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We’re on board with stars Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman and tour Cadillac’s F1 factory.

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

Jean Alesi's 1992 Ferrari F92A Formula 1 car, driven and owned by the former driver, has been put up for auction with no reserve and an estimate of €3million-€5million.
Alesi was given the car by Ferrari at the end of the 1992 season and he has kept it on display in his villa ever since. “The car had been serviced, I did two laps of the track at Fiorano and then came back into the pits ...Keep reading

F1 will soon head into another launch season – and not only that, but an all-new era of regulations. As we patiently wait for teams to pull the covers off their 2026 designs, it seems like the perfect moment to revisit some of the boldest and most memorable reveals from years gone by...

Yamaha’s satellite partner Pramac has showcased its 2026 MotoGP bike for the first time ahead of the start of pre-season testing later this month.
The Italian team revealed a revised version of the blue-and-purple livery it adopted in 2025, when it switched to Yamaha and signed a sponsorship deal with Renault Group brand Alpine.
Both new star signing Toprak Razgatlioglu and incumbent Jack ...Keep reading

NASCAR has a new championship format for 2026, and the overwhelming reaction has been positive. But what exactly has changed with this latest iteration and why is it such a good thing? Let's take a look:
Looking over the format, it is much better in regards to rewarding the best driver during each particular season. The eliminations and multiple rounds/resets are completely gone, replaced by a ...Keep reading

Daytona International Speedway announced today the 65th edition of the Rolex 24 will take place January 28-31, 2027. Additionally, the Roar Before the Rolex 24 will run from January 22-24.
“With so many fans traveling from all 50 states and dozens of countries for North America’s most prestigious sportscar race, we wanted to give fans plenty of time to make their travel and lodging plans ...Keep reading

Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) announced Ricardo Escotto for the 2026 season in Indy NXT.
This will mark the 21-year-old Mexican’s return to JHR, after having previously driven for the organization for five races in 2024.
“I’m super excited to be back with Juncos Hollinger Racing for the 2026 Indy NXT Season,” said Escotto. “I have a great relationship with everyone in the team and ...Keep reading

Garett Mitchell, better known as the popular YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, began his stock car racing career last year in the ARCA Menard's Series. He did so under the guidance of NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, who became close friends with Mitchell over the past 1.5 years.
However, Biffle was among seven who lost their lives in December plane crash in Statesville, North Carolina. They were planning ...Keep reading

Ahead of their joint launch event with Red Bull this week, Racing Bulls have revealed the race suits that their drivers will be wearing in 2026.

Cadillac have unveiled a special livery for the Barcelona Shakedown, with the design including the names of the founding members of the team from both the United States and the UK.

Jules Bianchi's father, Philippe Bianchi, has confirmed that the late Formula 1 driver's kart has been found after he shared that nine karts had been stolen from his home last week.
"It is with great joy that I confirm that Jules' kart has been found. A huge relief for our entire family," he posted on Facebook.
"A huge thank you to everyone who shared on social networks, to the media who ...Keep reading

While the headline changes in the power unit regulations for the new Formula 1 era in 2026 centre around the mix of power between internal combustion and electrical deployment, the way the FIA measures, controls, and interprets the fuel that reaches the engine through the flow meter is shifting too.
The dual verification system required a profound evolution, given the move to 100% sustainable ...Keep reading

Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart is back, at least for one race at the national level of NASCAR.
Stewart, who is now 54 years old but still actively racing, will pilot the 'free agent' truck for Kaulig Racing and Ram in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. 'Smoke' hasn't started a NASCAR race since retiring from the Cup Series at ...Keep reading

Cadillac, Formula 1's newest team, will appear at Barcelona's pre-season shakedown sporting a monochrome livery.
Cadillac is joining F1 as an 11th expansion team in 2026, fielding cars for returning F1 veterans and race winners Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez.
The Graeme Lowdon-led team, which operates out of bases in Silverstone and the US, has revealed its first-ever F1 livery - a ...Keep reading

McLaren has named former Peugeot driver Mikkel Jensen as the first signing for its World Endurance Championship Hypercar programme for 2027.
The Dane will race for McLaren United Autosports in the WEC next year, while also playing a "significant" role in the development of the as-yet-unnamed LMDh prototype that will succeed the McLaren F1 GTR in the top echelon of sportscar racing.
Jensen ...Keep reading

Honda claims Yuki Tsunoda remains one of its drivers, but his job as a Red Bull-Ford reserve driver in Formula 1 might be a hindrance.
A product of the Honda Formula Dream Project (HFDP) since his single-seater debut in 2016, Tsunoda rapidly rose through the junior formulae. He won the 2018 Japanese F4 championship and spent just two years in Europe prior to his Formula 1 debut in 2021 – one ...Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad will become the fourth-youngest driver in F1 history when he debuts for Racing Bulls at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, aged 18 years and seven months old. But who currently makes the top 10 in the sport’s all-time list, and what happened after their respective debut weekends? F1.com has the answers…