Proton’s WEC Hypercar exit means no Porsche 963s at 2026 Le Mans
Proton Competition has announced that it will not field the Porsche 963 LMDh in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2026.Following Porsche Penske Motorsport’s shock withdrawal from the championship, the German manufacturer’s only remaining hope of staying on the Hypercar grid rested with customer team Proton Competition.The situation wasContinue Reading
KTM’s 850cc engine for 2027 MotoGP season breaks cover in Jerez test
KTM has become the first MotoGP manufacturer to put its new 2027 engine on track, with Pol Espargaro sharing a video from a private Jerez test on social media.Having fired up its new 850cc engine on the dyno for the first time in October, KTM has now taken another stepContinue Reading
Team Goh returns to Super Formula for 2026
Team Goh has announced it will return to Super Formula competition under its own banner next season with a single Toyota-powered car.The outfit, founded by Kazumichi Goh and best known for winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2004, is being relaunched after falling dormant since it last contested theContinue Reading
F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Norris pips Verstappen to go quickest in FP1
Lando Norris went quickest in opening practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the weekend he could claim his maiden Formula 1 world championship.The McLaren driver set a 1m24.485s on used soft tyres, which meant he pipped second-placed Max Verstappen who is also his nearest challenger in the championship.NorrisContinue Reading
Verstappen: Red Bull’s 2025 turnaround more important than F1 title
Red Bull’s 2025 turnaround to become an unlikely dark horse in the Formula 1 drivers’ world championship is more important than actually winning the title, according to Max Verstappen.It long seemed like the title fight was going to be a two-horse race between McLaren’s drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris,Continue Reading
Paddon, Lappi and Sordo join Hyundai 2026 WRC line-up
World Rally Championship event winners Dani Sordo, Esapekka Lappi and Hayden Paddon will rejoin Hyundai to share its third car next year following the departure of Ott Tanak.The trio will join 2024 world champion Thierry Neuville and multiple podium finisher Adrien Fourmaux after the pair agreed contract extensions to pilotContinue Reading
What F1 history tells us about three-way title deciders
1950 Italian GP, Monza – Farina takes decisive home victoryChampionship situation before the title decider1. Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 26pts2. Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo, 24pts3. Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo, 22ptsFinal standings1. Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo, 30pts2. Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 27pts3. Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo, 24pts Alfa RomeoContinue Reading
SRX’s threat to NASCAR takes center stage in antitrust trial
It’s becoming clear through four days of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial that the now defunct SRX series will play a role in determining in the outcome of the case in the eyes of the jury.In questioning NASCAR executives (president) Steve O’Donnell and (EVP-strategy)Continue Reading
Kaulig Racing reveals all number choices for NASCAR Truck Ram program
As previously announced, Ram is returning to the NASCAR Truck Series for the first time in over a decade, and they will do so with five entries fielded by Kaulig Racing. Kaulig is shutting down their NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts program (formerly Xfinity Series) in order to accommodate this massive undertakingContinue Reading
F1 Update: Will Verstappen use Hamilton’s 2016 Abu Dhabi tactics, would Piastri be willing to help?
During F1’s media day in Abu Dhabi, all eyes were on Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. The leading trio in the championship standings sat together in the FIA press conference, where everyone tried to appear as calm as possible. Norris ended up contradicting himself in an amusing way,Continue Reading