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Dakar 2026, Stage 8: Toyota scores 1-2 in tightly-contested battle

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-01-12 12:26
Saood Variawa edged out Toyota team-mate Henk Lategan in the final dash to the finish line to claim victory in the eighth stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally.
Despite being the longest stage of the 48th edition of Dakar, the 483km special around Wadi ad Dawasir offered the closest competition so far in the rally, with the top eight drivers separated by just under a minute at the halfway point of the ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly reveals the "make-or-break" season that defined his career

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-01-12 12:21
Pierre Gasly described the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 season as the most pressure he has ever felt in his life.
Describing it as a 'make-or-break' season despite it being successful for him, Gasly faced competition from rival Oliver Rowland in the championship battle - the winner of which would walk away with half a million euros, and the runner-up with nothing.
"So this was 2013 ...Keep reading

Fermin Aldeguer remains hospitalised after leg surgery

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-01-12 11:51
Fermin Aldeguer remains admitted to Hospital Universitari Dexeus in Barcelona, and is awaiting medical clearance and an initial assessment of his recovery timeline.
The Gresini rider underwent surgery on Friday for an injury to the diaphysis of his left femur, the long thigh bone located between the hip and the knee.
After being operated on “successfully” by Dr Ignacio Ginebreda, the ...Keep reading

Get the best value for your motorsport memorabilia with upcoming BUDDS Auction

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-01-12 10:00
If you’re looking to sell your motorsport memorabilia and hoping to maximize your profits, BUDDS’ upcoming auction might be exactly what you need.
From 13-27 February, BUDDS will run its Full Throttle Future – The 2026 Motorsport Auction. Several memorable items already are up for sale, including an Ayrton Senna artwork depicting him in his 1986 Lotus 98T, a Williams team shirt worn by ...Keep reading

Toto and Susie Wolff spotted driving rare $1.5million Mercedes 300 SL Roadster in Monaco

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-01-12 09:59
Toto and Susie Wolff have been spotted cruising around the streets of Monte Carlo in the Mercedes Formula 1 team chief's Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster.
The 300 SL Roadster, produced from 1957 to 1963, succeeded the Gullwing coupé, which is also featured in Wolff's garage. The roadster is powered by a three-litre straight-six engine, capable of producing 215 horsepower, accelerating from ...Keep reading

These are the least used flags in Formula 1

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-01-12 08:00
When race stewards and officials need to send a message to Formula 1 drivers on track, they can call on teams to relay the information over the radio, or can throw up a flag around the track to instantly alert drivers. Marshals at F1 circuits can wave nine different flags, and some are used a lot more than others.
At the start of every race, the green flag is waved to indicate that the track is ...Keep reading

Chili Bowl loses a favorite before it starts and other practice notes

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-01-12 03:44
The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals ended for one expected contender before it could even begin.
Buddy Kofoid has made the Championship Saturday main event five times in six attempts with Keith Kunz Motorsports but an illness is going to keep him away from the Tulsa Expo Center this week.
After winning 18 times in a 410 Sprint Car across numerous tours in 2025, and becoming the richest (in terms ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly on losing Anthoine Hubert: 'It took me years to process'

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 22:40
Pierre Gasly has opened up about his friendship with Anthoine Hubert and how he has dealt with grief since his death in 2019.
Gasly and Hubert grew up karting together and formed a strong friendship as they rose through the racing ranks.
"We were part of that programme from 10 to 15 years old," he told F1.com during an appearance on the Off The Grid series with Lawrence Barretto. "It was 15 ...Keep reading

McLaren confirms Lando Norris won't follow Mika Hakkinen's Woking celebration tradition

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 21:39
2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris will not take part in any celebration events near McLaren's headquarters in Woking.
Norris's 2025 championship marked the first time a McLaren driver had clinched the drivers' title since Lewis Hamilton in 2008, and before that, Mika Hakkinen. While the Finnish driver celebrated the moment by driving an F1 car around the streets of Woking, McLaren has ...Keep reading

Dan Ticktum launches rant at stewarding after Mexico Formula E retirement

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 17:41
Dan Ticktum has launched an explosive rant at the level of racing and stewarding currently in Formula E, claiming it is “like rental kart hacks” after a disappointing start to the campaign.
The Kiro driver has failed to score a point in the 2025/26 season, despite starting from the front row at the Sao Paulo opener, where he suffered a puncture having been hit by the Mahindra of Nyck de ...Keep reading

Sebastien Buemi rues mistake which cost Formula E Mexico win

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 16:30
Sebastien Buemi reckons he should have “accepted P2” at the start of the Mexico City E-Prix, rather than utilising the defensive driving which cost him victory at the Formula E event.
The Envision driver was handed pole on Saturday thanks to Taylor Barnard having his fastest lap deleted for exceeding track limits at the last corner in the final duel. 
But Buemi suffered a disastrous ...Keep reading

Could time bonuses solve the “yo-yo effect” at the Dakar Rally?

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 15:09
The overall classification of the Dakar Rally remains tight, with the top-seven drivers separated by under 20 minutes. But daily stage results regularly saw surprises and a pendulum effect, as anyone finishing among the front positions on one stage had almost no chance of making the top 10 the next day.
The stage winner has to start open the running on the following day and thus take on the ...Keep reading

Why Williams doesn't see F1 2026 as an acid test

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 14:24
Off the back of a much-improved 2025 campaign which yielded a comfortable fifth place in the Formula 1 world constructors' standings, Williams is now a team that is looking up rather than over down.
Over the past 18 months the Grove-based squad harvested bountiful low-hanging fruit that was holding it back, and that meant that while its aerodynamic development has largely been focused on 2026 ...Keep reading

Who are the 2026 Team Principals?

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-01-11 13:07
Here are the 11 Team Principals preparing to lead their respective outfits into the 2026 F1 season.

Dakar 2026, Stage 7: Mattias Ekstrom wins stage after late drama for Henk Lategan

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 12:30
Ford’s Mattias Ekstrom has been gifted victory on Stage 7 of the 2026 Dakar Rally after long-time leader Henk Lategan hit trouble in the closing part and dropped over 10 minutes.
Lategan had been poised to take both the stage win and the overall lead as the Toyota driver headed the pack at the final checkpoint before the finish, having led Ekstrom by 1m46s, but the South African lost all of ...Keep reading

Max Biaggi: Aprilia 'not scared by any track' after late 2025 MotoGP charge

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 12:00
Aprilia ambassador and four-time 250cc world champion Max Biaggi says there is no track on the MotoGP calendar that now “scares” the Noale factory.
Aprilia enjoyed a strong end to the 2025 MotoGP season, winning three out of the last four grands prix and ending up runner-up in the manufacturers’ championship for the first time in its history.
While the jury is out on whether it can ...Keep reading

14 drivers from different eras who raced together in F1

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-01-11 10:03
As 18-year-old Arvid Lindblad prepares to share the grid with 44-year-old Fernando Alonso, F1.com looks back at other drivers from different eras who have raced together.

Formula E Mexico win the "dream start" for Citroen, says Nick Cassidy

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 09:29
Nick Cassidy branded the Mexico City E-Prix as the “dream start” for Formula E newcomer Citroen after winning in just its second race.
The French marque is new to the championship for the 2025/26 season and it already made a good start by taking third with Cassidy at the Sao Paulo opener.
But then the 31-year-old went even better by winning at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, despite ...Keep reading

Why Alpine believes key lessons from 2025 can pay off with Mercedes power

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-01-11 09:12
In many respects, 2025 has been a frustrating year for Alpine. The team decided early on to shift its full focus to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations and therefore to virtually abandon the development of the A525.
Alpine admitted it was surprised by some of its rivals, who continued to introduce upgrades even late in the season. That, combined with a Renault engine that was still lacking some ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly eyes future career in fashion: "Definitely going to get into this world"

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-01-10 21:15
Pierre Gasly has hinted at a future career move into the fashion industry. 
The Alpine Formula 1 driver has often shown his interest in fashion in the paddock, but in an interview on F1's Off The Grid series with Lawrence Barretto, Gasly has shared how his motivation to expand his career into the industry has grown after moving to Milan.
"I'm definitely going to get into this world at some ...Keep reading

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