Welcome to racing in 2026! CTFROT, or the ‘Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy’ to give it it’s full name, is getting underway and is based entirely in New Zealand. Formerly known as the ‘Toyota Racing Series’, last season’s champion was now-F1 driver, Arvid Lindblad. The 2026 edition features a handful of well known feeder series stars, aiming to boost their own name and acclaim, as well as the minor bonuses of a championship trophy and some all important Super Li

By Teagan Crump Cadillac Formula One have announced that former Kick Sauber and Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu will be joining the team as a reserve driver. 📸: Formula One The Chinese driver raced in Formula One from 2022 to 2024, scoring sixteen points and a best finish of eighth (at the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix and 2024 Qatar Grand Prix). He most recently served as Ferrari's Reserve Driver, but left the role on January 2nd. Zhou will be joining former teammate Valtteri Bot

By Teagan Crump In an Instagram post today, Scuderia Ferrari have confirmed that Zhou Guanyu will no longer be their Reserve Driver. 📸: Scuderia Ferrai HP The post, which features the text “GRAZIE MILLE” (Italian for “a thousand thanks”) was released together with a video montage seemingly showing Zhou’s highlights during his time as Ferrari’s Reserve Driver. 📸: F1 Zhou, who last raced in 2024 for Sauber in F1, was a part of the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2014 to 2018 befo

Ahead of 2026, several members of The Laid Back Race Blog were tasked with choosing one moment of motorsport in 2025 that they thought was the best. Here are Alex, Topher, Teagan and Amelia's picks! Alex: Hulk on the podium…at last!  📸: BBC We had all assumed that a Nico Hülkenberg was never going to happen, right? Especially starting 19th, in a Sauber, at a damp Silverstone. And we all wanted it, didn’t we? After 239 Grand Prix, multiple ‘nearly’ moments and a handful of he