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Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes Ferrari's senior management must step in and establish clear driver boundaries following a difficult Italian Grand Prix that involved a clash between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on the opening lap.
The Maranello outfit endured a miserable home race at Monza in round 13 of the 2026 championship, watching Mercedes secure a 1-2 finish led ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says the Scuderia was never going to reach Mercedes’ level in 2026, in terms of engine power.
The German team has enjoyed the most puissant power unit since F1 switched to new technical regulations this year, but the Additional Development and Upgrades Opportunities system (ADUO) provided an opportunity to catch up for manufacturers who are ...Keep reading

Valentino Rossi will not race in the upcoming double-header of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS), Motorsport.com can confirm.
The Italian MotoGP legend was originally expected to make his mandatory DMSB Permit Nordschleife (DPN) run next weekend, with preparations running at full speed ahead of the outing.
Rossi's participation in the NLS double-header was set to be announced last ...Keep reading

Huge surprise just days before the penultimate DTM weekend of the season at the Sachsenring: The Audi guest entry, which the Seyffarth team had already cancelled, is happening after all! As officially confirmed by the ADAC, the German team will compete with the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2, car number 77, meaning cars from nine different manufacturers will be on the DTM grid.
In the cockpit will be ...Keep reading

There have been several examples of Formula 1 2026's regulations radically changing the style of racing at some of the 24 circuits on the calendar, but Monza's slipstream festival was the most dramatic example yet.
A brand-new term coined to describe this year's spectacle is the so-called yo-yo racing, where cars are easily able to complete overtakes using the extra grunt from the battery but ...Keep reading

Rallying’s top tier is under new ownership with French automotive company Cosmobilis and private credit investor Park Square Capital acquiring WRC Promoter GmbH, in a move that has been described as the “biggest deal in the history of these championships” by the FIA.
At Rally Paraguay, the WRC Promoter’s new CEO Eric Boullier offered an insight into the championship’s future ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez's doctor Samuel Antuna has underlined the severity of the reigning MotoGP champion's latest injury, saying he would have to retire from professional tennis if he were world number three Carlos Alcaraz.
After undergoing surgery on his right shoulder on 10 May, Marquez returned in Italy less than three weeks later, stringing together four victories in the following six rounds of ...Keep reading

There is nothing particularly new in the way Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton conducted themselves on and off the track on Sunday, either in the history of Formula 1 or motorsport more generally.
Clashes between team-mates have, in some cases, reached levels of tension that make what happened between the two Ferrari drivers at Monza look relatively minor. But in this particular case ...Keep reading

Just like six years ago – when Pierre Gasly took victory for AlphaTauri – 6 September has proved to be a special date at the Autodromo Nazionale in Monza.
In 2026, home hero Kimi Antonelli sent the Italian crowd into raptures, after there had been tears among the tifosi earlier on Sunday afternoon following Charles Leclerc’s heavy crash in the Parabolica.
Antonelli, however, went on to ...Keep reading

The third Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) season burst on to the legendary Imola asphalt this weekend, marking a huge leap forward for the series. Autonomous racing has, for the first time, raced at a circuit beyond Yas Marina.
A2RL’s five Pro Teams - Polimove (IT), Unimore Racing (IT), Kinetiz (UAE), Constructor University (DE), and reigning champions TUM (DE) - took to the ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff believes the battle for victory between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell at the Italian Grand Prix “could have ended in disaster” – and the Mercedes Formula 1 squad “would have looked like idiots”.
Antonelli started his home race down in 19th, courtesy of a grid penalty for exceeding his power unit allowance, but fought his way up to second place in just 16 laps.
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For the first time A2RL, the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League, held a competitive race away from its Yas Marina home. Italy’s infamous Imola was the stage, A2RL’s five Pro teams were the players.
With blind crests, lumps, bumps, and obstacles they’d never encountered before, the autonomous pilots tackled the new challenge with aplomb. How did it play out in a new territory? ...Keep reading

Joey Logano called the Chase for the Championship format 10 weeks of hell, and Denny Hamlin learned immediately that his regular season title afforded him very little comfort in the pursuit of that elusive achievement.
On the other hand, the 16 stage points he earned over the first half of the Southern 500 somewhat offset contact from Michael McDowell that broke a right front toe link and a ...Keep reading

Adjectives are overrated. Facts and numbers usually speak louder. A victory from 19th on the grid. The first victory for an Italian at Monza since 1966. At just 20 years old. In his second Formula 1 season.
Call it sensational. Fantastic. Impressive. Magic. Extraordinary. Remarkable. Incredible. Historic. These are just words. Simply the fact that Kimi Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix after ...Keep reading

I try to choose my subjects for this column a little more imaginatively than simply asking who had the worst time at the most recent grand prix. After all, I do not want to bore our readers by writing about Lance Stroll & Co. every single week.
That is why I had not really intended to write about George Russell. After Suzuka and Barcelona, colleagues of mine have already made him sleep badly ...Keep reading

During the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota pit crew of Bubba Wallace set a new pit stop record while changing four tires during the race.
The crew completed the stop in 7.86 seconds, beating the previous record of 7.98, which was held by the pit crew for the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Christopher Bell and took place as Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March ...Keep reading

Ty Gibbs got off to a strong start in the first race of the Chase on Saturday at Darlington, securing a second-place finish behind Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell.
But despite the solid finish, Gibbs actually dropped two spots in the Chase standings from fourth place to sixth due to scoring just one stage point over the first two stages.
After the race, Gibbs was asked where he ...Keep reading

Sometimes to win in the NASCAR Cup Series, you have to take a gamble. And sometimes, that gamble simply doesn't work out.
Such was the case for Kyle Larson on Saturday, who made the decision to stay out on the track with 24 laps to go at Darlington. All but four other cars pitted to take fresh tires.
The decision put Larson in the race lead, where he would do his best to fend off those on ...Keep reading

Christopher Bell was downright effusive after winning the Southern 500.
There have been big victories over the years from the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals and the World of Outlaws to wins across all three national touring divisions including the Coca-Cola 600 and Bristol Night Race.
But the Southern 500 is the biggest of them all to date.
“Wow, what a night,” Bell said afterwards ...Keep reading

NASCAR is pledging $5 to a swear jar throughout the final ten races of the year for every moment when a Cup Series driver swears on the radio ... and it didn't take long for the jar start filling up.
Drivers were caught swearing on the radio 223 times during the Southern 500 at Darlington, and we know for a fact Ryan Blaney was responsible for several of those moments. Fans were joking how the ...Keep reading