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Charles Leclerc feels Formula 1 has found its right number of sprint races but is against adding reverse-grid elements, while he has thrown his support behind the V8 push.
F1 introduced sprint races in 2021 to increase the spectacle on offer over a grand prix weekend and provide a more compelling product to TV viewers and spectators at the track.
F1 recently confirmed the venues for 2026's ...Keep reading

Red Bull F1 team boss Laurent Mekies says Yuki Tsunoda's encouraging progress in Baku shows why the team is in no rush to finalise its 2026 driver line-up.
Tsunoda qualified and finished sixth in the streets of Baku, his best result for the team so far as the Japanese driver obtained Red Bull's latest floor specification.
And while both on Saturday and Sunday Tsunoda still languished some ...Keep reading

Ultimately, Dale Earnhardt Jr. just doesn’t understand what the incentive was for Ty Gibbs to race championship eligible teammates Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell in a way that eventually got him punted on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Earnhardt expressed empathy to Gibbs, because there have been seasons in which he was the teammate that needed to let his stablemates go by and ...Keep reading

The best Stock Car race at Martinsville Speedway is arguably the one that most do not realize exists.
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Long before there was a NASCAR Busch Series, what we currently call the Xfinity Series, there was the Late Model Sportsman division. Eventually, the popularity of these cars led to a touring series that ultimately evolved into the second most popular ...Keep reading

Team Penske was unstoppable at NHMS as Ryan Blaney won his way into the Round of 8 and Joey Logano gained a lot of ground in the playoff standings. 
The series now heads to Kansas Speedway with the following drivers below the cutline: Ross Chastain (-12pts), Austin Cindric (-19pts), Tyler Reddick (-23pts), Bubba Wallace (-27pts).
To make things more interesting, the last three fall Kansas ...Keep reading

James Vowles has discussed the potential changes that could be introduced to Formula 1, arguing that the number of race weekends could work if they were only across two days.
While no changes have been confirmed yet, there has been talk of considering increasing the number of sprint races in a season, adding race weekends overall, introducing reverse grid races and shortening races. 
During ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz Sr has praised his son after he scored his first podium with Williams at the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. This comes as the driver was competing at the Rally of Portugal at the Grândola bivouac. 
The four-time Dakar winner said his maiden podium in Williams blue was a product of hard work, not luck. 
“We're very happy; it's a great result. He's worked hard for it, and after ...Keep reading

The 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, which will be held at the new MadRing circuit in Madrid, has already sold 48,500 tickets since the pre-sale began on 15 September, according to Marca.
The street race will be set around the IFEMA MADRID exhibition centre fairgrounds and the north-east of the capital city. It will feature 22 corners across the 5.47km (3.4 mile) layout, including La Monumental at Turn ...Keep reading

After 17 rounds, just 69 points separate the top three drivers in the Formula 1 standings and following a commanding win from Max Verstappen in Baku, the possibility of a real championship fight is hotting up. 
For Verstappen, Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri to win this year’s title, they’ll need to minimise mistakes and hope for bulletproof reliability to get a leg up on the competition ...Keep reading

Playground Games has confirmed that the next Forza Horizon game will be set in the iconic asphalt of Japan, with the launch planned for 2026.
The announcement came during Xbox's Tokyo Game Show broadcast today, followed by a teaser video that included the iconic view of Mount Fuji as well as the popular beckoning cat. 
According to the official reveal, Forza Horizon 6 will arrive on both ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez could be crowned a nine-time world champion and a seven-time MotoGP title winner in this Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix if he can outscore his brother and nearest rival Alex Marquez by three points over the weekend.
The factory Ducati rider currently has a 182-point lead in the standings, which he must extend to 185 to wrap up the title at Motegi, the home of his previous employer ...Keep reading

With two dominant victories in a row, Red Bull has regained some momentum in Formula 1. The Italian and Azerbaijan grands prix even evoked memories of Verstappen’s glory days of 2023.
However, just weeks before those wins, such a scenario seemed unthinkable. Red Bull had been struggling on tracks like the Hungaroring, where Verstappen finished only ninth, even ending up behind the Racing ...Keep reading

Romain Grosjean will make his Formula 1 return when he conducts a Testing of Previous Cars programme with former team Haas at Mugello.
The test is lined up for Friday at the Italian circuit and it will be the 39-year-old’s first time driving F1 machinery since the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.
It is well documented what happened in that race: Grosjean crashed through the barrier at 67G and it ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles says Alex Albon lacked confidence in himself when he joined the Grove outfit after a difficult spell in Red Bull's system.
Discussing his drivers on the Business of Sport podcast, Vowles talked about his role in maintaining their confidence, despite the inevitable dips. 
The Briton, who took over the Williams team in 2023, has had a long relationship ...Keep reading

Two decades ago, Formula 1 seasons ended in October, and the world champion was sometimes crowned early in the fall. Fernando Alonso clinched his maiden world title on this day in 2005, weeks before the Flavio Briatore-run Renault outfit prevailed in the constructors’ championship, ending Michael Schumacher’s and Ferrari’s early-2000s supremacy.
Alonso was 24 years old, becoming F1’s ...Keep reading

Jenson Button has no ambitions to return to the Le Mans 24 Hours on a one-off basis after he steps back from the World Endurance Championship at the end of 2025.
The 2009 Formula 1 world champion explained that the complexities involved in driving a WEC Hypercar class entry mean he has no interest in a seat for Le Mans only in the future. 
“If you want to race in endurance you have got to ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles has pointed to Netflix's Drive to Survive as a "turning point" for Formula 1 as he discussed how the media has changed the championship.
The popular docuseries was instrumental in the boom in popularity of F1 in America, and also among a younger audience. Since its release in 2019, the docuseries has provided fans with an insight into the drivers' ...Keep reading

Ford is setting up an in-house race team based in the UK to run its Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship from 2027.
The America manufacturer announced on Thursday that the race programme with a new LMDh developed together with ORECA will be operated by Ford Racing rather than in partnership with an independent team.
Mark Rushbrook, global director of Ford Racing, said ...Keep reading

Starting with 2025, Dorna will put more emphasis on achievements in MotoGP than those in the lower categories.
Although many point to Liberty Media as the one responsible for the idea, the truth is that the initiative originated in the offices of Dorna at the beginning of this year, before the acquisition by the American media company was finalised.
The idea is to strengthen the image of the ...Keep reading

RM Sotheby's has a rather special Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport up for auction. Formerly owned by four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, the car is from a run of 200 track-only GT2 RS Clubsport cars built only for track use, and boasts an estimated value between $550,000-$650-000.
Built upon the 991-generation 911 GT2 RS, the Clubsport was revealed alongside the 992 911 at the 2018 Los ...Keep reading