Motorsport

Fans of the Mercedes F1 team have wanted to get their hands on one thing for a long time. Drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli spent the hottest weekends of the season working around the garages and paddocks in metallic silver jackets that stood out among the standard team kit, and soon, everybody wanted a piece.
This attention wasn't wasted by the adidas and Mercedes marketing departments ...Keep reading

Mercedes has now confirmed that George Russell will take a grid penalty at this weekend’s Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix following his retirement in Malaysia.
The Mercedes driver was running third under the safety car, but then suddenly pulled over at Turn 1 with five laps remaining due to a power unit failure at Sepang last weekend.
It was subsequently presumed that his Silver Arrow would ...Keep reading

It's been a long time since the Nike Swoosh has sat beside the Formula 1 logo. In fact, you'd have to go back to the Michael Schumacher era of the championship to see Nike anywhere near it in a major way. If recent reports are to be believed, this drought could be ending.
The sportswear behemoth recently added a board member with connections to LVMH, the luxury conglomerate that boasts a ...Keep reading

There are several reasons why Williams’ 2026 “disaster” won’t reoccur in the next Formula 1 season, team principal James Vowles believes.
As F1 switched to new technical regulations this year, Williams started the campaign on the back foot. The team missed the Barcelona pre-season ‘shakedown’, and its FW48 initially was 28kg overweight. It took more than six months to reach the ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 pundit and former W Series driver Naomi Schiff has warned that ongoing power unit issues at Mercedes could cost Kimi Antonelli race wins and threaten his championship campaign.
The Italian driver currently leads the drivers' standings on 320 points, with his Mercedes team-mate George Russell sitting second on 236 points.
Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Show following the ...Keep reading

Singapore in October means the floodlights are being illuminated at Marina Bay for Formula 1, and this year the city is pushing hard to give fans everything they need to have an unforgettable experience. While the race weekend begins on Friday, 9 October, the festivities begin much sooner.
Drivers will meet fans in malls, hotels and bars around the areas of Orchard Road, Clarke Quay, and ...Keep reading

Jeb Burton announced on Tuesday that he will join RSS Racing in 2027, driving the No. 22 full-time in the 2027 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS).
That number has special significance to Jeb, as his father Ward Burton earned all five of his Cup Series wins in the No. 22 -- including the 2001 Southern 500 and 2002 Daytona 500.
"The Siegs are building something special and the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 merchandise has tended to evolve slowly as it keeps up with team colours, sponsors and other branding. But more recently, fashion has become a large part of the championship and has even mirrored the culture of the countries your favourite teams visit in some examples. This weekend, two of the championship's biggest apparel brands have produced clothing to celebrate what should be a ...Keep reading

Friday, October 9, will be a special day for the NASCAR community. Immediately following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, there will be a Celebration of Life for Kyle Busch at the track, featuring several drivers and members of his family.
Busch died suddenly in May at the age of 41 in Charlotte, North Carolina, just a couple of days before the Coke 600 race weekend.
Several teams ...Keep reading

If you were given the power to stitch together the greatest corners of global motorsport to create the ultimate Formula 1 track, what would you choose?
During a recent stage appearance alongside his fellow drivers, Aston Martin veteran Fernando Alonso was asked to build his "dream circuit" by picking three individual sectors from the current F1 calendar. While the two-time world champion built ...Keep reading

Red Bull is working with the FIA on how to tweak Formula 1’s Additional Development and Upgrades Opportunities system after its contentious findings, says team boss Laurent Mekies.
ADUO is new for 2026 and measures the V6 engine performance of all power units at the end of each quarter, handing at least one upgrade token to manufacturers lagging behind.
But it was initially assumed that ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has spent almost two decades building a reputation as one of the best drivers Formula 1 has ever seen. But outside of motorsport, he aims to build an empire to his name in film, charity and fashion, and as the F1 circus heads to Singapore, a Plus44 pop-up seeks to do exactly that.
Plus44 if Hamilton's lifestyle label, offering hoodies, T-shirts, shorts, tracksuits and other forms ...Keep reading

General Motors staged a dominant championship sweep at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta during last Saturday's Motul Petit Le Mans, capturing top honors across both the GTP and GTD Pro classes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Headlined by Cadillac’s clean sweep of the GTP Manufacturer, Team, and Driver titles, Chevrolet also locked up the GTD Pro Manufacturer championship. Though ...Keep reading

The 2026 Japanese Grand Prix was a special one for Ducati’s technical guru Gigi Dall’Igna. Exactly a year after Marc Marquez clinched the MotoGP title on one of his creations, Dall’Igna celebrated his 100th grand prix success at Motegi.
All of these 100 wins have come in just the last 203 races, stretching back to Andrea Iannone’s maiden success at the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix. That ...Keep reading

Meyer Shank Racing co-owner Mike Shank expects a significant step forward from Mick Schumacher for the 2027 IndyCar Series season, expressing strong belief in the German driver's potential as he prepares for his sophomore year in North American open-wheel racing.
Following a mostly character-building debut campaign with a few flashes of brilliance at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Schumacher ...Keep reading

Scuderia Ferrari has officially abandoned its iconic red palette to deliver a striking, special-edition aesthetic for Charles Leclerc ahead of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
Designed exclusively for the Marina Bay Street Circuit, the bespoke gear completely overhauls Leclerc's traditional race weekend look in favour of a sleek, dark aesthetic that has taken the paddock by surprise.
For ...Keep reading

George Russell is set to receive a grid penalty for this weekend’s Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix as a consequence of his retirement in Sepang last weekend.
The Mercedes driver was running third under the safety car with five laps remaining until he stopped at the Turn 1 entry due to a sudden failure in his power unit.
It means he needs a new engine for Marina Bay and, because he’s ...Keep reading

Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team has signed a multiyear extension with Chevrolet as its engine manufacturer, solidifying a long-standing technical partnership ahead of the 2027 IndyCar Series season as the sport prepares for its next era of technical innovation.
The extension arrives at a crucial juncture for both organizations as IndyCar conducts early testing phases for the new Dallara IR-28 ...Keep reading

Mike Conway, best known for his success with Toyota in sportscar racing, will hang up his helmet at the end of the 2026 World Endurance Championship.
The British driver will pull the curtain down on an illustrious career that has so far yielded two victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours, two LMP1/Hypercar world titles, four IndyCar race wins, as well as further success in the Macau Grand ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville remains hopeful there will be World Rally Championship opportunities to compete with Hyundai next year, but is keen to scale back his commitments.
The 2024 world champion feels next year would be the ideal moment to scale back his WRC efforts as the championship prepares to make the transition to new technical regulations. This coincides with uncertainty surrounding Hyundai’s ...Keep reading