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Looking at the NASCAR Cup Series grid, there are eleven multi-car teams with sizes ranging from two to four cars. But which driver from each can claim to be the best?
Motorsport.com considered race wins, average finish, head-to-head weekly battles, and the final championship result of each of the team's full-time drivers in deciding who was the 'No. 1 driver' within each organization. Part-time ...Keep reading

Expectations for Fermin Aldeguer were mixed when he stepped up to MotoGP this year with Gresini on a satellite bike. His stunning run of victories at the end of the 2023 Moto2 season earned him an early MotoGP contract, but his final year in the intermediate class - the first on Pirelli tyres - proved underwhelming. 
Granted, his form improved as he gained a better understanding of the new ...Keep reading

The World Endurance Championship will hold its traditional rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, 9 November - a day after the 2025 season concludes in the Gulf nation.
The test offers teams a chance to evaluate prospective talent and allows newly signed drivers to sample their cars for the first time.
In the past, several high-profile drivers got their first taste of ...Keep reading

Andy Cowell is confident that Aston Martin will achieve the goal they have set of one day winning back-to-back championships, with the team boss stating that the squad’s vision is to “get to the top and then stay at the top”.

Toto Wolf believes that Kimi Antonelli will show the “real Kimi” in 2026, with the Mercedes boss feeling confident that the rookie will be better prepared to deal with various aspects of the sport during his sophomore campaign.

Nearly every Formula 1 squad has a full-sized junior team and academy programme right now, going down to go-karting in order to find the next great driving prospect. Off-track, a similar arms race is ramping up with burgeoning graduate programmes and apprenticeship schemes as teams look to replenish their staff pool with future talent.
Beating the other 10 teams to the brightest, most ...Keep reading

Hyundai Motorsport has strengthened its resources by adding two valuable members of staff, which will oversee programmes in the World Rally Championship and World Endurance Championship.
The Korean marque has created two new roles within its organisation in the form of Operations Director and Head of Engineering, which will be filled by the experienced Sebastien Metz and Massimo Carriero ...Keep reading

Stoffel Vandoorne will rejoin Peugeot’s World Endurance Championship squad in 2026 after a brief departure, replacing Jean-Eric Vergne in the team’s line-up.
Vandoorne had stepped down from his role with Peugeot after the penultimate round of the season at Fuji in September, ahead of his planned switch to Genesis’ new LMDh programme in 2026.
However, his deal with Hyundai’s luxury ...Keep reading

Honda’s steady improvement in recent races has left the manufacturer just 19 points short of dropping out of MotoGP’s highest concession bracket.
After the final two rounds of the 2025 season at Portimao and Valencia, the position of each of the five manufacturers in different concession tiers will be recalculated. 
Since the system was reintroduced in November 2023 to balance ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has a packed calendar that takes in 24 tracks across 21 countries in five continents, but it takes more than a nice ribbon of tarmac to join the championship.
F1 and the FIA have strict guidelines over what circuits can host a grand prix and they must be classified as Grade 1 to qualify. This is the top level of the FIA's seven-tiered system that covers everything from drag strips ...Keep reading

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Alexandra Saint Mleux and Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc announced their engagement on 2 November 2025.
After rumours of the pair's relationship in early 2023, the couple made their first public appearance at Wimbledon the same year. Since then, Saint Mleux has become a regular member of the F1 paddock along with the couple's fan-favourite long-haired dachshund, Leo.
Alexandra ...Keep reading

IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward has reacted to Colton Herta's move to Formula 2 alongside a test driver role, arguing that the American driver likely has an offer for a Formula 1 seat in 2027.
Herta signed with the Cadillac F1 Team as a test driver alongside a seat with Hitech in F2 as he works to gain the required superlicence points to compete in F1 in the future.
“He's very talented,” ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with his Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adami has come under scrutiny from former driver Robert Doornbos, who has claimed that there is “no chemistry” between the two. 
The seven-time Formula 1 champion joined Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season after a successful 12-year stint with Mercedes. Hamilton has taken some time to adjust to the new team and while he ...Keep reading

The Formula 1 community has reacted to Charles Leclerc's engagement to his long-term partner, Alexandra Saint Mleux.
The couple announced the news on Sunday, 2 November 2025, with a post on Instagram that has already amassed 6.3 million likes. The announcement quickly drew the attention of those within the F1 paddock and fans. 
While details have been kept private for obvious reasons, the ...Keep reading

There will be a change atop the pit box for the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet next season. Brandon McSwain, who has worked as an engineer for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team for the past six years, will replace Phil Surgen.
Chastain has worked with Surgen since the 2021 season when he still drove for Chip Ganassi Racing, and has won all six of his Cup races with the same crew ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson is a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Denny Hamlin is left to face the toughest loss of his entire career, and tire issues wreak havoc on championship Sunday. Phoenix certainly delivered a show, and yet, there was simply sadness and disbelief from many fans after the checkered flag.
The 2025 season is officially over, inspection is clear, and now we are left to pick apart 319 ...Keep reading

Jonathan Wheatley has admitted that Gabriel Bortoleto’s level of maturity is the aspect of the rookie’s debut season in F1 that he has been “most surprised by”.