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Why Nissan Keeping Sam Bird and Abbi Pulling Is a GEN4 Bet on the Simulator Sam Bird in headphones beside Abbi Pulling preparing for a session in Nissan Formula E Team kit

Sam Bird in headphones beside Abbi Pulling preparing for a session in Nissan Formula E Team kit

Why Nissan Keeping Sam Bird and Abbi Pulling Is a GEN4 Bet on the Simulator

Eve Nowell October 30, 2026

Nissan’s announcement on October 29 looked like housekeeping. Sam Bird stays on as reserve and development driver,...

HRC Brought a Dozen Race Cars to SEMA. The Real Product Is the Shopping List

EL Puckett October 30, 2026

HRC US brings 12 race cars to SEMA, confirms Civic Type R HRC Concept for America and...

Antonelli Is Ill in Mexico City. The Title Only Needs a Boring Sunday Kimi Antonelli celebrating in Mercedes overalls after winning the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli celebrating in Mercedes overalls after winning the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Antonelli Is Ill in Mexico City. The Title Only Needs a Boring Sunday

EL Puckett October 30, 2026

Kimi Antonelli spent Thursday in his hotel rather than at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, excused from media...

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Vettel Led Every Lap of F1’s First Indian Grand Prix in 2011 Empty grandstands and pit-wall structures beside a racing circuit straight under an overcast sky

Empty grandstands and pit-wall structures beside a racing circuit straight under an overcast sky

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Vettel Led Every Lap of F1’s First Indian Grand Prix in 2011

EL Puckett October 30, 2026

Vettel led all 60 laps of F1’s first Indian Grand Prix in 2011, a debut that lasted...

Larson Can Only Clinch at Martinsville by Winning, and Hendrick’s Best Paperclip Résumés Aren’t His Kyle Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on the grid at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2026

Kyle Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on the grid at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2026

Larson Can Only Clinch at Martinsville by Winning, and Hendrick’s Best Paperclip Résumés Aren’t His

Kyle Matthews October 30, 2026

Kyle Larson leads by 73, but clinching at Martinsville means winning where Hamlin, Byron and Elliott own...

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Senna Stalled on the Grid at Suzuka in 1988, Then Won His First Title Ayrton Senna during the 1988 Formula 1 season, the year he won his first world championship

Ayrton Senna during the 1988 Formula 1 season, the year he won his first world championship

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Senna Stalled on the Grid at Suzuka in 1988, Then Won His First Title

Lauren Miller October 30, 2026

On October 30, 1988, Ayrton Senna stalled on the grid at Suzuka, fought back past Alain Prost...

Honda’s Hybrid Trophy Truck Claims 1,300 Horsepower. Software Is the Real Bet Front three-quarter studio view of the blue, white and black Honda Passport Baja Spec Trophy Truck in Red Bull and Toyo Tires livery

Front three-quarter studio view of the blue, white and black Honda Passport Baja Spec Trophy Truck in Red Bull and Toyo Tires livery

Honda’s Hybrid Trophy Truck Claims 1,300 Horsepower. Software Is the Real Bet

EL Puckett October 30, 2026

HRC US says its Passport Baja Spec out-powers the 9-liter V8s. The harder question is whether the...

WRC 2027’s Hardest Rule Isn’t Technical. It’s the 15-Round Calendar Elfyn Evans’ Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 rally car at speed on the 2023 Central European Rally

Elfyn Evans’ Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 rally car at speed on the 2023 Central European Rally

WRC 2027’s Hardest Rule Isn’t Technical. It’s the 15-Round Calendar

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

The FIA made WRC27 cheaper to enter, then required every Constructors’ title contender to attend all 15...

Ford Has Told Us Everything About Its Daytona Veterans Day Race Except How It Works Army-liveried Ford Mustang Dark Horse R racing on the banking at Daytona International Speedway

Army-liveried Ford Mustang Dark Horse R racing on the banking at Daytona International Speedway

Ford Has Told Us Everything About Its Daytona Veterans Day Race Except How It Works

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

Ford has announced the lineup, liveries, concert and TV window for its Daytona Veterans Day Classic. The...

Ferrari’s Austin Q3 Wasn’t Just a Power Problem. Leclerc’s Q2 Lap Shows Why 2025 Japan GP Ferrari Lewis Hamilton FP1

Ferrari’s Austin Q3 Wasn’t Just a Power Problem. Leclerc’s Q2 Lap Shows Why

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

Hamilton blamed Ferrari's straight-line deficit in Austin, but Leclerc's Q2 lap and tyre comments point to a...

Backfire Racing

Why Nissan Keeping Sam Bird and Abbi Pulling Is a GEN4 Bet on the Simulator

HRC Brought a Dozen Race Cars to SEMA. The Real Product Is the Shopping List

Antonelli Is Ill in Mexico City. The Title Only Needs a Boring Sunday

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Vettel Led Every Lap of F1’s First Indian Grand Prix in 2011

Larson Can Only Clinch at Martinsville by Winning, and Hendrick’s Best Paperclip Résumés Aren’t His

Today in Motorsport History, October 30: Senna Stalled on the Grid at Suzuka in 1988, Then Won His First Title

Honda’s Hybrid Trophy Truck Claims 1,300 Horsepower. Software Is the Real Bet

WRC 2027’s Hardest Rule Isn’t Technical. It’s the 15-Round Calendar

Ford Has Told Us Everything About Its Daytona Veterans Day Race Except How It Works

Ferrari’s Austin Q3 Wasn’t Just a Power Problem. Leclerc’s Q2 Lap Shows Why

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