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Charles Leclerc has dismissed Isack Hadjar's suggestion that Max Verstappen would have won the Singapore Grand Prix by a bigger margin in a Ferrari, calling it "nonsense".
The four-time champion dominated the race weekend at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, claiming pole position for the sprint and grand prix and winning both races. While he won by an impressive 7.3 seconds over Ferrari's Leclerc ...Keep reading

When the United States Grand Prix came up during the Formula 1 press conference in Singapore, Max Verstappen immediately joked that he would have to order a new spine. The four-time world champion had followed the World Endurance Championship round in Texas – The Lone Star Le Mans, held over the weekend of 6 September – and said he was shocked by the condition of the ...Keep reading

Could Antonelli be crowned champion? Rosanna and the team look ahead to the US Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton has reflected on how his strategy error last time out in Singapore cost himself and Ferrari a podium, and that lessons have been learnt ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri has shared the improvements he’s made in adapting to McLaren’s 2026 challenger over recent rounds.

Kimi Antonelli admits that claiming his maiden Formula 1 title this weekend in the United States Grand Prix "would be a dream", but that he will need a "perfect weekend" in order to achieve the feat.

Isack Hadjar has downplayed Red Bull’s place in the pecking order after his team mate Max Verstappen won the last two races.

Ten years have passed since Taylor Swift performed her only show of 2016 in front of 80,000 Formula 1 fans at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.

Formula 1’s runaway leader Kimi Antonelli says he will try to "finish the job properly" as he gets a first opportunity to become the series' youngest ever world champion.
The 20-year-old can clinch the 2026 title as early as this weekend's United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, though this scenario would involve getting some outside help.
Antonelli will win the title if he ...Keep reading

NASCAR returns to Talladega Superspeedway with just three races left in the 2026 season. All three national divisions will be racing this weekend at the iconic track.
Carson Hocevar is the most recent Cup winner at Talladega, while Chase Briscoe won this race last year.
Kyle Larson suffered a DNF at Phoenix, and there are now just 56 points covering the top seven drivers in the NASCAR Cup ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli says he intends to "just have fun" at the United States Grand Prix as he stands on the brink of the Formula 1 World Championship.

This week, the Peterson Racing NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts team called out online abuse after parting ways with driver Austin Green.
Green helped build the single-car team up and was supposed to compete full-time in 2026. Unfortunately, he was sidelined for a handful of races mid-season to share the ride with Nick Sanchez.
Now, the team and driver have officially parted ways. After the news ...Keep reading

Current Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli has revealed that his father did not want him to become a racing driver after seeing his own career end because of a lack of money.
The Mercedes driver arrives in Austin for the United States Grand Prix 102 points clear in the championship and could become the youngest champion in the history of F1 on Sunday. His father, Marco, a former ...Keep reading

It has become a recurring topic during Franco Colapinto's media sessions throughout the 2026 Formula 1 season: the Argentine feeling the need to speak out against abuse on social media.
Colapinto discussed the issue at length during an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com in Monaco, as well as during many of the race weekends that have followed since.
After the Singapore Grand Prix last ...Keep reading

It’s always an exciting time when Formula 1 plans a new race, but Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton is over the moon with the news that the championship is heading to Rwanda on a ten-year deal for an African Grand Prix. He’s so excited, in fact, that he’s hoping he can hold on and compete there when the time comes.
The race is expected to take place in the early 2030s, which would put the ...Keep reading

After what was a very successful couple of weekends from Max Verstappen, McLaren's Oscar Piastri believes that Red Bull is now the most consistently fast team on the Formula 1 grid after its recent upgrades rocketed it to the top of the timesheets.
The Milton Keynes outfit now arrives in Austin for the United States Grand Prix just seven points behind the papaya-coloured cars in the battle for ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar has argued that Red Bull did not have the fastest car at the Singapore Grand Prix, and believes his team-mate Max Verstappen would have won by a bigger margin had he been driving a Ferrari.
Verstappen heads into this weekend's United States Grand Prix on the back of two consecutive wins at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and the Singapore Grand Prix. The Dutchman dominated the ...Keep reading

The IndyCar Series is shaking up its calendar for the 2027 season, with Motorsport.com learning that the championship will not return to the Nashville Superspeedway, nor will it stage an encore event for the wildly successful Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the streets of Washington, D.C..
However, North America’s premier open-wheel championship is simultaneously expanding its international ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has admitted that it's "difficult" to be convinced by Formula 1's chiefs that its final rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi can go ahead as planned despite the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict.
Both F1 management and governing body the FIA have maintained the position that the final two rounds of 2026 in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, scheduled back-to-back at the end of November and first weekend ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has admitted that the strengths that made him a title contender during the 2025 Formula 1 season have become his biggest weaknesses as he battles to adapt to this year's regulations.
The Australian sits seventh in the championship with just 138 points and lacking a grand prix win so far this season. His team-mate and reigning champion Lando Norris perches just one ...Keep reading