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GTWC Australia makes its Hidden Valley debut as Leitch and Pires lead a tight 13-car title fight through Darwin's heat in Round 4.

2026 | GTWC Australia | Hidden Valley | Preview | Leitch and Pires lead ahead of historic Hidden Valley debut

Karishma Persad3 hours ago3 hours ago09 mins

The 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Australia powered by AWS season continues this weekend as the championship visits Hidden Valley Raceway for the first time. Thirteen cars will tackle the Darwin circuit across two one-hour races during Round 4. The historic Northern Territory debut follows a dramatic Queensland Raceway weekend that produced another major change…

Creventic keeps its Middle East Trophy plans on schedule while assessing Kyalami as a contingency amid regional conflict concerns.

Creventic assesses Kyalami alternative amid 24H Series Middle East Trophy uncertainty

Karishma Persad4 hours ago4 hours ago05 mins

Creventic remains focused on staging the 2026–27 Michelin 24H Series Middle East Trophy as planned despite increased conflict and uncertainty across the region. The Dutch organiser informed teams that preparations remain on schedule for the Yas 12 Hours, 24H Dubai and 6H Abu Dhabi. The three-round winter championship currently includes events at Yas Marina Circuit…

ORECA targets a Q2 2027 rollout for its Oreca 09 LMP2 car as design work advances ahead of the new category's 2028 debut campaign.

ORECA targets Q2 2027 rollout for all-new Oreca 09 LMP2 car

Karishma Persad4 hours ago4 hours ago07 mins

ORECA aims to begin track testing its new Oreca 09 LMP2 car during the second quarter of 2027 as preparations intensify for the category’s next regulatory cycle. The French constructor has already progressed deep into the design phase, with its engineers currently focusing heavily on the new monocoque. However, the governing bodies have yet to…

Silverstone targets 100,000 WEC fans after securing a four-year return, as Stuart Pringle aims to build the event behind Le Mans.

Silverstone aims for six-figure crowds after securing four-year WEC return

Karishma Persad4 hours ago4 hours ago07 mins

Silverstone CEO Stuart Pringle wants the British circuit to establish itself as the FIA World Endurance Championship’s largest event behind the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The WEC will return to Silverstone in April 2027 under a new four-year agreement between the circuit and Le Mans Endurance Management. The deal will keep the 6 Hours…

Hamilton reflects on Ferrari’s progress, recent missed wins and why Mercedes remain the team to beat at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Hamilton proud of Ferrari progress ahead of 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein6 hours ago6 hours ago04 mins

Lewis Hamilton arrives at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP in a far stronger position than he found himself in 12 months ago, both personally and as part of Ferrari’s continued development. After recent performances showed that Ferrari can challenge at the front, Hamilton believes the team now has a competitive overall package. However, despite the…

Andretti heads to the Tokyo E-Prix aiming to build on Shanghai momentum as Formula E stages its first night race in Japan

Andretti Formula E aims to carry Shanghai momentum into historic Tokyo E-Prix night races

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein7 hours ago7 hours ago07 mins

Andretti Formula E enters the penultimate race weekend of Season 12 with momentum firmly on its side as the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to Japan for the 2026 Tokyo E-Prix. The championship will make history by holding its first night race in Japan, with the drivers taking on the 2.575-kilometre, 18-turn street…

George Russell admits he is optimistic Mercedes has resolved a troublesome software calibration issue ahead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Russell confident Mercedes has fixed Spa software issue before 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Magdalena Put8 hours ago8 hours ago07 mins

Mercedes driver George Russell described the software calibration problem that had been hampering him for the past two race weekends, adding that he expects the issue will be resolved for the 2026 Hungarian GP. After a miserable race at the Belgian GP, Russell arrived in Budapest encouraged by the work carried out by Mercedes to…

Fernando Alonso has revealed how he expects Aston Martin's first major upgrades to fare at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP and reaffirmed his faith in Adrian Newey

Alonso has “zero doubts” Newey will eventually deliver while discussing expectations for Aston Martin’s 2026 F1 Hungarian GP upgrades

Senjuti Jash8 hours ago8 hours ago08 mins

As F1 gears up for the 2026 Hungarian GP, Fernando Alonso has shed more light on Aston Martin’s approach to race weekends going forward, what they expect from their first major upgrades of the season, how they would fare in Budapest, and his confidence in the team’s abilities and Adrian Newey’s leadership. Since the very…

Lando Norris from McLaren F1 Team ahead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP remains "cautious" of incoming upgrade package

Norris remains “cautious” of McLaren’s latest upgrade package ahead of 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Shermaine Wong9 hours ago9 hours ago03 mins

Ahead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, McLaren announced that it will be bringing a new upgrade package to both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s MCL40 at the Hungaroring. The new package consists of a new floor and other fundamental aerodynamic parts, which the team plans to test throughout all three Free Practice sessions during…

Isack Hadjar discussed exceeding expectations and how his confidence has improved at Red Bull ahead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP.

Hadjar on the confidence he has gained in the Red Bull ahead of 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Imogen Hayhurst11 hours ago11 hours ago03 mins

Ahead of the Hungarian GP, Isack Hadjar discussed how his confidence and his performance has improved during the 2026 F1 season with Red Bull. He has had a good season so far and is currently P8 in the Drivers’ Championship. Last year in his first season at Racing Bulls, he finished P12 with 51 points,…