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Donington British GT: Machitski and Lind wrap up title, Enduro takes first win
Leo Machitski and Dennis Lind secured British GT championship spoils with a steady drive to fourth place at the Donington Park finale as Enduro Motorsport's McLaren took a maiden win.
WRC points leader Ogier fined for Rally Spain traffic offence
World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Ogier has been fined for a traffic related offence and for failing to stop when told to by local police at Rally Spain.
Have Harvey and RLL formed IndyCar’s next winning match-up?
Despite appearing to have an IndyCar job for life with Meyer Shank Racing, Jack Harvey’s departure and move to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing sparked plenty of debate. However, Harvey's and RLL's combined strengths could prove to be a winning combination - if they get the balance right
WTCR France: Vernay keeps title hopes alive with victory
Jean-Karl Vernay reignited his World Touring Car Cup title hopes with a vital victory on home soil, beating fellow Frenchman Yvan Muller at Pau-Arnos.
WRC Spain: Neuville clinches dominant win, Evans keeps title hopes alive
Thierry Neuville produced one of the drives of the season to claim a dominant Rally Spain win over Elfyn Evans, who kept his Word Rally Championship title hopes alive.
How high-tech F1 has changed the race engineer role
A Formula 1 race engineer’s job used to be to collect the feedback from a driver and translate that into modifications on the car.
Norris: Openness over mental health important to help others
Lando Norris hopes that his willingness to speak out on mental health in Formula 1 can act as aspiration for others to come forward and be more open with their struggles.
Why McLaren's expanding agenda will benefit its F1 resurgence
In the 1960s and 1970s, McLaren juggled works entries in F1, sportscars and the Indy 500 while building cars for F3 and F2. Now it’s returning to its roots, expanding into IndyCars and Extreme E while continuing its F1 renaissance. There’s talk of Formula E and WEC entries too. But is this all too much, too soon? STUART CODLING talks to the man in charge
Motegi Super Formula: Nojiri seals title, Otsu wins race
Mugen Honda driver Tomoki Nojiri wrapped up the 2021 Super Formula title with a fifth place finish at Motegi, as teammate Hiroki Otsu clinched his maiden race victory.
WRC Spain: Neuville closing in on victory as Ogier loses third
Thierry Neuville moved a step closer to a dominant World Rally Championship victory at Rally Spain after extending his lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans on Sunday morning.
Ogier “never changed so much on car” to find WRC Rally Spain sweet spot
Sebastien Ogier says he’s “never changed so much on a car during a rally” to overcome set-up issues that have plagued his World Rally Championship victory hopes in Spain.
Podcast: IndyCar champion Scott Dixon remembers Dan Wheldon
Saturday 16 October marks 10 years to the day double Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon tragically died in an IndyCar crash at Las Vegas.
Title favourite Ekstrom on pole for PURE ETCR showdown
Mattias Ekstrom is on the verge of becoming the inaugural PURE ETCR champion after he and CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport continued their serene progress at Pau-Arnos on Saturday.
WRC Spain: Neuville in command as Ogier fights back
Thierry Neuville has emerged as the firm favourite to win the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship following a dominant Saturday at Rally Spain.
Portugal WRX: Hansen leads Gronholm after Saturday's running
World Rallycross Championship points’ leader Timmy Hansen set a brace of fastest times on the opening day of round seven at Montalegre in Portugal to head the overnight standings.
Muller claims first WTCR pole position in two years at Pau-Arnos
Yvan Muller stormed to his first pole position for two years by beating Jean-Karl Vernay in World Touring Car Cup qualifying at the short 1.88-mile Pau-Arnos circuit in France.
O'Sullivan secures GB3 title with victory at Donington
Zak O'Sullivan has claimed the 2021 GB3 Championship crown after taking his sixth win of the year on the final weekend of the season at Donington Park.
How unlucky has Alonso really been in F1 2021?
Alpine Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso says good luck "seems to keep avoiding" him after losing a chance to score big points in Turkey.
Inside the Le Mans finish too barmy for Hollywood
Team WRT has been at the forefront of GT racing for years and made a successful move to prototypes for 2021, capped by an LMP2 win on its Le Mans debut. It could've been even better had the race been one lap shorter, when its cars ran 1-2, but the stranger-than-fiction reality has spurred the team to reach greater heights
Berger: Controversial Norisring finale has "damaged" DTM
DTM chief Gerhard Berger admits that the Norisring finale has “damaged” the series’ reputation and he will “personally” work on a solution in the winter break.
The Schumacher Monaco conundrum that complicates F1 pole debate
Formula 1 drivers have expressed unease this year about how pole position records are being skewed by penalties and the new sprint race format.
Remembering Dan Wheldon and his last and most amazing IndyCar win
Saturday 16 October marks the 10th anniversary of Dan Wheldon’s death. David Malsher-Lopez pays tribute, then asks Wheldon’s race engineer from 2011, Todd Malloy, to recall that magical second victory at the Indianapolis 500
WRC Spain: Neuville pulls clear of Evans on Saturday morning
Thierry Neuville completed a clean sweep of World Rally Championship stage wins on Saturday morning to further extend his Rally Spain lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans.
Rea: Rossi saying my missed MotoGP shot was a shame "really nice"
Six-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea says Valentino Rossi calling his missed MotoGP opportunity “a great shame” is “really nice”, and agrees with the Italian legend.
Vettel: Too many races could stop F1 being "special"
Formula 1 risks losing valuable staff as well as stopping grands prix being ‘special’ events if the calendar continues expanding, warns Sebastian Vettel.
WRC to introduce new Artificial Intelligence camera to improve safety
World Rally Championship cars will be fitted with a newly developed FIA Artificial Intelligence Safety Camera designed to scan stages for potential hazards.
Chassis damage rules Hyundai's Tanak out of WRC Rally Spain completely
Ott Tanak will sit out the remaining stages of Rally Spain after Hyundai Motorsport confirmed it was unable to repair the 2019 World Rally champion’s damaged car.
Ekstrom wins at Pau-Arnos to eliminate Baptista from Pure ETCR title fight
Mattias Ekstrom reduced the PURE ETCR title fight to a four-driver affair with a commanding round one victory as the final event of the season got underway at Pau-Arnos, France.
Cape Town round dropped from Formula E calendar, Jakarta in
An inaugural Cape Town E-Prix has been officially dropped from the 2022 Formula E calendar, while a maiden race in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has been locked in.
WRC Spain: Neuville surges into the lead as Evans survives scare
Thierry Neuville claimed the Rally Spain lead after an inspired afternoon run while World Rally Championship title contender and early leader Elfyn Evans survived a wild moment.
Alpine could stay in WEC in 2022 as grandfathered LMP1 rules extended
Alpine will have the chance to race on in the World Endurance Championship with its ORECA LMP1 design next year.
New Zealand secures spot on 2022 WRC calendar
New Zealand will host a round of the World Rally Championship next year following the release of the full 13-strong 2022 schedule, which includes an event yet to be confirmed.
Ricciardo to demo Earnhardt NASCAR Cup car at US GP
Daniel Ricciardo will get to drive one of Dale Earnhardt’s NASCAR Cup cars at the United States Grand Prix, after winning his Formula 1 bet with boss Zak Brown.
FIA approves radical Formula E qualifying format shake-up
The FIA has approved the new Formula E qualifying format that will be introduced for the 2022 season and pitch the fastest drivers in head-to-head 'duels' to decide pole position.
Formula 2 announces monster 2022 calendar of 28 races
The FIA Formula 2 Championship has announced a record 14-round calendar for the 2022 season that will comprise 28 races on the Formula 1 support bill.
Formula 1 reveals record-length 23-race 2022 calendar
Formula 1 has revealed its biggest ever calendar for 2022, but the 23-race schedule does not include the Chinese Grand Prix.
Binotto to skip races in "critical phase" for 2022 Ferrari F1 project
Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto will work from Maranello at two more grands prix in 2021 after skipping Turkey, as the team's 2022 Formula 1 car project enters a "critical phase".
When a future Le Mans winner with "no regrets" became an F1 driver for a day
Marcel Fassler is best known for winning the Le Mans 24 Hours on three occasions, as well as a plethora of other successes in sportscars. But before all that, he was given the chance to be a Formula 1 driver "even if it was only for one day".
WRC Spain: Hyundai's Tanak crashes out on stage four
Hyundai’s Ott Tanak has crashed out of Rally Spain on stage four, the first test of Friday’s afternoon loop of the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship.
Gerloff doesn't want MotoGP shot just "because I have a good passport"
Yamaha World Superbike rider Garrett Gerloff says he doesn’t want a full-time ride in MotoGP “just because I have a good passport”.
Qatar circuit pitlane entry changed "dramatically" for F1 race
FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi says that work to update the Losail circuit for November's Qatar Grand Prix has nearly been completed.
NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+ comes to Nintendo Switch
Motorsport Games’ Officially Licensed NASCAR Game Will Be Playable on the Popular Gaming Console Starting on November 19, 2021, with Pre-Orders Available Now!
How a change of mindset helped McLaren design an F1 winner
It's almost impossible to believe that just four years ago McLaren was a team battling to avoid getting Formula 1's wooden spoon as the worst on the grid.
Top eight W Series drivers will automatically qualify for 2022 drives
The top eight W Series drivers at the end of this season will qualify automatically for the 2022 season, the championship has confirmed.
WRC Spain: Evans stuns Ogier to claim early Rally Spain lead
Elfyn Evans made a perfect start to Rally Spain by stunning World Rally Championship title rival Sebastien Ogier with blistering speed on the opening morning loop of stages.
The ex-IndyCar racer in "uncharted territory" of British GT team ownership
This weekend’s British GT finale will be a tense title showdown for some but, for those not in the championship fight, it’s a chance to end a challenging year on a high. In the latter camp is Paddock Motorsport's team owner Martin Plowman, whose 2021 season has been a rollercoaster ride of non-stop learning
Haas: Q2 spot shows team "ready to get points" with a better car
Haas Formula 1 team boss Gunther Steiner says his team's display at the Turkish Grand Prix has given him the belief that it can regularly fight for points once it develops a competitive car.
Controversial paddle shift switch in Supercars now unlikely
A move to paddle shift gear change systems in Supercars appears to be less likely as part of the revised Gen3 roll-out.
How Tsunoda plans to achieve his F1 potential
Yuki Tsunoda arrived in grand prix racing amid a whirlwind of hype, which only increased after his first race impressed the biggest wigs in Formula 1. His road since has been rocky and crash-filled, and OLEG KARPOV asks why Red Bull maintains faith in a driver who admits he isn’t really that big a fan of F1?
Masi dismisses Alonso criticism on F1 steward bias
FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has dismissed Fernando Alonso's criticism on the fairness of F1's stewarding, saying the "rules are applied equally for everyone."
WRC Spain: Toyota's Katsuta crashes out on first stage
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta has retired from the opening day of the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship in Spain following a crash on the first stage.
HWA reveals it will exit F2 at the end of 2021 season
HWA Racelab has confirmed it will withdraw from the FIA Formula 2 Championship at the end of the current season.
Ricciardo won’t let Turkish GP setback derail McLaren momentum
Daniel Ricciardo is refusing to let his disappointing Turkish Grand Prix weekend derail McLaren's recent momentum in Formula 1 after a Q1 knockout and failing to score any points.
Logano: Next Gen NASCAR ready to race on road courses
Joey Logano said he could be ready to race the Next Gen NASCAR car on the Charlotte Roval, despite heat and steering issues which are still to be worked out.
The steely determination behind the WRC’s Solberg 2.0
Two decades after Petter Solberg emerged as a World Rally Championship winner, his son Oliver is ready to take the WRC by storm. Having secured a part-time WRC factory drive for Hyundai in 2022, he's raring to repay the marque's faith in him and follow in his 2003 champion father's footsteps
Le Mans Virtual Series by Motorsport Games gears up for round two on 16 October 2021
After a thrilling 1ST round that saw more than 2.6 million impressions worldwide, the 2nd stage kicks off at 7:30a.m. EDT on Saturday.
Neuville: Unpredictable Rally1 cars like Formula E on a rally road
Thierry Neuville expects the World Rally Championship’s new 2022 Rally1 hybrid cars will require a different driving style, labelling the experience as “Formula E driving on a rally road”.
Mercedes form has eased fears over 2022-triggered slump
Mercedes says recent victories have eased fears that its early switch to development of its 2022 Formula 1 car could trigger a performance slump by now.
Andretti impressed after Indy Lights champion's first test
Newly-crowned Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood impressed the Andretti Autosport team in his first IndyCar test at Sebring yesterday and reported that he didn't find the bigger cars “overwhelming”.
Rudman closes to within a win of Autosport National Driver Rankings leader Jackson
Miles Rudman has closed to within just one win of Autosport National Driver Rankings leader Cam Jackson after his latest Legends triumph last weekend.