Motor Sports

3/31/2026 |  Takeaways for F1 meetings on rule changes after a big crash and Verstappen’s hint at retiring (Associated Press (AP)) A huge crash which left Oliver Bearman limping. Overtaking that sometimes happens by accident. And four-time champion Max Verstappen mulling retirement.
Calling off races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia leaves Formula 1 and the FIA with a month before the Miami Grand Prix to figure out which problems to focus on and what to do.

3/31/2026 |  Rick Hendrick and his team made all the right calls in earning first NASCAR victory of the season (Associated Press (AP)) MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Alan Gustafson ignored the phone call while packing a suitcase for the Sunday morning drive to Martinsville Speedway. Then he saw whom he’d missed — NASCAR Cup Series team owner Rick Hendrick.
“I better get on it,” Gustafson said with a chuckle. “As soon as I got in the car, I called him right back.”

3/31/2026 |  FIA launches 2026 rule review following Ollie Bearman crash (Insider Sport) Bearman’s Suzuka crash has raised huge questions about the risks of high closing speeds under F1’s new regulations.
The FIA has started reviewing Formula 1’s (F1) 2026 regulations after a crash involving Haas driver Ollie Bearman at the Japanese Grand Prix.
During the race on 29 March 2026, Bearman suffered a heavy impact at Suzuka while attempting to overtake Alpine’s Franco Colapinto. 

3/27/2026 |  Joe Gibbs Racing alleges Spire cheated with stolen data from former competition director (Associated Press (AP)) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joe Gibbs Racing accused rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports of cheating by hiring its former competition director and using stolen intellectual property to improve its organization.

3/27/2026 |  F1 hiatus upcoming: Japanese GP will be the last race for 5 weeks due to the Iran war (Associated Press (AP)) SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — The Japanese Grand Prix is only the third race of the new Formula 1 season, but it will be the last one for five weeks with events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia called off because of the war in Iran.
The next F1 race is not until May 3 in Miami. Here’s what we’ve learned so far from races in Australia and China with the Japanese GP set for Sunday: