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A Mexico City GP that held such promise for Scuderia Ferrari proved to be a painful afternoon for team principal Fred Vasseur.

Michael Lamonato on how Kimi Antonelli turned a sub-optimal build-up to the Mexico City Grand Prix into title-winning glory.

A world champion and history maker. This is the story of Kimi Antonelli told by the people of his hometown Bologna.

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur said the first-lap clash between his drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, at the Mexican Grand Prix comes down to "a matter of respect".
Leclerc attempted to overtake Hamilton, who had started the race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez from pole position, at Turn 4. Both drivers went off the track and Leclerc came out ahead. During the ...Keep reading

As Kimi Antonelli becomes F1 world champion, the people of Bologna hail their hometown hero.

After a stunning championship win from his young driver Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has criticised the "entitled" drivers and "endless moaners on the radio" in Formula 1. He believes this year's world champion should be a role model for them.
The Italian finished third at the Mexico City Grand Prix, but that was enough for him to win the title with four races to spare ...Keep reading

The Chequered Flag's Harry Benjamin, Marc Priestley and Jennie Gow on rising tensions in the Ferrari camp after fighting cost them victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix.

The Chequered Flag's Harry Benjamin, Marc Priestley and Jennie Gow on rising tensions in the Ferrari camp after fighting cost them victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix.

The Chequered Flag's Harry Benjamin, Marc Priestley and Jennie Gow reflect on the impact of Kimi Antonelli becoming the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history.

The Chequered Flag's Harry Benjamin, Marc Priestley and Jennie Gow reflect on the impact of Kimi Antonelli becoming the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history.

Where do you start when trying to digest Kimi Antonelli's championship? What do you say about it? Perhaps start with the numbers. This victory is historic. He's not just the youngest to win the F1 title; he's beaten the previous record by more than three years. He's done it with an almost perfect season, just his second in F1. And right now, at this very moment, he's ahead in the championship of ...Keep reading

An expanded WRC2 prize drive will be awarded to the 2027 Junior WRC champion as part of a revamped JWRC for next year.
The FIA has today confirmed that the WRC’s junior category will once again be contested over five WRC rounds, although next year’s programme will be solely focused on Europe (Sweden, Croatia, Italy, Finland and Scotland) to reduce the financial and logistical demands of ...Keep reading

Sunday was a 'race day' at Sepang - and not just for the bikes. Meetings followed one another in the paddock of the Malaysian circuit throughout the day.
At 11am, the team managers of the different teams met with the executives of MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group (MGPSEG). The teams then also held discussions among themselves to try to find out what each one's position was. The riders, for ...Keep reading

Aprilias getting in each other's way has been a recurring theme in this year's MotoGP world championship - and the Malaysian Grand Prix provided another example of the phenomenon.
This time it was Ai Ogura, on the satellite Trackhouse bike, rubbing fairings with factory rider Marco Bezzecchi, who is in long-shot contention for the world championship.
But the move at Turn 1, with three laps ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez, who was 102 points behind then-championship-leader Marco Bezzecchi on 31 May, left Sepang on Sunday with a 44-point advantage over second-placed Jorge Martin, who is currently injured, and a 67-point lead over Bezzecchi.
Marquez effectively eliminated the Italian from title contention with a commanding victory in Malaysia. He could be crowned world champion as early as this week's ...Keep reading

The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix is one for the history books: Kimi Antonelli has been crowned the youngest world champion of all time, and partly because of the superlicence rules, that record will certainly not be an easy one to break.
After his hugely impressive performance in Austin, Antonelli already knew that clinching the title would essentially be a formality, but he refused to treat it ...Keep reading

The Sepang International Circuit may not have delivered the most exciting MotoGP race of 2026, but there were plenty of talking points from last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Track deterioration, Qatar controversy and Jorge Martin’s attempted comeback kept the fans occupied, as Aprilia and Ducati experienced contrasting fortunes in South East Asia.
Here are the winners and losers ...Keep reading

There was at least one moment during Frederic Vasseur's post-Mexican Grand Prix media briefing when the Ferrari team principal burst into laughter.
Motorsport Network journalist Ronald Vording had just asked him what felt like the umpteenth question about the evidently strained atmosphere following the first-lap clash between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
"It seems that no matter what ...Keep reading

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Harry, Jennie and Marc join the celebrations as Antonelli becomes world champion.