Toyota selects Solberg to score manufacturer points in WRC 2026 opener
2026-01-05
New Toyota signing Oliver Solberg has been nominated to score manufacturer points at the opening round of the 2026 World Rally Championship season in Monte Carlo.Event organisers have today released its 66-car entry list for the annual WRC curtain raiser (22-25 January), which will feature 11 Rally1 entries and 27Continue Reading
Dakar 2026: Flash News – Stage 2
2026-01-05
Stage 2 turns up the heat. Faster sections, tougher navigation, and zero margin for error push riders and drivers to their limits. The rally begins to take shape as mistakes cost time and champions rise. SourceContinue Reading
Should there be a minimum weight rule in MotoGP?
2026-01-05
MotoGP is the only grand prix class without a combined minimum weight for motorcycle and rider. While such regulations exist in Moto3, Moto2, and the World Superbike championship to offset the disadvantages faced by taller and heavier riders, no comparable rule applies at the top level of motorcycle racing.In Moto3,Continue Reading
Dakar 2026, Stage 2: Toyota scores 1-2-3-4-5 but Al-Attiyah takes overall lead
2026-01-05
Seth Quintero led a top-five lockout for Toyota in the second stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally, while Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah leaped to the top spot in the overall standings.While Toyota struggled at the start of the 48th edition of Dakar in Yanbu, it bounced back strongly in Monday’s 400kmContinue Reading
New McLaren sporting director Courtenay granted Red Bull F1 exit
2026-01-05
Will Courtenay has completed his long-awaited move to McLaren’s Formula 1 team to take up a new role as sporting director, after being granted approval to leave his position at Red Bull.McLaren had announced its signing of Courtenay as early as 2024, but the Briton was not able to negotiateContinue Reading
Explained: F1 2026’s new terminology and technology
2026-01-05
A sense of trepidation accosts the arrival of Formula 1’s incoming cycle of regulations. While the birth of F1’s 2026 generation has been admittedly problematic, with genuine concerns raised throughout the development of the new rules, many have tended to err on the side of caution in their predictions.Of course,Continue Reading
Vasseur: First F1 2026 test about mileage and not “pure performance”
2026-01-04
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur reckons “pure performance” is quite irrelevant at the first pre-season test for the 2026 Formula 1 season due to the regulation change coming in.The 2026 campaign will introduce changes to both the power unit and chassis, as cars will become lighter and smaller and there’ll beContinue Reading
Dakar 2026, Stage 1: Mini snatches win from Ford as Ekstrom drops back
2026-01-04
X-raid Mini’s Guillaume de Mevius topped the opening stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday, overhauling long-time leader Mattias Ekstrom in a dramatic late turnaround.Ford driver Ekstrom controlled much of the day’s 305km stage around Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, grabbing the lead at the second checkpoint on 70km before stretchingContinue Reading
MLMC 2025: Round 1 – Barcelona Highlights
2026-01-04
Catch all the highlights from the first round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup at Barcelona. SourceContinue Reading