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Red Bull is using an artificial intelligence system that recommends actions to the team during a grand prix.
During an interview with CNBC, Red Bull head of technical and performance partnerships Jack Harington explained that the team built the tool with its title partner, Oracle.
What began as a search tool to help engineers interpret F1's regulations and past rulings has since become an ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has revealed a special helmet for the United States Grand Prix, giving his usual design an Austin, Texas, makeover ahead of the race at the Circuit of the Americas.
The Dutchman unveiled the new design on social media. "Texas bound. I’ll be coming to Austin with this special helmet!" he posted alongside detailed photos of the new helmet.
The main ...Keep reading

The bold new Rwanda agreement has finally opened the way for a crucial continent to write a completely new chapter in its great F1 history, writes F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team is still talking to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after their collision towards the end of the Singapore Grand Prix sprint. Zak Brown wasn't as easy on them. 
The papaya-coloured team-mates were fighting for fourth on the last lap of the sprint when Norris dived up the inside of Piastri at Turn 5. It was a bullish move from the reigning ...Keep reading

Christian Horner has called on Formula 1 to increase the $215million budget cap, claiming “teams are spending $500 or $600million” year on year.
From 2021 the championship has operated under a budget cap system which limits how much a team can spend per season, with it starting at $145m before eventually increasing to $215m.
But that $215m doesn’t cover every single cost made by an F1 ...Keep reading

Ferrari will likely introduce a new floor at the United States Grand Prix as part of its final major upgrade of the 2026 season, Motorsport.com understands.
While the Maranello outfit has already shifted its focus to 2027, the team is expected to bring a new floor to the race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, next week.
The aim of the new floor is to produce the same or more ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team made a confirmed £633.4million in revenue in 2025 and paid a total of £125m in dividends to its shareholders, according to its annual accounts filed at Companies House.
The group accounts for Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited cover the year to 31 December 2025, in which the team finished second in the constructors' championship after what had been a difficult ground ...Keep reading

Although the Phillip Island circuit will lose MotoGP and the World Superbike Championship over the next few months, it will become a major fixture on the Supercars calendar from 2027.
MotoGP is preparing to bid farewell to one of its most iconic venues, and one of the most popular among fans, next weekend when it hosts the Australian Grand Prix for the final time. The circuit has hosted the ...Keep reading

While Max Verstappen was still seriously considering the possibility of ending this Formula 1 season without winning a single race at Monza, things now look considerably different.
Verstappen came remarkably close to victory in Baku before actually coming out on top in the subsequent races of the triple-header in Malaysia and Singapore.
It marks a huge contrast with the beginning of this ...Keep reading

People. They were who Laurent Mekies considered the most important part of the Red Bull team he took charge of last summer, and they were the ones he listened to and the ones he prioritised getting in the right place over the last 12 months as he plotted their return to the top.

Three weeks after Fuji, the World Endurance Championship returns to action for the inaugural 6 Hours of Barcelona, the penultimate round of the 2026 season. The field will resume its battle for the world titles from 16-18 October.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host the WEC for the first time, with the venue chosen by the ACO and FIA as a replacement for the Qatar 1812km, which could ...Keep reading

After announcing his departure from Alpha Prime Racing, Brennan Poole already has a new home for 2027 as he will become the driver of the No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport entry. He will be teammates with Daniel Dye, as both of the team's current full-time drivers leave for other opportunities.
Jeb Burton will join RSS Racing, and Blaine Perkins will head over to Sam Hunt ...Keep reading

Kaden Honeycutt earned his fourth win of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season on Friday, winning a largely uneventful race at Phoenix Raceway. Outside of the Stage 1 end and a Stage 2-ending debris yellow, there were no incident-related cautions.
Honeycutt's victory helped increase his championship advantage, now 39pts ahead of Layne Riggs, with Riggs finishing third behind ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 strategist and Sky Sports pundit Bernie Collins believes Lewis Hamilton is suffering from a "lack of trust" in Ferrari's pitwall following the Singapore Grand Prix.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli is closing in on the drivers' championship title, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen dominated the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Meanwhile, Hamilton's race unravelled during a virtual safety ...Keep reading

Ferrari has released behind-the-scenes footage of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc hijacking the team's social media channels.
The two drivers took over the Maranello outfit's accounts during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, and it was pure chaos. 
With a 20-minute window to do whatever they wanted with the channels, Hamilton quickly admitted his lack of recent social media practice ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson has unveiled a signature guitar in collaboration with Taylor Guitars ahead of his live performance in Austin.
The Racing Bulls driver will headline a live music event ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix next week. Scheduled for Thursday 22 October at Inn Cahoots in Austin, the event will see Lawson reunite with his childhood bandmates, including his brother and two close ...Keep reading

It appears that there will be some Grand Theft Auto VI promotion during NASCAR championship weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but only if you look up. All three national divisions (Cup, O'Reilly Truck) will crown their 2026 season champion that weekend. 
GTA VI has been in development by Rockstar Games for over a decade, and is perhaps the most anticipated video game of all time. Its ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen, Chris Lulham, and Ben Barnicoat struggled in qualifying for the three-hour GT World Challenge Europe season finale at Portimao, managing only 15th on the grid.
Compounding the result for the No. 3 Verstappen Racing team was the fact that another Mercedes-AMG GT3—the No. 17 GetSpeed entry shared by Ralf Aron, Maximilian Gotz, and Fabian Schiller—qualified on the front row in ...Keep reading

F1.com takes a look at the data to determine which teams have moved forwards – and which have fallen behind – over the course of the 2026 season so far.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes Oscar Piastri is returning to form after a difficult spell, praising his growing confidence behind the wheel of the MCL40.