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At just 21 years old, Pedro Acosta already knows what it means to become the center of attention overnight; to be labeled as the next extraterrestrial to land in MotoGP from the same planet that once produced Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi; and to deal with the frustration of not yet having opened his victory tally with only two races left in his second season in the premier class. 
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The FIA’s Mexican body has blamed Liam Lawson’s near-miss with marshals at Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix on his alleged failure to sufficiently slow down under a double yellow flag.
The marshals’ intervention aimed at clearing debris from the collision between the Racing Bulls driver and Carlos Sainz on lap 1. The incident was not investigated by stewards during the race; the FIA’s ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean congratulated Haas rookie Oliver Bearman after the British driver secured the team’s joint best-ever finish with a fourth place in Mexico.
After joining the championship in 2016, Haas has only scored as high as fourth once before. In the American outfit's debut season, Grosjean, partnered with Esteban Gutierrez, secured a sixth-place finish in the ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman provided the feel good story of Formula 1's Mexico Grand Prix with an opportunistic drive to fourth, but it would be too easy to ascribe his breakthrough result to a lucky break.
Haas introduced late-season upgrades in Austin which were long in the making, breaking a midfield trend where most competitors have long been focused on 2026. According to team boss Ayao Komatsu, the ...Keep reading

Supercars has announced a 14-round calendar for 2026, confirming a second round in New Zealand and a return to Queensland Raceway.
The new schedule means that the teams and drivers will have the highest number of events since the pre-COVID series of 2019.
The NZ sweep will start with the Taupō Motorsport Park event on 10-12 April, followed by the maiden event at Ruapuna Raceway near ...Keep reading

Mixing up brake pads on a race car can seem counterintuitive at first glance but NASCAR Cup teams often do it on purpose in order to work around the rules and anyone wanting to be competitive at Phoenix this weekend will be trying it.
The NASCAR Next Gen car is mostly assembled with single source parts so teams can’t build custom suspension or brake components but brake pad compounds are not ...Keep reading

19-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie William Sawalich already missed Martinsville after a vicious crash at Talladega Superspeedway left him with concussion-like symptoms. He was hospitalized for several hours following the race before finally being released in the middle of the night.
Unfortunately, he will have to wait until 2026 to get back behind the wheel, as he has not been medically ...Keep reading

John Malone will step down as chairman of Liberty Media and Liberty Global, the company that owns both Formula 1 and MotoGP, to be replaced by Robert R. "Dob" Bennett at the start of next year.
Malone will be installed as chairman emeritus when Bennett takes over as chairman, having led Liberty Media's expansion into the ownership of various motorsports properties over the past ...Keep reading

When NASCAR announced the suspension of Sam Mayer for intentionally wrecking Jeb Burton after the checkered flag at Martinsville, Haas Factory Team quickly named Ryan Sieg as the replacement driver on Tuesday.
Sieg normally competes a s driver/owner with RSS Racing, which is technically aligned with Haas. This weekend will be his 400th career start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, having never won ...Keep reading

As a byproduct of Judge Kenneth D. Bell ruling on a summary judgment in favor of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR, the court has also unsealed and unredacted a number of documents regarding the case.
That includes a copy of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Charter Agreement made available in full. This particular document, which is the same for all 13 teams that signed it, belongs ...Keep reading

Kaulig Racing, which recently revealed that they are pausing their NASCAR Xfinity Series efforts for the time being, plan to operate five NASCAR Trucks next year as the factory partner of Ram in its return to the sport.
Newly crowned ARCA champion Brenden Queen was already announced as the team's first full-time driver for 2026, but they've now revealed two more on Wednesday.
Daniel Dye, who ...Keep reading

FIA presidential candidate Laura Villars is suing the federation over its democratic standards, with a first hearing set for 10 November.
The next presidential election will take place on 12 December, with four people having announced candidacies – but only incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem will actually be able to run.
The rules require presidential candidates to put together a team of seven ...Keep reading

Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez has confirmed the Japanese manufacturer’s apparent lack of progress with its V4-powered MotoGP bike.
Following its debut at the San Marino Grand Prix last month, the machine made its second race appearance at the Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend.
But Fernandez, who rode the bike on both occasions, told press after the Sepang race that the team had not ...Keep reading

Marco Andretti, the son of Michael and grandson of Mario, has decided to officially end his career as a race car driver. The 38-year-old posted a lengthy statement on Wednesday, confirming the news. 
Andretti has spent the majority of his career in IndyCar, making his debut in 2006. Previously, he had won the 2004 Skip Barber National title before moving up through Star Mazda and Indy ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle would have given Max Verstappen a drive-through penalty for cutting the Turns 1-2-3 section at the start of the Mexico Grand Prix.
Verstappen found himself on the dusty outside kerb ahead of the first braking zone at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with polesitter Lando Norris on the right-hand side of the track and both Ferraris between them; the Red Bull ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson has slammed Carlos Sainz’s driving after a collision greatly damaged both their cars at the start of Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix.
The incident happened in Turn 1, after Fernando Alonso tapped the rear of Esteban Ocon’s car. Sainz swerved left to avoid the slow Haas, but that swerve meant he drove into Lawson’s Racing Bulls.
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Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur was significantly impressed by Oliver Bearman at the Mexico Grand Prix and briefly thought he was set for his maiden podium in Formula 1.
The 20-year-old finished fourth for Haas at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday, marking his best career result to date and joint-best for the American team. 
Bearman, who started ninth, climbed up to sixth on the opening ...Keep reading

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, October 29 1995
"In my Formula 1 career there were many races I should have won but didn't, so it's quite correct that one I failed to finish was the race of my life!
"I qualified second to Michael Schumacher and it was raining on race day. Before the start, I went to the race director and said, 'The startline is downhill, and we don't have a handbrake, so ...Keep reading

Kaulig Racing has been operating a team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series since 2016, which is when they first entered NASCAR. 
Over time, the team has expanded into the Cup Series and won several races. However, after announcing plans to partner with Ram and form a new team in the NASCR Truck Series (with five entries) in 2026, Motorsport.com understands that they will now pause the Xfinity ...Keep reading

The modern world presents a complex issue for Formula 1.
A plethora of systems, apps and AI-driven workflows multiply the number of keys, tokens and passwords in use, each creating a potential weak point to be abused. Oracle Red Bull Racing’s response has been to build a culture that controls information while implementing software that makes access more secure and efficient. 
That’s ...Keep reading