Motorsport

Dan Ticktum (Image credit: Instagram) Dan Ticktum has been making all the right noises on social media when he is not competing on the track. The Cupra Kiro driver recently turned valet for a day and shared a glimpse of his experience behind the wheel of different cars. From opening the hood to check out the engine to being playfully…

Feb 10, 2026, 09:45 AM ET The 2026 NASCAR regular season gets underway on Sunday when the stock car world descends on Daytona. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images The start of the NASCAR season is always a feel-good moment. No offense to the snow-dashed Clash of a week ago, I’m speaking of the actual start to the actual Cup Series season, when the…

Oliver Bearman must make a careful start to his second season in Formula 1 to avoid triggering a race ban, says Haas’s head of driver development. He picked up his tenth penalty point in the final race of last year, which leaves him just two away from from collecting an automatic race ban. “From our point of view, we have…

Feb 10, 2026, 05:02 AM ET It’s a new season with two new teams but all familiar faces as the driver line-ups stay largely similar for 2026. The only new face is Red Bull academy driver Arvid Lindblad who joins Racing Bulls alongside Liam Lawson. Plus, Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez rejoin the F1 grid. Check out our guide and…

When details became known of Lola and Abt’s split and Lola’s decision to bring its Formula E project more in-house for the Gen4 car era, the received wisdom in the paddock was that 2026 had to be Lucas di Grassi’s last hurrah as a driver.  But that is not an odds-on bet just now.  Di Grassi is his familiar, focused…

Feature by Katy Fairman Double-header race weekends are a popular format in Formula E. It’s not only more sustainable as all of our gear and people are able to stay in the same spot, but also gives fans a great opportunity to see double the racing action over a weekend.  These can make for an intense schedule though, and we…

Aston Martin has presented its new livery for the 2026 Formula 1 season. The AMR26 previously appeared in an all-black livery in pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya two weeks ago. The team has retained the same driver line-up for the fourth year in a row, making it the joint longest-running partnership on the grid. Two-times world champion Fernando…

Starting with Jeddah on February 13, teams will also implement their PIT BOOST strategies in Berlin, Monaco, Shanghai, Tokyo, as well as the season finale in London.  PREVIEW: Jeddah brings back-to-back action for Rounds 4 & 5 This rapid and efficient booster system delivers teams the ability for two battery top-ups per race from a 600kW portable unit, not constrained…

McLaren has revealed the first images of its new MCL40 in the livery it will race in this year. The car made its debut in testing two weeks ago in a special pre-season livery. McLaren go into the new season looking to continue their championship-winning run. The team took the constructors’ title in the last two seasons and Lando Norris…

Formula E has agreed a partnership extension with technology and engineering business Fortescue Zero for the 2025/26 season. Key details: Fortescue Zero will continue as the series’ official pit boost partner The technology will be used at one race of all double-header weekends Context: Starting with Jeddah on 13th February, pit boost will also be available in Berlin, Monaco, Shanghai,…

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 9, 2026, 10:45 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors Reigning Formula 1 champions McLaren have revealed their 2026 livery at a launch event in Bahrain ahead of the resumption of preseason testing this week. McLaren ran an all-black interim livery during their first week of testing in Spain last…

Pit Boost is all set to return for Jeddah E-Prix (Image credit: Formula E) Formula E is all set to host the first double-header of Season 12 in Jeddah. The return of the double-header also marks the comeback of the special Pit Boost, which was introduced last season and played a significant role in influencing race results during double-header weekends….

By Natalie La Roche Pietri / WLRN News For Santiago Zamudio, walking through the pit lane of a Formula E Miami E-Prix race and seeing mechanics assemble an electric race car piece by piece reminds him of what he does in his South Dade Senior High School classroom. The sophomore is part of the Electrathon Team, an educational program in…

Feature by Katy Fairman Race strategy in Formula E had a big shake up last season, when PIT BOOST was introduced across all double-header race weekends. Previously, cars had been involved in a pure sprint to the finish line, apart from in GEN1 when drivers needed to swap cars mid-race to go the distance.  That all changed over the 2025…

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 8, 2026, 02:43 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors The Cadillac Formula 1 team has launched its 2026 race livery during a commercial break at Sunday’s Super Bowl. To maximise exposure in the U.S., the all-new team picked a spot during the country’s biggest annual sporting event to reveal…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Bullfrog and Akshay! On this day in motorsport McLaren’s orange testing livery made one of its rare appearances today in 2006 20 years ago today Formula 1 teams were testing at Jerez. McLaren ran two different cars, the MP4-20 and new MP4-21, both in an interim orange…

Preview by Katy Fairman The first double-header of the 2025/26 Formula E season is here, as we get ready to race under the lights in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There’s a lot to look out for this weekend, with the highly-anticipated return of PIT BOOST, and the top five in the drivers’ standings separated by just seven points after three rounds. …

Pepe Marti drives for Cupra Kiro in Formula E (Image credit: Formula E) CUPRA has been announced as the Title and Founding Partner of the 2026 Madrid E-Prix, which is a new venue on the Formula E calendar. It is set to take place at the historic Circuito de Madrid Jarama-RACE on March 21. After marking its strong presence in…

The full contingent of 10 creators taking part in Formula E’s second iteration of the Evo sessions has been revealed. The celebrities will split into two groups of five each, taking each other on in a series of knockout style duels, before the quickest from each group go head to head in a winner-takes-all final on Sunday, February 15. Jeddah…