Motor Sports

5/14/2026 |  Q&A: Mark Wrigley on F1’s betting push (Insider Sport) Ahead of SBC Summit Canada, Formula 1’s Head of Betting sets out how live data, operator partnerships, and product innovation can transform F1’s wagering footprint.

Formula 1 commands a global audience of hundreds of millions, yet accounts for just 0.4% of worldwide betting handle – a gap that Mark Wrigley, F1’s Head of Betting, is tasked with closing. 

5/11/2026 |  How F1 2027 engine plan aims to win back legacy fans (Insider Sport) F1 is searching for balance as its push toward sustainability collides with racing and fan expectations.
Formula 1 (F1) has signed off on a 2027 power‑unit change in a bid to boost internal combustion engine (ICE) output and scale back electric deployment.
The decision, taken after an online meeting between the FIA, F1 leadership, and engine suppliers, will move the hybrid power split away from the planned 50‑50 balance for 2026 towards a 60‑40 ratio in favour of the ICE for 2027.

5/6/2026 |  NASCAR Power Rankings: Did Texas Win Push Chase Elliott To Top Spot? (Fox Sports) The top three in the power rankings remain the same this week. 
Chase Elliott, who won Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, remains third. As much as a win should bump someone up the rankings, it was hard to move Tyler Reddick from the top spot. Reddick finished fourth at Texas and then Denny Hamlin was the runner-up. Those two have just consistently been a little bit stronger than Elliott.

5/5/2026 |  Cadillac’s new F1 team makes its US debut in Miami as both cars finish for a third straight race (Associated Press (AP)) MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — From a round of golf with Scottie Scheffler to private dinners around Miami and a splashy event at Carbone, the new Cadillac Formula 1 team was everywhere as it made its United States racing debut.

5/5/2026 |  Formula 1’s electrical revolution is losing its spark and V8 power could return (Associated Press (AP)) Four races into Formula 1’s new era and the peak of electrical power’s influence on the sport may already be in the rearview mirror.
The Miami Grand Prix was the first under changes which slightly limited the role of the electrical power which has redefined racing this year. The president of the governing body, the FIA, said in Miami he wants traditional V8 engines back in a few years’ time.