Motorsport

The qualities that make Marc Marquez different from every other MotoGP rider

Tue, 2026-07-28 10:30
It has been 14 years since Marc Marquez arrived in MotoGP and began rewriting the record books. 
What the Ducati star can do on track has been analysed endlessly. From his spectacular saves and his famous block passes, to his impressive racecraft, Marquez has become an important part of MotoGP’s folklore. 
Injuries have made him more determined than ever before to come back, and his ...Keep reading

Is McLaren now a legitimate F1 2026 contender?

Tue, 2026-07-28 09:20
With Mercedes' uncontested early season dominance now in the rearview mirror, Formula 1 2026 has finally turned into the development war it was always promising to be.
The ebb and flow of teams bringing significant aerodynamic upgrades keeps changing the pecking order week to week.
Following rafts of improvements from Red Bull and especially Ferrari in recent weeks, it was McLaren's turn to ...Keep reading

Tommy Baldwin Jr. leaves role as Rick Ware Racing competition director

Mon, 2026-07-27 23:32
On this week's episode of the Door Bumper Clear podcast, Tommy Baldwin Jr. revealed that he is no longer working with Rick Ware Racing, a single-car team that fields the No. 51 Cup entry for driver Cody Ware. He served as the competition director for RWR since April, 2023.
 "I'm no longer with Rick Ware Racing," Baldwin said at the opening of the show. "We decided, Rick and I, that our ...Keep reading

Watch: Noah Gragson targets Connor Zilisch after block as tempers overflow

Mon, 2026-07-27 20:12
Noah Gragson has been involved in a couple of on-track scuffles in recent weeks, most notably when he brought on the wrath of ex-F1 driver Kevin Magnussen in San Diego, leading to a viral post-race confrontation. He also sent Cody Ware spinning at Sonoma after some back-and-forth with the Rick Ware Racing driver.
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he was involved in another skirmish, but this time ...Keep reading

Aitken 'not desperately trying to hold onto podium streak' at Road America

Mon, 2026-07-27 19:28
Jack Aitken enters this weekend’s Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America on one of the most consistent runs in recent IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship history.
The 31-year-old British driver leads the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) standings with 2,145 points in the #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, holding a 203-point cushion over second-place Laurin Heinrich (1,942 ...Keep reading

George Russell sends defiant message after challenging F1 season start

Mon, 2026-07-27 17:54
George Russell insists he will focus on the positives as he reflects on the first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season, following a seventh-place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 
As the F1 paddock packs up for the mandatory summer shutdown, the Mercedes driver is determined to maintain a glass-half-full perspective. The Briton concluded the first 11 races with a hard-fought seventh place at ...Keep reading

New Nurburgring bombshell as ADAC Nordrhein launches NLS rival Nordschleife series

Mon, 2026-07-27 17:36
ADAC Nordrhein has launched of its own ADAC 24 Hours Nurburgring Series for 2027, which will run under the same technical regulations as the iconic 24 hour classic, and the new venture puts the regional club in direct competition with the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS).
The proposed 2027 calendar features five events spanning six individual races:
2–3 April: 24h Nurburgring Prologue ...Keep reading

"Monumental" Red Bull Ford Powertrains project has exceeded expectations, says Calum Nicholas

Mon, 2026-07-27 17:26
Former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas says the Milton Keynes outfit's Red Bull Ford Powertrains project has surpassed internal expectations.
Ahead of the introduction of Formula 1's new regulations in 2026, which feature an almost 50:50 split between the internal combustion engine and electrical power, Red Bull took on the task of manufacturing its own power units in a works partnership with ...Keep reading

Winners and losers from a strategy-dominated Brickyard 400

Mon, 2026-07-27 16:32
The Brickyard 400 is now in the rearview, and NASCAR teams have one final off-weekend before 14 consecutive races to end the season. The pressure is on for teams around the cut-line, while the favorites try to better position themselves for the Chase reset in just over a month.
But despite all that, it was a part-timer kissing the bricks as Corey Heim earned his second win of the year in just ...Keep reading

How engine software issue caused George Russell's slow start at Hungarian GP

Mon, 2026-07-27 16:10
George Russell suffered a Mercedes Formula 1 engine software issue that put the revs out of control while on the Hungarian Grand Prix grid and triggered his slow start.
On Saturday, a water leak caused by hitting a kerb destroyed his engine, forcing Mercedes into an engine change ahead of the race. But on the grid an issue at the start triggered anti‑stall, costing him several positions and ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin points to team moment that lost him the Brickyard 400

Mon, 2026-07-27 15:40
With 34 laps to go, the green flag waved for what would be the final restart of the 2026 Brickyard 400.
Denny Hamlin, making his 18th start in the race, held the lead with Corey Heim to his outside. The part-time 23XI Racing driver surged ahead of Hamlin, clearing him into Turn 1, but Hamlin got back underneath him by diving super low in the short chute approaching Turn 2.
Heim put Hamlin ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff refuses to call Kimi Antonelli F1 title favourite 

Mon, 2026-07-27 15:30
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff refused to call Kimi Antonelli the Formula 1 world championship favourite despite increasing his points lead at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Antonelli fought back from a grid penalty to take third place at the Hungaroring and coupled with Lewis Hamilton’s poor race and penalty that left him fifth, plus George Russell’s nightmare start and recovery drive to seventh, the ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz hit with Community Note on X after Oscar Piastri Hungarian GP collision

Mon, 2026-07-27 15:25
Williams driver Carlos Sainz has been subjected to a humbling 'Community Note' on social media platform X after explaining his collision with Oscar Piastri during the Hungarian Grand Prix. 
The incident occurred on lap 38 at the Hungaroring. McLaren's Piastri, who had taken the lead on the opening lap from his team-mate Lando Norris, was attempting to lap Sainz as the Williams driver was in ...Keep reading

"We are always on the edge" – Red Bull admits it didn't give Max Verstappen "a car to push with"

Mon, 2026-07-27 14:30
After stepping onto the podium at the Hungaroring, Max Verstappen was left wondering one thing during the post-race press conference:
"How the hell did I end up here? I was shocked, I'm actually still shocked."
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Red Bull poaches Mercedes F1 junior driver chief as Helmut Marko successor

Mon, 2026-07-27 13:14
Mercedes has confirmed the departure of young driver guru Gwen Lagrue, with the Frenchman officially joining Red Bull as junior programme director
As previously reported by Motorsport.com over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, long-standing junior driver guru Lagrue is joining the Red Bull Formula 1 team in a similar role to the one he held at Mercedes. On Monday afternoon, Mercedes officially ...Keep reading

Fred Vasseur owns up to Ferrari’s “very poor” execution in Hungarian GP

Mon, 2026-07-27 13:04
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has owned up to the Scuderia’s “very poor” execution in a Hungarian Grand Prix where it made “too many mistakes” and “everything went wrong”.
Ferrari was hoping for a third race victory in 2026 after topping Friday practice and taking second and third on the grid at the Hungaroring, with pole position eluding Lewis Hamilton by a mere 0.012s to ...Keep reading

Japanese racing consortium launches bid to build next Super Formula car

Mon, 2026-07-27 12:14
A consortium of manufacturers led by Japanese racing car constructor Dome has launched a bid to produce Super Formula’s next-generation car.
The Japan Motor Racing Industry Association (JMIA), a non-profit organisation that features 80 member companies, has produced a prototype known as the JNFP-1 that it hopes will form the basis of a challenger to eventually displace the series’ current ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton penalty sparks fan debate after F1 Hungarian GP

Mon, 2026-07-27 11:46
Formula 1 fans have debated seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton's Hungarian Grand Prix penalty.
Hamilton was handed a five-second penalty for exceeding the pitlane speed limit. Making his third pitstop under a virtual safety car while fighting current championship leader Kimi Antonelli for a podium spot, Hamilton was clocked at 80.1km/h, just 0.1km/h over the limit.
He crossed the line in ...Keep reading

Joan Mir: Honda has stopped updating 2026 MotoGP bike

Mon, 2026-07-27 11:23
Joan Mir has revealed that Honda is no longer bringing updates to the RC213V, leaving the Japanese brand potentially exposed at circuits that do not suit its current package.
With MotoGP’s sweeping 2027 regulations overhaul on the horizon, all five manufacturers have shifted focus to the development of their new 850cc bikes, introducing few – if any – upgrades to their current ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle "intrigued" by Max Verstappen after Hungarian Grand Prix podium

Mon, 2026-07-27 11:20
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle was "intrigued" by Max Verstappen following the Dutchman's second-place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Although the Hungaroring is less power-dependent, Red Bull struggled with cornering instability throughout the weekend. Verstappen nonetheless managed to secure second place behind a dominant McLaren, while team-mate Isack ...Keep reading

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