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The 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship continues with Round 10, where the racers will take on the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Mattia Binotto is the latest guest on the Beyond The Grid podcast, discussing how he is using his experience from Ferrari to transform Audi into a race-winning team.

Santino Ferrucci is feeling for all the team personnel that are in the midst of a quick turnaround following a grueling three-week stretch at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS).
The run for teams began with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the IMS road course May 8-9, before shifting to the oval two days later in preparation for Indy 500. Crews put in long hours, with 4 a.m. wakeup calls and ...Keep reading

The Canadian Grand Prix delivered the first on-track battle between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli. While they avoided a crash, it was still too close for comfort for the Mercedes pit wall, and there will probably be more internal discussions about the rules of engagement between the two drivers of Formula 1’s current strongest team. But what should the outcome of those talks be?
Our ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli says he isn’t thinking about a potential world title just yet, as he pulls away in the standings with at least 17 rounds remaining.
Antonelli has won the last four grands prix consecutively, with his last victory coming in a Montreal race where he had a breathtaking duel with team-mate George Russell before a power unit failure took the Briton out ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez feels “happy I came back” to F1 after proving to himself that he is “one of the best” drivers in the field with his performances for Cadillac so far.

It has been announced that Gucci will become title partner to Alpine in 2027, with the team set to race under a new banner as well as taking on the Gucci colour scheme.

Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad gave their verdicts on the Canadian Grand Prix after both suffered contrasting fortunes last weekend.

VR46 riders Franco Morbidelli and Fabio di Giannantonio praised Valentino Rossi's feedback after the MotoGP legend made a long-awaited comeback in the Barcelona paddock.
Although Rossi had initially planned to attend the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez last month to support his team, he ultimately cancelled those plans and opted instead for Barcelona, where he quickly became a centrepiece of ...Keep reading

An interesting pattern has emerged amid the constant ebb-and-flow of the Formula 1 driver market, where the busyness of it changes every other year. So for 2023, for example, six teams altered their line-ups - most notably caused by the Oscar Piastri fiasco - before an unchanged grid the following season, which marked a first in F1 history.
Vast change was on the cards again for 2025, the final ...Keep reading

Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has reportedly returned to “training normally” as he ramps up his preparations to make a return this weekend, but admits that he is still “proceeding with due caution”.
The Ducati rider will return this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix, after being injured on the Saturday at Le Mans and missing Sunday’s races in France and the following ...Keep reading

The Alpine F1 team will be known as Gucci Racing Alpine in 2027 after signing a landmark deal with the luxury brand.
On Wednesday, Alpine announced Gucci would become its title partner in 2027, following the conclusion of the Enstone team's deal with current title sponsor BWT.
As part of the deal, the brand says it is creating Gucci Racing, "a new business and experiential platform built ...Keep reading

Mercedes’ Montreal upgrade made a resounding debut, as the W17 showed an increased performance advantage over its rivals.

Alpine head the midfield after five rounds of the 2026 championship, comfortably ahead of Haas and Racing Bulls. With the majority of teams now having introduced their first big upgrade, Alpine remain the ones to catch, with Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly both delivering points in Canada for the French outfit.

The helmet worn by Gilles Villeneuve during his last Formula 1 race was sold for a record-breaking $1.25 million – just over €1 million. This was reported by Darren Jack, CEO of the Canadian company Hall of Fame Collection, which handled the sale.
The amount is a world record for a racing helmet. The previous record belonged to a helmet worn by Ayrton Senna during the 1992 Belgian Grand ...Keep reading

It is fair to say that the 2026 Formula 1 season has so far generated more controversy off the track than on it, with the usual endless debates surrounding the regulations – and before that, Mercedes’ engine compression ratio.
On track, however, matters have remained relatively calm. There have been a handful of incidents and collisions here and there, but nothing sufficiently contentious ...Keep reading

It’s exactly 20 years since the FIA GT3 Championship heralded a new era of sportscar racing. As a packed grid of 44 cars lined up at the Silverstone Circuit in 2006, few could have imagined the scale of success this category would go on to enjoy.
After all, this was a time when the sportscar racing landscape was highly fragmented and transitional. The World Endurance Championship was still ...Keep reading

Hankook has shed light on its plans to introduce new World Rally Championship tyres for 2027, while revealing that further upgrades to its gravel tyre could be made this season.
The WRC’s sole tyre supplier has confirmed plans to introduce two new winter tyres for next year. Hankook had signalled its intention to offer a new product for 2027 during this year’s season opener in Monte Carlo ...Keep reading

Michael Schumacher’s Formula 1 career was made legendary by his fantastic racecraft and record-breaking success, but also some questionable moves – one of which occurred on 27 May 2006.
Going into the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix, Schumacher was already facing a 15-point deficit to championship leader Fernando Alonso, with a race win worth 10 points at the time.
This was the consequence of the ...Keep reading

Cal Crutchlow is being given a test by the LCR MotoGP team on Wednesday, as he is trialled as a stand-in for Johann Zarco, Motorsport has learned.
The Frenchman got injured 10 days ago in a heavy crash at Barcelona, and is waiting for the right moment to undergo surgery on his left leg.
The prospect of Crutchlow racing in a grand prix again reflects Honda’s lack of stand-in options ...Keep reading