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The entire Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray will take place on Monday, February 2nd as the track is currently being hammered with a winter storm that is dropping several inches of snow. While Sunday is set to be clear, temperatures will remain below freezing and a wind chill that could be in the single-digits.
As a result, NASCAR officials have rescheduled the event for Monday. On that day, the ...Keep reading

After the shakedown in Barcelona, the first question to ask is whether it really had to be so secretive. Of course, it matters that ‘official’ winter testing is organised in Bahrain and that, for commercial reasons, only that event is allowed to carry that name, but fears of a repeat of 2014 have proven unfounded.
Williams was absent, Audi ran into some teething troubles as a newcomer, and ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner has branded his exit from Red Bull Racing as "lucky" because it opened the door for him to move and work in the United States.
Before his time as Haas Formula 1 team principal, Steiner worked alongside Christian Horner at the Milton Keynes outfit as technical operations director in 2005. But after Red Bull hired Adrian Newey, Steiner moved to North Carolina to serve as ...Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has championed the direction of the new set of regulations in 2026 to  attract brands such as Cadillac and Ford to the series.
The 2026 season welcomes a new wave of regulations and features a power unit with a 50:50 split between internal combustion engine power using sustainable fuel and electric power, which is relevant to the wider automotive ...Keep reading

NASCAR will hold the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Monday, February 2nd, as they wait for snow to move out of the region. For those who may be unfamiliar with this event's purpose on the schedule, 'The Clash' is a pre-season exhibition race that has been a part of the NASCAR calendar since 1979.
Originally developed as a 20-lap sprint race at Daytona International Speedway and only ...Keep reading

Will Power is bullish about what the future holds for Andretti Global.
The 44-year-old Aussie made the switch to his new home after 17 years with Team Penske, which included two IndyCar titles and winning the 2018 Indianapolis 500. Contractual stipulations with his former employer hindered walking into the Andretti Global shop until January 1, but he’s already seen plenty to know the team is ...Keep reading

As the dust settles on the Barcelona Shakedown, F1.com's Lawrence Barretto has the lowdown on what happened at the event.

As part of Santander’s Driving Tomorrow series, Williams Team Principal James Vowles gives his take on F1 as it is today and where the sport might be heading…

Gresini Racing unveiled the livery of its 2026 MotoGP bikes at a presentation in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Following the conclusion of MotoGP’s Shakedown test at the Sepang International Circuit, Gresini travelled to Malaysia’s capital to reveal the bikes Alex Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer will race this season.
Marquez attended the launch alongside team boss Nadia Padovani, but Aldeguer ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team unveiled the livery of the W17 on Thursday 22 January on social media, but it will also hold a launch event on Monday 2 February.
When is the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event?
Monday 2 February
Local time: 11:30 GMTCET: 12:30PST: 03:30EST: 06:30JST: 20:30CST (China): 19:30
How to watch the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event
The Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event will ...Keep reading

Aleix Espargaro led the way for Honda during MotoGP’s official Shakedown Test at the Sepang International Circuit, leading his KTM-mounted brother Pol Espargaro.
MotoGP organised three days of official running in Malaysia this week, but participation was limited to test riders from each manufacturer and the two rookies on the grid, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Diogo Moreira. Yamaha was also ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez is chasing a factory seat in MotoGP for 2027 following his breakthrough campaign in MotoGP last year.
After spending much of his career in the shadow of his older brother Marc Marquez, the Gresini rider emerged runner-up in 2025 with an impressive campaign that included three grand prix victories, three Sprint wins, twelve podiums and a pole position.
His results last season ...Keep reading

The complexity of F1's 2026 rules overhaul is such that teams requested an extra shakedown on top of two three-day tests in Bahrain to prepare for the start of the season in Melbourne in March.
The new power units, with a much bigger reliance on a more powerful electric MGU-K system, caused such nerves that they requested the Barcelona shakedown behind closed doors, with Bahrain also understood ...Keep reading

As the Barcelona Shakedown draws to a close, F1.com has the lowdown on how Day 5 unfolded.

With all five days of the Barcelona Shakedown complete, we round up the best social media posted by F1 and the teams at the track from the final day of running.

On November 24th of last year, it was announced that Sigma Performance Services (SPS Racing) was set to acquire AM Racing's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series program for the 2026 season. The team already has an ARCA Menard's Series operation and some late model cars.
However, it was revealed on Friday this deal for a NOAPS team is no longer happening.
"In November of 2025, an acquisition of ...Keep reading

After clearing whatever snow falls in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, over the next 24 hours, temperatures will be lucky to reach 30 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday when NASCAR plans to race at Bowman Gray. The low will be around 12, and the green flag does not fly until 8pm EST (unless they postpone the entire event until Monday). With some wind expected, the wind chill will bring the feel like ...Keep reading

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary findings after a 43-day investigation into the aviation incident that killed NASCAR veteran Greg Biffle, his immediate family, two pilots and one other associated individual at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
A full report will still take 12 to 18 additional months to complete. NTSB preliminary reports do not ...Keep reading

Mercedes were pre-season favourites for 2026 long before any of the new cars ran on track, and nothing that happened in the Formula 1 'shakedown' in Spain this week has changed that.

Mercedes were pre-season favourites for 2026 long before any of the new cars ran on track, and nothing that happened in the Formula 1 'shakedown' in Spain this week has changed that.