Aston Martin was four months late with 2026 F1 car design, Newey reveals
Adrian Newey has revealed Aston Martin didn’t start its 2026 wind tunnel programme until mid-April 2025, which accounts for the team’s current setback.As Formula 1 held a five-day shakedown last week at Barcelona, where each team was allowed to run on three days, Aston completed just one full day ofContinue Reading
Rally Finland drops famous stage for WRC 2026
The famous Ouninpohja stage, regarded as one of most revered in the World Rally Championship, has been dropped from Rally Finland this year as part of an event itinerary revamp.The 32.98km gravel rollercoaster, which has earned cult status over the years, made its return to Rally Finland in 2024 afterContinue Reading
How energy management could turn F1 2026 into “speed chess”
The 2026 Formula 1 regulations do not only represent a major shake-up for all designers and engineers behind the scenes – in fact, the work of recent months on the new generation of cars has only been part of the story. An equally important aspect is how drivers must dealContinue Reading
Quartararo suffers early exit to MotoGP Sepang test after finger break
Fabio Quartararo will sit out the remainder of MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test after breaking a finger in a crash on Tuesday.Just an hour into the start of collective testing in Malaysia, Quartararo went down at Turn 5 on his V4-powered Yamaha M1 and had to be taken to the medicalContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo to return home after breaking finger in Sepang MotoGP test
Fabio Quartararo will sit out the remainder of MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test after breaking a finger in a crash on Tuesday.Just an hour into the start of collective testing in Malaysia, Quartararo went down at Turn 5 on his V4-powered Yamaha M1 and had to be taken to the medicalContinue Reading
MotoGP Sepang test: Marquez tops Day 1 as Quartararo crashes
Ducati’s star rider Marc Marquez topped the opening day of MotoGP’s official pre-season test in Malaysia, while a crash sidelined Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo for much of the running.Riding a MotoGP bike for the first time since his incident with Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia in October, Marquez leapt to the topContinue Reading
MotoGP Sepang test: Marc Marquez tops Day 1 as Fabio Quartararo crashes
Ducati’s star rider Marc Marquez topped the opening day of MotoGP’s official pre-season test in Malaysia, while a crash sidelined Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo for much of the running.Riding a MotoGP bike for the first time since his incident with Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia in October, Marquez leapt to the topContinue Reading
Haas signs Doohan as reserve driver for F1 2026
Haas has signed Jack Doohan as a reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.Doohan will join Ryo Hirakawa in the role, with Toyota’s Hypercar driver having held the position since last April as the Japanese brand expanded its involvement in the American outfit.A product of the Red Bull andContinue Reading
The challenges facing Williams ahead of F1 2026
It’s a demonstration of the merciless nature of Formula 1 that Williams, statistically one of the most successful teams of all time in terms of championships won, has been bumping along the bottom for more than two decades and narrowly avoided financial extinction at the turn of the decade.Williams lastContinue Reading
Kyle Busch says ‘we got away from the Chase for a reason’
NASCAR is returning to a version of a championship format it used from 2004 to 2013 but two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch ponders if this is really for the best.“I thought we got away from it for a reason in the past,” said Kyle Busch during a Monday morningContinue Reading