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After two races, Oliver Bearman sits fifth in Formula 1's 2026 drivers' championship – and has remarked upon his pleasure of the balance in Haas' VF-26 chassis.
While only early days, Bearman has been one of the most impressive performers in the early stages of the season, scoring all of Haas' 17-point total thus far as team-mate Esteban Ocon has endured a less fortuitous run.
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Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton suggested his longtime Formula 1 team, Mercedes, may still benefit from a “party mode” in qualifying – a theory McLaren’s Lando Norris rebuffed.
Mercedes was comfortably fastest in all three qualifying sessions so far this year, with the Silver Arrows always increasing the gap to the competition throughout qualifying – nearly six tenths on average so far ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner has called out Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff for "self-promotion" after Kimi Antonelli scored his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Chinese Grand Prix.
After the Italian driver took the chequered flag at the Shanghai International Circuit, Wolff came over the team radio to congratulate him. "'He’s too young. We shouldn’t put him in a Mercedes. Put him in a smaller team ...Keep reading

Andrea Reggiani will join Lamborghini as head of motorsport following stints at Ferrari and Dallara, it has been announced.
The Swiss-Italian engineer has been brought in to replace Maurizio Leschiutta, who departed the Volkswagen Group brand at the end of December after just one year in the role.
Following Leschiutta’s exit, Lamborghini’s chief technical officer Rouven Mohr had been ...Keep reading

MotoGP returns to Brazil after a gap of 22 years, with a renovated Goiania circuit hosting the second round of the 2026 season on 20-22 March. The event replaces Argentina as the championship's only stop in South America.
Goiania is the second shortest track on the calendar, only fractionally longer than the Sachsenring in Germany, and features 14 corners.
To help riders adapt to the 3.8km ...Keep reading

David Coulthard has argued that Lewis Hamilton's Chinese Grand Prix podium proves that he is "not done" with Formula 1.
The seven-time champion secured his first podium finish with Ferrari since joining the Maranello outfit in 2025.
After a difficult start to his time at Ferrari as he adjusted to the new team, rumours began to circulate that the 41-year-old driver could retire at the end of ...Keep reading

IMSA’s plan for expanded series-sanctioned testing in 2027 has given Head of BMW M Motorsport’s Andreas Roos some concerns.
On Thursday afternoon, IMSA revealed next year’s relatively unchanged schedule for its WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. One of the notable items that is different, though, is a plan to have sanctioned testing at all five tracks that host endurance rounds.
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Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has claimed that the Grove outfit will need "every single hour" of the April break to get "back on the front foot".
F1 confirmed during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend that the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Teams such as Williams, which has had a difficult start ...Keep reading

If there was an example of ‘wheelman’ in the dictionary, it would be Colin Braun.
Since the conclusion of the Rolex 24 At Daytona nearly two months ago, the 37-year-old Texan has kept a blisteringly busy schedule.
It was headlined with a step back into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the first time since 2011, with Braun piloting Kaulig Racing’s #25 RAM 1500 on the streets of St ...Keep reading

The 2027 schedule for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship remains relatively unchanged, but IMSA President John Doonan shared that the series has explored the possibility of venturing out to new venues.
When next year’s schedule was revealed on Thursday afternoon, there were a few subtle tweaks, including the Rolex 24 At Daytona pushed back a week to the end of January. Additionally ...Keep reading

Make no mistake, worn out Darlington Raceway is a treat for competitors and fans alike, regardless of racing platform or rules package but every indication points towards the Cup Series race on Sunday being ‘Too Tough to Tame’ by every definition.
The difference is the track debut of the 750-horsepower tapered spacer up from the 670 used since this car debuted in 2022. Additionally, NASCAR ...Keep reading

Zak Brown is adamant that McLaren will be winning Grands Prix again “sooner rather than later” after two tricky weekends in Australia and China to kick off their season.

Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley is wanted by Aston Martin to lead their troubled Formula 1 team.

Formula 1’s team principals have met to review findings from the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix weekends as the championship’s new regulations remain under scrutiny.
According to reports, all present agreed that the races were of a high standard in terms of on-track action and were happy with the response from the public and fans and thus not currently a cause for concern.
Any ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez says he is no longer a “specialist” when it comes to new MotoGP tracks, insisting the entire field will be up to speed at Goiania by the time qualifying begins on Saturday.
Marquez’s ability to find the limit early, combined with his strength in low-grip conditions, had made him a formidable force whenever a new track was introduced on the calendar.
Early in his career ...Keep reading

Aston Martin is set to welcome Jonathan Wheatley as team principal, with the news that Adrian Newey is to step down from the role.
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Motorsport reported earlier on Thursday that the British technical guru, who had stepped in to replace Andy Cowell only at the start of the season, would be ...Keep reading

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Formula 1 fans have been left in shock after news broke that Adrian Newey is set to step down as Aston Martin team principal to focus on technical matters.
Some have described the news as a "complete fever dream," as the former Red Bull technical director is understood to be replaced by current Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley.
"This morning's news is a complete fever dream. How much ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo believes MotoGP’s return to Brazil after two decades will do little to boost Yamaha’s prospects, insisting the new V4-powered M1 ‘doesn’t have a single strong point’.
Yamaha’s radical revamp of its MotoGP challenger over the winter has yet to pay dividends, leaving the Iwata-based manufacturer well adrift of its rivals.
While both Quartararo and team-mate Alex ...Keep reading

When Dystany Spurlock takes the green flag in the 2026 ARCA Menard's Series East season-opener at Hickory on March 28, she will make history as the first Black woman to ever compete in ARCA or any NASCAR-affiliated series.
Spurlock has experience as a motorcycle drag racer. She set a world record in 2024 in the Real Street class of the the XDA Motorcycle Drag Racing Series, placed as high as ...Keep reading