Motorsport

Charles Leclerc has been spotted driving a Ferrari Purosangue during his holiday in St Moritz, with a TikTok clip of the Monaco-based Formula 1 driver quickly gaining traction online after the New Year holiday period.
The short video, posted by a car spotter in the Swiss alpine resort of St Moritz, shows the silver performance SUV moving through traffic, with Leclerc and his partner Alexandra ...Keep reading

Alpine has fired up its Mercedes power unit as it prepares for its first season as a customer team of the Brackley outfit in the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 season.
The French team shared footage of its staff listening to the roar of the power unit with the caption "okay it's happening EVERYONE STAY CALM!!"
The clip revealing the sound of the 1.6-litre turbo V6 quickly gained traction on social ...Keep reading

Ahead of Formula 1’s shake-up in 2026, the series will host three rounds of testing to help teams get to grips with their revolutionary new machines. Two tests are scheduled for Bahrain next month, where fans will get their first glimpse at the new machinery on track, while the January test in Barcelona will be a closed-door event.
This means that teams will keep their 2026 cars from fans for ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has sent an open letter to fans through his non-alcoholic agave spirits brand Almave, as the Ferrari driver enters the new year with optimism. 
The past 12 months have been difficult for the seven-time Formula 1 world champion with his first season in the Italian outfit not shaping up to his expectations. But 2026 brings a new wave of regulations - regulations that Ferrari seeks ...Keep reading

Former Sauber Formula 1 team owner Peter Sauber has claimed that Lewis Hamilton was close to signing with the Swiss-based team around two decades ago.
The Briton made his F1 debut with McLaren in 2007 and secured his first championship victory a year later in 2008, but according to Sauber, he was close to starting his career in the series with his team before the deal fell through due to ...Keep reading

Audi has fired up its first Formula 1 powertrain ever, ahead of the brand’s debut in the 2026 world championship.
Audi has taken over the Sauber outfit it fully acquired in 2024 and is competing in F1 for the first time in history this season.
While the Sauber cars had been powered by Ferrari since 1997 – except for the team’s BMW era from 2006 to 2009 – Audi is joining the series ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has opened up about leadership, describing his position as an "ejection seat" if he goes from "great to good".
Wolff has been at the helm of the Brackley outfit since 2013 and successfully guided the team to eight constructors' championships and seven drivers' titles, with Lewis Hamilton claiming six and Nico Rosberg securing one.
"I feel ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez has revealed Red Bull funded a pricey therapy session to support him back when he raced for the team in Formula 1.
Perez joined Red Bull in 2021 after both Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon struggled in the outfit’s second car, but he took just one victory that year as team-mate Max Verstappen won 10 grands prix on his way to a maiden world title.
“As soon as I arrived at Red ...Keep reading

European Rally Championship organisers are seeking a replacement round following confirmation that its planned 2026 season opener in Hungary has been cancelled.
The eight-round ERC season was set to host its curtain raiser in Hungary from March 22-24. However, financial issues related to the rally organiser resulted in the event being cancelled.
The rough gravel rally made its ERC debut in ...Keep reading

The status quo established and dominated by Ducati, together with the introduction of the new technical regulations from 2027 onwards, means that most manufacturers competing in the MotoGP world championship are approaching 2026 as a year of transition.
The four consecutive titles amassed by the Italian brand since 2022 are the clearest evidence of its superiority under the current regulatory ...Keep reading

Factory Toyota driver Henk Lategan annihilated the competition in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, scoring a mammoth seven-minute victory in the first part of the marathon stage.
In a 2026 event that has seen Toyota’s form fluctuate wildly day to day, Lategan mounted an impressive comeback from Tuesday’s disappointment to log the quickest time in the 417km marathon stage around Al-Ula. The ...Keep reading

In 2025, Ferrari and AF Corse have pushed the Hypercar class to a new level, extracting even more performance  from the 499P than in previous seasons, when the Italian LMH was already one of the fastest cars in the field.
The 2025 season was defined by the Prancing Horse. Above all, the winning streak in the first half of the season will be remembered forever. However, in a Balance of ...Keep reading

Toyota has taken the covers off the updated version of the Le Mans Hypercar that will contest the 2026 World Endurance Championship.
Christened the Toyota TR010 Hybrid, the V6 twin-turbo-powered car marks the next iteration of the GR010 Hybrid that has been in service since the inception of the Hypercar class in 2021.
This is only the third time Toyota has introduced a major update to its ...Keep reading

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. But has it ever been what it used to be?
Complaints about the interpretation and implementation of F1’s ‘Driving Standards Guidelines’ have intensified even as the document enshrining them has thickened in response with caveats and clarifications. In tandem with this phenomenon there has developed a widespread longing for a halcyon era in which race ...Keep reading

Longtime NASCAR executive, and formerly Daytona International Speedway president, Chip Wile is taking over as Drivers’ Advisory Council executive director.
Wile assumes the position previously held by Cup Series veteran Jeff Burton, who is remaining with the group as an advisor.  From the press release announcing the organizational structure for 2026, ‘the move is part of a broader effort ...Keep reading

Fresh off an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series championship, Jesse Love is returning to the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals following a one-year hiatus driving a car with another NASCAR connection, in that it will be fielded by Cup Series crew chief Blake Harris.
2nd Opinion Auto Center Racing, owned by Dan and Patricia Harris, have fielded Midgets in the Tulsa Expo for over a decade and the car owned by ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans should be ready to add another LEGO Icons set to their shelves as details of a Michael Schumacher Ferrari F2004 set have leaked ahead of its release.
The LEGO Icons F1 sets include an F1 car, which is roughly 30 centimetres in length, along with the corresponding driver. Others in the collection include Nigel Mansell and the Williams Racing FW14B, and Ayrton Senna and the ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 drivers Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez have taken on the Hot Ones Versus challenge ahead of the 2026 season. 
On the popular First We Feast YouTube channel, the two drivers were given the challenge of telling the truth to "deeply personal questions" or "suffer the wrath of the Last Dab" hot wings.
First up in the spotlight was Mexican driver Perez, who was asked by his ...Keep reading

Grand Prix of Arlington President Bill Miller is bullish over the long-term future of the event in the IndyCar Series.
While it isn’t a surprise for a promoter to tout their own horn, it sends a different kind of statement when the inaugural event is a little over two months away.
This might feel like history repeating itself for IndyCar fans - and maybe even some in the paddock - as ...Keep reading

The future of Gianpiero Lambiase has been a major topic of discussion in recent months. Immediately after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, sources told Motorsport.com that his exact role for 2026 would be discussed during the winter, linked to private circumstances.
Those private conditions also explain why Lambiase missed the Austrian and Belgian grands prix, and why he allowed his emotions to show ...Keep reading