Motorsport

There is quite the challenge -- and opportunity -- ahead for Ryan Truex. Denny Hamlin is choosing to stay with his family this weekend and miss the Cup race in Mexico City following the birth of his son. Hamlin's absence means Truex will get to pilot the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
That car has three wins this year with Hamlin behind the wheel, including ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur has taken aim at the Italian media after question marks were raised over his future at the team.
The points were made by heavyweight Italian publications Gazzetta della Sport and Corriere della Sera, while the impact made by engineer Loïc Serra, who joined from Mercedes in the winter, had also been debated.
Vasseur has grown frustrated over continual ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc will miss second practice at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix after his FP1 crash left him with chassis damage.
Leclerc was leading opening practice in Montreal after 15 minutes when he locked up his tyres into Turn 3 and under steered into the grass on the outside. The Ferrari driver was unable to prevent a violent hit with the wall, smashing up the front-left corner of his ...Keep reading

Red Bull “desperately” hopes that star driver Max Verstappen doesn’t pick up another F1 penalty point over the course of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, which would earn him a one-race ban from the series. But, if that does happen, team principal Christian Horner believes the side has “enough drivers” to cope with his temporary exit.
Verstappen now has 11 penalty points ...Keep reading

As NASCAR takes on Mexico City this weekend, three-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano spent a few minutes speaking exclusively with Motorsport.com's Luis Ramírez in preparation for the event.
Despite failing to win at any road course race in roughly a decade, the Team Penske driver is looking forward to this weekend's unique race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The event also presents ...Keep reading

First practice at a relatively cool, but sunny, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was marked by a plethora of spins and twitches for many drivers as the track proved to be lacking in grip and tricky to drive on. 
An innocuous spin by Alpine's Franco Colapinto into Turn 2, on his very first flyer, foreshadowed what would be a messy one-hour session.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc went quickest in ...Keep reading

Franco Colapinto says he has felt "out of phase" with his car over his first three races with Alpine, but hopes that work in the factory can yield a breakthrough at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix.
Colapinto was brought in the line-up to replace Jack Doohan after just six races and has yet to show he is bringing any improvement over the demoted Australian.
He suffered a crash in qualifying ...Keep reading

The story of NASCAR and Mexico might never have taken shape were it not for two brothers: Carlos and Enrique Contreras -- two Mexicans who arrived in the world’s premier stock car division. Some might call their rise a lucky break, but to those who knew them, NASCAR seemed more like destiny.
While Daniel Suárez is the first Mexican to win in the NASCAR Cup Series and the first non-American ...Keep reading

McLaren has produced a new iteration of its front wing for Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix, as five teams registered changes to their technical package for Montreal.
At the Spanish Grand Prix, all 10 teams needed to run with a revised front wing package to meet the tighter regulations on flex; a maximum deviation of 10mm was permitted from the application of a 1000N load - down from ...Keep reading

George Russell says progress over a fresh Mercedes Formula 1 contract has been put aside as the team focuses on improving its fortunes in 2025, but has "no concerns" about the team potentially pursuing Max Verstappen.
While Verstappen and Russell have met on the track several times - most recently in Barcelona - the names have been interlinked off the track, particularly when it comes to a ...Keep reading

World Endurance Championship competitors aren’t normally allowed to talk about the Balance of Performance, which aims at creating a level playing field, but ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Peugeot Hypercar squad is having a hard time thinking of anything else.
“It's got your hands tied, and you're handcuffed,” is the way Paul di Resta sees things after his team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne ...Keep reading

Ferrari is still favourite to make it three in a row
Ferrari has long been keen to shake off the favourite’s label - before and after it arrived in Le Mans this time around. It has only been willing to admit that it is “one of the favourites”. But even though it could manage no better than seventh on the grid, the other seven manufacturers in Hypercar are pointing to the red cars - and ...Keep reading

The lifecycle of the current generation of Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh prototypes has been extended until 2032 in the World Endurance Championship. 
The move, predicted by Motorsport.com in April, means that the LMH formula is set to span 12 years following its 2021 introduction and LMDh 10 years, and follows on the two-year extension announced this time last year. 
Confirmation of the plans ...Keep reading

This article is in partnership with Acqua di Parma.
This weekend's Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal represents cutting-edge design at the pinnacle of motorsport, but it also reflects the growing car culture across the country.
The evocative sights, sounds and smells associated with F1, coupled with eye-catching design, strikes at the heart of racing ...Keep reading

Ford has appointed ORECA as chassis partner for its return to the top-tier of sportscar racing in the 2027 World Endurance Championship, having revealed more details about its LMDh programme.
The Blue Oval confirmed at the end of January that it would join the growing LMDh ranks and return for its first full factory bid at outright Le Mans 24 Hours glory for over 40 years.
It has now ...Keep reading

Call me Roger. 
No, this isn’t the start of an epic tale of a man and his white whale (if you recognize the nod to Moby Dick). This is more a look at a man and his mostly white-clad race car taking on, again, the chase to a prestigious trophy win and honors. 
Roger Penske is a name recognized worldwide — a name even his drivers have said may be the most recognized private-owner team ...Keep reading

Touring car legend Gabriele Tarquini has been named sporting director of the new-for-2026 Genesis World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad.
The 63-year-old has taken the new role at Paul Ricard-based Genesis Magma Racing after a stint as team manager at the BRC Racing Team TCR operation, as predicted by Motorsport.com last summer.
Tarquini moved into management following his retirement ...Keep reading

Stopping an LMDh car is just as hard as getting it going. Sure, they’ve got four brakes, but these cars are hybrids, which means you also have regenerative braking. Plus adjustments for engine braking. This makes everything infinitely more complicated for teams, drivers, and suppliers, and frankly, a lot more interesting.
Conceptually, the LMDh braking system is a lot like what’s used in ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda hopes that this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix will provide something of a "reset" to his 2025 Formula 1 fortunes, as he says he "knows what's going to happen" if he fails to perform.
Following his call-up to the Red Bull team after the Chinese Grand Prix for his home race at Suzuka, Tsunoda showed stronger form in the 'parent' team versus Liam Lawson - but his time at the team has ...Keep reading

McLaren’s factory entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar division will be run by United Autosports.
The British team will field a pair of the marque’s forthcoming LMDh hybrid prototypes under the McLaren United AS banner in the WEC from 2027.
The confirmation of United’s graduation to the Hypercar ranks of the WEC after sustained success in the LMP2 prototype division ...Keep reading