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There was minimal movement throughout the NASCAR Cup Series garage during the off-season, but still enough to talk about. Beyond driver moves, there were also a couple of manufacturer changes and a flurry of crew chief swaps that will be notable stories to follow during the year.
Here's a look at what's different for 2026:
Drivers on the move

Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing ...Keep reading

The outfit formerly known as Kick Sauber become Audi in 2026 – but will the change in name also see them take another step forward on the track?

Haas are expecting energy management to be one of the key challenges of their 2026 challenger amid significant power unit changes, with Team Principal Ayao Komatsu also suggesting that adapting to the new regulations means that the cars will develop rapidly between the Barcelona shakedown and the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

After coming agonisingly close to a drivers' and manufacturers' double title success in 2024, Hyundai found itself resoundingly beaten by rivals Toyota in the World Rally Championship last season, winning just two rallies (Greece, Saudi Arabia) compared to Toyota’s tally of 12 wins.
Hyundai's 2025 struggles can be pinned on a number of variables. The squad heavily invested in an ‘Evo’ ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has reached an agreement with Ducati to extend his current deal by a further two seasons, covering the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP campaigns, Motorsport.com has learned.
The deal was finalised during Ducati’s team presentation on Monday at the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort in the Dolomites. The extension will see the reigning world champion remain in Ducati red until at least the end ...Keep reading

Ferrari has revealed its race suits for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc revealed the new design in a video posted to the Scuderia team's YouTube channel.
 
The new suits retain much of Ferrari's traditional red base, but this time there's heavier white accenting, especially around the shoulders, neckline, sides of the torso and down the leg. White lines ...Keep reading

Autosport kicks off the year with the prestigious Autosport Awards 2026 at London’s Roundhouse on 21 January.
From 2025 the Awards moved from its traditional December slot at Grosvenor House Hotel to the Roundhouse in January. But some of the history, including a selection of the key Awards, remains – and the stars often attend the event to receive their Awards in front of motorsport ...Keep reading

Twelve months ago the Autosport Business Exchange (ABX) began in London’s Mayfair, an event which brought together industry-leading experts to discuss major topics within motorsport. Emulating that success saw further ABX events held in Monaco in May and New York in October, which each welcomed key players from across the motorsport sphere to join panels, share ideas and network.
Aiming to ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have been given the opportunity to bid on incredible experiences ahead of the 2026 championship, including a Ross Brawn fishing trip as well as a private factory tour with Red Bull, with all proceeds going to the Grand Prix Trust charity. 
Other auction highlights include a trip for two to an F1 race weekend with McLaren, an F1 race weekend for two with Cadillac plus F1 race ...Keep reading

Former Red Bull motorsport adviser Dr Helmut Marko has branded the 2021 Formula 1 season as the "toughest year" during his time in the championship.
The 82-year-old left his role at the Milton Keynes outfit at the end of 2025 after a 20-year stint. Having raced in the championship from 1971 to 1972 and founding RSM Marko in 1984, which later became the Red Bull Junior Team, the Austrian has ...Keep reading

Haas has unveiled its 2026 Formula 1 livery, the first with its new title sponsor, Toyota Gazoo Racing.
The new design follows a similar theme to the American outfit's 2025 livery with a white base and black and red accents. But it now has the addition of the angular GR logo on the front wing and the shark fin.
Fans have been quick to share their thoughts on the new design. "Haas has stepped ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has revealed he is “feeling better and better” ahead of MotoGP pre-season testing, but admitted he will only be close to full fitness by the opening race in Thailand.
The reigning world champion endured a “long and tough winter” after a crash caused by Aprilia rival Marco Bezzecchi at the Indonesian Grand Prix, which left him with a broken right shoulder.
After flying ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has shared a bullish pre-season outlook for Haas, believing that they have the potential “to be fighting towards the front” under F1’s new regulations – and could therefore be a “dangerous” force.

Haas have become the latest F1 team to present their 2026 livery, releasing renders of the VF-26 across social media.

Haas have unveiled their 2026 Formula 1 challenger, and a striking white and red livery, in a series of digital renders on social media, one week out from Barcelona Shakedown week.

Haas Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon thinks the series' overhauled hybrid engines will mean drivers "can forget everything that we've learned since go-karts on how to go fast".
F1 is at the precipice of its biggest rules change in decades with active aerodynamics and a much  bigger electric component to its V6 turbo hybrids set to shake ip the series. The ruleset has thus far landed mixed ...Keep reading

Haas’ newly unveiled Formula 1 car for the 2026 season has been developed since mid-2024, technical director Andrea De Zordo has revealed.
F1 teams were banned from running any wind tunnel or CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) tests relative to 2026 machinery before 1 January 2025, as the world championship moves to new technical regulations on both chassis and engine sides.
However ...Keep reading

The Haas Formula 1 team has become the third squad to unveil its livery for the forthcoming 2026 campaign - its first with Toyota Gazoo Racing as title sponsor. 
Both parties entered a technical partnership at the end of 2024, but the relationship has been strengthened for this year with the official name becoming ‘TGR Haas F1 Team’. 
That has been reflected in Haas’ new livery ...Keep reading

Haas become the first team to reveal their 2026 F1 car for a season in which the sport is introducing its biggest rule change for decades.

Haas become the first team to reveal their 2026 F1 car for a season in which the sport is introducing its biggest rule change for decades.