Motor Sports

8/12/2026 |  Britain’s Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car (Associated Press (AP)) WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — The only person to break the sound barrier in a car earned another world record Tuesday in a show of force for hydrogen power.
British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph (653.908 kph) in a car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower, setting the record for that vehicle category, according to the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the international governing body of motor sports.

8/12/2026 |  Cadillac replaces team principal Graeme Lowdon a week before F1 season resumes (Associated Press (AP)) SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Formula 1’s newest outfit Cadillac replaced its first team principal Graeme Lowdon with former Alpine director Marcin Budkowski on Wednesday.

8/12/2026 |  Cadillac replaces team principal Graeme Lowdon a week before F1 season resumes (Fox Sports) SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Formula 1's newest outfit Cadillac replaced its first team principal Graeme Lowdon with former Alpine director Marcin Budkowski on Wednesday.
Cadillac said the move was part of a “planned leadership transition as the organization evolves from its initial build phase into the next stage of racing performance," though it hadn't previously signaled it intended to move on from Lowdon, who played a key role setting up the General Motors-backed team. 

8/12/2026 |  St. Petersburg again, then Phoenix and Arlington: IndyCar's 2027 opening stretch (Fox Sports) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar announced Wednesday that the racing series will start its 2027 season March 7 on the streets of St. Petersburg.
The series released the locations and dates for the first eight races of the upcoming season. This will be the 17th time IndyCar has started a season at St. Petersburg. 

8/10/2026 |  Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah (Associated Press (AP)) WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record.
Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 kph) at Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats. Green will return to the lunarlike landscape Tuesday and try to beat that mark, this time with a hydrogen-powered car.