Motorsport

As part of the ongoing 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit and countersuit, the teams have motioned the federal judge overseeing the case to issue a judgment on the relevant market.
The short version is that NASCAR has historically been recognized as the same market as other motorsport entities in that the Cup Series is a place for any definition race team to field ...Keep reading

North Carolina, the spiritual home of Stock Car racing, has passed a law that will prevent mixed-use development projects like housing and businesses from encroaching upon racing facilities and then filing noise ordinance complaints.
This comes in the form of House Bill 926 that includes a provision to 'protect the right to race.' The technical name of Article 10 of the bill is the 'Racing ...Keep reading

As it stands, Red Bull has yet to decide how to order its Formula 1 drivers – and it will likely take a few more weeks before a press release is issued naming who will partner Max Verstappen at the senior team in 2026 and what the Racing Bulls duo will be. It’s a common habit in the F1 paddock for a team principal to declare it is ‘a good problem to have’ when there is more than one ...Keep reading

Lat week, Randall Burnett announced that he would exit Richard Childress Racing (RCR) at the conclusion of the 2026 season, where he has worked as a crew chief since the 2020 season. He will move over to Trackhouse Racing with Connor Zilisch for the 19-year-old's rookie season at the top level of the sport.
However, he will not end the year with Kyle Busch and the No. 8 team. Starting with this ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar will have to pay a $50,000 fine to NASCAR as part of a behavioral penalty issued this week.
The Spire Motorsports driver was involved in an incident late in Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Kansas Speedway, spinning out on the backstretch. He was unable to get back rolling due to flat tires on the No. 77 car, triggering a caution.
However, when safety workers came to assist ...Keep reading

Former Penske IndyCar star Simon Pagenaud is among three drivers signed by Cadillac to work on its Formula 1 simulator programme. 
Pagenaud is sharing the Cadillac F1 sim role with former Haas reserve and two-time grand prix starter Pietro Fittipaldi as well as Charlie Eastwood, who represents General Motors as a Corvette factory GT driver for sister brand Chevrolet. 
Pagenaud suffered a ...Keep reading

Marco Rigamonti’s poise and elegance make him measured when asked to compare Marc Marquez, who handed him his first MotoGP title as a crew chief last Sunday, with the other riders he has worked with.
Ducati entrusted Rigamonti with the greatest challenge of his career, and the Italian has responded brilliantly.
“The first thing I thought when they offered me the job was that I must have ...Keep reading

After back-to-back wins for Max Verstappen in Baku and Monza, the gap at the sharp end of Formula 1’s title fight is closing as the series heads to Singapore.  
On the streets of the Marina Bay, McLaren will have another opportunity to seal the world constructors’ title, Red Bull will have the chance to prove that its recovery is real, and Verstappen will have the rare prospect of winning ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has set a goal of leapfrogging Alex Marquez and finishing second in the 2025 MotoGP standings after achieving a breakthrough win in the Japanese Grand Prix.
The factory Ducati rider put together a dominant performance at Motegi over the weekend, securing his first double victory since the 2024 season finale in Barcelona.
It marked an impressive recovery for the three-time ...Keep reading

A myth was dispelled over 2024, one that changed the dynamic of 2025's silly season. Oliver Bearman's spectacular debut run as a short-notice call-up for the unwell Carlos Sainz at that year's Saudi Arabia race rather disposed of the idea that the current generation of cars were difficult for rookie drivers to handle.
This was a standpoint that had largely governed the driver transfer market ...Keep reading

McLaren will be itching to set the record straight at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix after a poor performance in Azerbaijan for Formula 1’s otherwise dominant outfit.
The championship-leading team scored just six points in Baku as Lando Norris finished seventh, while drivers’ title favourite Oscar Piastri crashed out on lap one.
It was only the second time McLaren has finished off ...Keep reading

McLaren had a first chance to be crowned Formula 1 world constructors’ champion at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but endured its worst weekend of the 2025 season – by far – in Baku, scoring a meagre six points.
As a consequence, the title is yet to be decided, but the upcoming Singapore GP will likely prove decisive.
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Aprilia has announced that 2024 MotoGP champion Jorge Martin underwent surgery on the collarbone that he broke during a crash in the Japanese Grand Prix sprint.
The operation was carried out on Tuesday at Hospital Universitari Dexeus in Barcelona by a team headed by renowned specialist Dr. Xavier Mir.
Aprilia said that doctors will continue to monitor Martin’s recovery in the coming days ...Keep reading

Sir Lewis Hamilton holds the record for most Grand Prix wins in Formula 1 history with 105 total, dethroning fellow seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher at the top of the list during the 2020 season.
There have been 115 different race winners in the history of the sport, and current world championship leader Oscar Piastri is the newest addition to the list.
Below is a full list of ...Keep reading

The Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL will host the Round of 12 elimination race for the Cup and Xfinity Series this weekend, while beginning the Round of 8 for Trucks. 
37 Cup cars have entered the final road course race of the year with one part-time entry -- the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford with driver Josh Bilicki. 
42 cars have entered the Xfinity race, which means four will go home as the ...Keep reading

Joan Mir says it is “easy to hide behind the phone” and criticise MotoGP riders after securing his maiden podium with Honda in last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.
Mir finished third behind factory Ducati duo Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez at Motegi, ending a 1,422-day drought stretching back to his last podium finish with Suzuki at the 2021 Portuguese GP.
Despite clinching the 2020 ...Keep reading

Toyota will introduce the first update of its GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar for four years in time for the start of the 2026 World Endurance Championship campaign. 
Kazuki Nakajima, vice-chairman of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, confirmed that there will be an upgrade of its Hypercar class contender introduced in 2021 focused on aerodynamics.
This occurred during a press briefing for the ...Keep reading

Honda will be contesting the 2026 Super GT season with a new GT500 car after revealing the Prelude-GT on Tuesday.
Based on the Prelude sports coupe that was launched at the start of the month, it will replace the Civic Type R-GT that has been in service since the start of the 2024 season.
Honda is expected to be the only one of the three GT500 manufacturers to introduce a new base model in ...Keep reading

As the new GP2 Series (now known as Formula 2) headed to Bahrain for its title decider, back in late September 2005, it was all to play for between youngsters Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen.
Reigning World Series by Nissan champion Kovalainen had led the championship over the first 19 contests, until his non-score at Spa-Francorchamps, where the Arden driver spun out of the feature race on ...Keep reading

There are those who say that one or other of the McLaren drivers should have the 2025 Formula 1 world championship in the bag by now.
Within that group it has been claimed that Oscar Piastri's peculiar off-weekend in Azerbaijan – shunting in qualifying, getting the start wrong, then crashing on the opening lap – is evidence of the Australian 'bottling it'.
But, there is many a slip ...Keep reading