Motor Sports

9/16/2025 |  F1 in 2026 to have six sprint events including three new locations (Associated Press (AP)) PARIS (AP) — Six sprint events, including three at new locations, are on next year’s Formula 1 calendar.
The total number of sprints stays the same, with the first event of 2026 taking place in Shanghai followed by Miami.
Silverstone, which last hosted a sprint in 2021, returns.
Montreal, Zandvoort and Singapore are set to host their first ever sprint weekend, F1 announced on Tuesday.

9/15/2025 |  F1 driver Max Verstappen makes Nürburgring debut in endurance racing (Associated Press (AP)) NÜRBURG, Germany (AP) — Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen made his debut at the Nürburgring Endurance Series on Saturday by finishing seventh in a field of 19 starters.
Verstappen used a gap in the F1 calendar after winning the Italian Grand Prix last weekend to dabble in endurance sportscar racing by completing the four-hour race in a Porsche Cayman GT4.

9/15/2025 |  Joe Gibbs Racing emerges as championship favorite after first-round sweep of the NASCAR Cup playoffs (Associated Press (AP)) Whether it’s winning three Super Bowls or five NASCAR Cup Series championships, Joe Gibbs knows how to guide his teams to success through internal turmoil.
So when Christopher Bell angrily called out his No. 20 crew last week for questionable strategy during a 24-race winless streak, Gibbs let the emotions run their course rather than step in to defuse the tension.

9/15/2025 |  How new rules will shake up Formula 1 in 2026, and what could still change (Associated Press (AP)) Next year, Formula 1 will see one of its biggest changes in a generation.
Sweeping new regulations will change how cars look, sound and run. The goal is to make them more “agile, competitive, safer and more sustainable,” governing body FIA says. Some teams all but abandoned their 2025 car designs early this year in search of the biggest boost they could get in 2026.
The Associated Press spoke with Nikolas Tombazis, who is overseeing the transition to the new rules as the director for single-seater racing series at the FIA, to explain how the changes will affect the action on track and what could still change.

9/11/2025 |  NASCAR threatens disqualifications for post-race landscaping (Yardbarker) NASCAR has basically sent a warning to teams to not drive off the track, onto the dirt, during cool down laps after a race in an apparent effort to increase weight prior to post-race technical inspection.