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How Does M-Sport's New Fiesta Kit Car Shape the 2027 WRC Era?
M-Sport is the first and, for now, only party to make a serious move among the current manufacturers in the transition to the 2027 WRC regulations: Ford Fiesta Rally2 announced that it is developing a kit-based car and plans to field these cars on al…
Read MoreCadillac's Vesti Era Begins in the 2027 IMSA Lineup
Cadillac Racing has announced its 2027 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP lineup, and one name is at the center of the announcement: Frederik Vesti. After spending the last two seasons with extra and endurance duties in the #31 Cadillac Whel…
Read MoreWhy Did Mercedes Revert Russell to an Old Specification in Singapore?
Mercedes reverted George Russell's W17 car to the old specification in which he won in Azerbaijan, instead of the new floor and bodywork package introduced in Malaysia. The decision is not, on its own, an admission of failure; it is a calculated choi…
Read MoreMekies Extends His Role at Red Bull Until 2031
Red Bull has extended its partnership with team principal Laurent Mekies through the end of the 2031 season. The five-year contract, announced on October 14, 2026, turns the seat the French executive took over from Christian Horner in July 2025 into …
Read MoreElfyn Evans Becomes First British Champion Since Colin McRae
Elfyn Evans clinched his first WRC world championship on Sunday, October 4, 2026, in Sardinia while waiting for the season finale, becoming the first world rally champion from Britain since Richard Burns in 2001. The championship was decided after Ol…
Read MoreHow Did Rafael Camara Win the Haas Seat?
Rafael Camara, impressed by Haas's test performance in Portimao and securing Ocon's vacated seat for himself for 2027, has officially guaranteed his rise to Formula 1. The 21-year-old Brazilian, groomed through the Ferrari academy, convinced team pri…
Read MoreF1's Africa Grand Prix Officially Announced in Kigali
Formula 1 officially announced, at a ceremony held in Kigali on October 13, 2026, the 10-year agreement for the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda race. The race will join the calendar in the early 2030s and will be the first F1 …
Read MoreVerstappen Takes Sprint Pole Position for the First Time in Singapore
Max Verstappen took pole position in the sprint qualifying of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend with a lap of 1:31.156, becoming the fastest name in sprint qualifying at Marina Bay for the first time. Mercedes' George Russell trailed by 0.120 seconds,…
Read MoreNorris's Fuel Nightmare Dragging from Baku to Singapore
The problem that cost Lando Norris points in qualifying two weekends in a row, in Baku and Malaysia, was not a faulty part in the Mercedes power unit; it was hidden in the auxiliary components connected to fuel injection, in other words in the hardwa…
Read MoreWhy Is Corvette Returning to IMSA GTD Pro with Two Cars in 2027?
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports is returning to the 2027 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season in the GTD Pro class, in accordance with the official decision announced on October 7, 2026, with two Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs, and is cont…
Read More27 Seconds of Overtake Mode Chaos in Singapore
In the first segment of sprint qualifying in Singapore, Overtake Mode was not reactivated after the red flag; due to this "human error" in the FIA's Race Control, some cars could not access full power on their final speed runs, while others gained an…
Read MoreFord Is Preparing for Hypercar in WEC
Ford is returning to the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship and to the top tier of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 2027 season. The program is currently in full-throttle testing: the 5.4-liter naturally aspirated "Coyote" V8 engine…
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