Motorsport

KTM motorsport chief Pit Beirer has opened up on the impact of the recurring engine issues that plagued the first half of its 2026 MotoGP campaign.
After emerging out of insolvency proceedings, things were supposed to return to greater normality for KTM. The racing activities had been secured, while the Austrian manufacturer was working on a fresh start under its new ownership.
Looking back ...Keep reading

The news is finally out that Esteban Ocon will leave Haas at the end of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign following a disappointing time with the American outfit.
He joined for 2025 and considering his then eight seasons of experience, including four podiums and a victory in Hungary, Ocon was viewed as a real coup for Haas.
The Frenchman became its first grand prix-winning driver and, lining up ...Keep reading

Japan has always been a special place for Marc Marquez, who has maintained particularly strong ties with the Asian country, where he has celebrated four of the seven world titles he has accumulated in the premier class.
Winning the last of them, in 2025, was probably the most intense and satisfying of them all for a rider who had spent his entire life getting used to winning, only to stop ...Keep reading

Cadillac has reduced its front brake temperature by 100C, Valtteri Bottas has revealed, curing one of the nascent Formula 1 team’s Achilles’ heels.
Brake overheating has been a major issue with the MAC-26, forcing Bottas into retirement in Hungary, Monaco and Austria, with the problem also taking Sergio Perez out of the Red Bull Ring race.
On top of this, the overheating meant Cadillac ...Keep reading

Toyota junior Esteban Masson is primed to move up to the manufacturer’s Hypercar squad next year should Ryo Hirakawa leave the World Endurance Championship to race for Haas in Formula 1.
Toyota’s 2027 WEC line-up remains in flux, as the TGR bosses wait for Haas to finalise its replacement for Esteban Ocon, who will be departing the squad at the end of the year. Haas reserve Hirakawa is ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon will officially leave Haas at the end of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with his replacement yet to be announced.
The 30-year-old joined the American squad from Alpine for 2025, but a very disappointing 18 months means the one-time grand prix winner will depart Haas after just two seasons.
Ocon spent both 2025 and 2026 alongside youngster Oliver Bearman, who was a rookie last year ...Keep reading

Baku can never be just another place for Carlos Sainz. When we spoke to him on the eve of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix last week, the Spaniard had only just arrived in the city and his thoughts inevitably went back to 12 months ago, having claimed his first podium with Williams.
It remains one of the moments he still considers among the best of his career, but in 2026 Sainz arrived in Baku ...Keep reading

The FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest have announced a 10-year deal to jointly promote the World Endurance Championship, securing the long-term future of the sportscar racing series.
As part of the agreement, the partnership between motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, and Le Mans 24 Hours operator, the ACO, will extend until the end of the 2037 season.
The announcement comes ...Keep reading

NASCAR has taken action after a dramatic altercation at Martinsville Speedway, involving rising star and 23XI Racing's newest hire, Corey Heim. Denny Hamlin, co-owner at 23XI alongside NBA legend Michael Jordan, called on NASCAR to punish those involved in a very one-sided fight.
After a run-in with Treyten Lapcevich at the end of the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 (a prominent late model race ...Keep reading

Portugal will be absent from the 2027 World Rally Championship calendar despite having a date set for next year’s event, according to rally organisers Automovel Club de Portugal (ACP).
The gravel event is one of the founding members of the WRC hosting a round since the inaugural season in 1973, having only been absent from the schedule during a brief hiatus across 2002 to 2006.
In 2025 ...Keep reading

Jack Aitken enters Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on the verge of securing his first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP title. Holding a 147-point cushion in the driver standings, the frontman of the #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R is balancing a championship-minded strategy with the unusual reality of a head-to-head solo driver points battle.
With a ...Keep reading

What next in 2027 for the McLaren team Dörr, which celebrated its second DTM victory with Ben Dörr at the Sachsenring? The Frankfurt-based squad, which also remains in the headlines because of the problems involving former Formula 1 driver Timo Glock, is in the third year of a three-year programme in the DTM. So will the team stay in the traditional series?
"We are working on the package and ...Keep reading

Front Row Motorsports has announced Jake Garcia as the replacement for Chandler Smith in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150 in the 2027 NASCAR Truck Series. Smith is departing FRM to drive for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series next year.
Garcia, 21, currently drives for ThorSport Racing, and recently earned his first Truck win at Bristol Motor ...Keep reading

When Max Verstappen walked into the Red Bull hospitality on Friday for his Dutch Formula 1 media session – which in Azerbaijan, incidentally, consisted of just two Dutch journalists – the message was clear. The Baku City Circuit offered Red Bull its best opportunity to win a race this year, but Verstappen added: "We’ve done a great job messing it up."
A day later, he still came remarkably ...Keep reading

Bartone Bros. Racing with GetSpeed is expanding its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship program to compete in the full Michelin Endurance Cup in 2027. The team will field the #69 Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the GTD Pro class, with Anthony Bartone and Mercedes-AMG factory driver Fabian Schiller set as primary co-drivers. Additional drivers for the longer endurance events will be named at a later ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar broke a bone in his wrist while training during the 2026 Formula 1 summer break, forcing him to sit out the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort and requiring Red Bull and Racing Bulls to reshuffle their driver line-ups.
The will-he-won't-he question of his return then provided fodder for headlines in the following weeks as he skipped the next two rounds at the recommendation of MotoGP ...Keep reading

RFK Racing and Brad Keselowski are splitting at the end of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season in shocking news. He is a co-owner of the organization, but reports indicate that he will give up his ownership piece as well. On the question of Keselowski's stake in the team, RFK said they "intend to collaboratively and mutually work through the appropriate next steps regarding his existing ownership interest ...Keep reading

Dani Sordo has explained the reasons behind a surprise co-driver change ahead of the 2026 World Rally Championship season finale in Sardinia this week.
The three-time WRC rally winner will take over the third factory Hyundai i20 N Rally1 entry for the gravel rally, but will team up with a new navigator in Patricia Saiz.
It will mark the 27-year-old navigator’s WRC debut, with Saiz taking ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta is the fastest KTM rider and the benchmark for the Austrian marque. His first MotoGP victory at the brand’s home race in Spielberg was the high point so far.
In the 2026 season, the Spaniard is the only KTM rider who can regularly mix it at the front, as at the season opener in Thailand, he won the sprint and finished second in the grand prix.
In Austin, Acosta finished third ...Keep reading

In a joint announcement, McLaren Racing and Edward Jones revealed a new multi-year partnership designating the St. Louis–based firm as the Official Private Wealth Management Partner across both Formula 1 and IndyCar. The agreement establishes a long-term, year-round presence across two of global motorsport's premier racing platforms.
The activation begins during the 2026 Formula 1 season with ...Keep reading