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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has urged the FIA to prioritise "entertainment" following the anticlimactic safety car finish at the British Grand Prix.
The race at Silverstone saw Charles Leclerc secure his first victory at the iconic circuit and Ferrari's 250th grand prix win. However, the race lacked an exciting finish after a late-race crash involving Red Bull's Max Verstappen ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli has seen his Formula 1 championship lead shrink to just 25 points over nearest rival George Russell and 32 over Ferrari challenger Lewis Hamilton in the space of three race weekends.
Where Antonelli struggled for outright performance during last year's European leg of the season, the picture is completely different this time.
In Barcelona, the young Italian retired from second ...Keep reading

Ferrari has been chasing a world title since 2008 in the constructors' championship and 2007 in the drivers' championship, but remains the most successful team in Formula 1. Winner of the British Grand Prix on Sunday, Charles Leclerc even allowed the Scuderia to reach a new symbolic milestone.
The Monegasque driver claimed Ferrari's 250th victory in F1, at the circuit where, 75 years earlier ...Keep reading

The British Grand Prix ended behind the safety car, much to the disappointment of many fans at Silverstone. Boos echoed around the grandstands, although part of that reaction was prompted by a communication error.
The timing screens briefly displayed the message "Safety Car ending", but this later proved to be incorrect. The FIA subsequently clarified that the message should never have ...Keep reading

As Charles Leclerc celebrated Silverstone victory, Kimi Antonelli was left to wonder what might have been after a technical issue undid his race.

Juan Pablo Montoya has urged George Russell to stop focusing on his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli and instead concentrate on adapting his own driving style if he hopes to challenge for the championship.
Russell finished second at the British Grand Prix, benefiting from a late-race gamble by Mercedes to maintain track position on used medium tyres during a safety car period, which continued ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio have signed for the factory KTM squad in MotoGP from the 2027 season.
As the string of MotoGP rider announcements continues following the Concorde Agreement being reached, the first to be confirmed was Marquez, with the 2025 MotoGP world championship runner-up joining the Austrian manufacturer from next season.  
It ends his four-year stint at Gresini ...Keep reading

First things first: I can’t picture Max Verstappen actually having sleepless nights. Not with four world championships under his belt, a loving family at home, and plenty of enticing options tempting him outside of Formula 1.
And yet, the fact that things are going so badly for him in F1 right now must really sting. What’s worse, there is no sign improvements in the short- or medium-term ...Keep reading

The 2026 British Grand Prix is the highest attended Formula 1 race weekend yet.

It must not be easy to be a top athlete these days. Perhaps not so much when you're winning - because praise comes from all angles, and it's great to feel loved and appreciated. But winning isn't easy when you're competing against other top athletes - and more often than not you'll get everything but praise and appreciation.
It probably hasn't been easy to be Charles Leclerc lately, with the ...Keep reading

It's incredible to think that Tyler Reddick had a 129-point lead in the championship just before Memorial Day Weekend in May, as he now trails Denny Hamlin by 44 points.
Reddick lost the points lead for the first time this year one week ago, and while he ran strong at Chicagoland this weekend, a piece of debris punches through the radiator and put him 30 laps down after repairs.
The biggest ...Keep reading

Chase Briscoe returns to Victory Lane for the first time since Talladega in October, 2025, earning his sixth career win at Chicagoland Speedway.
It was a trio of Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas at the front of the field at the checkered flag, with Briscoe beating Christopher Bell to the line by just 0.276s, with Denny Hamlin just over three seconds back in third.
William Byron led the way for ...Keep reading

Chase Briscoe collected his sixth career NASCAR Cup win and his first of the 2026 season on Sunday, winning in NASCAR's long-awaited return to Chicagoland Speedway.
He had to hold off a charging Christopher Bell at the end of the race, and led a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 with Bell second and Denny Hamlin third.
"How about that race," said Briscoe after climbing from the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops ...Keep reading

On Lap 47 of Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway, Austin Hill was running 28th, trying to defend against Shane van Gisbergen. Entering Turn 3, Van Gisbergen slammed into the left-rear of the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevy, sending Hill spinning into the outside wall.
Hill's race was over, and he doored Van Gisbergen under caution before taking his mangled car behind the ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has called for a track limits rule rethink after Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli was penalised during the British Grand Prix.
The Italian driver had been on course to challenge Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for the victory at Silverstone before his car suffered a left-hand wheel shield failure in the closing stages. The resulting loss of aerodynamic load severely ...Keep reading

Rosanna Tenant, Harry Benjamin and former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill discuss the end to the British Grand Prix as a 'software error' led people to believe there would be one final lap of racing after a late safety car.

Rosanna Tenant, Harry Benjamin and former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill discuss the end to the British Grand Prix as a 'software error' led people to believe there would be one final lap of racing after a late safety car.

Pato O'Ward finally broke through for his first victory of the season at the Honda Indy 200, anchoring a historic day for Arrow McLaren at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. 
Behind the wheel of the #5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, the 27-year-old secured his first podium of the year by winning. This victory was the team’s first-ever 1-2 finish in the IndyCar Series.
O'Ward entered the weekend ...Keep reading

The inaugural running of the HSR NASCAR Classic at Le Mans has concluded after three races at the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe.
JC France, grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., won Race #1 in a 2014 NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro wrapped to look like the Garage 56 NASCAR entry.
But on Sunday, it was all Andrew Jordan as he swept the day with victories in Race #2 and Race #3. He was driving ...Keep reading

The safety car staying out might have been an unsatisfactory way to end the British Grand Prix but this time the rules were followed, writes Andrew Benson.