Motorsport

Audi Formula 1 team chief Jonathan Wheatley has revealed that he never planned on becoming a team principal after beginning his motorsport career as a junior mechanic at Benetton in the early 1990s.
Having joined Sauber as team principal in 2025, the Briton now heads into 2026 as the outfit transitions to Audi for the upcoming F1 season. The 58-year-old has reflected on his career to date and ...Keep reading

On this day 10 years ago, Maria Teresa de Filippis passed away; she was Formula 1’s first ever female driver.
De Filippis entered five grands prix in the late 1950s, started three and took a 10th-place finish at Spa-Francorchamps, but her journey was bigger than that.
The Italian was born in 1926 in the Naples area, the daughter of wealthy Conte de Filippis. Taunted by her older brothers ...Keep reading

Scott Woodruff doesn’t have a title at the nascent International Hot Rod Association but if you have to call him something, 'Woody' probably wouldn’t balk at 'director of fun' because that is generally what Darryl Cuttell has asked him to do.
For over two decades, he was the brand and media manager at JEGS Performance but he preferred the 'make stuff happen guy' title.  
Nevertheless ...Keep reading

While Brad Keselowski continues his recovery, he will opt out of the pre-season exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Keselowski suffered a broken leg while skiing with his family on December 18th, and underwent successful surgery soon after. The 68th running of the Daytona 500 follows takes place on February 15th, but The Clash is a full two weeks earlier.
While the 41-year-old ...Keep reading

JDC-Miller Motorsports has confirmed its driver roster for the 2026 edition of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Tijmen van der Helm, Nico Pino, and Kaylen Frederick will partner to co-drive the No. 85 5 Porsche 963 later this month.
Van der Helm returns to JDC-Miller for his fourth consecutive season competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship. They have two podiums together ...Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has published his first vlog since winning the 2025 drivers' championship. Offering fans of the driver a well-earned recap, he covered what he felt as he brought his McLaren to a third-place finish at Abu Dhabi. 
In the video, Norris describes the week leading up to the season finale as being "the biggest race of my life," adding that he "didn't know how ...Keep reading

The car in which Michael Schumacher secured his maiden Formula 1 victory, the 1992 Benetton B192, has been listed for auction via Broad Arrow Auctions for an estimated €8.5million.
Having started the 1992 F1 season with an updated B191, Benetton introduced the B192 at the fourth round in Spain. Schumacher, partnered with Martin Brundle at the time, secured his maiden grand prix win with the ...Keep reading

Motorcycle racing legend Kevin Schwantz says he recognises some of himself in Ducati star Marc Marquez after the latter's incredible title-winning run in the 2025 MotoGP season.
Parallels have been drawn between the two riders, both of whom forged reputations for outperforming their machinery. Just as Schwantz made his name on a 500cc Suzuki that wasn’t necessarily the class of the field ...Keep reading

The Haas F1 team has confirmed a retail partnership with Castore, with the company supplying its official kit going into the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Announcing the new partner on social media, the team said: "Welcoming Castore to the team as our Official Kit and Retail Partner.
"Engineered for the demands of Formula 1, this new partnership will see Castore design and supply all on-track and ...Keep reading

Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will drive the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage when NASCAR heads to Naval Base Coronado for a unique street race in San Diego, California. 
Johnson, a California native, will also be attempting doubly duty that weekend as he plans to run the NASCAR Cup Series race as well. Carvana will sponsor both efforts.
While Johnson has over 700 ...Keep reading

Nine of Ken Block's cars have been displayed together to form The People's Champ exhibition to celebrate the impact that the rally legend had on the automotive and motorsport world.
Displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, the exhibition was the first time that all nine cars had been displayed together. Former Hoonigan senior vice-president Ron Zaras, who worked with Block on ...Keep reading

Gresini MotoGP sophomore Fermin Aldeguer has suffered an injury while training on a Ducati Panigale at the Aspar Circuit in Valencia.
In a test organised by world champion Marc Marquez, a group of MotoGP riders gathered in Spain this week for two days of testing in preparation for the 2026 season.
In addition to Marc and his brother Alex Marquez, both riding a modified street-legal Ducati ...Keep reading

Anthony Hamilton, father of seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis, has unveiled plans for a new motorsport series - known as HybridV10 - to "expand opportunity and accessibility" at the top level of racing.
The series promises two different divisions in a HybridV10 championship and a parallel HybridV8 category. There are plans for 24 teams across the two categories, potentially offering ...Keep reading

Director Joseph Kosinski has revealed the extent of Lewis Hamilton's involvement in the F1 movie, with several others involved in the film, including Brad Pitt, adding that it would have been impossible without the driver's input. 
The Ferrari driver's time as an executive producer of the movie began with a cold email from Kosinski, who was keen to have Hamilton's input before attempting ...Keep reading

Audi’s first ever Formula 1 car will take to the track as early as 9 January at Barcelona, Motorsport understands.
The brand-new R26 will perform a filming day with drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto at the wheel.
This means Audi will likely be the first team to get some track time in F1’s new era, as the world championship moves to new regulations featuring active ...Keep reading

The family of the late Formula 1 legend Sir Stirling Moss is reportedly involved in a legal dispute over the estate of his widow, Lady Susie. The dispute sees his son, Elliot Moss, fighting against his daughter, Allison Bradley over assets valued at approximately £28million, including historic racing memorabilia. 
Following the death of Lady Susie in 2023, her 2022 will left the entirety of ...Keep reading

Heavy snowfall has forced Hyundai to postpone Thierry Neuville’s pre-event test ahead of the World Rally Championship season opener in Monte Carlo.
WRC teams have headed to the south of France this week to test in preparation for the annual asphalt curtain raiser to be held from 22-25 January.
While Toyota began testing on Tuesday with Elfyn Evans and Oliver Solberg running in largely dry ...Keep reading

With his 2026 Formula 1 campaign edging closer, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a different kind of winter training, swapping his usual Ducati for a KTM and asphalt for mud. 
While several on the grid chose a relaxing holiday on a yacht or playing padel, the Ferrari driver was keen to keep his skin in the game with some serious off-road machinery in the shape of a KTM 250 EXC-F ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil is in pre-trial custody over alleged fraud charges. But now, according to an update from his lawyer, Dirk Schmitz, the German racing driver is claimed to be the victim of an extortion plot, with him and his family all targeted in a blackmail scheme. This has resulted in the loss of a number of high-priced vehicles valued at approximately ...Keep reading

Running a full DTM campaign remains a major financial commitment, even in the GT3 era. ABT Sportsline has provided rare insight into what that commitment actually looks like in concrete terms, with marketing director Daniel Abt revealing internal budget figures that show just how expensive a modern DTM season has become.
“Since we are a private team in the GT3 DTM, we do receive some factory ...Keep reading