Motorsport

Former W Series driver and Sky Sports F1 analyst Naomi Schiff believes Kimi Antonelli is demonstrating that he is no longer the "little brother" at Mercedes.
The Brackley outfit has enjoyed an incredible start to the 2026 season, winning every grand prix so far, with Antonelli claiming four of those five wins. The 19-year-old became the youngest driver to lead the championship after ...Keep reading

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies is confident the FIA will implement the power unit changes required for Max Verstappen to stay heading into the 2027 Formula 1 campaign.
The four-time world champion has been a huge critic of F1’s contentious regulation overhaul for 2026, featuring a near-50:50 split between engine and electrical power.
But the FIA is trying to implement a 60-40 split for 2027 ...Keep reading

World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans produced a faultless drive in tricky changeable conditions to lead Rally Japan from Toyota team-mate Oliver Solberg.
Evans made the most of starting first on the road while overnight rain meant Friday morning’s stages featured several damp patches waiting to catch out crews. 
Solberg took the early rally lead after winning the brand-new Asuke ...Keep reading

Both the world championship leader Marco Bezzecchi and Marquez' own team-mate, Francesco Bagnaia, have scoffed at Marc Marquez's claim to be below his best as he returns from a injury layoff at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. 
Following a recent operation on his foot and shoulder, the reigning world champion played down his chances when speaking to media at Mugello on Thursday. But Marc has ...Keep reading

Mugello plays host to the Italian Grand Prix on 29-31 May. 
Unsurprisingly, Ducati has a strong track record on home turf, having won the last four editions of the Italian GP. Francesco Bagnaia won three races in a row at Mugello between 2022-24, before Marc Marquez brought more joy for the factory Ducati team last year.
Coincidentally, Mugello marks Marquez's return to the paddock after ...Keep reading

NASCAR is heading to Nashville for the 14th round of the 2026 Cup season. Following a somber race weekend in Charlotte after the tragic passing of Kyle Busch, the NASCAR season continues on, and Nashville will host all three national divisions.
Daniel Suarez earned a surprise win in last weekend's Coca-Cola 600, taking the lead with a two-tire call and holding the top spot until rain ended it ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has argued that there is currently "nothing to choose" between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.
Following a frantic Canadian Grand Prix sprint race, in which Antonelli accused his Mercedes team-mate of pushing him off the track, the pair later resolved the issue before continuing their tense on-track battle during the grand prix at ...Keep reading

The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve saw the intra-team battle between championship leader Kimi Antonelli and his Mercedes team-mate George Russell intensify.
While Antonelli claimed another victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, it was the Saturday sprint race that painted a picture of the 19-year-old's growing pains as well as the important role of his experienced ...Keep reading

As both the current and old-spec Porsche reach new weight heights, the BoP remains secondary in the often-chaotic IMSA races on the Detroit street course.
New weight increases for both the 2026- and the 2025-spec Porsche 963 headline the Balance of Performance for the 2026 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.
After the small break at Laguna Seca raceway, the factory Porsche 963s are back ...Keep reading

Three biologists have named a newly-discovered wasp species after McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastrii.
Corentin Jouault, Di-Ying Huang and Celso O. Azevedo conducted research on a 98-year-old fossil from the Cretaceous Period, discovered in Myanmar, which gave them insight into the species' evolution and morphological similarities to other wasp species.
The ancient wasp is encased in a ...Keep reading

Following an exciting battle at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix, Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Naomi Schiff has suggested that the "competitive scar tissue" between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will never fully disappear, even though the pair now share a cordial relationship.
The intense rivalry between the two champions reached its boiling point during the unforgettable 2021 F1 season, which ...Keep reading

In the aftermath of the death of Kyle Busch, Prime Video earned its largest NASCAR Cup Series viewership number on Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 
According to the Nielsen Big Data + Panel measurement, Sunday averaged 3.06 million viewers, up 12 percent year-over-year as the first of five races for the digital streamer. The broadcast peaked at 3.37 million viewers ...Keep reading

Former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton has likened current Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli to a young Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
In his second year in F1, Antonelli has surprised the paddock with an incredible start to the year. After just five rounds, the 19-year-old leads the drivers' championship by 43 points over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
His latest win in ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has admitted he was left 'frozen' by his brother Alex Marquez's horrific crash in MotoGP's Catalan Grand Prix.
Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez was sidelined from the Barcelona race after suffering a foot injury the previous weekend and getting double surgery that also addressed a shoulder issue.
Staying at home over the weekend, the nine-time world champion followed the race ...Keep reading

The 2026 edition of the Indianapolis 500 averaged 6.635 million viewers, down from the 7.050 million that watched one year ago.
The pre-race buildup this year wasn't as dramatic as the year prior, with no bumping and the fact that the Penske scandal dominated headlines. This is also the first time since 2023 that NASCAR star Kyle Larson wasn't attempting the Indy-Charlotte 'Double.' Katherine ...Keep reading

Jack Miller has blamed ride-height devices for the incident at the Catalan Grand Prix that has put Johann Zarco out of action for several races.
The Australian's take on the first-corner accident went against the grain of some other riders in the paddock, including Francesco Bagnaia, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio - all of whom took a more cautious line as they spoke to the press ...Keep reading

Cal Crutchlow has revealed he initially rejected LCR’s offer to return to MotoGP at Mugello before encouragement from his wife changed his mind.
Crutchlow will make his first grand prix appearance in three years at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, standing in for the injured Johann Zarco.
LCR’s options for a replacement rider were already limited when Zarco broke his knee during the ...Keep reading

Record team valuations and the sheer complexity involved mean any potential path for Chinese giant BYD to join Formula 1 as a 12th team will be an uphill battle.
The Chinese electric automotive giant has set its sights on Formula 1; Stella Li, BYD’s Executive Vice President and CEO for the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, has never hidden that she views the world championship as the ...Keep reading

IndyCar is back with Round No. 8 -- the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Felix Rosenqvist returns to action after a whirlwind week as the newly crowned champion of the Indianapolis 500, defeating David Malukas in the event's cloest-ever photo finish (0.0233s).
Kyle Kirkwood is the defending winner at Detroit, and after a tough race at IMS saw him lose second in the standings, he's hoping for some ...Keep reading

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch didn't always get along, and they even came to blows at the 2024 All-Star Race. But this weekend, Stenhouse will race a paint scheme in honor of the fallen NASCAR legend.
The 2x NASCAR Cup Series died suddenly of pneumonia that progressed into sepsis last week, leaving the entire sport to grieve. He was honored throughout the weekend at Charlotte, and Busch's ...Keep reading