Viking Motorsports replaces Matt DiBenedetto, effective immediately

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

We now know our first of four drivers who will make up the Championship 4, and it's Denny Hamlin. The veteran driver hadn't made it to the finals since 2021, failing to advance beyond the Round of 8 in every year of the Next Gen era ... until now.Hendrick Motorsports dominated the race, but pit road miscues, a wild wreck, and a late-race restart were enough to deny them an automatic ticket ...Keep reading

Brenden 'Butterbean' Queen is having quite the year in his emerging stock car racing career. The 27-year-old recently won the 2025 ARCA Menards Series championship, ending the 20-race season with eight wins, 17 top fives, and 17 top tens. He bested Lavar Scott by 106 points in the final standings.Queen also made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut earlier this year at Bristol, driving the No. 11 ...Keep reading

William Byron had a chance to win Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but lost the lead after nearly losing control in Turns 1 and 2. As he refocused and set his sights on taking the lead back, Byron's race ended abruptly in a violent and unnecessary wreck.Byron's No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet slammed into the back of the slowing No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet of Ty ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has reflected on the "fascinating" transition that the Woking outfit made from being at the back of the Formula 1 grid at the start of 2023 to winning back-to-back constructors' championships.After clinching the 2025 constructors' title at the Singapore Grand Prix, Brown was asked during an interview with McLaren how the current era of the team compared to the late ...Keep reading

On August 28th, actor-turned-racer Frankie Muniz announced that he had suffered a broken wrist in a fall from a ladder at his home.The 39-year-old 'Malcolm in the Middle' star was sidelined for several weeks, missing the last four NASCAR Truck races. Mason Maggio and Tyler Tomassi have piloted the No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing Ford in his absence.However, Muniz is officially back and ...Keep reading

Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet were clear favourites to take the IMSA SportsCar Championship drivers’ title going into the Petit Le Mans series finale at Road Atlanta. The Porsche Penske Motorsport duo had to be with a 100-plus point advantage before Saturday’s race. Yet to describe their passage to the championship as a walk in the park would be far from correct. The 10-hour race was ...Keep reading

While the 2025 season has been tough for several MotoGP riders, one name that stands out is Brad Binder. During the last four seasons, he earned a reputation as a dependable frontrunner capable of big results and consistent points finishes throughout the campaign.The statistics speak for themselves. Between his sophomore campaign in 2021 and the end of last season, he never finished lower ...Keep reading

While the 2025 season has been tough for several MotoGP riders, one name that stands out is Brad Binder. During the last four seasons, he earned a reputation as a dependable frontrunner capable of big results and consistent points finishes throughout the campaign.The statistics speak for themselves. Between his sophomore campaign in 2021 and the end of last season, he never finished lower ...Keep reading

The Crash MotoGP Podcast team preview the Australian Grand Prix in the latest episode

Formula 1's drastic 2026 rule changes are not just causing the teams various engineering headaches, but they are also "one of the most challenging" regulation revamps for brake designs.The biggest regulatory overhaul in modern F1 will see the balance between combustion versus electric power change from around 80/20 to 50/50. Currently, F1 cars use a 120-kilowatt (161-horsepower) MGU-K, but ...Keep reading

Formula 1's drastic 2026 rule changes are not just causing the teams various engineering headaches, but they are also "one of the most challenging" regulation revamps for brake designs.The biggest regulatory overhaul in modern F1 will see the balance between combustion versus electric power change from around 80/20 to 50/50. Currently, F1 cars use a 120-kilowatt (161-horsepower) MGU-K, but ...Keep reading

Never discount Rick Morris. Forty-four years after he won a British Racing Drivers’ Club FF1600 counter in a Royale RP29, the 78-year-old proved invincible in two mesmeric Classic races for pre-1982 machines in a clone over an excellent and efficiently run Historic Sports Car Club Finals weekend.“Silverstone club circuit is the home of Formula Ford racing for me – it’s where I got my ...Keep reading

Haas will pay homage to their American roots at the F1 United States Grand Prix.

MotoGP has no plans to expand its calendar beyond 22 races in the near future, according to Dorna Sports CSO Carlos Ezpeleta.The championship added several new venues in recent years, amid rising demand from Asia and other regions to host major sporting events.This expansion took MotoGP from 19 races a year prior to the pandemic in 2019 to a record 22 rounds this year, just two short of ...Keep reading

McLaren has released two merchandise collections as the Formula 1 circus arrives in Austin for the United States Grand Prix. With the city-themed capsule dropping alongside a constructors' champions range, fans of the papaya-coloured team have plenty to enjoy as they head to COTA.The Austin drop offers T-shirts in light 'egret' and dark 'phantom' colourways, both boasting striping on the ...Keep reading