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Nick Cassidy pulled off an Attack Mode masterclass to win Formula E’s Mexico City E-Prix from 13th on the grid, as poleman Sebastien Buemi went off on lap one. The Citroen driver made sure to use short bursts of his extra power tool throughout the contest at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, rather than just two blocks of four minutes. It resulted in Cassidy claiming his first win of the ... Keep rea…

MotoGP is undergoing a major transformation following Liberty Media’s purchase of an 84% stake in the series’ rightsholder Dorna Sports. While the actual day-to-day management of MotoGP remains in the hands of the Ezpeleta family, Liberty will be able to influence MotoGP’s strategic direction – and potentially help take the series to new heights. Liberty’s experience in global sports ... Keep rea…

For Red Bull, the 2026 season marks a new chapter in the team’s history: for the first time since taking over Jaguar in 2005, it will compete with its own power unit in Formula 1. In the longer term, this should bring advantages – especially with the integration of the power unit into the chassis – although questions remain over how competitive the new package can be in the short ... Keep reading

M-Sport favouring youth over experience when it comes to its World Rally Championship driver line-up is nothing new, having developed a reputation for being perennial producer of star talent. The British squad has provided a valuable proving ground for WRC stars of the future, with many of those going on to win or challenge for world titles. Its most recent success alumni being Ott Tanak and ... …

If there is one lesson the era of turbo-hybrid Formula 1 cars has taught us, it is how important and complex the role of the flow meter is. Limiting the amount of fuel the cars could carry, as well as its flow rate, forced manufacturers to innovate to improve combustion efficiency – making this instrument the vital enforcer of those limits. From 2026, with the arrival of new power units with ... …

A first glimpse of a 2026 Formula 1 car in action has emerged on social media, with sneak footage of Audi's Barcelona shakedown having been posted on YouTube. Audi's car, which will be known as the R26, was given a handful of laps around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – the incoming German brand is the first team known to have run its new car ahead of Barcelona's behind-closed-doors test ... …

Formula 1 is embarking on a new era with its 2026 season as the championship will introduce widespread changes to its technical regulations. Car chassis will become lighter and smaller, while more emphasis will be placed on electrical energy, which will have a near-50:50 split with the internal combustion engine. There are also two new power unit suppliers entering F1; the last time F1 had ... Ke…

Even before the first collective on-track Formula 1 action of 2026, there has been talk about the new engine regulations. More specifically, the focus is on the compression ratio of the internal combustion engine (ICE) – the ratio between the cylinder's maximum and minimum volume. Under the previous regulations, this ratio was 18:1, but for 2026 it has been reduced to 16:1 – partly to make ... Ke…

Nasser Al-Attiyah has reclaimed the overall lead at the 2026 Dakar Rally with his first stage win of the event, leading a Dacia 1-2 from team-mate Sebastien Loeb. In the 326km of running from Ha’il to Riyadh, Al-Attiyah grabbed the stage lead around one-third into the day’s action from Joao Ferreira. Despite challenges from Seth Quintero and then Loeb, the five-time Dakar Rally winner took ... Ke…

Fabio Quartararo believes his maiden MotoGP pole position at the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix was the most enjoyable moment of his career, even surpassing his 2021 world championship success. Expectations were high for Quartararo when he burst onto the MotoGP scene just before his 20th birthday, riding a satellite Yamaha M1 for Petronas SRT (now Trackhouse Aprilia). The Frenchman largely lived up ... …

On this day 10 years ago, Maria Teresa de Filippis passed away; she was Formula 1’s first ever female driver. De Filippis entered five grands prix in the late 1950s, started three and took a 10th-place finish at Spa-Francorchamps, but her journey was bigger than that. The Italian was born in 1926 in the Naples area, the daughter of wealthy Conte de Filippis. Taunted by her older brothers ... Keep…

Motorcycle racing legend Kevin Schwantz says he recognises some of himself in Ducati star Marc Marquez after the latter's incredible title-winning run in the 2025 MotoGP season. Parallels have been drawn between the two riders, both of whom forged reputations for outperforming their machinery. Just as Schwantz made his name on a 500cc Suzuki that wasn’t necessarily the class of the field ... Keep…

In the latest episode of our look at the greatest races in world championship history, we select the 10 grands prix that have contributed the most to F1 folklore. Host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith discuss these key events and the reasons for their choices, while leading motorsport journalist Damien Smith decides whether he agrees. If you want to find out more about the best GPs of the ... …

Gresini MotoGP sophomore Fermin Aldeguer has suffered an injury while training on a Ducati Panigale at the Aspar Circuit in Valencia. In a test organised by world champion Marc Marquez, a group of MotoGP riders gathered in Spain this week for two days of testing in preparation for the 2026 season. In addition to Marc and his brother Alex Marquez, both riding a modified street-legal Ducati ... Kee…

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 time in F1’s new era, as the world championship moves to new regulations featuring active aerodynamics ... Keep…