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F1’s 2030 V8 Is Confirmed. Audi Says There’s ‘No Clarity Yet’ on Everything Else. Spectators in a grandstand watch a Formula 1 car pass the Four Seasons Hotel on the Baku City Circuit during the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Spectators in a grandstand watch a Formula 1 car pass the Four Seasons Hotel on the Baku City Circuit during the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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F1’s 2030 V8 Is Confirmed. Audi Says There’s ‘No Clarity Yet’ on Everything Else.

Lauren Miller September 24, 2026

Baku produced two Formula 1 engine stories in the space of three days, and the quieter one...

Honda Made a Docuseries About 241.428 MPH. The Rulebook Is Why Nobody Beats It. Screenshot-2026-09-24-at-10.36.57-AM.webp

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Honda Made a Docuseries About 241.428 MPH. The Rulebook Is Why Nobody Beats It.

Johnny Puckett September 24, 2026

Most motorsport records carry an unwritten asterisk that reads “until somebody builds a faster car.” Gil de...

Mercedes Didn’t Bring a Single New Part to Baku. Russell Swept Thursday Anyway. Concrete barriers and tall catch fencing line a narrow Baku street beside historic buildings, installed for the Formula 1 race

Concrete barriers and tall catch fencing line a narrow Baku street beside historic buildings, installed for the Formula 1 race

Mercedes Didn’t Bring a Single New Part to Baku. Russell Swept Thursday Anyway.

Elle Puckett September 24, 2026

Fourteen races into the 2026 season, the quickest car at the Baku City Circuit is the one...

Verstappen Ruled Out Le Mans 2027. The Two 24-Hour Races He Didn’t Rule Out Explain Why. a racing car driving down a race track

Verstappen Ruled Out Le Mans 2027. The Two 24-Hour Races He Didn’t Rule Out Explain Why.

Kyle Matthews September 23, 2026

Max Verstappen spent part of Wednesday’s media day in Baku doing something more useful than shooting down...

Hadjar Has Never Beaten Verstappen at the Flag. Red Bull Signed Him for 2027 Anyway. Red bull formula 1 race car on display

Hadjar Has Never Beaten Verstappen at the Flag. Red Bull Signed Him for 2027 Anyway.

Kyle Matthews September 23, 2026

Red Bull Racing confirmed on Wednesday morning in Baku that Isack Hadjar will stay in the second...

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Preview: Baku’s Saturday Race Tests Antonelli’s 81-Point Lead Spectators in a grandstand watch a Formula 1 car pass the Four Seasons Hotel on the Baku City Circuit during the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Preview: Baku’s Saturday Race Tests Antonelli’s 81-Point Lead

Johnny Puckett September 23, 2026

Baku races on Saturday. The schedule, circuit, championship math, storylines and strategy variables for the 2026 Azerbaijan...

Today in Motorsport History, September 23: F1’s First Safety Car Picked Up the Wrong Leader

Lauren Miller September 23, 2026

On September 23, 1973, F1's first safety car picked up the wrong leader at Mosport, and it...

Rally Saudi Arabia Still Runs in November. The 2026 WRC Title Doesn’t Go With It. Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car on a rally stage

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Rally Saudi Arabia Still Runs in November. The 2026 WRC Title Doesn’t Go With It.

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

Rally Saudi Arabia keeps its November date and loses its WRC status. Sardinia is now a one-rally...

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Baku Races on Saturday, Hadjar Returns, Mir Sidelined formula-1-car-azerbaijan-grand-prix-baku-preview-2026.webp

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Baku Races on Saturday, Hadjar Returns, Mir Sidelined

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Welcome to the daily motorsport briefing for Tuesday, 22 September 2026. Formula 1 has landed in Baku...

BBC Locks Up WRC Rights Through 2029. Rally Scotland’s Spot on the Calendar Isn’t Official Yet. A Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car flies through flame effects on a gravel stage as spectators film on their phones.

A Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car flies through flame effects on a gravel stage as spectators film on their phones.

BBC Locks Up WRC Rights Through 2029. Rally Scotland’s Spot on the Calendar Isn’t Official Yet.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

The BBC has signed a three-year rights deal with WRC Promoter to broadcast the FIA World Rally...

Backfire Racing

F1’s 2030 V8 Is Confirmed. Audi Says There’s ‘No Clarity Yet’ on Everything Else.

Honda Made a Docuseries About 241.428 MPH. The Rulebook Is Why Nobody Beats It.

Mercedes Didn’t Bring a Single New Part to Baku. Russell Swept Thursday Anyway.

Verstappen Ruled Out Le Mans 2027. The Two 24-Hour Races He Didn’t Rule Out Explain Why.

Hadjar Has Never Beaten Verstappen at the Flag. Red Bull Signed Him for 2027 Anyway.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Preview: Baku’s Saturday Race Tests Antonelli’s 81-Point Lead

Today in Motorsport History, September 23: F1’s First Safety Car Picked Up the Wrong Leader

Rally Saudi Arabia Still Runs in November. The 2026 WRC Title Doesn’t Go With It.

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Baku Races on Saturday, Hadjar Returns, Mir Sidelined

BBC Locks Up WRC Rights Through 2029. Rally Scotland’s Spot on the Calendar Isn’t Official Yet.

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