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Mahindra to begin Gen4 testing in May after delayed board approval

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 15:23
Mahindra will put its Gen4 powertrain on track for the first time in May, roughly six months after rival Formula E teams began testing for the series’ next era.
The Indian manufacturer did not officially commit to the Gen4 era until November last year, well after the original registration deadline had passed. 
However, behind the scenes it had already been conducting early development ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo warns Yamaha MotoGP rebuild could take months – or longer

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 14:47
Fabio Quartararo has laid bare the scale of Yamaha’s deficit with its new V4 MotoGP project, admitting the turnaround could take anything from a few months to the entirety of the 2026 season.
Yamaha undertook a daunting task over the winter to effectively build a brand-new bike after abandoning its long-running inline-four engine in favour of a V4 powerplant.
The Japanese manufacturer ...Keep reading

5 Winners and 3 Losers from the second Bahrain test

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-02-22 14:07
F1.com's Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from the final 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain.

Audi switches to Alpine-style rear wing to maximise F1 active aero

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 13:38
Formula 1’s 2026 technical regulations are pushing teams to maximize aerodynamic efficiency, favoring innovative solutions.
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Formula 1Explained: Audi's unique approach to its movable F1 rear wing flaps



Audi has worked on this front and changed its philosophy from the Barcelona shakedown: its rear wing flap now goes down like Alpine’s.
The ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta found Ducati and Aprilia’s pace “scary” in MotoGP testing

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 12:25
KTM’s Pedro Acosta conceded that Ducati and Aprilia hold a clear advantage over the rest of the competition, describing their long-run pace in the Buriram MotoGP test as “scary”.
Pre-season testing for 2026 concluded in Thailand on Sunday, with Aprilia and Ducati riders locking out the top five spots in the classification. Acosta was the top competitor on a non-Italian bike, finishing ...Keep reading

MotoGP Buriram test: Marco Bezzecchi breaks track record on final day

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 10:41
Aprilia’s star rider Marco Bezzecchi beat the all-time track record at Buriram to top the final day of 2026 MotoGP pre-season testing.
With just 20 minutes remaining in the afternoon session, Bezzecchi set a blistering time of 1m28.668s on the factory RS-GP, dethroning world champion Marc Marquez from the top spot on the timesheets.
The Italian’s last-gasp effort was a fraction of a ...Keep reading

Red Bull still holds best energy deployment in F1 - George Russell

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 09:02
Mercedes star George Russell is adamant that Red Bull holds the best energy deployment on the Formula 1 grid, with pre-season testing for the 2026 campaign now finished.
This year will introduce widespread regulation changes, and one of the alterations concerns the power unit, which holds more electrical energy, meaning battery harvesting will play a key role in grands prix.
It may include ...Keep reading

LIVE: WSK Super Master Series - Round 3 in Viterbo

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 08:35
As the midpoint of the championship – following the opening rounds at La Conca and Sarno – the third round of the WSK Super Master Series in Viterbo (18–22 February) once again features a full field across all categories, with the participation of every major manufacturer and the most prominent international teams.
Entries reached level 320 with participants from 59 nations. The Hall ...Keep reading

Supercars Sydney: Broc Feeney wins Race 3, drama for Kai Allen

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 07:15
Broc Feeney claimed his and Triple Eight’s second win of the 2026 Supercars season after a dramatic race at Sydney Motorsport Park.
After a three-round bumping match with Grove Racing’s Kai Allen at the start, Feeney took the lead and quickly established an advantage of two seconds – which he stretched to five at the first pit cycle. But debris had to be removed from his radiator intake ...Keep reading

Sheldon Creed 'paid the tax' and breaks through in NASCAR O'Reilly

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 04:35
Everyone liked that
Sam Mayer destroyed a Haas Factory Team race car because he was so otherwise excited to congratulate Sheldon Creed on his first career NASCAR O’Reilly Series victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
After pulling up alongside Creed to give him a playful door slam, Mayer peeled down onto the infield grass as a shortcut to pit road. However, the ground was so saturated from ...Keep reading

Corey Day crashes, goes a lap down, somehow matches career-best finish

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 02:42
Corey Day has now finished fourth twice in his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts career, but his journey there on Saturday was a messy one.
It started with, Ryan Sieg, who was hoping to carry momentum over from a solid season-opener where he finished third at Daytona. However, his day came to an abrupt end after just five laps into the Atlanta NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (NOAPS) race.
Day tried to ...Keep reading

Sheldon Creed earns first NASCAR O'Reilly win as Chastain and Hill clash

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-02-22 01:23
Creed was 0-137 in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series with an astonishing 15 runner-up finishes going into Saturday’s night race. But on the final lap, a win was thrown into his lap as Ross Chastain and Austin Hill collided in the battle for the win.
Hill took the lead from Chastain coming to the white flag, but Chastain was in a perfect position to get a similar run down the ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson reveals how Max Verstappen supported him after Red Bull demotion

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-02-21 23:08
Racing Bulls Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson has shared how Max Verstappen was "really good" to him after he was demoted from Red Bull in 2025.
Heading into the 2025 season, the New Zealander signed with Red Bull for the seat alongside the four-time champion, taking Sergio Perez's place. But after just two race weekends, Lawson was replaced by Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda. While Tsunoda remained ...Keep reading

Will Buxton: Why Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are speaking out about 2026 F1 cars

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-02-21 22:58
Former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton has argued that drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso have been holding out for regulations that play to their strengths again, and questioned whether it could mean retirement for the champions if they do not get on with the new 2026 cars.
The championship welcomes a new set of regulations for 2026, which feature an almost 50:50 split between ...Keep reading

Kyle Busch wins third straight Atlanta NASCAR Truck race with late charge

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-02-21 21:54
Nine of Kyle Busch’s record 68 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins have come at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), including the last three with Spire. Today, he bested Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ben Rhodes, and Stewart Friesen in a thrilling battle for the win, and captured the checkered flag after a helpful push from teammate Carson Hocevar.
"Finally, I win one that he's here," said Busch of his son ...Keep reading

"F1" movie star Damson Idris presented AMFF award by producer Jerry Bruckheimer

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-02-21 19:26
F1 movie star Damson Idris has received the Horizon Award, presented by producer Jerry Bruckheimer, at the American Black Film Festival.
Prior to F1, the British actor starred in John Singleton's crime drama Snowfall from 2017 to 2023, and has made appearances in Black Mirror and Outside the Wire, among other films and series.
“The early auditions, the rejections, the small wins that meant ...Keep reading

Spire confirms hire of Chris Gabehart, who lawyers up after Gibbs lawsuit

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-02-21 18:57
Spire Motorsports made it official on Saturday morning with a confirmation that it has indeed hired former Joe Gibbs Racing competition director Chris Gabehart to serve as Chief Motorsports Officer, a role that will oversee multiple disciplines.
The hire, in part, has served as the basis for a lawsuit by JGR against Gabehart, whom the team alleges accessed proprietary information while ...Keep reading

Colin Braun joins Ram to run first NASCAR Truck race in almost 15 years

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-02-21 18:21
Colin Braun is coming back to NASCAR to drive the No. 25 'free agent' Ram 1500 for Kaulig Racing at St. Petersburg. Tony Stewart piloted the truck in Daytona, while Ty Dillon is behind the wheel this weekend at Atlanta.
Braun is one the most experienced drivers in IMSA today. The 37-year-old has over 150 starts, three championships (2014, 2015, 2022), and over 20 victories as a driver in the ...Keep reading

Early pecking order and Verstappen’s concerns: 7 key takeaways from F1 testing

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-02-21 18:00
Mercedes still the favourite, Ferrari the second force for now
Prior to winter testing, George Russell was already the bookmakers’ top favourite for the 2026 Formula 1 world title, and that picture has not changed after three weeks of running.
Yes, Ferrari ultimately topped the timesheets, but that says little. Traditionally, the Scuderia tends to show a bit more than some of its rivals ...Keep reading

Recovering Brad Keselowski has road ace Joey Hand on standby for COTA

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-02-21 16:53
Brad Keselowski continues to recover from a broken right femur, suffered while slipping on ice during a family skiing trip in December, but his first real test was positive as he experienced a crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500 without aggravating the injury.
And he finished fifth, too. 
Overall, last weekend did not provide any addition discomfort beyond getting in and out of the ...Keep reading

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