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A return to Formula 1 will be difficult for former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner because he has "broken quite a lot of glass", says ex-Mercedes rival Toto Wolff.

A frustrated Ai Ogura believes he was on course for a first MotoGP podium until a technical issue ended his stirring United States Grand Prix ride on Sunday.
Ogura had battled to deliver on his potential in qualifying, lining up only 10th on the grid for the 20-lap race. However, as has become his habit in 2026, he put on a remarkable Sunday charge. 
This one was a level above those seen at ...Keep reading

Three rounds into the 2026 Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen lies just ninth in the standings, with 12 points to his name. His Red Bull RB22 struggles for competitiveness, and the four-time world champion is disenchanted as ever with F1’s new machinery.
The Japanese Grand Prix compounded Verstappen’s aggrieved state of mind. The Suzuka track he loves didn’t provide the same driving ...Keep reading

The 19-year-old Italian claimed his second consecutive grand prix win at Suzuka, took over the championship lead and, according to global media, immediately wrote a new chapter in F1 history. Coverage also highlighted the role of the safety car, a strong race from Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc’s recovery drive, and frustration for George Russell.
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Williams boss James Vowles was saying all the right things during the build-up to the sweeping regulation change for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.
“There can’t be a focus on now,” he told Bloomberg at the end of ‘24. “There has to be an absolute focus on the future. That won’t be the same up and down the grid, they’d be more telling you ‘next year’s our championship year’ ...Keep reading

When Oliver Bearman’s Haas went off the track and into the grass, trying to avoid Franco Colapinto’s Alpine, he was travelling at Shinkansen-like speed – and had barely slowed down before hitting the wall moments later. A right knee contusion as a result of a 50G impact is as good an outcome as there could have been after a crash just a few corners away from the place where F1 had once ...Keep reading

The bad news for Denny Hamlin is that he came up one position short of pulling off a perfect race on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.
The good news is that he scored the most points in an era where that suddenly matters again.
Hamlin led a race high 292 laps in the Cook Out 400, including the first and second stage, plus the fastest lap bonus, but was denied a seventh Ridgeway Grandfather ...Keep reading

There were three key moments that delivered Chase Elliott his earliest victory to start a NASCAR Cup Series season on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.
Combined, it was a masterclass between Elliott and crew chief Alan Gustafson, a combination that doesn’t generally seem to get the respect everyone around them says they should.

Gustafson (surprisingly) intends to two-stop the final ...Keep reading

Entering this race, Tyler Reddick had a 95-point lead over Ryan Blaney, who is now 82 points behind after Reddick's worst finish of the 2026 season so far -- which is only 15th.
Reddick's 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace had a DNF, making him the biggest loser in the points as he fell from third all the way to 11th. However, he is currently locked into a four-way tie for eighth, so it's not ...Keep reading

Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez believes his lacklustre fifth-place finish at the United States Grand Prix was down to his own shortcomings rather than a limitation with his Ducati.
Still recovering from the shoulder injury that cut short his title-winning 2025 campaign, Marquez endured a trying weekend at Austin, a track where he was near-unbeatable during his golden years with ...Keep reading

For the first time in 2026, a Hendrick Motorsports car went to Victory Lane. Chase Elliott earned the team's 31st win at Martinsville Speedway, taking the lead from Ross Chastain on the final restart.
He then held off a charging Denny Hamlin, who had dominated most of the race and swept the stages, collecting his 22nd career win.
"We took a gamble," said Elliott. "We were going to two-stop ...Keep reading

Chase Elliott collected his 22nd career win on Sunday, earning Hendrick Motorsports' first win of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season.
Denny Hamlin led 292 of 400 laps, and also won both Stage 1 and Stage 2, but he ended the day half-a-second shy of the checkered flag.
Joey Logano led the way for Ford in third, Ty Gibbs fourth, and William Byron fifth.
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Graham Rahal took a hard-earned and long-awaited podium result in the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park.
The Ohio native rolled off third after an impressive qualifying display Saturday on a used set of softer alternate tires. Once the green flag dropped, he was a steady frontrunner throughout the contest, holding down second-place for a majority of the race - ...Keep reading

The United States Grand Prix was a dream for stats fans, as Marco Bezzecchi's start-to-finish win saw a couple of spots in the record books in urgent need of attention.
With his win at COTA on Sunday, Bezzecchi joined Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Mick Doohan, Giacomo Agostini, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and Geoff Duke in an elite club of riders to have won five successive premier class ...Keep reading

The stat sheet will show Christian Lundgaard charging from 10th to finish second in the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix, but there is still discontent from the 24-year-old Dane knowing a victory was in play at Barber Motorsports Park.
Lundgaard was a force from the drop of the green flag, cutting through the field and elevating to third after the initial cycle of pit stops. He found ...Keep reading

Entering this race, Kyle Kirkwood held a 26-point lead in the championship standings, bit Alex Palou's victory at Barber helped him to move much closer to the top of the leaderboard. He is now just two points behind.
There is a new driver now third in points, with Lundgaard jumping up from seventh with his runner-up finish. He is 35pts out of first and now leads the Arrow McLaren ...Keep reading

Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi reclaimed the lead of the 2026 MotoGP standings with a commanding victory in the United States Grand Prix.
The 27-year-old made a brilliant start from fourth on the grid and muscled past early leader Pedro Acosta on the opening lap to score his fifth consecutive grand prix win.
Jorge Martin rose from seventh on the grid to complete a 1-2 for Aprilia, adding a ...Keep reading

Alex Palou delivered an unflappable drive to win the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park. 
There was little doubt from the drop of the green flag as Palou, the reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, set sail into Turn 1 and relished a mistake-free race, leading 79 of 90 laps to beat Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgaard by 13.2775s. It’s his third win ...Keep reading

The fourth round of the 2026 IndyCar season is complete, and Alex Palou has become the first driver to win multiple races this season. His 21st career win came in a dominant showing on Sunday, winning from pole at Barber Motorsports Park.
Christian Lundgaard finished second for his second podium of the year, and Graham Rahal held on to finish third -- his first podium since the 2023 ...Keep reading

Former FIA vice president for sport and World Rally Championship commission president Morrie Chandler has died, aged 85.
Chandler will be remembered as a towering figure whose influence on motorsport stretched far beyond his native New Zealand across a career spanning more than five decades.
Before rising to top administrative roles at MotorSport New Zealand and later within the WRC and ...Keep reading