Motorsport

The Balance of Performance graph for Cadillac tells a clear story: Within just four World Endurance Championship races, the V-Series.R’s power-to-weight ratio deteriorated by 0.171 kg/kW. Not even Ferrari experienced such a drastic shift this season. It was evidence that Cadillac made big steps throughout 2025.
This leap was a consequence of both an electronics update over the winter and the ...Keep reading

After years of dominating in Formula 1, Max Verstappen found himself in an underdog role during his championship fight in 2025.
His post-summer break surge in performance resulted in him missing out on the drivers' championship title by just two points to winner Lando Norris.
While he would have rather replicated a season such as 2023, when he won 19 out of the 22 grands prix, Verstappen ...Keep reading

Aston Martin has entered into a multi-year partnership with the zero-sugar energy drink brand CELSIUS.
The new partnership will bring fan activations on and off the track, in the garage and hospitality areas, as well as introducing branded fitness experiences.
In addition, the new collaboration will introduce a co-hosted Run Challenge giving fans the opportunity to complete custom run ...Keep reading

There was a lot more action on the third day of Formula 1’s pre-season ‘shakedown’ which, as is common knowledge by now, is taking place behind closed doors in Barcelona.
Six out of 11 teams took to the track, including McLaren, which skipped the first two days but is planning to run continuously until Friday evening – each team is allowed three days of testing this week.
Lando ...Keep reading

Graham Rahal believes the possibility of racing in Washington D.C. later this year should be embraced by the IndyCar community. 
An AI-generated video made the rounds on social media less than a week ago for a proposed “D.C. Grand Prix.” Presented by Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and supported on social media by President Donald J. Trump, the concept would be part of the Freedom ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles says it is "incredibly painful" for his squad to miss out on the Barcelona shakedown this week, and has denied rumours the team's car will be significantly overweight.
Last week, Williams decided to abandon its plans to attend F1's first testing opportunity of the 2026 pre-season in Barcelona, losing three days of running in Spain.
The reason given ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville has previously conquered the Monte Carlo Rally twice, but a fundamental lack of confidence to push his Hyundai to the limit left the 2024 world champion on the back foot.
Neuville had flagged even before last weekend’s season opener that he would be “lying a bit” if he said he felt confident behind the wheel of his updated Hyundai, admitting he was missing the feeling he ...Keep reading

Although only two teams took to the track on the second day of Formula 1's five-day 'shakedown' behind closed doors at the Circuit de Catalunya, there was plenty of material for analysis.
During the morning, as Ferrari focused on data collection and logging mileage on its first proper day of running the SF-26, Charles Leclerc was able to complete his first laps on a soaking track surface as ...Keep reading

Karun Chandhok has backed George Russell to become the 2026 Formula 1 drivers' champion.
2026 brings in a new set of regulations to the championship, effectively levelling the playing field. While Red Bull, and then later McLaren, dominated the ground effect era from 2022 to the end of 2025, there is no way of knowing how each team will compare in the upcoming season.
When choosing a driver ...Keep reading

The F1 movie has been nominated for three BAFTAs in the Best Editing, Best Special Visual Effects and Best Sound categories.
The Formula 1 blockbuster, directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, has received multiple nominations during awards season, with the latest from the BAFTAs.
In the Best Editing category, F1 faces competition from A House Of Dynamite, Marty ...Keep reading

After a two-month winter break, MotoGP bikes will return to the track this week for the first official test of the year. While the entire grid won't be in action until the main Sepang test, all five manufacturers will be present in some capacity for what is officially labelled the 'Sepang shakedown'.
Schedule for the Sepang Shakedown Test
The shakedown in Sepang will take place on 29-31 ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports F1 analyst Karun Chandhok has raised concerns about Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari race engineer changes.
The seven-time champion is currently working with an interim race engineer during private testing for the 2026 F1 season after Ferrari confirmed earlier in January that his 2025 race engineer, Riccardo Adami, would move to another role.
Hamilton joined ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 team principal Graeme Lowdon says the needle between his team and Red Bull partner Ford "adds another layer of interest" to the series.
Cadillac is making its long-awaited F1 debut this year as an 11th expansion team, initially joining as a Ferrari customer outfit while working on its in-house power units in the US. Meanwhile, Ford is returning to the series as a power unit ...Keep reading

KTM boss Pit Beirer has admitted the manufacturer has not yet "done enough" to convince Pedro Acosta to stay beyond 2026, but is confident it can show significant progress on track this season.
Acosta was groomed by KTM through the junior ranks and has become a central figure in its MotoGP programme, but his long-term future remains uncertain ahead of the championship’s regulation overhaul in ...Keep reading

Aston Martin has confirmed that it has retained Stoffel Vandoorne as its simulator, test and reserve driver for 2026.
The Belgian driver has been part of the Silverstone outfit since 2023, initially joining as the reserve and simulator driver alongside 2022 Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich. 
After making his Formula 1 debut in 2016 with McLaren, where he also served as a reserve driver ...Keep reading

Ferrari’s first day of 2026 Formula 1 pre-season testing was made “very challenging” by the rain but featured “no major issues”, Lewis Hamilton recapped.
F1 has reconvened for an opening five-day test behind closed doors at Barcelona, with teams allowed to run on three of those days.
After shaking down its new SF-26 at Fiorano on Friday with a 15km Demonstration Event, Ferrari ...Keep reading

Aprilia has announced that 2024 MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will miss the first pre-season test of the year at Sepang next week.
As reported by Motorsport.com earlier this month, Martin will sit out the three-day test in Malaysia on 3-5 February after undergoing two more surgeries in the winter to treat the injuries he had suffered during a wretched 2025 campaign.
While the Spaniard will ...Keep reading

The initial filming day for Racing Bulls at Imola and the collective shakedown in Barcelona mark the first steps for Red Bull-Ford Powertrains on track.
The partnership came about after Red Bull’s negotiations with Porsche – which wanted to be a partner “on equal footing” – broke down and Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook saw his opportunity. By his own admission, he simply ...Keep reading

John Hunter Nemechek is joining a stacked field for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Nemechek, who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series with Legacy Motor Club, will pilot the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota as he takes on double duty for the first official race weekend of the new season.
Halmar-Friesen is swapping the owner points ...Keep reading

NASCAR has released a full list of owner points transfers ahead of the 2026 season for its three national divisions. 
Below you can find a complete rundown of of every 2025 team that made a change, where they were ranked, and which team will have those points for the start of the new year. New car numbers that are choosing to start with zero points are also listed below each table. 
Owner ...Keep reading