Motorsport

The relationship between AMG works driver Maro Engel and Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen was long considered strained, mainly due to a verbal exchange on social media and the fact that the two did not contest the Nurburgring 24 Hours in the same car.
Following his victory at this year's endurance classic, which was also favoured by the retirement of the #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen falls back to reality this weekend with the Canadian Grand Prix just a week after the Formula 1 world champion’s heroics at the Nurburgring 24 Hours.
The 28-year-old shared a Mercedes with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer for the famous Nordschleife event as part of his growing GT3 commitments.
It didn’t end in triumph though, as the #3 AMG agonisingly ...Keep reading

Could limiting the Balance of Performance (BoP) to just one adjustment per race weekend be the solution for the DTM? This is exactly what the Manthey team has proposed as part of a dossier spanning over 30 pages, aimed at improving the DTM’s classification system in the future. Until now, three - sometimes significant - BoP changes per weekend have often been the norm in the DTM.
"The goal is ...Keep reading

Pramac rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu made a breakthrough in cornering at the Barcelona MotoGP test, but is still struggling to extract peak one-lap performance from Michelin’s soft tyre.
The three-time World Superbike champion has claimed two points-scoring finishes in his nascent grand prix career so far, with a 15th place in the US GP followed by 13th at Le Mans. 
He also secured direct ...Keep reading

Three weeks on from the events in Miami, the Canadian Grand Prix marks Formula 1's second North American visit at one of its most unique and quietly beloved venues. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve may not offer a high-octane combination of fast corners, but with its unpredictable weather, long straights and the punishing proximity of its many walls, the race on the picturesque Ile Notre-Dame has ...Keep reading

Dennis Hauger is inching closer to feeling more comfortable running 230mph around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 
The Norwegian comes into the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 as a rookie, but, despite qualifying a lowly 29th, he set the third-fastest speed (224.554mph) in Monday’s rain-shortened post-qualifying practice.
It’s been a trial by fire for Hauger, the 2021 Formula 3 ...Keep reading

Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Larry Phillips will soon be enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
On Tuesday, members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel met for an in-person closed session at the Charlotte Convention Center to debate upon the 15 nominees. This Class of 2027 was determined by votes cast from the 50-member panel.
The panel includes current living members of the Hall of ...Keep reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. largely enjoyed the All Star Race on Sunday afternoon at Dover Motor Speedway but largely as a standard race and not as part of the lineage it represented.
To that end, the Hall of Famer and winner of the 2000 running of ‘The Winston’ has his own ideas with what to do with the event.
“We’re doing too much,” Earnhardt said on his Dale Jr. Download podcast on ...Keep reading

Natalie Decker is back in the news after her recent NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Dover. Earlier this year, she received criticism for arriving late to a wreck in the NASCAR O'Reilly season-opener at Daytona, but this situation was different.
After being penalized by NASCAR for changing lanes before the start, and later told she was not meeting minimum speed, she got very upset on the ...Keep reading

The most iconic part of winning the Indianapolis 500 is the milk you get to drink in Victory Lane. The tradition began in 1936 when Louis Meyer requested a bottle of buttermilk after winning the 24th running of the event. He was the first person to win three Indy 500s, and Meyer later claimed that he also drank milk after his second win in 1933.
However, it didn't become an official and ...Keep reading

As far as motorsport challenges go, it doesn't get much bigger than setting up a new Formula 1 team from scratch. Building one across continents to debut under the extremely complex 2026 regulations? If not mission impossible, then at least mission improbable.
The fact that Cadillac has pulled it off, meeting every deadline along the way and achieving respectability from the start, is a huge ...Keep reading

NASCAR on Prime Video is back! As the Cup Series heads to streaming for the next five weeks, the popular trackside coverage that featured lengthy post-race shows is back.
Alongside Danielle Trotta and Corey LaJoie, who will be there every week, the panel will have a rotating cast of NASCAR legends for each of the five races the streaming platform will broadcast.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Carl ...Keep reading

Caitlin Clark is a superstar in the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association), and the 24-year-old will play an important role in the pre-race ceremonies for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
As grand marshal, Clark will give the traditional command for drivers to report to their cars.
"I'm honored to represent Gainbridge as grand marshal of the Indy 500,” said Clark in a release from ...Keep reading

Mick Schumacher has a lot of options when it comes to advice in preparation for his first Indianapolis 500.
In the midst of a rookie campaign in the IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL), the 27-year-old German has already been able to lean on the likes of veteran Graham Rahal, driver coach and 2012 Indy 500 pole-sitter Ryan Briscoe, along with team co-owner and 1986 Indy ...Keep reading

The Cadillac Formula 1 team has revealed its newest upgrade package for the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix.
The squad’s maiden F1 car, the MAC-26, was fitted with an updated front wing, floor, diffuser and rear suspension – among other parts – at the Miami Grand Prix.
Qualifying performance was mixed in Florida – a 0.3s deficit to the Q2 cutoff time in sprint qualifying ballooned up to ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco is facing what is likely to be a lengthy recovery period following his left leg injury - primarily to the knee - sustained at the Catalan Grand Prix.
After being examined by knee specialist Dr. Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, Zarco knows he will need surgery but the procedure won’t be possible for a few weeks.
During the second restart in Barcelona on Sunday, Zarco crashed into the ...Keep reading

MotoGP’s chief sporting officer Carlos Ezpeleta believes the race direction made the “correct” decision in restarting the Catalan Grand Prix twice - but is open to discussions over any potential safety improvements. 
Several MotoGP riders questioned the call to continue racing in Barcelona following two major incidents that left Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco hospitalised, and some others ...Keep reading

Aston Martin engine partner Honda has revealed its “important target” for the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix, following initial improvement with the brand’s Formula 1 power unit.
The nascent works partnership got off to a dismal start with a clear lack of reliability and performance for an Aston Martin team which hoped to contend for the world championship, as the Honda engine’s ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has revealed he will have his left wrist re-examined after struggling through Monday’s in-season MotoGP test at Barcelona.
Bagnaia had already undergone an X-ray on his wrist on Sunday following a frightening three-way crash with Johann Zarco and Luca Marini at the Catalan Grand Prix.
Although the factory Ducati rider was able to take the restart, he admitted to feeling ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco has spoken for the first time about the horrific crash he suffered on Sunday at the restart of the Catalan Grand Prix.
Starting fifth on the grid, having brilliantly managed to hold on to his qualifying position in the first part of the race, Zarco didn’t get past the first corner at the restart.
"I was sucked in by Marini and couldn’t stop in time to avoid him", the LCR ...Keep reading