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Daniel Ricciardo has not taken part in a professional race event since exiting F1 towards the end of the 2024 season.
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Unique Mexico demands get even tougher this year, while some frustrations from the US GP linger

In this moment, Denny Hamlin feels pretty even-tempered on what appears to be another missed opportunity at winning a championship, this time in his planned penultimate campaign at the highest level. With his win at Talladega on Sunday, Kyle Larson now has a 92.7 percent chance…

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton insists he is “built differently” as he discusses the idea of extending his career long enough to race at the new African Grand Prix. F1 recently announced a 10-year deal with Rwanda to host a race at a new circuit near Kigali,…
Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel racing together at Le Mans? Not as crazy as it sounds!

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen says it is "normal" for F1 drivers and team members to fall ill at this stage of the season after two drivers missed Thursday's media day in Mexico City. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was excused from media duties while he…

Max Verstappen has joked that former Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is a "smart man" for picking him in a potential trio for a future Le Mans 24 Hour challenge. Ricciardo has not taken part in any racing series since leaving F1 for the second time having raced for Red…

Max Verstappen has joked that his former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is "a smart man" for picking him for his dream Le Mans line-up. In fact, he revealed that the pair of them had already discussed the possibility of it. In a recent interview with the Beyond the Grid podcast, the…

Alex Albon says Fernando Alonso's criticism on his clash in Austin was "not nice to hear" but dismisses the Spaniard's claims that the bottom third of the grid is lacking quality. Alonso was furious after a first-lap clash with Albon at the Circuit of the Americas left him with…

NASCAR takes on the historic Martinsville short track for the penultimate round of the 2026 season across all three national divisions. In the Cup Series, Kyle Larson is on the edge of clinching the 2026 title, now 73 points ahead of Denny Hamlin after an impressive victory at…
Hollywood legend Sir Patrick Stewart has sadly died aged 86.

Fernando Alonso’s rivals have pushed back against his claims that the quality of drivers in the lower third of the F1 field is “very low”
Liam Lawson remains without a seat on the 2027 grid, despite a flawless season.

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton insists he is “built differently” as he discusses the idea of extending his career long enough to race at the new African Grand Prix. F1 recently announced a 10-year deal with Rwanda to host a race at a new circuit near Kigali,…
Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel racing together at Le Mans? Not as crazy as it sounds!

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen says it is "normal" for F1 drivers and team members to fall ill at this stage of the season after two drivers missed Thursday's media day in Mexico City. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was excused from media duties while he…

Max Verstappen has joked that former Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is a "smart man" for picking him in a potential trio for a future Le Mans 24 Hour challenge. Ricciardo has not taken part in any racing series since leaving F1 for the second time having raced for Red…

In this moment, Denny Hamlin feels pretty even-tempered on what appears to be another missed opportunity at winning a championship, this time in his planned penultimate campaign at the highest level. With his win at Talladega on Sunday, Kyle Larson now has a 92.7 percent chance…

NASCAR takes on the historic Martinsville short track for the penultimate round of the 2026 season across all three national divisions. In the Cup Series, Kyle Larson is on the edge of clinching the 2026 title, now 73 points ahead of Denny Hamlin after an impressive victory at…

NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran says the number one priority upon reaching the offseason will be solving the superspeedway fuel saving dynamic before the green flag waves on the Daytona 500 in February. Despite numerous attempted fixes, teams continue to find a…

There's been a lot of talk about yellow line penalties this week, and it's a debate that reappears often at superspeedways. The rule was established about 25 years ago for safety reasons but it still brings controversy to this day. Despite many penalties over the years, only…

When the IndyCar Series announced last week its return to Europe with the inaugural IndyCar Grand Prix of Barcelona at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for July 16-18, 2027, it signaled a major milestone for the championship. Marking the championship’s first race in Europe since…
Callum Voisin has enjoyed a stellar 2026, with him now having a role with Andretti in Formula E.

Sting Ray Robb will make his sports car debut with United Autosports this winter, pivoting to the Asian Le Mans Series following four seasons in the IndyCar Series. The 25-year-old American is set to pilot the #22 ORECA 07 Gibson alongside rising star Ian Aguilera and series…

IndyCar will head to Spain in 2027 for a race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – as Autosport previously confirmed. The inaugural IndyCar Grand Prix of Barcelona is scheduled for 18 July 2027. Serving as the centrepiece of Phase Two of the 2027 IndyCar schedule, the event will…

The MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group (MGPSEG), the championship's commercial rights holder, remains fully committed to staging the Qatar Grand Prix, scheduled for next weekend after being postponed by almost six months from its original date. The conflict that broke out in…

MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez claims to be wary of Jorge Martin's potential if his rival is passed fit to race at Sepang this weekend. Martin fractured his wrist in a heavy crash during the sprint race in Australia last weekend, falling 10 points behind Marquez in the…

MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez claims to be wary of Jorge Martin's potential if his rival is passed fit to race at Sepang this weekend. Martin fractured his wrist in a heavy crash during the sprint race in Australia last weekend, falling 10 points behind Marquez in the…

Fresh doubts have been expressed by figures in the MotoGP paddock about whether next weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix can really go ahead
Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel racing together at Le Mans? Not as crazy as it sounds!

Max Verstappen has joked that former Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is a "smart man" for picking him in a potential trio for a future Le Mans 24 Hour challenge. Ricciardo has not taken part in any racing series since leaving F1 for the second time having raced for Red…

Max Verstappen has joked that his former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is "a smart man" for picking him for his dream Le Mans line-up. In fact, he revealed that the pair of them had already discussed the possibility of it. In a recent interview with the Beyond the Grid podcast, the…

Last month marked two years since Daniel Ricciardo’s last motor race to this day, as the eight-time grand prix winner regretfully, discreetly bowed out of Formula 1 – but is his career over? Ricciardo admits it likely is, having come to terms with the way his F1 stint ended –…

Knoxville has been announced as the host city for the World Rally Championship’s long awaited return to the United States next year. Earlier this month the WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, which includes a trip to America for the first time since Olympus Rally…

Double world rally champion Carlos Sainz will contest a rally driving a Ford Puma Rally1 World Rally Championship car in Spain this weekend. The 1990 and 1992 world rally champion has confirmed that he will jump behind the wheel of the latest generation WRC car at Rally de…

Osian Pryce clinched the 2026 British Rally Championship title after pipping Max McRae by 1.2s in a tense final stage showdown at the Cambrian Rally season finale. The Welsh gravel rally, held in torrential rain, served up a winner takes all three-way title fight between Welsh…

The 2027 Dakar Rally will no longer take place in Saudi Arabia as originally planned, with organisers Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) confirming that the event will be relocated to a different region. In a joint statement issued on Sunday, ASO…