Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has discussed the possibility of expanding the number of grands prix in the United States. While the Las Vegas Grand Prix was added to the calendar in 2023 to join Miami and Austin as cities hosting F1 races in the United States, there have been reports that a fourth US race could be introduced. Although this has not been confirmed, rumours ...Keep reading

Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue has responded to the rumours about Apple acquiring the Formula 1 broadcasting rights in the United States during the Autosport Business Exchange New York.With the current deal with ESPN coming to a close at the end of 2025, the doors opened for other broadcasters to enter a bid as the Disney-owned broadcaster decided not to fight for a renewal ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that the F1 movie actor Brad Pitt «was not impressed» when Lewis Hamilton told the Hollywood star that he was «much too old» to play a current Formula 1 driver.This comment came from the seven-time world champion as Pitt was prepared for his role in the Apple-backed movie. Pitt, who plays Sonny Hayes - a retired driver pulled back into the ...Keep reading

Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff was speaking on the Autosport Business Exchange (ABX) in New York City on Wednesday, celebrating the rise of racing in America.While Netflix's hit docuseries, Drive to Survive, has been a major factor in the sport's remarkable growth stateside, Wolff was among those who were skeptical at first.Mercedes actually declined to participate in the first ...Keep reading

Nearing the end of his first full-time season in the NASCAR Cup Series, three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen has learned a lot about oval racing.At the start of the 2025 Cup season, SVG had five finishes outside the top 30 in the first six oval races, but in recent weeks, he earned his first oval stage points and secured his first top ten on an oval in the Cup Series.He ...Keep reading

Speaking with Motorsport.com's Matt Weaver, Alex Palou offered a candid look into his incredible career as an IndyCar driver. In 2025, he earned his fourth IndyCar title in the last five years, and became an Indy 500 legend.Palou discussed a variety of topics throughout the 15-minute interview, including when he chose to become a race car driver, his first crash, overcoming a fear of ovals ...Keep reading

There is an alternate universe in which Chris Gayle is not set to race for a championship with Denny Hamlin by the end of the month at Phoenix Raceway.In fact, within this alternate universe, Gayle isn’t with Joe Gibbs Racing whatsoever.This is the scenario recounted on Sunday when Gayle, Hamlin and Gibbs all reflected on the organizational shift that led to the current driver-crew chief ...Keep reading

It makes for an unexpected headline but the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, which aired on over-the-air FOX, was the most viewed motorsports event over the weekend.With 1.872 million viewers, NHRA beat out the NASCAR Cup Series race from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which attracted 1.717 million viewers on USA Network. Both events aired at largely the same time, but NHRA had ...Keep reading

Juncos Hollinger Racing has made it official, signing Rinus VeeKay for the 2026 IndyCar season. It's a team he is already familiar with, driving a Juncos-prepared car to the 2018 Pro Mazda championship, as well as second in the 2019 Indy NXT (then Indy Lights) championship.At the beginning of September, the Dutchman revealed that he wouldn't be returning to Dale Coyne Racing after one year ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 grid is starting to take shape with only four teams left to officially confirm their driver line-up for next season.Mercedes is one, but the Silver Arrows is expected to keep its pairing of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while Alpine, Red Bull and Racing Bulls are the other three.But then again, Isack Hadjar is favourite to replace the struggling Yuki Tsunoda ...Keep reading

Álex Palou had already won three IndyCar championships in four seasons even before this year began but he had not reached his final form until winning the Indianapolis 500 in May en route to yet another championship come September.That is because, for all the accolades, Palou still had not won an oval race until emerging victorious in the 109th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing ...Keep reading

Ex-Formula 1 driver Nicholas Latifi has confirmed his graduation from business school in the 30-year-old’s first public statement since retiring from motorsport.The Canadian announced his career change midway through 2023 after leaving F1 at the end of 2022, which capped off three seasons in the championship.Latifi spent all three years at Williams where he scored nine points in total ...Keep reading

Spire Motorsports is parting ways with Justin Haley, who has driven the No. 7 Chevrolet since the late portion of the 2024 season, where he replaced Corey LaJoie.Unfortunately, Haley struggled this year and fell behind his teammates. While Michael McDowell is 21st in points and Carson Hocevar 23rd, Haley is back in 31st. He has one top five and two top tens this year with an average finish of ...Keep reading

Helmut Marko believes Red Bull has an actual chance to win the Italian Grand Prix, despite the team’s recent struggles and Monza not being its most favorable Formula 1 track.Red Bull is on an eight-round winless streak and had a dismal Italian GP last year, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finishing the race down in sixth and eighth respectively.However, Friday’s free practice has ...Keep reading

NASCAR heads just outside of St. Louis for the 28th round of the 2025 season, and the middle race in the Round of 16. Team Penske are the defending winners of this race, with Austin Cindric claiming victory over teammate Ryan Blaney when he ran out of fuel. This will be the first time Gateway has appeared in the Cup Playoffs.Playoff pictureChase Briscoe is the only driver locked into the ...Keep reading

Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli insists his confidence hasn't been dented by his off in second Monza practice, which came as the Italian youngster aims to rebound from a tough period.Inside 10 minutes of Friday afternoon's second one-hour practice, Antonelli caught a slide in the second Lesmo but was unable to avoid drifting into the gravel, causing him to get stuck.The off therefore ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has admitted the toughest challenge for him would be accepting a defeat in this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix after a 14-race winning streak stretching back to Aragon in June.The factory Ducati rider has been unstoppable for the majority of the season so far, with last month’s Hungarian round marking his seventh consecutive grand prix victory and 14th successive win, including ...Keep reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to have a nuanced conversation about the ongoing NASCAR Cup Series championship format debate.On one hand, Earnhardt is a traditionalist but on the other, he also wants to give credit to three-time and defending champion Joey Logano for his accomplishments in this era while also wanting something a little different in the future.This was the theme of a conversation ...Keep reading

Beginning the NASCAR Cup Playoffs with a pole position in the Southern 500 is a great start, as Denny Hamlin embarks on his 19th appearance in the postseason.Hamlin remains Cup-less despite 58 career wins and nine different seasons where he finished inside the top five in points. And while a contentious lawsuit rages in the background, Hamlin recently said he won't «let anyone distract me» in ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri thinks his 34-point lead on McLaren team-mate Lando Norris is «not a comfortable» gap after his title rival retired from the Dutch Grand Prix.Piastri and Norris looked set to hand McLaren another comfortable 1-2 in Zandvoort until Norris retired with undiagnosed mechanical issues with seven laps remaining.Norris' misfortune significantly swung ...Keep reading