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Mattia Binotto has "never seen such a long list” of jobs ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season as he prepares Audi for its maiden campaign in the championship.
The German marque will finally make its much anticipated F1 debut this year after completing a full takeover of the historic Sauber squad ahead of the introduction of new regulations in the series.
It is arguably the biggest rules ...Keep reading

Williams Team Principal James Vowles sits down with Lawrence Barretto to discuss why the outlook now looks brighter for the squad despite missing the recent Barcelona Shakedown.

To build up to tonight’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, let’s unpack all the crossovers between F1 and American Football.

Off the back of the team winning both championships in 2025, here is everything you need to know about McLaren ahead of the 2026 season.

Can Aston Martin deliver on their lofty ambitions in 2026?

When the Daytona 500 begins next Sunday, the entire field will immediately go into fuel conservation mode and it frustrates a portion of the fan base every year.
The reason drivers spend large portions of the race at half throttle or less in the Great American Race is that using less fuel will allow them to need less when they come down pit road.
Because the competition package with this car ...Keep reading

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway will feature several interesting names, including Cleetus McFarland (real name Garrett Mitchell), and Travis Pastrana.
As previously announced, they will be teammates at Niece Motorsports with Mitchell driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado and Pastana behind the wheel of the No. 42. While Mitchell is making his ...Keep reading

MotoGP staged its second-ever season launch event in Kuala Lumpur this weekend, less than a month before the opening round of the year in Thailand.
After breaking new ground with a similar joint event in Bangkok last year, MotoGP brought all teams and riders together to the heart of Malaysia’s capital for a special event marking the unofficial start of the 2026 campaign.
Although Dorna had ...Keep reading

As Pierre Gasly turns 30, we take a closer look at his rise as one of the grid’s most fashion-forward drivers, from his paddock style to front-row fashion moments.

Cadillac will become F1’s 11th team in 2026 – but how will the American squad fare in their debut season?

After getting behind the wheel of the 2026 F1 cars during the Barcelona Shakedown, the drivers have been giving their verdicts on what it is like to drive the new challengers.

After just missing out on the title in 2025 to Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri is ready to go again amid all-new regulations in F1.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli is confident that Formula 1’s more inexperienced drivers will benefit from the 2026 regulation overhaul due to the need to adapt. 
F1 promises to look totally different this year with changes to both the chassis, lighter by 32kg plus less downforce, and engine, more reliant on electric power, after four years of ground effect cars.
There has been vast talk about how ...Keep reading

The 2026 season will see Ford introduce the Mustang GT3 Evo, an early mid-cycle update to its GT3 contender. A key player in the update has been HRT, which runs the car in the DTM, among other categories.
HRT was forced to postpone the test debut of the new Evo package for the Mustang for a second time. In mid-December at Portimao, a consequential technical issue following a customer crash was ...Keep reading

Yamaha has conceded that its new V4 MotoGP engine is struggling for power after the opening pre-season test of the year at Sepang.
The Iwata-based brand was in the headlines for all the wrong seasons in Malaysia, where it finished last among MotoGP’s five manufacturers and more than a second off the outright pace.
On the opening day, Yamaha’s star rider Fabio Quartararo broke his finger ...Keep reading

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has admitted he expected better from Esteban Ocon in the 2025 Formula 1 season.
Ocon joined Haas last year after leaving his longtime Alpine outfit, teaming up with Oliver Bearman, but against all expectations he was outscored by his rookie team-mate over the 2025 campaign, with 38 points to 41.
Bearman also outqualified his elder 17-11 (excluding technical ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing team principal Andrea Stella revealed that many of the fears the teams had going into the Barcelona shakedown vanished fairly quickly.
All teams, apart from Williams, took part in private testing from 26-30 January ahead of the 2026 season, which welcomes a new set of regulations. While some teams went into the shakedown week with reservations about reliability, any concerns were ...Keep reading

After eight episodes of the Ram: Race for The Seat reality show competition, Kaulig Racing has finalized the driver of its fifth truck for the 2026 Craftsman Truck Series season. Mini Tyrrell, aged 21, bested 14 other drivers to win the competition and secure a full-time deal in the Truck Series.
The competition featured various races at road courses and ovals, featuring late model stock cars ...Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup Series Rule Book received a slew of preseason updates in advance of the final weekend before regular season racing begins next week at Daytona International Speedway.
One marginally altered the qualifying procedures for the Daytona 500 and the other banned the practice of drivers placing their hands against their window nets during qualifying in the pursuit of less drag.
The ...Keep reading

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games are upon us with Italy taking the reins this year. Both Kimi Antonelli and Stefano Domenicali have been involved in the ceremony, carrying the Olympic torch across Palmanova and the Dolomites, but Formula 1 was also heavily involved in the 2006 games.
The Turin Winter Olympic Games saw a ceremony selling the idea of design, industry and speed to not only 35,000 ...Keep reading