Audi’s first ever Formula 1 car will take to the track as early as 9 January at Barcelona, Autosport understands.The brand-new R26 will perform a filming day with drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto at the wheel.This means Audi will likely be the first team to get some track timeContinue Reading
Anthony Hamilton, father of seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis, has unveiled plans for a new motorsport series – known as HybridV10 – to “expand opportunity and accessibility” at the top level of racing.The series promises two different divisions in a HybridV10 championship and a parallel HybridV8 category. There are plansContinue Reading
Heavy snowfall has forced Hyundai to postpone Thierry Neuville’s pre-event test ahead of the World Rally Championship season opener in Monte Carlo.WRC teams have headed to the south of France this week to test in preparation for the annual asphalt curtain raiser to be held from 22-25 January.While Toyota beganContinue Reading
Running a full DTM campaign remains a major financial commitment, even in the GT3 era. ABT Sportsline has provided rare insight into what that commitment actually looks like in concrete terms, with marketing director Daniel Abt revealing internal budget figures that show just how expensive a modern DTM season hasContinue Reading
Mitch Guthrie led a 1-2-3 finish for Ford in the fifth stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally, but Toyota’s Henk Lategan did enough to hold on to the overall lead.Thursday’s 371km test from Al-Ula to Hail saw a two-horse race between Ford team-mates Guthrie and Nani Roma, with the duoContinue Reading
At the end of this month, the first collective test with 2026 machinery will take place in Barcelona. Logically, much of the 2026 rulebook has been finalised, but the FIA has deliberately left several aspects somewhat open. According to Nikolas Tombazis, those are the “levers” that the governing body canContinue Reading
It’s the first week of January, the slate has been wiped clean, a whole new year of Formula 1 lies ahead. Before a car is launched and a wheel has turned everything is possible and all the teams and drivers are equal.At this stage we like to look ahead toContinue Reading
Winglets in MotoGP are now an integral part of modern bike design. Today, hardly any manufacturer has built bikes without these front-mounted wings – an innovation that started as a daring experiment.Winglets first appeared in 2015, when Ducati introduced striking bodywork elements that jutted out from the front of theContinue Reading
Ahead of Formula 1’s rules shake-up in 2026, the series will host three rounds of testing to help teams get to grips with their new machines. Two tests are scheduled for Bahrain next month, where fans will get their first glimpse at the new machinery on track, while the JanuaryContinue Reading
The status quo established and dominated by Ducati, together with the introduction of the new technical regulations from 2027 onwards, means that most manufacturers competing in the MotoGP world championship are approaching 2026 as a year of transition.The four consecutive titles amassed by the Italian brand since 2022 are theContinue Reading