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Ducati says it is not concerned by Aprilia potentially deploying team orders in the closing stages of the 2026 MotoGP season, saying its rival “can do whatever they want”.
With just five rounds remaining in the season, the championship could swing in any direction, with Aprilia’s Jorge Martin holding a narrow two-point lead over Ducati star Marc Marquez.
Given how high the stakes are ...Keep reading

Succession planning is one of the more subtle arts of the Formula 1 team boss. All the top teams maintain junior-driver programmes with the explicit intention of developing talent for when a race seat falls vacant.
Often the timing doesn't work in favour of the driver waiting for that vacancy.
As a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, Oliver Bearman was placed at Haas in 2025 to prepare him ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi topped Practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, as Aprilia emerged as the manufacturer to beat at the start of the Phillip Island weekend.
Bezzecchi, fresh off his victory in Indonesia a fortnight ago, stormed to the top with a blistering time of 1m26.775s, edging out the satellite Trackhouse bike of Raul Fernandez by just under one-tenth of a second.
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Lawrence Barretto rounds up the big talking points to emerge during media day at the United States Grand Prix.

George Russell has reflected on his title chances and the challenges he faced over the course of the 2026 season.

Max Verstappen has backed Laurent Mekies' contract extension with Red Bull, but has cautioned those who expect the Dutchman to continue his winning form at this weekend's United States Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc has revealed what he wants to achieve with Ferrari before the end of the 2026 season.

Esteban Ocon believes Rafael Camara deserves his opportunity with Haas, but remains adamant that he also belongs on the Formula 1 grid in 2027.

George Russell believes Formula 1 circuits should be resurfaced every couple of years after Max Verstappen made critical comments about the bumps at the Circuit of the Americas and how they could leave him needing “a new spine”.
COTA has for a long time been known as one of the bumpier circuits on the Formula 1 calendar. But the Dutchman was alarmed when he saw what the cars and drivers ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".

Lando Norris has backed Max Verstappen as he says the bumps at some Formula 1 circuits, including the Circuit of the Americas, are so bad that he takes headache tablets before he starts driving.
Having watched the World Endurance Championship race at COTA, Verstappen joked that he would "need to order a new spine after the weekend, or become like Robocop". On the Thursday ahead of the Austin ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has responded to former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner's claims that he, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri used to pay to use the Milton Keynes outfit's simulators.
Horner, who was dismissed from Red Bull last year, said on the High Performance podcast this week that all three drivers had paid to use the team's simulator when they ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says the bumps on the track that hosts this weekend's United States Grand Prix are "unacceptable" and "out of control".

While the majority of us are looking forward to the upcoming United States Grand Prix, Lando Norris was asked to reminisce about a moment that went viral over the weekend of the Spanish Grand Prix. In the cooldown room following the Madrid race, Norris was seemingly asked to put down the Coca-Cola he was drinking and his response flooded social media. He's now discussed the moment further ahead of ...Keep reading

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

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.