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It’s all change in Formula 1 this year, as the series rolls out radical new rules that will upend the chassis and engine regulations. Ahead of the season-opener in Australia, teams have begun unveiling their 2026 challengers.
Red Bull was the first to reveal the cars that will compete for its titular outfit and sister team Racing Bulls, before five further teams showcased their 2026 Formula 1 ...Keep reading

Caution is always required when analysing Formula 1 launches – especially with the introduction of new regulations. A few years ago, Red Bull Racing played games with its sidepod inlets by showing different designs at the launch in Milton Keynes and on renders. During the subsequent test days in Bahrain, the design was different again, which illustrates the steps teams take to stop rivals ...Keep reading

With just over a month to go before the eighth season of the popular Drive to Survive is released, we are taking a look at everything we know so far about the Formula 1 docuseries.
The launch of the series has been instrumental in a boom in the popularity of the championship in the United States, and also among a younger audience. While it has drawn some criticism over the years for dramatising ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg outlined his World Rally Championship credentials with a stunning Rally Monte Carlo victory in one of the most challenging season openers in recent memory.
Toyota’s new signing defied expectations in extreme snow and icy conditions to deliver an emphatic victory, beating his more experienced Toyota team-mates Elfyn Evans [+51.8s] and reigning nine-time world champion and ...Keep reading

Mercedes has announced another new partnership ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season, with internationally acclaimed restaurant group Azumi Ltd.
Azumi has partnered with the Brackley outfit on a multi-year contract through its Zuma brand. 
As part of its new role as Mercedes' official lifestyle and dining curator, Zuma will be part of the team's activations, as well as some of the other brands ...Keep reading

Porsche leads the Rolex 24 at Daytona with a quarter of the race remaining, as daybreak allowed action to resume following a prolonged caution period.
The Full Course Yellow was deployed shortly after midnight, with race control forced to neutralize the race as conditions rapidly deteriorated in the thick of the night.
Over the following six-and-a-half-hours, the visibility fluctuated ...Keep reading

The FIA will not comply with the demands of Formula 1 teams to increase the minimum car weight for 2026 - stressing that the championship needs a “diet”.
F1 will introduce a new set of regulations for the forthcoming campaign and one area of change is the car chassis, with the minimum weight reducing from 800kg to 768kg. 
It is a drastic change and thus expected to be an early ...Keep reading

The human brain is hard-wired to greet changes and unexpected circumstances with a stress response: the amygdalae, biochemical arbiters of the fight-or-flight instinct, flag the change as a threat.
This is just one deep seated explanation for the orgy of negativity that has surrounded the 2026 Formula 1 regulations and their introduction, from drivers hating their first experiences of the '26 ...Keep reading

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The 19-year-old Connor Zilisch is already a class winner in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, winning on debut in LMP2 two years ago. This weekend, he is making his GTP debut with the Whelen Cadillac squad and having a blast s they contend for a podium spot.
But just a few weeks from now, he will embark on his first full-time season as NASCAR Cup driver, taking the wheel of the No. 88 Trackhouse ...Keep reading

The 64th edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona has (slowly) reached the halfway point, but under adverse conditions. There's no rain, however, a dense fog has descended over the speedway and made visibility extremely low. Moisture is visible on the windows of every car in the field.
Just after 11 hours of racing, the full-course-yellow was displayed due to deteriorating conditions. During the ...Keep reading

2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has done it all. He’s reached the pinnacle of F1, become a champion in Super GT,  competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, raced in the NASCAR Cup Series – he’s even driven a NASCAR stock car at Le Mans!
Last year, he announced plans to retire following the 2025 World Endurance Championship finale at the 8 Hours of Bahrain. But like all racers, you ...Keep reading

Penske clearly showed in the very first stint of the 2026 Rolex 24 Hours that they are the team to beat in the 64th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The two factory Porsches were the only cars capable of lap times under 1:37 minutes in the first six hours. The No. 60 Acura eventually broke into the 1:36s as the race progressed, but barely.
Renger van der Zande, who completed the starting ...Keep reading

Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Laurin Heinrich has the No. 7 Porsche 963 out front at the six-hour mark of the 64th Running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Heinrich passed the No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSport Porsche, with Tijmen van der Helm behind the wheel, a few minutes prior to completing a quarter of the race. Behind the duo was René Rast in BMW M Team WRT’s No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 in third.
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The return of World Rally Championship cars tackling Monaco’s famous Grand Prix circuit has proved a hit with drivers who wish the initiative to become a more permanent fixture in the future.
Monaco’s famous circuit echoed to the sound of WRC for the first time since 2008 as a shortened version of the Formula 1 track played host to a 2.65km super special stage for this year’s Monte Carlo ...Keep reading

A wild off-road excursion failed to derail Oliver Solberg’s Rally Monte Carlo victory bid as wintry conditions wreaked havoc at the World Rally Championship curtain raiser.
Solberg continued to defy expectations, ending Saturday with a 59.3s lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans. Reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier had threatened to shake up the order at the front, but his charge from third ...Keep reading

Franco Colapinto is looking “much more mature” ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season, according to Alpine executive advisor Flavio Briatore.
The young Argentinian is set to contest his first full F1 campaign, having previously stepped into a race seat mid-season in 2024 with Williams and then again at Alpine in 2025, replacing Jack Doohan from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix ...Keep reading

HRT will head into its second season as a Ford-backed team in the DTM this year. The team led by Ulrich Fritz has a three-year agreement with the American manufacturer and is even expanding its programme with a factory entry at Bathurst and participation in the Intercontinental GT Challenge. 
As for the DTM, the team is yet to announce who will drive its two Mustang GT3s.
“In terms of the ...Keep reading

IMSA President John Doonan provided insight on why the sanctioning body decided to institute a new rule that silences members of the paddock related to publicly criticizing Balance of Performance (BoP).
During a media scrum on Saturday morning ahead of the 64th Running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Doonan was asked by Motorsport.com the thought process behind the rule.
“I'll talk about BoP ...Keep reading

Ferrari has become the first team to publicly show the use of active aerodynamics that is part of the new Formula 1 rules era, after it was spotted during the SF26 shakedown at Fiorano.
Having been seen on several videos to explain how it will work, this technology has been officially published on Formula 1's own channels, clearly showing the aerodynamic elements at work.
But fans will have ...Keep reading