First look at 2026 LMDh cars
With the official pre-season test at Daytona, the IMSA SportsCar Championship closed out 2025 and effectively opened the 2026 campaign. During running at Daytona International Speedway, the four LMDh manufacturers – Porsche, BMW, Cadillac and Acura – presented updates to their GTP machinery. Cadillac’s changes were the most striking: the V-Series.R now features a completely […]
Raul Fernandez leads Aprilia 1-2 as year ends
Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi made it a 1-2 for Aprilia in MotoGP’s post-season Valencia test, as the Noale-based marque carried on its form from Sunday’s final round. After Aprilia dominated last weekend’s Valencia Grand Prix, with Bezzecchi winning from Fernandez, the Italian manufacturer was again out front in the official one-day test, only with […]
F1 2026 rules mean best team will be who reacts and develops quickest
Audi boss Mattia Binotto believes the Formula 1 team able to calibrate its simulation tools and develop its car quickest will enjoy the biggest success in the first year of the 2026 regulations overhaul. F1 is preparing for a new era from next year, with both the power unit and chassis rules changing drastically this […]
No decision on next-gen Toyota GT3 debut in WEC 2026, says ASP
ASP is prepared to campaign the Lexus RC F GT3 for another season in the World Endurance Championship, with Toyota offering no clarity on when its next-generation GT3 challenger will finally appear. Long-time Mercedes customer ASP joined forces with Toyota at the start of the WEC’s LMGT3 era last year, fielding a heavily-revised version of […]
Diogo Moreira seals Moto2 championship at Valencia finale
Brazilian Diogo Moreira will step up to MotoGP in 2026 with the Moto2 world championship to his name. The 21-year-old confirmed his title victory over Manuel Gonzalez with a cautious ride to 11th place in the final round at Valencia. The newly-crowned Moto2 champion will graduate to the premier world championship class with the independent […]
Jamie Chadwick tests Genesis LMDh, announced as 2026 WEC reserve
Genesis has signed Jamie Chadwick as its reserve driver for the 2026 World Endurance Championship after she completed her first test in the GMR-001 Hypercar. Chadwick, who was already a part of Genesis’s Trajectory Programme this year, will step up to the role after finishing third in the 2025 European Le Mans Series in an […]
Pirelli mandates 25-lap stints for Qatar GP over tyre concerns
Each tyre set will be limited to a maximum of 25 laps across the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix weekend due to tyre wear concerns, Pirelli has announced. Following a decision in agreement with the FIA, F1 and the teams, each tyre set has been given the distance restriction of 25 laps of the Losail […]
Yamaha firms up switch to V4 engine for 2026 MotoGP season
Yamaha has announced that it will press ahead with the development of its V4 engine and introduce it in its MotoGP bikes in 2026. In parallel with its existing programme with the in-line four-cylinder engine, Yamaha has been working on a V4-powered M1 to bring it in line with the other four manufacturers on the […]
Marco Bezzecchi explains Aprilia ‘proposal’ after Valencia GP victory
Valencia Grand Prix winner Marco Bezzecchi has explained his ‘marriage proposal’ stunt following Sunday’s MotoGP season finale. In a victory lap celebration of which his countryman Valentino Rossi would have been proud, the Italian went down on one knee and ‘proposed’ to the RS-GP that had carried him to victory. Read Also: Back in the […]