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Perhaps Toyota was simply too honest. There is hardly any other way to explain its Balance of Performance numbers for the 2025 World Endurance Championship. 
It is also possible that Rob Leupen’s leadership after his shock exit before the 2024 season finale had been missing. Throughout 2025, Toyota made several uncharacteristic mistakes.
After another world championship in 2024 when ...Keep reading

2025 Formula 2 runner-up Jak Crawford says the 2027 season will be his best shot at securing a seat in Formula 1.
A former Red Bull junior, Crawford has been a test driver for Aston Martin for the past two years but has failed to get a chance in the world championship, as the team retained its line-up of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
The Texan also held talks with Cadillac, but never ...Keep reading

Valentino Rossi has revealed that his main commitment for the 2026 season will be GT World Challenge Europe, once again as a factory BMW rider.
The confirmation came from Rossi himself on the sidelines of the VR46 presentation held on Wednesday in Rome, where Motorsport.com was also present.
The Italian attended the VR46 launch as the founder of the Ducati satellite team that will once again ...Keep reading

Rui Marques' first full year in charge as Formula 1 race director has earned him praise from leading F1 drivers. Speaking to Motorsport.com, he explained why that response is no coincidence.
The final run of 2025 races marked Marques' first full year in charge as F1's race director, taking over from Niels Wittich on short notice ahead of the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The Vegas street ...Keep reading

Factory Porsche driver Thomas Preining has shed light on why his relationship with Maro Engel has been icy for several years.
The topic came up on the Over the Limit podcast hosted by Dries Vanthoor and his brother Laurens. 
Teasing Preining, Vanthoor joked: “Apparently you’re very good friends with Maro Bengel,” a German pun about the Mercedes driver’s surname.
Preining grinned ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has launched a new collaboration between his brand Enchanté and Ford Racing.
The Australian driver launched the lifestyle brand in 2023 and later became a brand ambassador for Ford Racing in September 2025, making the latest collaboration feel fairly inevitable.
"For me, racing was always about having fun. It made me happy and created memories that ...Keep reading

When it comes to injuries, silence is usually not a good sign. From the moment Fermin Aldeguer fractured his left femur last Thursday after crashing at the Aspar circuit during a training session, until Gresini issued a statement with a photo of him lying in a bed at the Dexeus Hospital in Barcelona, where he had undergone surgery, five days passed. A long time.
Although no details of the ...Keep reading

Factory KTM rider Daniel Sanders has vowed to complete the 2026 Dakar Rally unless “someone drags me out” after nursing a broken collarbone during Stage 10.
The reigning champion arrived in the second part of the marathon stage in Bisha leading the overall standings, holding a comfortable 6m24s buffer over Honda rival Ricky Brabec.
However, disaster struck around one-third of the way ...Keep reading

The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team has unveiled its 2026 team kit, race suits and merchandise ahead of the team's launch event on 15 January.
The team kit features a white and blue design similar to that of the 2025 livery, giving fans a hint of what could come at the upcoming 2026 livery reveal. "LOOKS SO GOOD," one fan commented, while another added: "Fire fits, can't wait 'til first ...Keep reading

· Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal, Laurent Mekies, to headline in an exclusive one-on-one conversation· Cadillac F1 Team Principal Graeme Lowdon, Formula E Founder Alejandro Agag, Jim DeLorenzo, Global Head of Sports at Apple and Nikolas Tombazis, Single-Seater Director at the FIA feature across panels
London, UK — January 14, 2026 — Motorsport Network today confirms an ...Keep reading

VR46 took the covers off its 2026 Ducati MotoGP bikes at a special presentation in Rome on Wednesday, marking the start of its fifth campaign in the premier class.
Valentino Rossi’s eponymous MotoGP squad unveiled a refreshed livery for the 2026 season, leaning more heavily on the fluorescent yellow shade that has become synonymous with its brand. The new look moves away from the ...Keep reading

Mathieu Serradori claimed a dominant win for Century in the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally, as Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah returned to the top of the overall standings.
The 420km test around Bisha marked the second part of the marathon stage, which meant drivers started the day with cars that they had manually serviced overnight in the absence of external assistance.
Driving the Audi-powered ...Keep reading

Iconic Auctioneers will be offering Erik Comas' 1987 Renault 5 Turbo 'Superproduction' to auction at next month's Race Retro competition car sale. The title-winning car will carry an estimate of £200,000-£250,000.
Comas' name is usually referred to with regard to Formula 1, where he drove for the Ligier team starting in 1991 before moving to Larrousse for 1993. While he scored only seven ...Keep reading

Aston Martin hopes to make a major step forward under the new Formula 1 regulations. With Adrian Newey, Honda and state-of-the-art facilities, significant investments have been made, but where does the project really stand?
Aston Martin was one of the first teams to shift focus to the new ruleset. According to both team management and the drivers, it has led to a “very painful” 2025 season ...Keep reading

M-Sport Ford has taken the covers off the final iteration of the current Ford Puma Rally1 car that will tackle the 2026 World Rally Championship. 
The British squad has once again opted for a livery change for the new season with the purple look, featuring Red Bull branding from 2025, replaced with a striking white, green and blue colour scheme.
The change of livery has been partly ...Keep reading

It’s cliché but this is very much nearly everything that Blake Hahn has dreamed about over a lifetime spent coming to the Tulsa Expo Center.
The grandson of event founder Emmett Hahn has made the Championship Saturday main event five times over the past decade with a best finish of eighth in 2020 but had yet to win a preliminary night.
As it turns out, winning one in epic fashion, and ...Keep reading

The Rosin family has resigned from the Prema team, founded by Angelo Rosin back in 1983. The news has had a major impact on the world of motorsport. Over the years, the Veneto-based team had seen Grazia Troncon (Angelo's wife), René Rosin, and Angelina Ertsou take on management roles, but they all left the team at the beginning of the week.
Prema has long been one of the leading names in the ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has once again been spotted behind the wheel of a rare sports car. The last couple of days have seen the two-time Formula 1 world champion driving an Audi Sport Quattro, rounding off what has looked less like a winter break and more like a lap of concours for the Spaniard. 
The driver has been treating the principality as his shakedown lap, and while his contract extension ...Keep reading

Aston Martin has confirmed a new licence agreement with Meccano, which will result in the release of the Meccano Pro x Aston Martin Formula 1 car.
The set will allow fans to construct a highly detailed 1:8-scale model inspired by the Silverstone outfit's 2025 car, the AMR25, and will be released in August 2026.
The model, which is part of the Meccano Pro range aimed at experienced, adult ...Keep reading

The driver roster is set for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s new multi-year collaborative effort with McLaren Automotive for the 2026 season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The joint venture that sees the team recognized as RLL Team McLaren, has named Max Esterson and Nikita Johnson as its full-season drivers for the upcoming campaign, competing in the Grand Touring Daytona ...Keep reading