Motorsport

Madrid's 10-year tenure of the Spanish Grand Prix, taking over the moniker from the now biennial Barcelona race, is Formula 1's latest effort to bring its series to urban population centres.
It does so for 57 laps on a two-headed monster of a circuit that will take drivers and teams some time to wrap their collective engineering minds around.
Initial concept renderings of the so-called ...Keep reading

The drama that started at Darlington on Sunday is still making waves across the NASCAR world.
The inciting incident in this case came from Carson Hocevar, who pretty blatantly wrecked Brad Keselowski in the closing laps of Stage 1 of the Southern 500. Hocevar got into the left-rear of the No. 6, sending Keselowski spinning and ending his race day early. The No. 77 would go on to finish in ...Keep reading

Legacy Motor Club has officially announced Josh Berry as the driver of its No. 42 Toyota for the 2027 NASCAR Cup season. He will join Erik Jones (No. 43) and Riley Herbst (No. 84) as teammates next year. With Herbst, they are expanding into three full-time entries, and the team is parting ways with John Hunter Nemechek, confirming his exit last week.
"Legacy Motor Club is an organization that ...Keep reading

Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) has announced that Kelvin Fu will take over as the organization’s next president, succeeding David Salters. The leadership transition will officially take effect on September 12, 2026.
Salters, who became president of then-Honda Performance Development (HPD) in 2020, is leaving HRC US to join a technology startup outside the motorsports industry. He ...Keep reading

Who will succeed GT3 project manager Sebastian Golz and take over responsibility for the GT3 department surrounding the traditional 911 GT3 R in the future? This question has now been answered: As Motorsport-Total.com has investigated, the German Maximilian Muller is taking on this role.
"Maximilian Muller officially took over the function of Project Manager GT3 R at Porsche Motorsport at the ...Keep reading

The checkered flag flew on the 2026 season in the IndyCar Series with the Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The season finale at the iconic 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural terrain road course was a walkoff by Scott McLaughlin, who coasted to his first win since 2024 (Milwaukee, Race 2). The New Zealander ended up finishing an uncontested 1.3739s ahead of Andretti Global’s ...Keep reading

Actor Brad Pitt and Bass Pro Shops CEO Johnny Morris will give the command to start engines for the NASCAR Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 19. Bass Pro Shops is also the title sponsor for the race, which sits as the third round of the ten-week Chase for the championship
Pitt, whose upcoming film the Heart of the Beast is coming to theaters later this month, is best known in the ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that even he has been surprised by the rapid growth shown by Kimi Antonelli over the course of the 2026 Formula 1 season, likening him to an "AI agent" that is always improving.
The 20-year-old Italian is in just his second F1 season after being fast-tracked to the top tier as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton when he left the Silver Arrows ahead of the 2025 ...Keep reading

After Lando Norris was heard accusing team-mate Oscar Piastri of forcing him off-track in the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, McLaren admits it will “review” its terms of engagement when the two drivers face one another on track.
In Sunday’s 53-lap race at Monza, Piastri started sixth while Norris lined up eighth. By the closing stages of the race, the pair had begun tussling for position ...Keep reading

If there is one thing those who regularly work with Marc Marquez agree on, it is that none of his moves are made at random. That applies to every aspect of his life, but particularly to his public image, which is managed by his own company, Vertical. With that in mind, it is easy to conclude that the image the Spaniard posted on his Instagram account last week – showing him shirtless, with his ...Keep reading

The GT Summer Series brings together amateurs, newcomers and experienced racers. With innovations such as equalization of chances, Heroes Arena and Fan Cam, the GT Summer Series aims to stand out from other championships.
Question: "Mr Lehner, the GT Summer Series is approaching its big finale in 2026. How has the first season gone?"
Stefan Lehner (Head of Race Series at Gedlich Racing): "We ...Keep reading

Talent finding initiatives such as FIA Rally Star could be set for revival as part of the FIA’s plan to inject funding back into the World Rally Championship and grassroots rallying.
Last year, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem promised that funds generated by the sale of the WRC’s commercial rights will be directly invested back into rallying.
That plan is set to come into force now ...Keep reading

Robert Shwartzman will return to the World Endurance Championship Hypercar ranks with Peugeot next season.
The 26-year-old is moving back to sportscars with the French marque to drive one its revised 9X8 Le Mans Hypercars.
It comes after the withdrawal from the IndyCar Series of the Prema Racing team with which he claimed pole position for the 2025 Indianapolis 500.
Shwartzman previously ...Keep reading

With 22 crashes last year and 16 so far this season, Joan Mir has suffered the joint-most falls of any rider on the MotoGP grid, but the Spaniard attributes his high crash count to the risks he has to take to extract the maximum performance from his Honda.
Marc Marquez left Honda at the end of 2023 because, among other reasons, he crashed off the bike every time he tried to make it go fast ...Keep reading

The title fight in the World Endurance Championship has been blown wide open after three of the leading cars failed to score points at the Lone Star Le Mans.
Heading into last weekend’s six-hour fixture at the Circuit of the Americas, the #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 and the #7 Toyota TR010 Hybrid were tied at the top of the standings on 75 points, with the #51 Ferrari 499P trailing them by 18 points ...Keep reading

MotoGP deputy CEO Carlos Ezpeleta stressed that the new Madrid Formula 1 track is currently not suitable for MotoGP, while making it clear that fans should not expect to see a flood of Adelaide-style circuits on the calendar.
MotoGP is preparing to explore new territories and initiatives under the ownership of Liberty Media. Following the American company's takeover of MotoGP, a clear ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman says Ferrari’s ADUO 2 engine upgrade represents “a much smaller step” than Haas’ updated Formula 1 chassis.
The Prancing Horse introduced its second and final power unit upgrade of the 2026 season, courtesy of the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities system, with one such powertrain handed to Haas for the Italian Grand Prix. It was fitted to Bearman’s ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes Mercedes compromised George Russell's Italian Grand Prix by not double-stacking its drivers under the virtual safety car.
Mercedes secured a 1-2 finish at Monza led by home hero Kimi Antonelli, who recovered from 19th on the grid to become the first Italian winner at the circuit since 1966. But Russell controlled the early phases of the race ...Keep reading

Despite opening lap contact that sent him crashing out in the season finale, Dennis Hauger officially secured the 2026 IndyCar Rookie of the Year title. Driving the #19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda, he edged out Mick Schumacher by 15 points to claim top rookie honors.
The 23-year-old Norwegian's campaign featured eight finishes in the top 15, headlined by two top-10 drives, including a season-best ...Keep reading

Red Bull has confirmed Isack Hadjar will require more time to recover from his wrist injury, which will see the Frenchman sit out his third consecutive grand prix at this weekend's Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. 
Liam Lawson will return to the RB22 to partner Max Verstappen, while Yuki Tsunoda gets another race with Racing Bulls.
"The decision has been taken as Isack's recovery ...Keep reading