Motorsport

Formula 1 2026 free practice sessions during a sprint weekend will be extended in the event of a red flag in order to help ensure teams receive enough practice time.
On sprint weekends, teams only get a single one-hour practice session on Friday morning before heading straight into sprint qualifying for the second on-track session later that day.
Until the 2025 season, the session clock ...Keep reading

The FIA has released a new superlicence points allocation for IndyCar ahead of the 2026 season.
IndyCar’s points allocation had been a point of contention for years, with many in the series’ paddock believing it was not generous enough.
As was the case previously, the top 10 finishers in the IndyCar championship will be awarded superlicence points; however, the allocation will be ...Keep reading

The FIA has today confirmed the final elements of the World Rally Championship‘s new technical regulations, which will come into force from 2027.
The 2027 regulations, originally unveiled in December last year, are designed to be more affordable and flexible in a bid to attract new manufacturers and teams to the series.
Cars will be built to a €345,000 cost cap, deliver approximately 300 ...Keep reading

Looking at the maths of Max Verstappen’s 2025 Formula 1 season, from a certain point of view, is damning.
On the one hand, he achieved a remarkable recovery, from 104 points down on championship leader Oscar Piastri with nine grands prix remaining to just two points away from newly crowned world champion Lando Norris at the end of the season.
On the other hand, Verstappen lost at least ...Keep reading

Preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship began in earnest last weekend just a matter of days after Rally Saudi Arabia brought the curtain down on the 2025 campaign.
With the opening round of the 2026 season in Monte Carlo [22-25 January] a little more than a month away, Toyota and Hyundai both fielded cars in last weekend’s Rallye National Hivernal du Devoluy in France.
The ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera has been forced to drop out of this week’s post-season Super Formula test at Suzuka due to illness, having completed only a single session.
The two-time World Rally champion made his debut in the Japanese series on Wednesday’s opening day of the three-day test, completing 32 laps in the morning session at the wheel of KCMG’s #8 car ahead of his full-time switch to ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur is unfazed by his drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton being publicly critical of the squad even though it irked John Elkann. 
The 2025 F1 campaign was highly disappointing for the Scuderia, as it failed to win a grand prix and dropped to fourth in the championship having lost the 2024 title to McLaren on the final day. 
Leclerc and Hamilton, who ...Keep reading

It was known, in the Yas Marina paddock, that the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could be Helmut Marko’s final Formula 1 race as Red Bull’s motorsport advisor.
A final decision was made on Monday in Abu Dhabi, as Marko met with Red Bull's senior management, including Oliver Mintzlaff. The official announcement followed on Tuesday, bringing an end to an era that lasted more than 20 years.
Read ...Keep reading

There has been a constant theme over the past week as it pertains to the testimony of senior NASCAR officials under examination from 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports lead attorney Jeffrey Kessler.
The official is asked a series of specific questions about their knowledge of something that should fall under their authority. The official then deflects with a ‘I don’t know’ or ‘I ...Keep reading

F1: The Movie has received two Golden Globe nominations for 2026.
The blockbuster film, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Joseph Kosinski, has been nominated for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and for Best Original Score - Motion Picture for Hans Zimmer.
In the Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category, F1 goes up against Avatar: Fire and Ash, KPop Demon Hunters, Mission ...Keep reading

If you've been waiting to finally stream Brad Pitt's popular movie, F1, on Apple TV, then you're in luck. The lights will be going out on Friday 12 December. The record-breaking Formula 1 production will debut on Apple TV's subscription service following its hugely successful theatrical run. 
What is the F1 movie?
The F1 movie is Apple Original Films' big-budget racing drama directed by ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has argued that Red Bull's team radio instructions to Yuki Tsunoda during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix were "bordering on menacing".
The Milton Keynes outfit knew that the moment would come in the season-ending race at Yas Marina Circuit when championship leader Lando Norris would need to pass Tsunoda after a pitstop. With Tsunoda's ...Keep reading

Kris Wright has signed a deal that will see him competing full-time in 2026, driving the No. 81 McAnally-Hilgemann (MHR) Racing Chevrolet.
Wright parted ways with Our Motorsports in the middle of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and has since made appearances in a handful of Truck and ARCA races.
He has 49 starts in the NCTS, and both of his 2025 starts came with MHR. He finished 26th ...Keep reading

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship revealed its entry list for next month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, with a full field of 61 entries set for battle. 
This marks the fifth consecutive year IMSA reached the maximum number of entries. All cars will take to Daytona International Speedway for the Roar Before the 24 Jan. 16-18, with the endurance classic race weekend set for Jan ...Keep reading

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Porsche Penske Motorsport
Porsche 963

Laurens Vanthoor
Kevin Estre
Matt Campbell



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Porsche Penske Motorsport
Porsche 963

Felipe Nasr
Julien ...Keep reading

Kyffin Simpson will drive for Tower Motorsports in next month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the team confirmed via social media on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old Simpson, who is fresh off contesting a promising second season in the IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing that included a maiden podium on the Streets of Toronto, completes an LMP2 lineup in Tower’s No. 8 Oreca 07 Gibson that includes the ...Keep reading

The news broke on Tuesday that Helmut Marko had officially left his position as motorsport advisor to the Red Bull Formula 1 team, a role he held for 21 years. 
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Part of his remit was managing the young driver programme for the Red Bull operation, signing racers at a young age in the hope that ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has celebrated his Formula 1 world title not just with a boozy night (and early morning) in Abu Dhabi, but also with a special helmet. He wore it during testing at Yas Marina just days after the 2025 F1 season came to an end, and photos of the new lid were posted to social media.
The design leans heavily into papaya and gold colouring, matched with the usual swirling lines of his ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has responded to rumours linking his close friend Serena Williams to a return to professional tennis.
The 44-year-old was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association for 319 weeks, which is the third-most of all time. She has 73 WTA Tour-level singles titles to her name, including 23 major women's singles titles.
Williams retired in September ...Keep reading

Two days after the conclusion of the 2025 season, F1 teams switched all focus to 2026’s new era. At Yas Marina Circuit, the traditional post-season test had a dual purpose this time.
Each team took to the track with one mule car to test Pirelli’s new 2026 tyres. The mule cars are still ground-effect machinery, but have been modified to mimic next year’s downforce levels – mainly by ...Keep reading