Motorsport

Red Bull's 2026 livery was revealed exactly how you'd expect from the energy drink brand: through an adrenaline-spiked feat of aerobatics. Czech aerobatic specialist and 2018 Red Bull Air Race world champion Martin Šonka used a low cobra manoeuvre to tear the cover of the RB22 show car ahead of its Detroit launch.
Alongside the reveal of the Racing Bulls livery, Red Bull kicked off the season ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have been quick to share their thoughts on the new Red Bull livery for the 2026 season.
The Milton Keynes outfit and its sister team, Racing Bulls, kicked off the 2026 launch season at an event with Ford Racing in Detroit, Michigan. 
For years, Red Bull has only made small changes to its matte livery, but the RB22 has seen a return of the gloss-finish design and pops of the ...Keep reading

Williams has announced Luke Browning as the team’s reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The Grove-based squad did not previously have a reserve driver, though it theoretically could call upon Mercedes’ third driver, Williams’ own former racer Valtteri Bottas, throughout 2025.
A member of the Williams Driver Academy since 2023, Browning took part in three Free Practice 1 ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen shared his approval of Red Bull's 2026 livery after the team launched its new look at an event with Ford Racing in Detroit, Michigan.
The event with Ford, Red Bull and Racing Bulls marked the first launch ahead of the 2026 season, which will introduce a new wave of regulations to the championship. In addition to the new rules, 2026 welcomes a big ...Keep reading

Chili Bowl can be such a rollercoaster of emotion and Christopher Bell rode it all the way back to a record he once again shares with Kyle Larson on Thursday night in the Tulsa Expo Center.
Nine preliminary night victories.
With five laps to go, it didn’t look like Bell was going to make it happen, and much of it wasn’t his fault. Success in this event requires execution but also ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls has revealed its updated colour scheme for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, hanging on to its predominantly white livery for the upcoming season.
The Anglo-Italian team's decision to turn to a white livery proved a success last year, and the colour scheme of 2026 challenger will follow the same route, with a white base colours complemented by black and blue accents.
The car will be ...Keep reading

Red Bull Racing has unveiled the new livery for its 2026 RB22, its first Formula 1 car fitted with in-house power units in partnership with Ford.
Red Bull hosted a launch in Detroit, at the home of its new power unit partner, and revealed a show car featuring a refreshed colour scheme after years of very similar liveries.
The RB22, which will be driven by four-time world champion Max ...Keep reading

Red Bull is certain the compression ratio of its 2026 Formula 1 engine is within the regulations, as Red Bull Powertrains director Ben Hodgkinson says the recent controversy is "a lot of noise about nothing".
With Red Bull’s season launch in Detroit, the partnership between Red Bull Powertrains and Ford is officially being kicked off, although in practice work on the engine project has ...Keep reading

Ford has named former Formula 1 racer Logan Sargeant among the first batch of drivers for its entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2027.
Sargeant will join existing factory drivers Mike Rockenfeller and Sebastian Priaulx in racing the as-yet-unnamed Ford LMDh, which will be based on an Oreca LMP2 chassis.
His appointment to Ford’s Hypercar programme follows a ...Keep reading

Bryan Herta Autosport, in partnership with PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports, has signed Jonathan Woolridge as the Official Test and Development Driver for its IMSA LMP2 program with support from Fortress Technology.
The Canadian brings plenty of experience as an IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge driver, earning multiple wins and podiums with LMP3 machinery. 
"I am incredibly grateful for this ...Keep reading

There are two things Jesse Love hasn’t experienced much of since winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in November at Phoenix Raceway.

Winter
The Off-season

“I’ve only experienced like 15 days of cold weather in North Carolina the past couple of months,” Love told Motorsport.com this week at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. “We went to Australia and now the ...Keep reading

1992 Formula 1 champion Nigel Mansell is selling a number of items of memorabilia from his personal collection at auction on 10 February 2026 without reserve with Budds.
The Nigel Mansell Collection features items from the 72-year-old's personal archives, including the 1993 IndyCar Rookie of the Year trophy, a 1992 Williams-Renault full-size replica helmet signed by Mansell, a pair of race ...Keep reading

US manufacturers Ford and Cadillac are poised to bring their long-running rivalry to Formula 1, as Ford has responded to what it felt are "patently absurd" claims from the Cadillac camp over the nature of its Red Bull involvement.
Having last competed in F1 under the Jaguar brand in 2004, Ford is joining forces with Red Bull for the new power unit era of 2026, contributing personnel and ...Keep reading

ThorSport has signed Cole Butcher to be the new full-time driver of the No. 13 Ford F-150 for the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. The 29-year-old is a native of Nova Scotia, Canada, and is a standout in the late model tour.
“I’m incredibly grateful to Duke, Rhonda, and Allison Thorson for giving me this opportunity in 2026,” said Butcher. “This team has a long history of ...Keep reading

A leadership change has been confirmed for later this year by the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, organizers of the annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The organization announced that longstanding President and CEO Jim Michaelian will assume a new role within Penske Entertainment effective June 30, 2026, with Jim Liaw named the new President and CEO of the Grand Prix Association ...Keep reading

The change to the technical regulations planned for MotoGP in 2027 will, according to experts, trigger an explosion in the rider market much earlier than usual. Even before the start of the season, the biggest pieces on the board could begin to move.
Among the most sought-after names on the market are two young talents in Pedro Acosta, who will not remain at KTM beyond this year, and Jorge ...Keep reading

Eight drivers’ and six constructors’ titles headline a Red Bull Formula 1 CV that includes 130 wins – enough for fourth on the all-time list behind Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes.
It also has a major junior driver programme, which has launched the careers of many successful drivers, including Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.
For this list of top 10 F1 drivers, we’ve taken into ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar has revealed a cooldown room blunder he suffered after clinching his first Formula 1 podium during the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix.
The French-Algerian driver finished third behind race winner Oscar Piastri and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen - a moment he had hoped for but didn't think would be possible in his rookie season.
"I wanted that podium that year, but I honestly didn't think ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 car launch season is set to commence in Detroit tonight with Red Bull and sister squad Racing Bulls revealing their liveries for the upcoming campaign. 
This will kickstart a three-week window in which all 11 teams will showcase their look for this year, which will also witness the introduction of widespread technical regulation changes.
A car chassis will become lighter ...Keep reading

The McLaren F1 team has confirmed reigning F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli and IndyCar star Pato O'Ward as its 2026 reserve drivers.
Fornaroli was snapped up by McLaren in December after securing the F2 championship, joining its driver development programme. As part of those duties the Italian will be its designated reserve driver for the majority of the 2026 season, supporting regular racers ...Keep reading