Toto Wolff revealed that Mercedes is set to bring more upgrades in the second half of the 2026 Formula 1 season - but is «closely monitoring» when to introduce them.The start of this new regulation cycle has gone as expected with the development race largely dictating the ever-changing pecking order as teams gain more understanding of the ruleset.It saw Mercedes win the opening six grands ...Keep reading

Everything seemed to be heading in the right direction. Having weathered the storm against the ill-fated NES, the Nordschleife endurance scene was regaining momentum.Grid numbers were creeping upward despite an exceptionally challenging economic climate, teams and drivers were content, and the product itself was steadily evolving.Yet, back in March 2024, NLS had linked up with ADAC ...Keep reading

Callum Ilott may be spending his 2026 season tackling the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Wright Motorsports, but his sights remain firmly set on a return to the IndyCar Series paddock.The 27-year-old British driver was left off the 2026 IndyCar grid following a turbulent off-season that saw PREMA Racing’s North American operation suffer a severe financial crisis and structural collapse ...Keep reading

Abel Motorsports announced Wednesday that 2024 Indy NXT by Firestone Vice Champion Jacob Abel will return to the series, filling the seat of the #48 Dallara for Round 14 of the championship at Portland International Raceway. The driver addition follows the team’s recent announcement that Jordan Missig will not compete for the remainder of the season following his crash in the previous round at ...Keep reading

There was much about the logistics of the NASCAR weekend in San Diego that was remarkable but none greater than the fact that the power supply of all racing operations was required to be self-supplied.Since the races took place on Naval Air Station North Island, an historic active military installation, the Anduril 250 Race the Base weekend would not be permitted to compromise Air Force ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera says he is open minded about his return to competitive motorsport next year as the two-time world rally champion plans to discuss his next steps with Toyota.Rovanpera has received the green light to resume his motorsport career after recovering from a health issue that forced the Finn to abandon plans to make the leap from rallying to circuit racing in Super Formula this ...Keep reading

Alex Albon conceded that Williams will endure a tough end to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with priority now shifting to building a fast car for 2027.The Grove outfit has failed to kick on from its multi-podium season in 2025 and is ninth in the 2026 championship after 11 rounds with only 11 points and none since Monaco in June. Hungary last time out was its worst result yet, finishing ...Keep reading

Casey Stoner believes Francesco Bagnaia «got the short straw» amid his Ducati struggles, arguing that too many people dismissed the Italian's complaints about the bike before he was ultimately dropped by the factory.Throughout 2025, Bagnaia suggested that something had fundamentally changed on the Desmosedici, as he went from a title contender in 2024 to an also-ran on occasions. Although he ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard says George Russell's bruising 2026 campaign has become a «character-building» exercise, claiming the Mercedes driver's current run of bad luck is too unbelievable for a Rocky film.Russell won the Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, but his season has since taken a turn. As F1 enters its August shutdown, the Briton trails his teenage ...Keep reading

After urging from Dale Earnhardt Jr. and several others, Cleetus McFarland (real name Garrett Mitchell) has finally purchased his own Pro Late Model. He unveiled the No. 33 Rette Jones Racing Pro Late Model in a recent YouTube video, and hopes to perfect his racecraft with it as he continues his climb up the NASCAR ladder.Cleetus did a full day of testing with his new Pro Late Model at ...Keep reading

Trackhouse has announced that it has renewed its contract with Raul Fernandez for the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP seasons.After a tug-of-war that lasted almost half a year, the two parties reached an agreement for the next two seasons.In fact, it was precisely the length of the contract that stalled the negotiations for months, as Fernandez had always asked for a two-season deal, while the team ...Keep reading

Heading into Formula 1's major technical overhaul, expectations at Aston Martin were high. With a state-of-the-art factory in Silverstone, legendary designer Adrian Newey and a works partnership with Honda, all the ingredients for success appeared to be in place.That may still prove to be the case in the longer term, but the start of the new era has proved far more challenging than ...Keep reading

There is no let-up for Stephane Ratel and his working group, who have recently been grappling with the issues facing the GT3 platform.The grids in every championship built around GT3 machinery remain healthy and, on the surface at least, there appears to be little risk of declining participation. Yet SRO Motorsports Group founder and CEO Ratel caused quite a stir during the Spa 24 Hours when ...Keep reading

A decision regarding the future of the World Rally Championship’s season finale in Saudi Arabia will be taken by mid September, according to the FIA, which is closely monitoring events in the Middle East.The WRC is scheduled to host its season finale in Saudi Arabia on 11-14 November, but it is among an array of motorsport events in the Middle East that are facing uncertainty amid the ...Keep reading

Haas driver Oliver Bearman says that watching his former junior category rivals Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar thrive at the front of the Formula 1 grid gives him a «huge amount of confidence» for his own future.While Haas began the year capable of fighting for top-five finishes, the American outfit has since lost ground in the mid-season development race. The Briton currently sits 13th in ...Keep reading

After five of eight DTM weekends, a clear internal hierarchy has emerged at Porsche top team Manthey. Thomas Preining, who has been with the team since 2022 and became champion in 2023, clearly has the upper hand over newcomer Ricardo Feller, leading the qualifying head-to-head 10-0. Preining also holds a significant lead in the overall standings, sitting in fourth place with 117 points compared ...Keep reading

McLaren will race its version of the so-called 'Macarena' rear-wing concept – but not until an unspecified point in the future, according to team principal Andrea Stella.It's understood that the reason for not rushing to race the new rear wing is not linked to Red Bull's well-documented issues with its similar design. Instead, McLaren is being cautiously pragmatic, since the rotating rear ...Keep reading

IndyCar officials announced a major distance extension for the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix, increasing the race from 125 to 147 laps to create a full 250-mile competition in honor of America’s 250th birthday.The historic race will take place on Sunday, August 23, 2026, as drivers compete on a 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit winding through the nation’s capital, sweeping down ...Keep reading

Carson Brown, a highly touted 18-year-old prospect under the Richard Childress Racing development program banner, will make his NASCAR O’Reilly Series debut on Saturday for Jordan Anderson Racing’s No. 32 car at Iowa Speedway.The car will carry the colors of Distributor Wire & Cable, a RCR partner.Brown is the current ASA STARS National Super Late Model Tour championship leader with ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's future at Red Bull remains a popular topic as the Dutchman heads into the summer break sixth in the drivers' standings, 110 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli.With Red Bull dealing with the added challenge of its new engine programme this season, and some high-profile exits over recent years, a panel of Formula 1 legends has weighed in on whether they believe the ...Keep reading