steiner worked alongside Christian Horner at the Milton Keynes outfit as technical operations director in 2005. But after Red Bull hired Adrian Newey, Steiner moved to North Carolina to serve as ...Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has championed the direction of the new set of regulations in 2026 to  attract brands such as Cadillac and Ford to the series.
The 2026 season welcomes a new wave of regulations and features a power unit with a 50:50 split between internal combustion engine power using sustainable fuel and electric power, which is relevant to the wider automotive ...Keep reading

NASCAR will hold the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Monday, February 2nd, as they wait for snow to move out of the region. For those who may be unfamiliar with this event's purpose on the schedule, 'The Clash' is a pre-season exhibition race that has been a part of the NASCAR calendar since 1979.
Originally developed as a 20-lap sprint race at Daytona International Speedway and only ...Keep reading

Will Power is bullish about what the future holds for Andretti Global.
The 44-year-old Aussie made the switch to his new home after 17 years with Team Penske, which included two IndyCar titles and winning the 2018 Indianapolis 500. Contractual stipulations with his former employer hindered walking into the Andretti Global shop until January 1, but he’s already seen plenty to know the team is ...Keep reading

Gresini Racing unveiled the livery of its 2026 MotoGP bikes at a presentation in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Following the conclusion of MotoGP’s Shakedown test at the Sepang International Circuit, Gresini travelled to Malaysia’s capital to reveal the bikes Alex Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer will race this season.
Marquez attended the launch alongside team boss Nadia Padovani, but Aldeguer ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team unveiled the livery of the W17 on Thursday 22 January on social media, but it will also hold a launch event on Monday 2 February.
When is the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event?
Monday 2 February
Local time: 11:30 GMTCET: 12:30PST: 03:30EST: 06:30JST: 20:30CST (China): 19:30
How to watch the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event
The Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event will ...Keep reading

Aleix Espargaro led the way for Honda during MotoGP’s official Shakedown Test at the Sepang International Circuit, leading his KTM-mounted brother Pol Espargaro.
MotoGP organised three days of official running in Malaysia this week, but participation was limited to test riders from each manufacturer and the two rookies on the grid, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Diogo Moreira. Yamaha was also ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez is chasing a factory seat in MotoGP for 2027 following his breakthrough campaign in MotoGP last year.
After spending much of his career in the shadow of his older brother Marc Marquez, the Gresini rider emerged runner-up in 2025 with an impressive campaign that included three grand prix victories, three Sprint wins, twelve podiums and a pole position.
His results last season ...Keep reading

The complexity of F1's 2026 rules overhaul is such that teams requested an extra shakedown on top of two three-day tests in Bahrain to prepare for the start of the season in Melbourne in March.
The new power units, with a much bigger reliance on a more powerful electric MGU-K system, caused such nerves that they requested the Barcelona shakedown behind closed doors, with Bahrain also understood ...Keep reading

On November 24th of last year, it was announced that Sigma Performance Services (SPS Racing) was set to acquire AM Racing's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series program for the 2026 season. The team already has an ARCA Menard's Series operation and some late model cars.
However, it was revealed on Friday this deal for a NOAPS team is no longer happening.
"In November of 2025, an acquisition of ...Keep reading