Motorsport

In 2025, we got accustomed to seeing the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane, courtesy of Connor Zilisch and his ten wins.
For this year, it was already announced that Rajah Caruth will pilot the car in 23 of 33 NOAPS races during the 2026 season.
However, we  now know who will drive the car in the other ten events. With Hendrick Motorsports taking its No. 17 full-time with ...Keep reading

Travis Pastrana has a resume that is frankly too long to list here, with achievements spanning from 11 gold medals in the X-Games to jumping out of a plane without a parachute. He has proven to be a versatile competitor who is up for just about any challenge, and has enjoyed immense success in everything from supercross bikes to rally cars.
His thrilling career also took him to the world of ...Keep reading

Beard Motorsports will be among the open cars attempting to qualify for the 68th running of the Daytona 500 next month with its No. 62 Chevrolet. Anthony Alfredo will be the driver with DUDE Wipes as the primary sponsor.
Alfredo failed to make the 500 last year, but the same duo made the cut in 2024. Alfredo started 39th and finished 27th.
“There is nothing like being in Daytona Beach in ...Keep reading

F1 Academy will host the prize giving for its 2025 season at the 38th annual Autosport Awards on Wednesday, but before it crowns its champion, here is a look back at how the campaign unfolded.
The all-female series expanded its grid to feature 18 full-time drivers for last year – including returning racers such as Doriane Pin, Chloe Chambers and Maya Weug. There was also a raft of new ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has once again played down McLaren's so-called papaya rules, insisting that the idea behind them was sound despite them coming under intense scrutiny throughout the 2025 Formula 1 season.
The Australian driver enjoyed a successful season with the Woking team as he emerged as a contender for the drivers' championship alongside his team-mate Lando Norris and Red Bull rival Max ...Keep reading

Former Red Bull motorsport adviser Dr Helmut Marko has applauded Max Verstappen's growth in Formula 1 as he explains he's at a point in his career where he longer needs guidance.
Marko has been instrumental in the four-time champion's journey in the series. The Austrian oversaw the development of young drivers while running the Red Bull Junior Team, during which time he nurtured Verstappen and ...Keep reading

With 15 cars from 10 different manufacturers, GTD Pro is set to be fiercely contested at the 2026 24 Hours of Daytona. With three models (Ferrari 296, Ford Mustang, and Porsche 911) having received "Evo" updates, the Balance of Performance officials faced an uphill challenge in balancing the field.
Furthermore, in the GT3 classes, a certain amount of sandbagging is business as usual. No ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has unveiled his helmet for the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The Ferrari driver has retained his usual nod to his home country with the red and white of the Monegasque flag forming the majority of the design with added pops of baby blue, which he explains is his favourite colour. 
"So here we are. So I've kept a similar base to last year, obviously red and white," he said in the ...Keep reading

Honda might struggle in the 2026 Formula 1 season, the Japanese manufacturer’s leaders have conceded, as a new partnership begins with Aston Martin.
F1 is switching to new engine regulations, featuring a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric power, and involving greater energy management.
This is a sizeable challenge for all five powertrain manufacturers, which includes Audi ...Keep reading

Mercedes' long-serving lead designer John Owen has resigned from his role, the Formula 1 team has confirmed.
The Silver Arrows announced on Tuesday morning that Owen will depart over the course of the 2026 season, relinquishing his role of director of car design.
According to the team, Owen made the decision to take a break from F1 and will assist with the transition of his successor before ...Keep reading

Honda unveiled its 2026 power unit, which will be provided to the Aston Martin Formula 1 team in an exclusive partnership, in a separate event from the Silverstone outfit.
The event, which was held in Tokyo, officially kick-started the new partnership.
Here is everything you need to know to catch up on the event.
Catch up on the Honda 2026 F1 power unit launch
The launch of the 2026 F1 ...Keep reading

Honda has unveiled its new power unit ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season, which marks a new partnership with Aston Martin for the brand.
The RA626H powertrain will feature on the upcoming AMR26 and was designed according to F1’s new engine regulations, which places greater emphasis on electric energy.
The power unit was unveiled alongside a plain green 2026 F1 show car featuring Honda’s ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 season will mark Audi’s very first campaign in the world championship, as the famed German car brand tackles a new challenge.
Taking over the established Sauber squad, Audi is coming in with its own engines and an unchanged driver line-up.
As the team unveils its new livery on Tuesday in Berlin, let’s see what we can expect.
What's new at Audi?
If anything, an ...Keep reading

Earlier this month, Toyota Racing revealed the refreshed TR010 Hybrid, featuring a next-generation aerodynamic update designed to make its Le Mans Hypercar more competitive.
The result is a prototype with a front end that looks completely different from what we’ve become accustomed to seeing since the LMP1 era. 
Toyota was the first to present its hypercar in 2021, then called the GR010 ...Keep reading

The Audi Formula 1 team is set to become the fourth team to unveil its 2026 F1 livery during an event in Berlin on Tuesday 20 January. 
The German marque, which took over Sauber at the end of 2025, follows Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Haas in revealing its livery for the upcoming 2026 F1 season.
Here is everything you need to know to watch the Audi 2026 F1 launch.
When is the Audi 2026 F1 ...Keep reading

Mercedes will be the sole supplier of the Formula 1 safety car and medical car in 2026 as Aston Martin decided against renewing its deal.
Aston Martin and Mercedes had been sharing duties to supply course cars to F1 since 2021, with Mercedes providing an AMG GT Black Series and Aston Martin supplying the Vantage F1 edition as the official safety cars.
But Aston Martin's deal expired at the ...Keep reading

There was minimal movement throughout the NASCAR Cup Series garage during the off-season, but still enough to talk about. Beyond driver moves, there were also a couple of manufacturer changes and a flurry of crew chief swaps that will be notable stories to follow during the year.
Here's a look at what's different for 2026:
Drivers on the move

Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing ...Keep reading

After coming agonisingly close to a drivers' and manufacturers' double title success in 2024, Hyundai found itself resoundingly beaten by rivals Toyota in the World Rally Championship last season, winning just two rallies (Greece, Saudi Arabia) compared to Toyota’s tally of 12 wins.
Hyundai's 2025 struggles can be pinned on a number of variables. The squad heavily invested in an ‘Evo’ ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has reached an agreement with Ducati to extend his current deal by a further two seasons, covering the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP campaigns, Motorsport.com has learned.
The deal was finalised during Ducati’s team presentation on Monday at the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort in the Dolomites. The extension will see the reigning world champion remain in Ducati red until at least the end ...Keep reading

Ferrari has revealed its race suits for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc revealed the new design in a video posted to the Scuderia team's YouTube channel.
 
The new suits retain much of Ferrari's traditional red base, but this time there's heavier white accenting, especially around the shoulders, neckline, sides of the torso and down the leg. White lines ...Keep reading