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Former IndyCar Series driver and F1 TV analyst James Hinchcliffe has argued that George Russell must treat the remainder of the 2026 season as early preparation for 2027, declaring that the Briton's current championship fight is a "write-off" following the Spanish Grand Prix.
The inaugural race at the Madring circuit in Madrid delivered another blow to Russell's title hopes. While his Mercedes ...Keep reading

It takes a fair bit of imagination to find any real drama left in the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship. After 14 grands prix, Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 81 points, Lewis Hamilton by 101 and Lando Norris by 106.
In absolute terms, the biggest deficit any driver has ever overturned was the 46-point gap Max Verstappen faced to Charles Leclerc in 2022. That, however, was after just ...Keep reading

While Brad Keselowski decision to stay out on older tires didn't work out, he still managed to reach a special career milestone at WWT Raceway. In his 621st start, Keselowski led his 10,000th lap, becoming just the 24th driver in Cup Series history to reach that number.
The most recent to do so before Keselowski was Joey Logano, doing so at Richmond Raceway one month ago.
Keselowski made ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta says KTM “completely changed the bike” overnight to address issues that left him visibly “angry” during the San Marino Grand Prix weekend. 
After the highs of Silverstone and Aragon, Acosta was bracing for a difficult race at Misano, having struggled to stop his bike in the sprint. The Spaniard could only manage sixth in the half-distance contest, losing more than half a ...Keep reading

George Russell suffered a further blow to his championship ambitions as his team mate Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri had a race to forget in Madrid, a first lap incident derailing his afternoon on a day where Lando Norris showed the McLaren had the pace to fight for the win. The Australian finished down in eighth place behind the Alpine of Franco Colapinto, while his team mate took yet another rostrum.

Fred Vasseur has given his thoughts on Ferrari’s performance in the Spanish Grand Prix, which saw Charles Leclerc finish P4 after Lewis Hamilton retired.

Formula 1 and Canal+ pundit Romain Grosjean publicly apologised to McLaren and Zak Brown over comments made during coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring.
Present in Madrid for the Spanish GP, the Frenchman sharply criticised comments made by the McLaren team principal during Sunday's race, initially believing that remarks made after qualifying had been damaging to Oscar Piastri's ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez believes his brother Marc Marquez was never at risk of losing the lead of the San Marino Grand Prix, saying the factory Ducati MotoGP rider was “playing” with his rivals.
In the closing stages of Sunday’s MotoGP race at Misano, the top three riders were separated by just one second, with both Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta closing in significantly on the race leader.
Even ...Keep reading

With his fifth podium finish in seven race weekends, Max Verstappen got the maximum out of the first Formula 1 race at the Madring. The Dutchman managed to take second place in the Spanish Grand Prix behind Kimi Antonelli, which according to the four-time world champion was even more than he actually deserved.
"We maximised the result and probably had a bit of luck with, of course, the unlucky ...Keep reading

Organisers of Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid are ready to make tweaks to the Madring circuit to boost overtaking for 2027, and have already received recommendations from the FIA.
The 5.4km circuit around Madrid's IFEMA fairgrounds, which made its competition debut last weekend, was praised by drivers and teams for its facilities and its driving challenge. But while the tricky ...Keep reading

Honda have announced that it will make changes to the leadership of their Formula 1 power unit development programme.

Michael Lamonato assesses the VSC's impact on Lando Norris during Sunday's Grand Prix, and how the timing effectively locked the McLaren driver into a third-placed finish.

Honda changes the leadership of its Formula 1 engine programme after the Japanese manufacturer's disappointing start to its return to the sport this season.

Aston Martin's engine partner Honda has replaced the project leader of its Formula 1 power unit programme as it aims to claw its way back into contention.
On Monday the Japanese manufacturer announced engine development leader Tetsushi Kakuda is set to be replaced by his current assistant Yoichiro Fukao, effective on 1 October. Honda Racing Corporation said the move was part of a "planned ...Keep reading

The San Marino Grand Prix marked another turning point in the 2026 MotoGP season, as Marc Marquez and Ducati moved to the top in their respective standings.
What was expected to be a close two-way fight for victory ultimately became a one-man affair when Marco Bezzecchi faltered after a clean start from pole position.
With 14 races complete and the calendar potentially reduced to 21, a new ...Keep reading

It is almost exactly 10 years since Formula 1 first took to the streets of Baku in June 2016. Everyone was curious to see what Azerbaijan's Grand Prix debut would bring, and plenty had predicted a chaotic race littered with crashes on the street circuit. In the end, things turned out rather differently, and the European Grand Prix sent plenty of Formula 1 fans to sleep - and that was in the early ...Keep reading

Oh, the irony!
Lando Norris found exactly the right words for his team on the cooldown lap in Madrid.
“We were too quick, that’s all it was.”
That’s literally what happened, isn’t it? Lance Stroll parked his Aston Martin at Turn 20 on lap 13 - he had a brake problem, not that he’d simply had enough of the race, by the way - and Norris was just a few corners away from the ...Keep reading

Ultimately, the beauty of the new Chase for the Championship format is that is that with enough wins and stage points, no deficit is ultimately insurmountable and no points lead is safe.
However.
On Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway, several mulligans were utilized and there very well could have been numerous eliminations even if that is not a thing the Cup Series literally does ...Keep reading

245 swear words were picked up on NASCAR Cup radios during Sunday's wild race at WWT Raceway, and with the Sanctioning Body paying a self-imposed $5 fine for each one, that's a total of $1,225 added to the swear jar.
As part of this new promotion, fans can win the money in that jar if they can correctly guess the number of swear words across radio channels every Sunday.
At last week's ...Keep reading