Motorsport

McLaren's approach to managing its drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, was defended by former Williams team principal Claire Williams.
The Woking outfit has famously decided not to back an individual driver in the drivers' championship and has instead allowed both Norris and Piastri to fight it out on track, with the proviso that they don't crash into each other.
While they have managed ...Keep reading

Hendrick Automotive Group inked a $2.25 million contract with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in August.
The story was first reported by The Washington Post with a follow-up report this week by Charlotte, North Carolina television station WBTV. According to the contract, the agreement was for the sale of 25 Chevrolet Tahoes.
Hendrick Automotive Group is owned by NASCAR ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced a new partnership with Epic Games' Fortnite. 
Emily Prazer, F1 chief commercial officer, said: “This innovative collaboration with Fortnite is yet another way Formula 1 is connecting with fans and appearing in places you wouldn’t expect it to. We’re obsessed with finding new and exciting ways to engage with our audiences that make our sport sit alongside their ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar simply wants to be the kind of driver he grew up watching while NASCAR itself is working diligently to create content that spotlights these kinds of personalities.
This is the kind of process that led to the creation of RISING, a documentary series releasing on YouTube with a new episode at 7 ET every night this week, that spotlights young guns Hocevar, Jesse Love and Rajah ...Keep reading

Kaulig Racing is pausing its NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts team in order to venture into the NASCAR Truck Series as the factory team for Ram's re-entry into the sport.
The team previously announced several full-time drivers, including Brenden Queen, Daniel Dye, and Justin Haley. On Monday, the team confirmed plans to launch an all-star truck, which they've described as the 'Free Agent ...Keep reading

Whenever the rules change in Formula 1, the competitive order also faces disruption. Inevitably, one or two teams land nearer the right balance of compromises, or find clever solutions others have missed.
Given the scope of the changes coming next season, nerves are jangling up and down the grid: the combination of new engines and chassis has added to the level of difficulty.
In the previous ...Keep reading

On Monday, both Jeremy Clements Racing and Viking Motorsports announced new technical alliances as they prepare for the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (formerly Xfinity Series) season.
These are single-car teams that are looking for a step up in performance next season. Jeremy Clements, the driver and owner of the No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet, has formed a technical alliance with ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez says excessive rear tyre degradation and vibrations cost him a chance at the podium in MotoGP’s Valencia Grand Prix, though he admits he’s still unsure what caused these issues.
Lining up on the front row of the grid for Sunday’s season finale, Marquez made a solid start to slot into second place behind race leader Marco Bezzecchi. However, his pace began to drop off as early ...Keep reading

Aston Martin “overachieved” and beat its own expectations in its maiden season in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class, believes factory driver Tom Gamble.
The British manufacturer debuted the Valkyrie LMH in 2025, running parallel programmes in the WEC and the IMSA SportsCar Championship with The Heart of Racing team.
After a tough first outing in the WEC season opener in ...Keep reading

A robust and resilient mental game is equally as important to an athlete as the necessary physical skills to be successful in sport.
Managing emotions and maintaining focus can be just as valuable when searching for the tenths of seconds required to conquer elite level motorsport. But also when situations are not going to plan, demonstrating mental dexterity can provide an edge to unlock ...Keep reading

With three race weekends to go under the current regulations, the focus of Formula 1 teams has long since shifted to 2026. The performance of all power units remains a major question mark, and the same applies to the chassis side.
Although the initial response from technical directors – just as in 2022 – was that the rules were quite restrictive, Adrian Newey has said that upon closer ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown claimed that Netflix's Drive to Survive changed former Red Bull team principal and CEO Christian Horner. 
Brown and Horner have famously butted heads, which was often captured on the hit docuseries, but their relationship hasn't always been that way. 
"I’ve known Christian for 30-plus years. We used to get on," Brown told The Telegraph. "His results are ...Keep reading

After rain put a dampener on proceedings last year, there was plenty of thrilling action in this year’s Macau Grand Prix.
With the Guia circuit’s unforgiving nature catching out even the most highly rated of talents, it continues to provide a true test of drivers in single-seater, sportscar and tin-top machinery.Here are the drivers who stood out the most from this year’s entertaining ...Keep reading

Brittany Force has officially retired from the NHRA after a 13-year stint in the championship.
The 39-year-old headed into the race weekend at the In-N-Out Burger Dragway in Pomona, California, with her sights set on improving her position in the standings. However, persistent heavy rain cancelled the event, leaving her fourth in the championship. 
Force has stepped away from the driver's ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing has announced an expansion in its Driver Development Programme with two new recruits and a second car in F1 Academy.
The Woking outfit currently fields one car in the all-female racing series, driven by Ella Lloyd. The 20-year-old will be joined by Ella Stevens in 2026 in a second McLaren-backed car operated by Rodin Motorsport. In addition to Stevens, McLaren has also signed ...Keep reading

Each tyre set will be limited to a maximum of 25 laps across the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix weekend due to tyre wear concerns, Pirelli has announced. 
Following a decision in agreement with the FIA, F1 and the teams, each tyre set has been given the distance restriction of 25 laps of the Losail International Circuit after an analysis from the 2024 event. 
It means the 57-lap Qatar GP will ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez has credited the Cadillac Formula 1 team for reigniting his love for the championship after a year's break.
Following a 14-year stint with various teams, the Mexican driver stepped away from F1 after being replaced at Red Bull by Liam Lawson. He joined the Milton Keynes outfit in 2021 but struggled to extract the same performance out of the car as his team-mate Max ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia says he still wants to ‘believe’ that he and Ducati can turn things around after what he described as “maybe the worst” year of his MotoGP career.
Bagnaia made that comment following the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix, after an ill-judged move from LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco sent him into the gravel just four corners into the race.
It marked the fifth consecutive ...Keep reading

While the 2025 MotoGP season had dragged on for some time, with the championship decided back in September, the Valencia finale still offered plenty of drama, especially in the opening laps.
The race winner was never in doubt, but few could have predicted who would finish second and third on Sunday.
Here are the winners and losers from the MotoGP Valencia GP:
Winner: Aprilia
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Having reignited his world championship campaign after the summer break, Max Verstappen's momentum has sputtered and he could be definitively out after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here's how.
After the Dutch Grand Prix, the Dutchman trailed the then-leader, Oscar Piastri, by 104 points. Over the five races that followed, Verstappen managed to close the gap to first place – which Lando Norris ...Keep reading