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Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies has discussed how the team works to protect its drivers and staff from the psychological impact of their roles, especially after demotions to the sister squad.
The Milton Keynes outfit has struggled for some time to find a long-term driver for its second seat alongside four-time champion Max Verstappen. Liam Lawson replaced Sergio Perez for ...Keep reading

Trackhouse revealed its satellite Aprilia RS-GP for the 2026 MotoGP season on Wednesday, ahead of the start of official testing in Malaysia.
Having held a joint event with its NASCAR Cup team in the United States last year, the North Carolina-based squad opted for a standalone launch in Milan to mark the beginning of its third MotoGP campaign.
The North Carolina-based squad revealed a ...Keep reading

Humble. But firm and confident.
There was never really a chance Audi would enter Formula 1 in 2026 without a proper statement. Not because it needed fireworks, but because this is one of the most long-awaited and most speculated-about arrivals the series has seen in decades. For years Audi insisted it wasn’t interested in climbing to the pinnacle of motorsport. And then, eventually, it did ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 team principal Graeme Lowdon has shared what he will view as a successful season opener for the American outfit as it joins the grid as the 11th team.
The team is joining the championship at a time when a new wave of regulations is being introduced, meaning no team has any indication at this stage about where they will place among their rivals.
"It's difficult. Success in ...Keep reading

Apple's involvement in the F1 movie played a huge role in the company's choice to pursue the broadcasting rights for Formula 1.
Speaking at the Autosport Business Exchange London, Apple's global head of sports, Jim DeLorenzo, outlined the confidence that the success of the movie gave the organisation as it became fully integrated with teams and drivers during live race weekends. This ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has reflected on his Autosport Awards memories ahead of becoming the inaugural Autosport Champion to honour his 2025 Formula 1 world title success.
The McLaren driver beat Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri to become F1 world champion and he is now the second Autosport BRDC Young Driver winner to clinch the title.
Norris won the award that is dedicated to young British drivers in ...Keep reading

Apple has already demonstrated its interest in using its own hardware to improve on live coverage of sports, but talking at the Autosport Business Exchange London, Jim DeLorenzo, Apple’s global head of sports, has teased that the company could potentially be looking at doing the same thing for Formula 1.
Apple will take over the 2026 broadcast rights in the United States after its proven ...Keep reading

Apple believes its Formula 1 coverage should start well before the lights go out on the grid. Talking at the Autosport Business Exchange London, Jim DeLorenzo, Apple’s global head of sports, is aiming to turn a race weekend into a week-long experience. 
2026 sees Apple take on the broadcast rights for the United States after a successful foray into the championship through the F1 movie ...Keep reading

As Audi prepares for its first ever season as a Formula 1 manufacturer, it has had to transition from Sauber's status as a long-time Ferrari customer team to a full-works entity.
Part of that transition has involved the union of the Sauber Engineering facilities in Hinwil and Audi's powertrain facilities in Neuberg. In the prelude to 2026, chief operating officer and chief technical officer ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team is expected to announce a huge new partnership with Microsoft, according to a report from Sky News.
The report indicates that the Brackley outfit will confirm the partnership during its 2026 F1 launch on 22 January, and points to a value in the region of $60million per year, although this figure is not confirmed.
The partnership with the technology giant would be ...Keep reading

Yamaha has unveiled an all-new V4-powered MotoGP for the 2026 season, as it makes a final push to return to competitiveness under the current regulations cycle.
Factory riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins travelled to Jakarta on Wednesday to launch the new M1, which retains Yamaha’s signature blue and black livery.
Having been the only manufacturer to run an inline four-cylinder engine ...Keep reading

When Audi took to Barcelona for the shakedown of its new R26 Formula 1 car on 9 January, it had created a colossal statement of intent in being the first team to put its 2026 racer on track.
It was no last-minute decision to put the car through its first run; this had been in the works for - per technical director James Key - around 18 months. As such, the team had ensured all of its design and ...Keep reading

After spending a large majority of the first decade of his life racing in cars his size, 10-year-old Brexton Busch will turn his first laps behind the wheel of a full-sized Stock Car over the course of the 2026 season.
The son of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch will compete in the JR Late Model division at Madera Speedway in California, one of the most notable development ...Keep reading

Chloe Chambers, who completed her second and final F1 Academy season with a third-place finish in 2025, has secured a seat in the Formula E rookie free practice session at the Miami E-Prix.
The American driver scored the seat in her first Formula E session after completing the championship's women's test in October 2025, where she put in the best time of the day at 1m22.767s. 
Chambers will ...Keep reading

RFK Racing will bring four cars to the 68th running of the Daytona 500 in February. Alongside the charted entries of Chris Buescher (No. 17), Ryan Preece (No. 60), and team co-owner Brad Keselowski (No. 6), the team will add an additional open entry.
Corey LaJoie will drive the No. 99 Ford Mustang and will attempt to qualify for NASCAR’s biggest race. While that car number was utilized by ...Keep reading

Audi has revealed an official goal of winning the Formula 1 world championship by 2030.
The German brand is tackling its first ever F1 campaign amid a technical overhaul, and has set an admittedly vague five-year plan for the upcoming seasons.
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Audi became the first Formula 1 team to test its 2026 challenger on track, and in the process shared a first glimpse of the impending noise that will soundtrack grands prix this season. Now, team boss Jonathan Wheatley hailed the new engine note of the cars as “really good”.
For 2026, F1 will roll out new power units that use a near-50:50 split in power developed by the internal combustion ...Keep reading

Burt Myers will be back behind the wheel of a NASCAR Cup car in the pre-season Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. He will again drive the No. 50 Chevrolet for Team Amerivet. In 2025, he failed to advance into the main event after a crash involving Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who was humorously part of the team's 2026 announcement video.
 
Myers made his official Cup debut in a points-paying race when ...Keep reading

There are several unfortunate echoes from grand prix history in the controversy surrounding compression ratios in the new generation of hybrid engines. Formula 1 teams are naturally exhibiting a level of paranoia about the prospect of having competitive advantage – however slight – effectively locked in for the whole season.
For 2026, the compression ratio has been reduced from 18:1 to ...Keep reading

Audi will compete with a silver, black and red livery for its much-anticipated debut campaign in Formula 1, the team confirmed on Tuesday.
The reveal came during the German marque’s 2026 season launch event in Berlin, which follows its takeover of the historic Sauber team. It was first revealed that the squad would rebrand as Audi back in 2022, following heavy investment in the team.
The ...Keep reading