Motorsport

F1 Academy announces huge multi-year partnership ahead of Canada round

Thu, 2026-05-21 16:38
F1 Academy has announced a new multi-year partnership with Dirt Is Good, ahead of the second round of the 2026 season in Canada.
The Unilever-owned laundry brand, which is known globally as Persil, Skip, and OMO, will become the official laundry detergent partner of the all-female racing series. 
The new partnership will debut at the upcoming round in Montreal. Dirt Is Good will also ...Keep reading

Kyle Busch hospitalized with 'severe illness', out for Coke 600

Thu, 2026-05-21 16:31
UPDATE: Tragic news as Kyle Busch has died. He was 41.
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Kyle Busch has been checked into a hospital with an undisclosed illness and will not compete in the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch, who won the Coke 600 in 2018, has not missed the event since 2003.
The official ...Keep reading

Williams poaches key leaders from McLaren, Mercedes, Alpine

Thu, 2026-05-21 16:31
Williams has announced it has hired key personnel from several rival Formula 1 teams, most importantly Piers Thynne from McLaren.
Thynne has been a stalwart of the Woking-based outfit, which he joined in 2007 as a gearbox programme manager – thanks to the experience previously acquired at transmission specialist Xtrac – before gradually ascending the team’s hierarchy.
Thynne eventually ...Keep reading

Christian Horner explains Monaco E-Prix visit after Red Bull F1 exit

Thu, 2026-05-21 16:21
Former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner has opened up about his surprise appearance at the Monaco E-Prix.
Speaking to talkSPORT while on the starting grid in Monte Carlo, Horner explained he was taking full advantage of his time away from the championship. 
Having left Red Bull in July 2025 after two decades at the helm of the Milton Keynes outfit, Horner has been at ...Keep reading

Daytona International Speedway to install new advanced LED lighting system

Thu, 2026-05-21 15:01
The 'World Center of Racing' is getting a major update in the form of Musco’s modern LED lighting system, the same system utilized by venues like Yas Marina Circuit, which hosts the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Musco also installed the original system at Daytona International Speedway in 1998.
Working with Musco, the 2.5-mile superspeedway in Daytona Beach, FL, will install LED lighting ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez to miss next two MotoGP rounds after Barcelona crash

Thu, 2026-05-21 13:32
Alex Marquez will sit out MotoGP’s upcoming rounds at Mugello and Balaton Park to continue recovery from the injuries he sustained in last weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix.
In a short post on social media on Thursday, Gresini Racing shared a picture of Marquez wearing a neck brace and arm sling, accompanied by two members of the team.
The statement noted that Marquez will not be able to take ...Keep reading

Formula E says its 'DNA hasn't changed' despite influx of permanent tracks

Thu, 2026-05-21 11:56
Formula E insists it is not moving away from its city-center roots despite the addition of more permanent circuits on the calendar.
The all-electric championship was founded in 2014 with the aim of taking motorsport to the fans, differentiating itself from Formula 1, which mostly held races at remote purpose-built tracks.
It’s an approach that has seen Formula E successfully host races in ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton’s unusual preparation for F1’s Canadian GP

Thu, 2026-05-21 11:27
Lewis Hamilton has tweaked his preparation for the Canadian Grand Prix, having struggled of late in Formula 1.
Aside from a successful weekend at Shanghai, Hamilton has underperformed relative to Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc so far in 2026, including last time out in Miami.
The Briton was 0.379s slower in sprint qualifying, then 0.176s down in the main session; he was 24 seconds away ...Keep reading

Red Bull provides update on long-awaited new F1 wind tunnel

Thu, 2026-05-21 09:52
The opening stages of the 2026 season have proven challenging for the team led by Laurent Mekies. Red Bull’s all-new power unit has been surprisingly competitive – certainly in the eyes of some rivals in the paddock – but on the chassis side the package was underwhelming during the first three race weekends.
Red Bull brought its first significant upgrade of the year to the Japanese Grand ...Keep reading

MotoGP's new Brazil GP venue to be closed again for asphalt works

Thu, 2026-05-21 09:37
Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Goiania will close again in June for another round of track resurfacing, after new problems arose during the Stock Car race at the circuit last weekend.
Issues with asphalt first arose during MotoGP's returning Brazilian Grand Prix in March, with a pothole on the main straight, undulations at Turn 4 and, most notably, asphalt breakage at Turns 11 and ...Keep reading

Monster to become Aprilia's title sponsor in MotoGP from Italian GP

Thu, 2026-05-21 08:34
Monster Energy is set to become Aprilia's title sponsor in MotoGP from next week's Italian Grand Prix, Motorsport.com can confirm.
The Noale factory has dominated the start of the 2026 season, winning four out of the six grands prix so far, with Marco Bezzecchi prevailing in the opening three races and Jorge Martin triumphing at Le Mans.
However, Aprilia remains one of the few teams on the ...Keep reading

NASCAR adjusts hot topic rules for Trucks and O'Reilly Series

Thu, 2026-05-21 00:38
A rule change, effective immediately, brings the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series more symmetrical to what takes place in the Cup Series, specifically regarding cars involved in an incident and on the damaged vehicle policy.
Starting last year, NASCAR changed its DVP for the Cup Series allowing cars involved in a crash to complete repairs behind the wall and return ...Keep reading

'Joy' is the key to NASCAR on Prime's success

Wed, 2026-05-20 21:19
NASCAR on (Amazon) Prime Sports earned widespread critical acclaim last season and crew chief analyst Steve Letarte says their success came from a very simple set of instructions from executive producer Alex Strand.
“Alex won't pat himself on the back but I think the Prime group gave us a really clear direction on what was expected,” Letarte said on Wednesday during a media call previewing ...Keep reading

Team Penske makes another pit crew change for Ryan Blaney

Wed, 2026-05-20 19:34
 As Team Penske continues to try and find the right formula for its No. 12 pit crew, they have opted to make another change ahead of this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The group has had several problems early in the year with 88 positions lost on pit road in the first eight races of the 2026 season. Both Blaney and rew chief Jonathan Hassler have been fairly open about ...Keep reading

The first-time winners of NASCAR's grueling Coke 600 and who might be next

Wed, 2026-05-20 17:55
It may be a bit strange to think that inexperienced drivers seem to shine in this grueling five-hour marathon, but it's happened enough for it to become notable. At 600 miles, no other NASCAR race gets close to the length of the Coca Cola 600.
And it is no surprise that several of those drivers who got their first win in NASCAR's longest race went on to become some of the sport's most ...Keep reading

Why the BMW M3 Touring was even faster than its sister M4 GT3

Wed, 2026-05-20 17:48
The Schubert Motorsport-run #81 BMW M3 Touring 24h shared by Jens Klingmann, Connor de Phillippi, Neil Verhagen and Ugo de Wilde finished fifth at the Nurburgring 24 Hours, marking one of the most positive surprises of the entire race.
It was more than the team had hoped for, having aimed for a top 10 result, but in the end, there was even a hint of disappointment.
"I think nobody could have ...Keep reading

Question of the week: Is more overtaking in F1 always better?

Wed, 2026-05-20 17:00
The new Formula 1 rules have sparked debate and differing opinions on a wide range of matters, not least what makes for good racing.
F1 boasted about the huge number of overtakes in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which was lauded by some but ridiculed by most. It exposed an issue at the very heart of racing: what makes for good racing and is more overtaking always better.
Our ...Keep reading

MotoGP considering reducing riders to one bike from 2027

Wed, 2026-05-20 15:00
MotoGP is seriously evaluating the possibility of changing its regulations so that each rider would have access to only one bike instead of two from the 2027 season onwards, Motorsport.com has learned. 
The proposal is currently part of the negotiations involving the championship promoter on one side and the manufacturers and teams on the other. These discussions will define the framework ...Keep reading

Toyota “nervous” of Hyundai threat ahead of WRC gravel season run

Wed, 2026-05-20 14:07
Despite dominating the World Rally Championship season so far, Toyota remains wary of the threat posed by Hyundai, with technical director Tom Fowler admitting to being “nervous” for the remaining gravel events.
Toyota has displayed a clear pace advantage over Hyundai at the start of the campaign, and had Sebastien Ogier avoided a puncture in the closing stages of Rally Portugal, the ...Keep reading

1,101 miles of racing at Charlotte? Ross Chastain and Connor Zilisch are attempting it

Wed, 2026-05-20 13:55
Between the Coca-Cola 600 and the Indianapolis 500, Katherine Legge will attempt to complete 1,100 miles of racing between wildly different events on the same day, and separated by multiple states.
Nothing compares to that feat, but Trackhouse Racing teammates Ross Chastain and Connor Zilisch are attempting to complete their own 1,100-mile journey across all three national divisions this ...Keep reading

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