Motorsport

No.
Team
Car
Drivers




HYPERCAR - 18 cars




007
 Aston Martin Thor Team
Aston Martin Valkyrie


 Harry Tincknell
 Tom Gamble
 Ross Gunn




009
 Aston Martin Thor Team
Aston Martin Valkyrie


 Alex Riberas
 Marco Sorensen
 Roman De Angelis




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The 94th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours will feature a capacity grid of 62 cars, but there will be fewer contenders fighting for the overall win in the Hypercar class.
Porsche’s departure from the top division of the World Endurance Championship has contributed to a decline in the number of Hypercar entries to 18 in 2026, down from 21 last year.
The German manufacturer had helped propel ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has discussed the possibility of retiring from the championship at the end of 2026.
The Dutchman previously explained that if he does not find the new regulations enjoyable, he could retire at the end of 2026. While Verstappen has been clear with his criticism of the 2026 F1 cars, he has confirmed to the media in Bahrain that it does not mean he can't ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has tempered expectations for the 2026 Formula 1 season, explaining that McLaren will likely not have the long-run pace advantage that it enjoyed in 2025.
The Woking outfit secured both the constructors' and drivers' championships in 2025 after dominating the majority of the season. But as the series welcomes in a new wave of regulations in 2026, the grid will likely be ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson has detailed the internal conflict he felt as he was chosen to replace Daniel Ricciardo at Racing Bulls following a string of disappointing results from the Australian driver. 
Lawson made his Formula 1 debut at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, replacing an injured Ricciardo after a crash broke his wrist. The team, branded as AlphaTauri at the time, celebrated as he scored his maiden ...Keep reading

Ferrari has been the talk of Formula 1 pre-season testing this week with its innovative updates to the SF-26.
First, on Wednesday, Motorsport.com reported that the Italian outfit had placed a small wing in front of the exhaust pipe to exploit the gas flow through medium- to low-speed corners. 
Then on Thursday, the penultimate day of 2026 testing, a further innovation was fitted to the rear ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insisted that the Formula 1 compression ratio drama is “a storm in a teacup”, meaning his team was no longer willing to fight the backlash against their engine. 
F1 power units are now much different thanks to the 2026 regulation change, and one of the alterations was made to the compression ratio, which was reduced from 18:1 to 16:1.
But Article C5.4.3 states ...Keep reading

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola is pushing hard to convince two-time champion Francesco Bagnaia to join the Noale factory alongside Marco Bezzecchi next season.
Ducati is expected to announce Marc Marquez’s contract renewal for the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP seasons in the coming days, a move that would pave the way for the confirmation of Pedro Acosta’s arrival for the same period.
Such a ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has set a new fastest lap at Formula 1 Bahrain pre-season testing to head Max Verstappen, while Ferrari debuted a trick rear wing before being hit with a mechanical problem.
F1 world champion Norris posted a 1m33.453s on the C3 compound tyres to go 0.006s quicker than George Russell’s previous best set yesterday afternoon, taking top spot in the morning session by 0.131s from Red ...Keep reading

MotoGP announced on Thursday that the Australian Grand Prix will move to Adelaide in 2027, as Phillip Island's contract draws to a close this year.
Rumours about a possible relocation of the Australia event to Albert Park in Melbourne had been circulating for some months. It was a proposal that, on paper, seemed to lack all logic. With the contract of the local promoter, the Australian Grand ...Keep reading

Fans have lost it over behind-the-scenes footage of the official 2026 Formula 1 grid photo shared on the championship's social media.
As pre-season testing continues in Bahrain, the drivers gathered for the official photo to be taken. Unsurprisingly, getting all 22 drivers to pose for a photo resulted in some funny moments.
"****, I'm too old for this," Lewis Hamilton told Carlos Sainz as he ...Keep reading

An Aston Martin Vantage, which previously served as the Formula 1 safety car in the controversial 2021 season, has gone up for sale for £599,990 via Auto Trader.
The 4-litre, V8-powered coupe was piloted by safety car driver Bernd Mayländer in 34 races between 2021 and 2023. The advert reveals that two of the three safety cars have become available for sale via the Silverstone outfit and ...Keep reading

Last week McLaren's team boss Andrea Stella voiced concerns over Formula 1 2026's laborious start procedure with the new cars.
Stella urged the FIA to consider longer start procedure timings to avoid drivers not being able to spool up their turbos, which now has to be done manually by holding revs for over 10 seconds.
Following discussions at Wednesday morning's F1 Commission meeting in ...Keep reading

While Red Bull Powertrains has so far surprised several people in the Formula 1 paddock, Honda has experienced a more difficult build-up phase with Aston Martin.
Although Toto Wolff’s comments about the outright performance of the DM01 - as the Red Bull engine is officially labelled - were politically charged, reliability has so far proven to be better than many had expected.
Honda, by ...Keep reading

In the immediate aftermath of Justin Allgaier blocking Denny Hamlin from the lead and triggering 'The Big One' in the 68th Daytona 500, the JR Motorsports driver took ‘100 percent’ of the blame but the Joe Gibbs Racing contender conceded his share a day later.
The crash took place approaching the end of the second stage and collected 20 cars on Lap 124. Allgaier left about enough space for ...Keep reading

Alexander Rossi paced a rain-impacted last session for the Unser IndyCar Open Test at Phoenix Raceway on Wednesday afternoon.
The result gives a clean sweep to the day after the 34-year-old Californian also led the morning’s festivities. In the afternoon, he managed to run 19 laps despite the persistent start-stop nature of the session due to rain, and hit a best 174.542 mph (20.6254 seconds) ...Keep reading

Marcus Ericsson suffered a hard crash in the final session of the Unser IndyCar Open Test at Phoenix Raceway on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old Swedish native had begun the last hour of the day’s running and went through Turn 4 as the backend of his No. 28 Andretti Global Honda broke loose. Despite his best efforts to make the save, the car drifted back up and the right side hit the wall before ...Keep reading

On Thursday, the Government of South Australia and MotoGP Sports Entertainment presented the project for the street circuit, as Adelaide will take over from the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit as host of the Australian Grand Prix in 2027.
The event, held in Adelaide, was led by South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas and Carlos Ezpeleta, Chief Sporting Officer of MotoGP Sports ...Keep reading

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso believes that everything can be fixed on the Aston Martin AMR26, but remains realistic on the potential timeline.
The Silverstone outfit has admitted that it still has some work to do after the first week of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Alonso's team-mate Lance Stroll claimed that the team was four seconds off the pace while speaking to the media at ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel has teased a 24 Hours of Le Mans outing with Max Verstappen in the future.
The German driver, who retired from F1 at the end of the 2022 season, confirmed he is in regular contact with the Red Bull driver and that they have their sights set on a Le Mans entry when the time is right.
"I am also in regular contact with Max, and we talked a few ...Keep reading