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According to former W Series driver and Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Naomi Schiff, the mental load placed on the current F1 drivers is "probably higher than it ever has been".
During an episode of the Up To Speed podcast, Schiff discussed the myriad of distractions and sheer volume of information that the drivers have to process from within the cockpit. 
"Besides the fact that you've got so ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has spoken about how his management style changes to motivate drivers, and how he understands the pressure of racing from his time behind the wheel.
Prior to joining Mercedes as CEO and team principal in 2013, the 54-year-old raced in the Austrian Formula Ford Championship, the German Formula Ford Series, the 1994 24 Hours Nurburgring, the ...Keep reading

Ferrari dominated the official Prologue test for the 2026 World Endurance Championship at Imola, locking out the top three spots in the Hypercar class.
Antonio Fuoco set a best time of 1m31.177s in the factory #50 Ferrari 499P just 30 minutes into the start of the afternoon session, beating Antonio Giovinazzi’s morning benchmark by four tenths of a second.
Robert Kubica went ...Keep reading

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll says he was “encouraged” by his performance on his GT3 debut, even if his “race was basically over” by the time he took over the wheel.
With F1’s Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled due to the Iran War, Stroll headed to Paul Ricard in the south of France last weekend to contest the opening round of GT World Challenge Europe.
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Nicolo Bulega’s path to MotoGP once appeared clearly mapped out, but it is now increasingly likely that the current World Superbike Championship leader may have to wait longer, with a 2027 move now in doubt.
MotoGP is set for a major technical overhaul next year, with new regulations stipulating 850cc engines, reduced aerodynamics, a ban on ride-height devices and a switch to Pirelli ...Keep reading

After the first three race weekends of the 2026 Formula 1 season, now is a good time to take a detailed look at the intra-team battles: who is currently the faster driver? Who excels in qualifying, and who in race trim? Who is adapting best to the new regulations – and who is emerging as a surprise?
Here, we run through the driver pairings that make up all 11 teams on the 2026 Formula 1 grid ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura earned plenty of screen time during the opening leg of the 2026 MotoGP season. While factory riders Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin led the charge for Aprilia so far, Ogura has also drawn praise for his performances with the satellite Trackhouse team.
The Japanese rider first caught the eye when he rose from 10th to fifth in the final eight laps of the Thai GP, matching his best ...Keep reading

A parity investigation is being conducted by Supercars following last weekend’s third round of the 2026 championship at Taupo in New Zealand.
The process is one that is triggered by the category’s parity review system, which is based on a rolling six-race calculation using lap time data from multiple cars of each brand: Ford, General Motors-Chevrolet and Toyota.
Toyota’s Supra ...Keep reading

Helmut Marko expects the 2026 Formula 1 drivers’ championship to be a two-horse race between Mercedes’ lead driver George Russell and his sophomore team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
Mercedes has dominated the first three rounds of the season as F1 switched to new technical regulations, taking a 1-2 in all four qualifying sessions and winning all four races so far (including the sprint in ...Keep reading

Chris Gabehart attended the NASCAR event over the weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway and Joe Gibbs Racing is adamant that he violated a temporary restraining order in the process.
Gabehart is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Joe Gibbs Racing in which the latter has alleged the former violated the non-compete provisions of their previous work agreement. JGR also says Gabehart participated in ...Keep reading

On the latest episode of his Actions Detrimental podcast, Denny Hamlin ponders if the Kyle Busch era of NASCAR is over and actually has been longer than most within the community realize.
It’s been three years and 100 races since the two-time Cup Series champion last won at Gateway on June 4, 2023 and it has been a struggle ever since his first half season at Richard Childress Racing. Since ...Keep reading

Red Bull has given Formula 1 fans the opportunity to win a framed replica of Max Verstappen's 2026 race suit, signed by the four-time champion.
The Milton Keynes outfit has kept it simple for fans to enter. To be in with a chance of winning the memorabilia, fans have to sign up to MyPaddock, the team's exclusive loyalty programme, and answer one question.
Fans have already shared their ...Keep reading

Formula E veteran Sam Bird has offered a glimpse into his time working with Michael Schumacher at Mercedes.
Serving as a Formula 1 reserve driver at the Brackley outfit in 2010, Bird had a front-row seat to the comeback of the seven-time champion. Bird believed that the German driver's greatest strength was how he worked with people. 
"Michael, firstly, what a guy," Bird told Lucas ...Keep reading

NASCAR has adjusted the length of the three stages for the Cup Series race at Talladega on April 26.
The first stage will end on Lap 98, the second stage on Lap 143 and the scheduled conclusion on Lap 188. In comparison, last year saw the stages end on Lap 60 and 120. In other words, NASCAR has structured the race where fuel will not be necessary in the middle of the final two stages, to ...Keep reading

IndyCar is moving forward with an adjusted version of its single-car qualifying format in the Firestone Fast Six for the remaining four street circuit races of the 2026 season, beginning this weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Introduced last month in the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, the traditional knockout style of Segments 1 and 2 dwindled down to six competitors ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has explained how his mindset changed in 2025 as he fought his team-mate Lando Norris for the championship title.
In his third season in F1, the Australian driver managed a third-place finish overall with seven grand prix wins and nine grand prix podium finishes. In comparison, he finished fourth in 2024 with two grand prix wins and six grand prix ...Keep reading

Renger van der Zande wasn’t a fan of his front row seat watching the politics of team orders play out between the two dominant Porsche Penske Motorsport entries at last month’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
The Dutchman, who co-drives Acura Meyer Shank Racing’s #93 Acura ARX-06 with fellow full-timer Nick Yelloly, was practically a spectator in the once-around-the-clock crown jewel of ...Keep reading

Takamoto Katsuta’s World Rally Championship co-driver Aaron Johnston says it was “quite special” for an Irishman to win in Croatia on the third anniversary of Craig Breen’s passing.
Former Citroen and Hyundai factory WRC driver Breen is always in the minds of the WRC service park when the championship heads to Croatia, as the much loved Irishman lost his life in a testing crash ...Keep reading

After KTM, Honda and Yamaha put their respective prototypes for 2027 on track at the end of last year and the beginning of the current one, Motorsport.com can confirm that on Monday Ducati joined them with a first shakedown of its Desmosedici GP that it is developing under the new technical regulations.
Veteran test rider Michele Pirro has been tasked with the shakedown on Monday and Tuesday ...Keep reading

Ty Gibbs held on against a charging Ryan Blaney at Bristol Motor Speedway to become the 207th different winner in NASCAR Cup Series history this past weekend.
The 500-lap event was pushed into overtime, leaving three drivers on three different tire strategies to battle it out for the win. Larson on two fresh right-sides had led the most laps, Blaney with four fresh tires was clearly the fastest ...Keep reading