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Mercedes tipped for Austrian GP comeback despite Ferrari threat

Motorsport - 8 hours 56 min ago
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes Mercedes will silence its doubters at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, predicting that the Brackley outfit will bounce back "firing on all cylinders" despite the threat of Ferrari.
During an appearance on The Red Flags Podcast ahead of the race weekend at the Red Bull Ring, Steiner dismissed suggestions that Mercedes could be ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon doesn't "give a s***" about those doubting his F1 future

Motorsport - 8 hours 57 min ago
Esteban Ocon claimed “people can say whatever the f**k they want” about his Formula 1 future as he’s just focusing on improving his fortunes.
Questions are starting to linger surrounding the 29-year-old’s future as his contract expires at the end of the 2026 campaign and he has struggled since joining Haas in 2025.
Last season, he was beaten by rookie team-mate Oliver Bearman, who ...Keep reading

How the best FIA relations 'since Charlie Whiting' helped drivers win the penalty points fight

Motorsport - 9 hours 36 min ago
With seven races completed, Formula 1 drivers have collected just a single penalty point this year - with Franco Colapinto receiving one for failing to slow sufficiently under yellow flags during the Barcelona race. There have still been no penalty points issued for incidents arising from battles on track.
This is the result of revised FIA guidelines introduced ahead of the season, giving ...Keep reading

What’s vexing Fernando Alonso about rival F1 teams’ “unlimited upgrades”

Motorsport - 10 hours 28 min ago
So far this season, Aston Martin has finished in the points just once – and even that was due to Fernando Alonso gaining two positions because of penalties applied to Formula 1 drivers who had finished ahead.
This trajectory is locked in for the next few rounds given the team’s policy of waiting to introduce a major new upgrade package this summer in one hit, rather than applying ...Keep reading

Bottas predicts Austria will be ‘real test’ of upgrades

Formula 1 - 11 hours 12 min ago
Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez have given their thoughts on Cadillac’s significant upgrade package for the Austrian Grand Prix.

How worried F1 rivals really are about Ferrari's progress and engine upgrade

Motorsport - 11 hours 27 min ago
As Formula 1 descended on the Styrian mountains for round eight of the 2026 season, there was no escaping the heatwave that engulfed Europe in recent days.
On track, Ferrari has been turning up the heat, too. A relentless upgrade push, headlined by a major development at the Barcelona Grand Prix, helped Lewis Hamilton banish his demons to take a popular 106th grand prix win.
Just like ...Keep reading

Spa 24 Hours: Fastest qualifier thrown out of Superpole

Motorsport - 19 hours 53 min ago
Midnight bombshell at the 2026 24 Hours of Spa: Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed made a mistake after regular qualifying that has far-reaching consequences. The reason is illegal work on the brake during the Q3 session, which is not permitted by the regulations.
The GetSpeed Mercedes #17, which had secured the provisional fastest time on track, retroactively loses all lap times from the third ...Keep reading

2026 Spa 24 Hours: Full entry list

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-06-25 22:55
 




Car #
Team
Drivers
Car
Class


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Johor Motorsports Racing JMR

H.H.Prince JEFRI IBRAHIM
Prince Abu Bakar IBRAHIM
Jordan LOVE
Ben GREEN

Corvette Z06 GT3 R
PRO-AM


2
Boutsen VDS

Morris SCHURING
Dorian BOCCOLACCI
Alessio PICARIELLO

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) EVO
PRO


3
Mercedes - AMG ...Keep reading

GetSpeed Mercedes fastest as Spa 24 Hours Superpole field is set

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-06-25 22:37
The #17 GetSpeed Mercedes shared by Maxime Martin, Maximilian Götz and Fabian Schiller secured the fastest overall average in Thursday evening’s qualifying session for the 2026 Spa 24 Hours.
However, it will not start on pole, as the team completed work on the car during qualifying that was not permitted under the regulations.
The qualifying format for the Spa 24 Hours featured a ...Keep reading

How to watch NASCAR at Sonoma: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-06-25 21:30
NASCAR is racing at a road course for the fourth and final time during the 2026 Cup season, heading to Sonoma Raceway. TNT Sports takes over from Prime Video for the next five weeks, with all races simultaneously streamed on HBO Max.
Despite a disappointing result last weekend after a mid-race wreck, Shane van Gisbergen again enters as the favorite, and is the defending winner at ...Keep reading

Guy Fieri joins Legacy Motor Club NASCAR team as 'strategic owner'

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-06-25 21:09
Emmy Award-winning television host and restaurateur Guy Fieri has joined a growing list of celebrity investors at Legacy Motor Club, named a 'strategic owner' by LMC on Thursday.
The Jimmie Johnson-led team recently announced singer/songwriter Darius Rucker as part of the ownership group as well.
“Motorsports and race cars have always had that raw energy I love — the people, the passion ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson on why it is "very hard" to trust people in F1

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-06-25 20:35
Liam Lawson has spoken about the cut-throat reality of the Formula 1 paddock and what makes it "very, very hard" to trust people in the championship.
The Racing Bulls driver spoke about his two-race stint at Red Bull as Max Verstappen's team-mate at the start of 2025 and his time with the Milton Keynes outfit's sister team during an appearance on the High Performance podcast. 
As he ...Keep reading

Can Ferrari keep the momentum going in Austria?

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-06-25 20:27
F1.com’s Lawrence Barretto delves into the key talking points on Thursday at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Antonelli reveals Mercedes' intra-team rules in Austria

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-06-25 20:27
Kimi Antonelli admits that claiming this year's Formula 1 title is "not going to be a walk in the park" and has explained Mercedes' new intra-team orders ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix.

Ferrari ‘pushing like crazy’ on updated power unit – Leclerc

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-06-25 20:27
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is hopeful that the upgrade will contribute to a clean weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Verstappen on hopes for Red Bull's Austria upgrades

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-06-25 20:27
Red Bull are set to run an upgrade package at their home event in Austria, with Max Verstappen hopeful that this will bring "more performance to the car".

Hamilton a ‘big threat’ to championship bid – Russell

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-06-25 20:27
After Lewis Hamilton's return to victory last time out in Barcelona, George Russell thinks that his former team mate is a clear threat in the title fight.

Hamilton rates chances of title push after first Ferrari win

Formula 1 - Thu, 2026-06-25 20:27
Lewis Hamilton believes “the opportunity is there” to challenge for title glory in 2026, even if Ferrari have “a real battle on our hands” to build on their recent strong form and overhaul early pace-setters Mercedes.

IMSA confirms next-gen LMP2 debut for 2029 season

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-06-25 20:19
IMSA has officially locked in the timeline for its next-generation Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) regulations, confirming that the new machinery will debut in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the 2029 season.
The rollout follows a staggered introduction strategy, with the new cars set to debut a year earlier—in 2028—across all Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and Le Mans Endurance ...Keep reading

Mercedes forced to tweak F1 diffuser after rival complaints

Motorsport - Thu, 2026-06-25 19:41
Mercedes arrived at the Canadian Grand Prix with its first major upgrade package of the season. The team of championship leader Kimi Antonelli and George Russell revised, among other things, the front wing and floor, although rivals also took an interest in several solutions at the rear of the W17.
Since winter testing, teams have been trying to find clever ways to extend the diffuser, for ...Keep reading

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