Motorsport

Kyle Busch did not appreciate the commentary about his season and career trajectory from Denny Hamlin during a segment on the Actions Detrimental podcast on Monday.
Hamlin effectively said Busch is one of the greatest of all time, but also felt like Busch needed to solidly outperform teammate Austin Dillon to justify a narrative that the two-time champion is being held back by Richard Childress ...Keep reading

Gio Ruggiero was running third with just a few laps to go in Saturday's ARCA race at Kansas, and Jack Wood appeared to be in position to win the race.
However, Ruggiero got into the back of Dystany Spurlock while trying to lap her, sending the No. 66 spinning sideways. Making her national ARCA debut, Spurlock regained control of the car on the apron, but the incident triggered a ...Keep reading

After a lengthy red flag following a serious seven-car crash and barrier damage, Nürburgring race officials reported that Juha Miettinen (BMW 325i, #121) succumbed to his injuries after being treated in the nearby Medical Center.
Official statement from race control:

"During today’s first race of the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers, a serious accident involving seven competitors ...Keep reading

After a top five finish in the ARCA East Series at Rockingham, popular YouTuber Cleetus McFarland (Garrett Mitchell) made his sixth career start at the national level of ARCA on Saturday.
After starting 25th when inclement weather rained out qualifying, he quickly marched through the field at Kansas Soeedway. He moved up eleven positions in the first five laps, and was running 11th by the ...Keep reading

IMSA President John Doonan has stated there are no plans to follow the FIA World Endurance Championship in hiding its Balance of Performance (BoP) tables.
Earlier this week, officials from the ACO and FIA explained that WEC will no longer make its BoP information public, in a move aimed at preventing misinterpretations and speculation, which has already come under scrutiny by competitors such ...Keep reading

During the enforced break caused by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, a series of high-level meetings are taking place to discuss potential changes to the Formula 1 rules introduced only this year.
It's not unheard of for the rules to be adjusted in-season. And in the case of the new regulations, there was broad agreement among the stakeholders and the teams that ...Keep reading

2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has completed her maiden Formula 1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone. 
The French driver drove the constructors' championship-winning W12 from the 2021 season and completed 76 laps of the Silverstone Circuit, totalling 200km. Current Mercedes F1 drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were seen supporting Pin in the garage for the milestone ...Keep reading

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff sent a heartfelt message to Doriane Pin ahead of her Formula 1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone. 
The 22-year-old driver got behind the wheel of the Mercedes W12, which was driven by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in their 2021 campaign, at Silverstone. She became the first female driver to test a Mercedes F1 car.
Wolff, who was the last woman ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta has observed over the opening three rounds of the 2026 MotoGP season that KTM has lost some of its top speed relative to its rivals.
With manufacturers having agreed to an engine freeze ahead of the new technical regulations, no work could be carried out on power units over the winter to increase outright performance.
However, development was still possible in other areas ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and F1 pundit Jolyon Palmer has given a damning verdict of Aston Martin's start to the 2026 season, claiming they don't talk about the Silverstone outfit "because they're not even in contention".
Aston Martin entered the season with Adrian Newey as both team principal and managing technical partner alongside a new power unit partnership with Honda. Expectations were ...Keep reading

Antonio Giovinazzi snatched pole position for Ferrari after the chequered flag had fallen in final qualifying for Sunday’s World Endurance Championship curtain-raiser at Imola.
The Italian reprised his pole of last year in the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar with a 1m30.127s that propelled him from third to the top of the times as the 10-minute Hyperpole session climaxed. 
His lap ...Keep reading

In Formula 1, time is everything. Not just the time ticking away on the stopwatch, but also the time needed to design, develop and refine. It is the invisible factor that separates success from failure. The teams are constantly racing against the clock: every detail is planned, every task is meticulously timed, and every margin for error is reduced to a minimum. Nothing is left to ...Keep reading

It's fair to assume that Genesis Magma Racing will not be setting the world on fire in terms of pace at either Imola or Spa-Francorchamps.
Although the Balance of Performance (BoP) is being kept secret in the World Endurance Championship this year, it is almost certain that Genesis must have received the least favourable BoP, given its status as a new entrant. Any evaluation of their outright ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has revealed how his famous grid walks began.
For nearly three decades, the tense moments leading up to lights out have featured the chaotic grid walk, which has become a fan-favourite moment during a grand prix weekend. 
The TV segment has had fans in stitches, with many loving Brundle's impromptu celebrity interviews ...Keep reading

The concessions system that was implemented in MotoGP for the first time in 2014 consisted of a series of measures aimed at separating manufacturers into different categories, based on their performance and results, with the aim of helping those that have the most difficulty in making progress.
After the success of the original system, which at that time helped Ducati reach the level of the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques has claimed that Fernando Alonso hasn't got enough years left  in the championship to see the Aston Martin and Honda partnership come good.
At 44 years old, Alonso is the oldest driver on the grid. With the new partnership between Honda and Aston Martin, and the first car from the Silverstone outfit designed under the leadership of Adrian Newey ...Keep reading

2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has taken part in a Formula 1 test with Mercedes. 
The French driver recently revealed in an interview on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast that the plan was to take part in an F1 test with the Brackley outfit. Now, Mercedes has shared photos of the milestone moment with the caption, "A milestone moment for Doriane Pin. Getting behind the wheel of an F1 car ...Keep reading

The #24 Gamota BMW #23 secured pole position on Saturday during qualifying for the first race of the 2026 24h Nurburgring Qualifiers, surprising many of the favoured teams.
David Jahn set a time of 8m09.488s early in the session, which was temporarily interrupted, and none of the rivals could beat it.
The #3 Winward Mercedes of Max Verstappen and Lucas Auer had originally qualified sixth ...Keep reading

Toyota has been part of the World Endurance Championship since its inception in 2012. From LMP1 to the Hypercar era, the Japanese manufacturer has experienced many highs and lows as it approaches its 100th race in the series.
During that time, Toyota has claimed 49 wins and started from pole position 42 times. In total, it has secured 13 world titles, split between seven manufacturers’ and ...Keep reading

Brodie Kostecki and Matt Payne took a win apiece on Saturday on the second day of Supercars racing at Ruapuna Park near Christchurch in New Zealand.
Kostecki took the opening 37-lap sprint race, but everyone had to give best to Grove Racing’s Payne in the second encounter, as he dominated the race to lead home Triple Eight Ford’s Broc Feeney.
The first Saturday race was a reverse image ...Keep reading