Motorsport

When Marc Marquez announced his departure from Honda at the end of 2023, it sparked something in Luca Marini. It reminded him of his childhood dreams - riding in the same iconic colours once worn by his half-brother Valentino Rossi at HRC. Leaving behind the comfort and solid results of his family-run VR46 Racing Team, the Italian took a leap of faith to join Honda’s 'resurrection' project at ...Keep reading

After seven years with Red Bull and eight including Toro Rosso in 2018, the cooperation between Honda and Red Bull will come to an end after this season. Formally, the partnership ended in 2021, but because engine development was frozen, both Red Bull teams continued using Honda power units. Initially, Red Bull planned to take Honda’s engines in-house for four more seasons, but that changed ...Keep reading

The 2025 MotoGP season is set to conclude with back-to-back races in Portugal and Spain.
Last year's Portuguese GP saw Jorge Martin lead Francesco Bagnaia in a Ducati 1-2, with KTM riders Pedro Acosta, Brad Binder and Jack Miller occupying positions 3-5. The best Aprilia (Aleix Espargaro) finished eighth and more than 20 seconds behind.
The Algarve circuit should give a better indication of ...Keep reading

The judge overseeing the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit ruled again in favor of the teams against the Sanctioning Body on summary judgment on Tuesday afternoon.
Summary judgment is a pretrial decision where there are no disputes of material fact. In other words, a judge could rule on the merits, based on evidence presented by both sides, and without a ...Keep reading

Chase Elliott was first voted NASCAR Cup's Most Popular Driver in 2018, and he has held that title ever since. He now won the National Motorsports Press Association award for the eighth consecutive year. His father Bill won the award 16 times between 1984 and 2002. 
This is also the 35th consecutive year a member of the Earnhardt or Elliott family has won the fan-chosen award. Prior to the ...Keep reading

The most unfortunate part of how everything went down on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is that the bitter defeat of Denny Hamlin superseded any kind of celebration for Kyle Larson.
Hamlin led 208 laps of a race that was scheduled for go 312 but was extended to 318 due to overtime as a result of William Byron crashing after suffering a tire failure. Larson ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin has two years left on a NASCAR Cup Series contract extension he signed with Joe Gibbs Racing over the summer but the 'deep cut' of how he was denied his first championship on Sunday makes it hard for him to envision coming back.
This isn't to say that he is mulling early retirement, but he can't bring himself to think about next season after dominating the championship race ...Keep reading

Thanks to his success in Mexico, Lando Norris is back at the top of the Formula 1 standings, just one point ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri. The Brit’s lead came after he found consistency over Piastri in recent races, and may also have been helped by a decision to cut down on the data he sees on his steering wheel.  
Norris’ Singapore debrief has already been suggested as a turning point ...Keep reading

After a tearful loss in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship race, plans to place Connor Zilisch in the upcoming World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie test at Bahrain International Circuit have been tabled.
By finishing second in the championship in the one-race finale, Zilisch does not possess the ACCUS (Automobile Competition Committee for the United States) license points needed to ...Keep reading

Looking at the NASCAR Cup Series grid, there are eleven multi-car teams with sizes ranging from two to four cars. But which driver from each can claim to be the best?
Motorsport.com considered race wins, average finish, head-to-head weekly battles, and the final championship result of each of the team's full-time drivers in deciding who was the 'No. 1 driver' within each organization. Part-time ...Keep reading

Expectations for Fermin Aldeguer were mixed when he stepped up to MotoGP this year with Gresini on a satellite bike. His stunning run of victories at the end of the 2023 Moto2 season earned him an early MotoGP contract, but his final year in the intermediate class - the first on Pirelli tyres - proved underwhelming. 
Granted, his form improved as he gained a better understanding of the new ...Keep reading

The World Endurance Championship will hold its traditional rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, 9 November - a day after the 2025 season concludes in the Gulf nation.
The test offers teams a chance to evaluate prospective talent and allows newly signed drivers to sample their cars for the first time.
In the past, several high-profile drivers got their first taste of ...Keep reading

Nearly every Formula 1 squad has a full-sized junior team and academy programme right now, going down to go-karting in order to find the next great driving prospect. Off-track, a similar arms race is ramping up with burgeoning graduate programmes and apprenticeship schemes as teams look to replenish their staff pool with future talent.
Beating the other 10 teams to the brightest, most ...Keep reading

Hyundai Motorsport has strengthened its resources by adding two valuable members of staff, which will oversee programmes in the World Rally Championship and World Endurance Championship.
The Korean marque has created two new roles within its organisation in the form of Operations Director and Head of Engineering, which will be filled by the experienced Sebastien Metz and Massimo Carriero ...Keep reading

Stoffel Vandoorne will rejoin Peugeot’s World Endurance Championship squad in 2026 after a brief departure, replacing Jean-Eric Vergne in the team’s line-up.
Vandoorne had stepped down from his role with Peugeot after the penultimate round of the season at Fuji in September, ahead of his planned switch to Genesis’ new LMDh programme in 2026.
However, his deal with Hyundai’s luxury ...Keep reading

Honda’s steady improvement in recent races has left the manufacturer just 19 points short of dropping out of MotoGP’s highest concession bracket.
After the final two rounds of the 2025 season at Portimao and Valencia, the position of each of the five manufacturers in different concession tiers will be recalculated. 
Since the system was reintroduced in November 2023 to balance ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has a packed calendar that takes in 24 tracks across 21 countries in five continents, but it takes more than a nice ribbon of tarmac to join the championship.
F1 and the FIA have strict guidelines over what circuits can host a grand prix and they must be classified as Grade 1 to qualify. This is the top level of the FIA's seven-tiered system that covers everything from drag strips ...Keep reading

Alexandra Saint Mleux and Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc announced their engagement on 2 November 2025.
After rumours of the pair's relationship in early 2023, the couple made their first public appearance at Wimbledon the same year. Since then, Saint Mleux has become a regular member of the F1 paddock along with the couple's fan-favourite long-haired dachshund, Leo.
Alexandra ...Keep reading

IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward has reacted to Colton Herta's move to Formula 2 alongside a test driver role, arguing that the American driver likely has an offer for a Formula 1 seat in 2027.
Herta signed with the Cadillac F1 Team as a test driver alongside a seat with Hitech in F2 as he works to gain the required superlicence points to compete in F1 in the future.
“He's very talented,” ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with his Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adami has come under scrutiny from former driver Robert Doornbos, who has claimed that there is “no chemistry” between the two. 
The seven-time Formula 1 champion joined Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season after a successful 12-year stint with Mercedes. Hamilton has taken some time to adjust to the new team and while he ...Keep reading