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Garrett Mitchell, who is better known as YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, recently sent shockwaves through the NASCAR garage after signing a two-year deal to race part-time for Richard Childress Racing in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS).
Mitchell, who has a YouTube channel with nearly five million subscribers, made his professional stock car racing debut just last year in the ARCA Menard's ...Keep reading

The Joe Gibbs Racing v Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuit heard arguments over expedited discovery motions in court on Monday morning before Judge Susan Courtwright Rodriguez.
The docket also called for arguments over a preliminary injunction motion but all parties in court agreed that the discovery motion’s importance was of greater priority and the results could affect the course ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli took his maiden Grand Prix victory in China, becoming the second-youngest F1 race winner after Max Verstappen as Mercedes bagged another 1-2 to keep their 2026 season win streak intact.

Relive the action from the Sprint weekend at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix with plenty of off-track Formula 1 moments – podium celebrations, fan gifts, and more.

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from the first Sprint weekend of the 2026 F1 season.

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur has praised drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc for their "professional" fight in the Chinese Grand Prix, adding such battles are "the best way to build up a team".

VR46 is aiming to pair a young rider with an experienced campaigner in the 2027 MotoGP season, according to team director Uccio Salucci.
While the five factory squads have largely settled their line-ups for next year behind the scenes, several seats remain open across the six satellite teams.
Among them is VR46, which is set to renew its relationship with Ducati into MotoGP’s new 850cc era ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli revealed that he spoke with Isack Hadjar before the 2026 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, after the Frenchman refused his apology following their clash in Saturday's sprint.
During the sprint race in Shanghai, Antonelli made a poor start and found himself stuck in the middle of the pack. Attempting to quickly make up positions on the opening lap, the Italian understeered and made ...Keep reading

Jacques Villeneuve has argued that Mercedes' dominance in the 2026 Formula 1 regulations is not like 2014.
The Brackley outfit dominated the championship from 2014 to 2021, winning seven drivers' championships with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg and eight constructors' titles.
While Mercedes has won every race of the season so far, including the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the ...Keep reading

Surrounded by his family, Denny Hamlin secured an emotional win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, taking sole ownership of tenth place on the all-time wins list and breaking a tie with Kevin Harvick.
It was a race dominated by Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, with their drivers combining to lead 253 of 267 laps. Impressively, there was only one natural caution during the entire event, and ...Keep reading

The World Rally Championship will return to Great Britain in 2027 following the announcement of a three-year deal to bring rallying’s top tier to Scotland.
An all-new gravel-based Rally Scotland event ends the WRC’s seven-year hiatus from the UK following Wales Rally GB’s departure from the calendar after 2019, which was due to a loss of funding from the Welsh government. Britain has a ...Keep reading

Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner gave a shoutout to his fellow countryman Kimi Antonelli during his Indian Wells title acceptance speech after the Mercedes Formula 1 driver claimed his first grand prix victory at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Antonelli became the second-youngest F1 grand prix winner in Shanghai after successfully converting pole position to victory and fending off his team-mate ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton grabbed his first podium for Ferrari in China, but his P3 finish was made even more special by the fact he shared the rostrum with his former team mate George Russell, the man who replaced him at Mercedes Kimi Antonelli – and even his old Race Engineer Pete Bonnington.

Silverstone have completed the music line-up for the Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2026, with Richard Ashcroft, Chase & Status and Rag’n’Bone Man joining David Guetta.

1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has admitted that the new 2026 regulations are fun, but he "would have hated it".
The 2026 regulations have been met with a mixed response from fans and drivers after the first two rounds of the season. The changes include an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power, active aerodynamics and smaller, lighter cars.
"It's ...Keep reading

A purpose-built BMW M3 GT3 Touring is set to join the grid for the 2026 edition of the 24 Hours of Nurburgring, competing in the experimental SPX category.
The project was born from a digital prank on April 1, 2025. When BMW's social media channels teased a rendering of a G81-based GT3 machine, the racing community didn't just laugh – they demanded it.
With more than 1.6 million views and ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports Germany pundit Ralf Schumacher has joined the argument that the new 2026 regulations are "too artificial."
While the German agreed that more overtakes make for more exciting viewing, he claimed that the balance is currently not where it should be in terms of the drivers' input in overtakes.
"Well, I have to say when I saw the first few laps in ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has endured an incredibly frustrating start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with the four-time world champion lingering eighth in the standings. The Red Bull driver started with sixth in the Melbourne opener, which was actually respectable considering he started 20th following a crash in Q1.
So it wasn’t all doom and gloom at the Austrian outfit a week ago, because it looked ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon admits he "deserved the penalty" for his clash with Franco Colapinto during the Chinese Grand Prix and apologised to the Alpine driver post-race.

Carlos Sainz believes a points finish in the Chinese Grand Prix last weekend was like a "mini victory for us" as Williams continue struggle for performance at the start of the 2026 season.