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Mercedes driver George Russell has founded a karting academy to support and develop the next generation of young racers.

Racing Bulls have retained Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad for 2027, but with Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov pushing for promotion, Lawrence Barretto looks at why they decided against a change?

Argentina is poised to make its World Rally Championship return in 2028 after signing a multi-year contract.
The South American nation has a rich history in the WRC with its rocky gravel stages featuring regularly from 1980 to 2019 - only being absent in 1995 and 2010.
It was set for another event in 2020 until the coronavirus pandemic forced a cancellation and since then, Chile and Paraguay ...Keep reading

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has shut down speculation of ongoing friction between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, confirming the two drivers resolved their issues during a private sit-down discussion ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix.
The internal dynamic at Ferrari has been under scrutiny following the team's opening-lap clash in Mexico, but the chaotic, rain-soaked race at ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls has finally announced Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad will stay put for the 2027 season, ending a long-running saga as the team and the wider Red Bull company weighed up keeping Lawson on board for another year or promoting the next prospect in the pipeline, F2 frontrunner Nikola Tsolov.
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes Max Verstappen would find life at Mercedes "very difficult" and has argued that Lewis Hamilton has never learned to run a team.
On Sky Sports Germany's Backstage Boxengasse podcast, Schumacher said that Verstappen's deep involvement in the technical side of Red Bull would likely not carry over easily to another team such as Mercedes.
"I think ...Keep reading

Formula 1 star George Russell has launched a karting academy in partnership with Silverstone to make motorsport more accessible and discover the next young superstar. 
The eight-time grand prix winner launched his GR63 Karting Academy on Thursday with it open to boys and girls aged eight to nine, based at the kart track in Silverstone.
It features a “four stage path to the top” and ...Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson will continue as the drivers for Red Bull's second team Racing Bulls in 2027.

A Williams FW16 driven by three-time Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna in his final season in the series is going under the hammer in New York.
RM Sotheby's is offering chassis FW16B-01 in Sotheby's 'The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction', with an estimate of $4million to $6million (£2.95million to £4.45million). It is the first time the car has been put up for public sale.
When the ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls will retain their current pairing of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad for the upcoming 2027 season.

Racing Bulls has confirmed Liam Lawson will stay with the team for the 2027 Formula 1 season, partnering Arvid Lindblad for a second year.
Lawson and Lindblad formed a formidable duo this year as they propelled Racing Bulls to fifth in the constructors' championship, which is set to be the Anglo-Italian team's best-ever result.
But despite accounting for 89 points, twice the number ...Keep reading

We look back on Kimi Antonelli’s incredible rise to become F1’s youngest ever champion.

Motorsport has an alarming financial barrier to entry, with seasons of junior karting frequently running deep into the six figures. Mercedes Formula 1 star George Russell is taking direct action to change that.
Russell officially announced the launch of the GR63 Academy, a grassroots karting initiative created in partnership with Silverstone and the British Racing Drivers' Club. The programme ...Keep reading

Mexico City will now serve as the season opener for the 2026/27 Formula E campaign after the postponement of the Jeddah E-Prix.
The Saudi Arabian circuit was scheduled to kickstart the Gen4 era on 18-19 December with a double-header weekend, but this was always in doubt due to conflict in the Middle East.
War between the United States/Israel and Iran is ongoing and has caused vast disruption ...Keep reading

Over the past six weeks, MotoGP riders progressively hardened their stance in an attempt to put pressure on the championship promoter, which remained determined to honour its contract with the Qatari government. Under that agreement, the race had to go ahead unless force majeure could be invoked.
Several countries represented in the paddock had advised their citizens to postpone any travel to ...Keep reading

Although Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Frederic Vasseur spoke to Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on Thursday evening in Sao Paulo to clear the air, an extraordinary amount had already been said and written about the Ferrari clash in Mexico.
When Max Verstappen was asked for his opinion in Brazil, the Red Bull driver indicated that he primarily sees the incident as a consequence of ...Keep reading

The rising star tells the BBC about his experience taking part in F1 practice in Mexico.

2022 Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric, representing the Air Force, won the first-ever Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic, featuring 12 Ford Mustangs in a 30-minute contest around the Daytona International Speedway contest.
He beat Robert Noaker, who wasn't even an original entry, taking over for 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney as he suffered a fall a day after winning the Cup ...Keep reading

Kevin Harvick has said this all along but he reiterated it on Wednesday in the aftermath of NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell dismissing the notion of another new car for the Cup Series in the coming seasons.
Harvick, the 2014 champion and a NASCAR on FOX analyst, says the current car just needs a lot more horsepower and some modifications to the underbody and single source supplier system ...Keep reading

Frankie Muniz was involved in a scary crash while practicing for the Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic at Daytona International Speedway, and had to be cut from his Ford Mustang by safety crews.
While awake and alert, the 40-year-old was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. Photos from the scene show that Muniz crashed in the infield road course portion of the circuit ...Keep reading