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Carlos Sainz handed unprecedented penalty after F1 British GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 21:30
Carlos Sainz was hit with a rare penalty following the 2026 British Grand Prix after the Williams Formula 1 driver incorrectly unlapped himself under a late safety car.
A lap 46 crash from Max Verstappen at Stowe caused Sunday’s Silverstone race to be run under safety car conditions for its final six tours, with Charles Leclerc winning for Ferrari.
But his former team-mate endured a much ...Keep reading

John Elkann releases statement after Ferrari F1 British GP milestone

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 21:08
Ferrari president John Elkann has reacted to Charles Leclerc's victory at the 2026 British Grand Prix, which marked the Maranello outfit's 250th grand prix victory.
After starting from second on the grid, Leclerc took the lead at the race start, overtaking polesitter Kimi Antonelli, who slipped to third behind Leclerc's team-mate Lewis Hamilton. After coming out on top during the round of ...Keep reading

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-07-05 21:05
Damon Hill joins Rosanna and Harry live on stage to reflect on a dramatic race

Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Mid-Ohio

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 21:04
After a fifth-place finish at Mid-Ohio, Alex Palou's championship lead shrunk slightly, with Kyle Kirkwood now 56 points behind. Christian Lundgaard is third in the standings, 65 points adrift of the lead, and David Malukas is fourth, 66 points back.
After his first win of the 2026 IndyCar season, Pato O'Ward is fifth, trailing Palou by 94 points.
There are seven races left in the ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll got three penalties in nine laps at Silverstone

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 20:54
In an otherwise anonymous race, Lance Stroll managed to get noticed at Silverstone by collecting three penalties in the space of just nine laps, each one for exceeding track limits.
The Aston Martin driver had little chance of shining in Sunday's race. Struggling badly for outright pace, the AMR26 is currently the slowest car on the grid, and onboard footage throughout the weekend showed ...Keep reading

Red Bull wing failure 'super-dangerous' - Verstappen

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-07-05 20:46
Max Verstappen says the rear wing failure on his Red Bull that caused him to crash at two consecutive grands prix was "super-dangerous".

Red Bull understands Max Verstappen's anger after "super dangerous" British GP retirement

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 20:35
Max Verstappen had a litany of complaints after the British Grand Prix, where his Red Bull spun off into the gravel at Stowe corner with six laps to run.
Verstappen had been in contention for third place at the time despite battling with poor handling balance, electrical deployment and gearbox issues throughout.
Afterwards he expressed his frustration – not just at the wing failure that ...Keep reading

How Charles Leclerc rediscovered his mojo to win F1 British GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 20:10
Charles Leclerc rediscovered his mojo by winning the 2026 Formula 1 British Grand Prix and he has credited behind-the-scenes changes for doing so.
The Ferrari driver overtook Mercedes polesitter Kimi Antonelli on lap one for his first victory since the 2024 United States Grand Prix and the ninth of his career.
It put an end to a recent poor run in the 2026 campaign where he had just four ...Keep reading

Official race results: IndyCar 2026 at Mid-Ohio

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 20:00
Pato O'Ward earned his first podium and his first victory of the 2026 season at Mid-Ohio, holding off teammate Christian Lundgaard. They started 1-2, and finished 1-2, with O'Ward pulling off a daring pass on pole-sitter Lundgaard partway through the race. Just under a second separated them at the checkered flaag.
This is O'Ward's tenth career win, tying him with Pete DePaolo and Jimmy Vasser ...Keep reading

Strong weekend for Lindblad and Leclerc composed - driver ratings

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:58
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the British Grand Prix.

Pato O’Ward turns Arrow McLaren duel into IndyCar Mid-Ohio win

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:54
Pato O'Ward led the first-ever Arrow McLaren 1-2 en route to victory in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The Mexican pounced on teammate and pole-sitter Christian Lundgaard error on Lap 42 and held serve en route to his first win of the season, besting the Dane by 0.9877s at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural-terrain road course. It was the 10th career win for O’Ward, which has ...Keep reading

Mercedes won't contest Kimi Antonelli's British GP track limits penalty

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:28
The Mercedes Formula 1 team will not contest Kimi Antonelli's five-second penalty in the British GP as the championship leader finished outside the points.
At Silverstone, Antonelli was running second, with a significant tyre life advantage on leader Charles Leclerc, when the Italian started experiencing severe handling issues with his Mercedes W17.
The team called Antonelli in twice to try ...Keep reading

Verdict in Hamilton post-race investigation announced

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:14
Following his podium at the British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton faced the stewards post-race after being investigated for a yellow flag infringement.

Gladysz inherits Silverstone F3 Feature Race win

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:14
ART Grand Prix rookie Maciej Gladysz finished fourth on the road but inherited victory after multiple penalties elsewhere.

Russell 'brutally honest' on his British GP performance

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:14
George Russell admits "I'm not going to fight for a championship if the performances continue like that", despite claiming his first podium in the British Grand Prix.

'The feeling was back' – Leclerc reflects on British GP victory

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:14
Charles Leclerc believes "the feeling was back where it needs to be" after taking victory in the British Grand Prix, which was the Ferrari driver's first win since 2024.

Leclerc gets your vote after popular Silverstone win

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:14
After being overshadowed by his British team mate for much of the season, Charles Leclerc chose the British Grand Prix to rediscover his form for Ferrari - and you obviously enjoyed his performance.

Leclerc wins dramatic British GP amid Antonelli issue

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:14
Charles Leclerc emerged as the victor in a hugely eventful British Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver taking the win while Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli fell backwards following an issue on his car.

Leclerc wins dramatic race from Russell and Hamilton

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:11
Charles Leclerc wins an incident-packed British Grand Prix from George Russell in which both Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen failed to score points.

George Russell: Performances must improve to become 2026 F1 champion

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-07-05 19:08
George Russell has called upon himself to improve his performances to become the 2026 Formula 1 world champion after early domination from Kimi Antonelli.
Russell was the pre-season favourite due to Mercedes being expected to master the regulation switch and although that’s been the case, his team-mate Antonelli has held the upper hand.
The 19-year-old has won five of the opening nine ...Keep reading

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