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Former Red Bull mechanic and current team ambassador Calum Nicholas has praised Liam Lawson's "absolutely brilliant" adaptation after the New Zealander stepped up to the Milton Keynes outfit at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Lawson was unexpectedly called up to the Red Bull seat to replace Isack Hadjar, who withdrew from the final Formula 1 event at Zandvoort due to a wrist injury. Despite the extremely ...Keep reading

The FIA’s ADUO announcement – the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities for Formula 1 power units – had been a long time coming. In fact, after the results of the first period were shared with all teams and manufacturers at the Monaco Grand Prix, the press release was ready to go in exactly this form. The only thing missing was the sentence about the second period.
The long ...Keep reading

For the first time in several years, there isn’t a new buzzy thing on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
The street course race at Naval Air Station North Island will return for a second consecutive season and the inability to close out a return to Grant Park in Chicago means that Chicagoland Speedway will return next season as well.
Additionally, there are no international venues or new ...Keep reading

Sammy Smith, 22, will not continue to drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports (JRM) into the 2027 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season. Smith previously drove for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), but joined JRM at the start of the 2024 season.
"New chapter, same mindset," Smith posted on social media. "After this season, I’ll be moving on from JR Motorsports and into a new chapter. I’m ...Keep reading

Following a two-hour hearing on Wednesday at the Charles R. Jonas Federal Building, Judge Susan C. Rodriguez issued rulings on the motions from Joe Gibbs Racing to dismiss countersuits from Spire Motorsports and Chris Gabehart.
As is typical in such litigation, a lawsuit is followed by a countersuit of some kind, and this was no different with the defendants making a variety of counterclaims ...Keep reading

Why is Timo Glock once again getting nowhere against his team-mate Ben Dorr at the Dorr team this year? The former Formula 1 driver, who produced a combative Sunday race at the Nurburgring but, unlike the team owner's son, has nothing to do with the front, is pushing back against the prejudice that he is no longer the old Timo Glock. "Well, he's not gone," the 44-year-old becomes emotional with ...Keep reading

Honda's engine program has asserted absolute dominance over the IndyCar Series, securing a historic clean sweep of every street circuit race on the 2026 calendar following Kyle Kirkwood’s victory at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington D.C.
The triumph around the National Mall reinforces a decade-plus legacy of engineering performance, extending the Japanese brand’s streak of winning ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar's decision to withdraw from the Dutch Grand Prix due to a wrist injury was a demonstration of confidence rather than a sign of weakness, according to former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas.
Hadjar, who has had an impressive start to the 2026 campaign alongside four-time champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull, opted to step aside for the Zandvoort weekend after sustaining the injury ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura's bad run continues. The third-placed rider in the MotoGP standings has arrived back from Japan with a hand injury that will rule him out of the Aragon Grand Prix and compromises his fight for the world championship.
In a statement issued by the American Trackhouse team, it confirmed that Ogura suffered a hand injury and is withdrawing from the Aragon race. It confirmed that Aprilia ...Keep reading

Ferrari was awarded two upgrade tokens through Formula 1’s Additional Upgrades and Opportunities (ADUO) system to modify the power unit in its SF-26. After assembling the two updated engines for Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, the team must now decide whether to run the new power units at next week's Italian Grand Prix.
The final decision will be made at the end of this week, when the ...Keep reading

After weeks of individual track announcements, NASCAR has finally released the full and complete schedules for the Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and Craftsman Truck Series.
There are no new venues on the Cup schedule, but as previously reported, The Clash is back at Daytona International Speedway, the All-Star Race is back at North Wilkesboro while Dover regains a points race ...Keep reading

The FIA has published the results of the latest Additional Upgrades and Opportunities (ADUO) evaluation for Formula 1 power units, with Red Bull-Ford still considered the benchmark.
According to the federation’s analysis, which is inclusive of all races from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix to the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Red Bull-Ford internal combustion engine is the most powerful ...Keep reading

What was originally billed as a strictly one-off celebration for America’s 250th anniversary may soon become a permanent fixture on the racing calendar. Following the completion of the 147-lap Freedom 250 Grand Prix around the National Mall, event organizer and Freedom 250 Chairman Bud Denker revealed that political leaders, city agencies, and White House officials are already pushing heavily ...Keep reading

Aprilia says it has stopped putting undue pressure on Marco Bezzecchi to ensure he doesn’t repeat the kind of mistakes that have hampered his title challenge in MotoGP this year.
Bezzecchi reached one of the lowest points of his career this year, as a series of errors derailed his campaign and damaged his standing in the championship. 
While his retirement from the Hungarian GP was not ...Keep reading

Richard Childress Racing has announced its new driver lineup for the 2027 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season, signing Carson Brown and Chandler Smith.
Jesse Love to leaving the No. 2 to go race for the Wood Brothers full-time in Cup next year, while Austin Hill is leaving the No. 21 to race for RCR full-time in Cup next year as well.
In their place, Brown (No. 2) and Smith (No. 21) will ...Keep reading

Formula 1 will soon have to make a decision about the final races of the 2026 season as the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States continues to shake the Middle East and cast doubt on the Abu Dhabi and Qatar grands prix. Now, an unlikely alternative has reportedly come to the fore, with Italy preparing for a second world championship race.
On 29 November, the Formula 1 World ...Keep reading

Ford Racing has completed the first round of testing with its brand-new LMDh, which will make its debut in the 2027 World Endurance Championship campaign.
The Oreca-chassis prototype, which will compete in next year’s Hypercar class, clocked up over 1,000 km at Circuit Paul Ricard, where it first underwent a shakedown to ensure everything was in order, before commencing full-scale testing ...Keep reading

Mercedes has launched a “deep dive” into Kimi Antonelli’s performance at the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix after the championship leader revealed he had a “difficult second half” of the race as he struggled with the balance of his W17.
Antonelli had a strong start to the grand prix. After qualifying third, he jumped team-mate George Russell off the line to secure second place before the ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has defended his controversial overtake on Alexander Albon in the Dutch Grand Prix and criticised the Formula 1 rule that meant he was pegged back for the second start.
As Max Verstappen crashed out and Gabriel Bortoleto endured a 360-degree spin on lap one at a slightly damp Zandvoort track, an opportunistic Ocon re-accelerated faster than Albon at the end of the yellow-flag zone ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella is sceptical about his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff's claims that Mercedes doesn't have the available budget to fast-track car upgrades.
In recent weeks Ferrari and especially McLaren have made drastic improvements to their 2026 cars, allowing them to take two wins apiece and put significant pressure on the erstwhile dominant Mercedes ...Keep reading