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Autosport Business Exchange convenes in London, featuring industry-influencing speaker line-up

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-14 11:53
· Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal, Laurent Mekies, to headline in an exclusive one-on-one conversation· Cadillac F1 Team Principal Graeme Lowdon, Formula E Founder Alejandro Agag, Jim DeLorenzo, Global Head of Sports at Apple and Nikolas Tombazis, Single-Seater Director at the FIA feature across panels
London, UK — January 14, 2026 — Motorsport Network today confirms an ...Keep reading

Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team launches 2026 MotoGP bike in Rome

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-14 11:42
VR46 took the covers off its 2026 Ducati MotoGP bikes at a special presentation in Rome on Wednesday, marking the start of its fifth campaign in the premier class.
Valentino Rossi’s eponymous MotoGP squad unveiled a refreshed livery for the 2026 season, leaning more heavily on the fluorescent yellow shade that has become synonymous with its brand. The new look moves away from the ...Keep reading

Dakar 2026, Stage 10: Mathieu Serradori wins as Nasser Al-Attiyah retakes overall lead

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-14 11:37
Mathieu Serradori claimed a dominant win for Century in the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally, as Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah returned to the top of the overall standings.
The 420km test around Bisha marked the second part of the marathon stage, which meant drivers started the day with cars that they had manually serviced overnight in the absence of external assistance.
Driving the Audi-powered ...Keep reading

Alpine retain Gademan for second F1 ACADEMY campaign

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-01-14 11:22
Alpine have announced that Nina Gademan will once again represent the French team in F1 ACADEMY, with the Dutch racer joining MP Motorsport for the 2026 season.

Championship-winning Erik Comas Renault 5 Turbo heads to auction with £250,000 estimate

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-14 10:48
Iconic Auctioneers will be offering Erik Comas' 1987 Renault 5 Turbo 'Superproduction' to auction at next month's Race Retro competition car sale. The title-winning car will carry an estimate of £200,000-£250,000.
Comas' name is usually referred to with regard to Formula 1, where he drove for the Ligier team starting in 1991 before moving to Larrousse for 1993. While he scored only seven ...Keep reading

Adrian Newey, Honda power and new facilities: Is Aston Martin ready for success in F1 2026?

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-14 10:16
Aston Martin hopes to make a major step forward under the new Formula 1 regulations. With Adrian Newey, Honda and state-of-the-art facilities, significant investments have been made, but where does the project really stand?
Aston Martin was one of the first teams to shift focus to the new ruleset. According to both team management and the drivers, it has led to a “very painful” 2025 season ...Keep reading

M-Sport reveals 2026 WRC Ford Puma

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-14 09:10
M-Sport Ford has taken the covers off the final iteration of the current Ford Puma Rally1 car that will tackle the 2026 World Rally Championship. 
The British squad has once again opted for a livery change for the new season with the purple look, featuring Red Bull branding from 2025, replaced with a striking white, green and blue colour scheme.
The change of livery has been partly ...Keep reading

Blake Hahn scores prelim night win for Chili Bowl's first family

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-14 08:05
It’s cliché but this is very much nearly everything that Blake Hahn has dreamed about over a lifetime spent coming to the Tulsa Expo Center.
The grandson of event founder Emmett Hahn has made the Championship Saturday main event five times over the past decade with a best finish of eighth in 2020 but had yet to win a preliminary night.
As it turns out, winning one in epic fashion, and ...Keep reading

The Rosin family leaves Prema after more than 40 years

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-01-14 02:16
The Rosin family has resigned from the Prema team, founded by Angelo Rosin back in 1983. The news has had a major impact on the world of motorsport. Over the years, the Veneto-based team had seen Grazia Troncon (Angelo's wife), René Rosin, and Angelina Ertsou take on management roles, but they all left the team at the beginning of the week.
Prema has long been one of the leading names in the ...Keep reading

Episode 2: Master v Apprentice

Formula 1 at the BBC - Wed, 2026-01-14 01:22
F1 race winners Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez make their comeback for Cadillac.

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Wed, 2026-01-14 01:22
F1 race winners Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez make their comeback for Cadillac.

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Wed, 2026-01-14 00:01
We’re on board with stars Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman and tour Cadillac’s F1 factory.

Listen: Back At Base returns for series three

Formula 1 at the BBC - Wed, 2026-01-14 00:01
We’re on board with stars Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman and tour Cadillac’s F1 factory.

Listen: Back At Base returns for series three

Formula 1 at the BBC - Wed, 2026-01-14 00:01
We’re on board with stars Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman and tour Cadillac’s F1 factory.

Fernando Alonso spotted in Monaco driving rare Group B legend

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-01-13 22:17
Fernando Alonso has once again been spotted behind the wheel of a rare sports car. The last couple of days have seen the two-time Formula 1 world champion driving an Audi Sport Quattro, rounding off what has looked less like a winter break and more like a lap of concours for the Spaniard. 
The driver has been treating the principality as his shakedown lap, and while his contract extension ...Keep reading

Aston Martin teams up with Meccano for 1:8-scale F1 model for the 2026 release

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-01-13 22:15
Aston Martin has confirmed a new licence agreement with Meccano, which will result in the release of the Meccano Pro x Aston Martin Formula 1 car.
The set will allow fans to construct a highly detailed 1:8-scale model inspired by the Silverstone outfit's 2025 car, the AMR25, and will be released in August 2026.
The model, which is part of the Meccano Pro range aimed at experienced, adult ...Keep reading

Juri Vips set for Rolex 24 debut as RLL Team McLaren confirm driver lineup

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-01-13 22:03
The driver roster is set for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s new multi-year collaborative effort with McLaren Automotive for the 2026 season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The joint venture that sees the team recognized as RLL Team McLaren, has named Max Esterson and Nikita Johnson as its full-season drivers for the upcoming campaign, competing in the Grand Touring Daytona ...Keep reading

Jean Alesi's 1992 Ferrari F92A F1 car heads to auction with €3-5million estimate

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-01-13 20:53
Jean Alesi's 1992 Ferrari F92A Formula 1 car, driven and owned by the former driver, has been put up for auction with no reserve and an estimate of €3million-€5million.
Alesi was given the car by Ferrari at the end of the 1992 season and he has kept it on display in his villa ever since. “The car had been serviced, I did two laps of the track at Fiorano and then came back into the pits ...Keep reading

6 of the most memorable car launches in recent F1 history

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-01-13 20:02
F1 will soon head into another launch season – and not only that, but an all-new era of regulations. As we patiently wait for teams to pull the covers off their 2026 designs, it seems like the perfect moment to revisit some of the boldest and most memorable reveals from years gone by...

Pramac becomes first MotoGP team to reveal 2026 livery

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-01-13 18:05
Yamaha’s satellite partner Pramac has showcased its 2026 MotoGP bike for the first time ahead of the start of pre-season testing later this month.
The Italian team revealed a revised version of the blue-and-purple livery it adopted in 2025, when it switched to Yamaha and signed a sponsorship deal with Renault Group brand Alpine.
Both new star signing Toprak Razgatlioglu and incumbent Jack ...Keep reading

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