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With packed grandstands, a strong crosswind due to weather rolling in, NASCAR made an emotional full-throttle tribute to Dale Earnhardt in the opening laps of the 2026 Daytona 500. 
On lap three, after the cars had gotten up to speed, most of the people inside the 2.5 mile superspeedway held three fingers up in reference to Earnhardt’s iconic No. 3. As the field flew past the main ...Keep reading

Formula E held the second edition of the Evo Sessions at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday, bringing together 10 influencers from around the world for a duel-style contest.
After the success of the inaugural edition in Miami last year, Formula E added a competitive element and integrated Evo Sessions into the Jeddah E-Prix weekend.
Following the two championship races at the Saudi Arabia ...Keep reading

The 68th running of the Daytona 500 has had several accidents, but none as big as what happened on Lap 124.
Justin Allgaier, driving a car owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller, took the race lead out of Turn 4. However, three-time 500 winner Denny Hamlin squeezed to his outside in aggressive move. Allgaier didn't realize Hamlin was there and came up in the middle of the ...Keep reading

In the end, the victory healed all wounds. At Fuji Speedway, Alpine achieved its breakthrough with its LMDh challenger thanks to a clever strategy.  
However, the joy was soon overshadowed by the news that Alpine's Hypercar programme in the WEC will be axed after 2026.
Perhaps it was this very win that prevented a surprise exit after 2025—a move that, according to various media ...Keep reading

In line with Formula 1’s recent growth, commercial interest in the series has increased substantially. This is particularly true in the United States, partly due to the success of Netflix series Drive to Survive and the addition of races in Miami and Las Vegas.
It is reflected not only in fan interest but also on the grid itself. General Motors’ Cadillac brand has joined as the 11th team ...Keep reading

Long before Larson vs. Hamlin or Earnhardt vs. Gordon, there was another clash of titans that divided the NASCAR world. And this battle was between the Silver Fox -- David Pearson, and The King -- Richard Petty.
These two drivers combine for ten championships and an astonishing 305 NASCAR Cup Series wins. On this day, February 15, 1975, they came together for one of their most memorable ...Keep reading

Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in Daytona 500 history with ten victories. William Byron, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet, won the event in both 2024 and 2025, and both races ended in dramatic crashes amongst the race leaders. Now, he will attempt to win the 500 for a third consecutive year, and it's a feat that has never been done before.
In 2024, Byron positioned himself out front ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg says he didn’t deserve more than fourth from the WRC’s Rally Sweden, after admitting he was surprised by how difficult it was to open the road.
Solberg headed to Sweden on a high after scoring a sensational win in Monte Carlo last month, which had raised expectations ahead of a home event he previously won three times at the WRC2 level.
Having stunned the WRC service park ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales has offered insights into his new partnership with Jorge Lorenzo, revealing how the three-time MotoGP champion is pushing him to reach levels he wouldn’t otherwise access.
Following the end of last season, Vinales signed Lorenzo as his performance coach for 2026, hoping to unlock more speed and ultimately achieve his dream of winning a title in the premier class.
While the ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix currently looks like a race nobody wants to win.
Of course, that’s not the case, but it jokingly underlines that, at this stage of the pre-season, everyone is keen to avoid the role of clear favourite.
Although that has always been the game during F1 testing, this year it is going to extreme lengths. On the very first day in Bahrain ...Keep reading

Here's all the major storylines you need to keep an eye on during the 68th running of the Daytona 500:
Brad Keselowski manages a leg injury

Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing Ford
Photo by: Patrick McDermott via Getty Images

The 42-year-old broke his femur during the off-season, and arrived to Daytona with a walking cane. While there is still pain, he has every intention of ...Keep reading

1. Red Bull

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Photo de: Joe Portlock / LAT Images via Getty Images

Jake Boxall-Legge: It's funny how our perceptions change. The matte Red Bulls had become so stale that I've been drawn towards the return of metallic blue, a livery I didn't really take a second look at during its pomp. But, under the floodlights, it looks great. 
2. Haas
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Elfyn Evans produced a faultless drive to claim a third career Rally Sweden victory as Toyota dominated the second round of the 2026 World Rally Championship.
Evans and co-driver Scott Martin claimed a first win of the season by 14.3s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston. Toyota comprehensively defeated a struggling Hyundai across the 18 snow-covered stages, locking out the ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has responded to the frank assessment of his 2025 Formula 1 campaign by Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu - saying he wasn’t surprised to hear it.
Komatsu said last week that “we expected more” from the grand prix winner in his debut season with the American outfit, claiming “nobody’s satisfied with Esteban’s sporting result” in 2025. 
That came after Ocon finished 15th ...Keep reading

To celebrate George Russell turning 28, let’s look back on some of the Mercedes man’s best meme moments.

Audi team boss Jonathan Wheatley has admitted to an early feeling of pride over the operation’s progress ahead of their maiden F1 season, highlighting the “ambition, boldness and creativity” he has seen so far.

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from the first 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain.

Cupra Kiro Formula E team-mates Dan Ticktum and Pepe Marti have drawn a line under their late-race clash at the Jeddah E-Prix after clearing the air in the hours following Saturday’s round.
Marti was trying to pass Ticktum for fifth place on the penultimate lap at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit when the two came to blows entering the bus stop chicane.
Formula E rookie Marti subsequently ...Keep reading

McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella admitted Mercedes and Ferrari "were quicker than us" in race simulations at the first pre-season test in Bahrain, and also believes Red Bull will be in the mix.
As teams dug into long runs on Thursday and Friday, the fog of war surrounding pre-season testing was lifted little by little. While there are still a lot of question marks over the exact pecking ...Keep reading

Christopher Mies has explained his unfortunate collision with a kangaroo during the opening stages of the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour, which the Ford driver survived unscathed.
Mies, who was sharing the #64 HRT Ford Mustang GT3 with reigning Supercars champion Broc Feeney and 2019 Intercontinental GT champion Dennis Olsen, hit a kangaroo at 250km/h on the Conrod Straight at Mount Panorama Circuit ...Keep reading