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Lewis Hamilton has expressed gratitude and satisfaction after putting together one of his strongest weekends with Ferrari since joining the team ahead of the 2025 season.

Kimi Antonelli has made clear that he “can’t relax” despite moving 43 points clear of Mercedes team mate George Russell in the championship standings after the Canadian Grand Prix.

Oliver Solberg crashed out of Rally Japan while fighting for the lead with Toyota team-mate and World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans.
The Monte Carlo winner had been setting green split times on his rivals, rally leader Elfyn Evans and third-placed Sebastien Ogier, during stage 10 when drama struck.
Solberg lost the rear of his GR Yaris entering a tight left-hander and clouted a tree ...Keep reading

Layne Riggs won the pole, swept the stages, and claimed victory in Friday's very late-night NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race, but that doesn't even begin to tell the whole story.
Riggs made a dramatic late-race charge, defeating Rajah Caruth in a full-contact battle at the white flag to win at Nashville and collect a custom guitar. 
This is Riggs' eighth career NCTS victory, and ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg heaped pressure on Rally Japan leader Elfyn Evans as the battle to win the final asphalt round of the World Rally Championship season intensified.  
Solberg quickly set his sights on catching Evans, whose 15.7s overnight lead over his Toyota team-mate was reduced to 10.6s.
Solberg produced stunning speed in the day’s opening test to win stage seven (Obara) by 3.2s from ...Keep reading

Every Sunday, Connor Zilisch has Stefan Parsons in his ear as his NASCAR Cup spotter, but this duo have switched roles for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville.
Parsons is driving the No. 4  Niece Motorsports entry in his first start of the year, and Zilisch will be his eye in the sky, watching from the roof and guiding him through the race.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun ...Keep reading

Cadillac is on top in the home race after Earl Bamber took pole for the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.
The 35-year-old New Zealander drove Whelen Cadillac’s #31 Cadillac V-Series.R to a quick lap of 1m05.313s around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn street circuit. It’s Bamber’s third career pole, first in GTP.
“The car has been amazing,” Bamber said. “We had a great car last ...Keep reading

Just after making his 13th appearance in the Indianapolis 500, Indiana native Conor Daly  has signed a deal to drive the No. 25 Kaulig Racing 1500 later this summer.
Daly will compete at Indianapolis Raceway Park, making his seventh career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start and second at IRP. His best showing came at Kansas in 2024, finishing 17th.
Daly's NASCAR career also three starts ...Keep reading

Mercedes pull out of talks to buy a minority shareholding in the Alpine team because they felt it was overpriced.

Factory Aprilia rider Jorge Martin has admitted that he is struggling to shake off the memories of his crash-strewn weekend at the recent Catalan GP.
Martin, who fell six times across the four days of race and test action in Barcelona, was speaking after a reasonable first day's work on Friday at Mugello, where the Italian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday. 
The Spaniard needed a last-gasp ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft has described Lewis Hamilton's recent decision not to use Ferrari's simulator programme as "quite damning" for the Maranello outfit, raising concerns over the team's factory-to-track correlation issues. 
Following a tricky start to his time with Ferrari, Hamilton finally appears to have turned a corner. The seven-time champion, who joined the ...Keep reading

Ollie Bearman has explained how the developing battle between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell is giving him extra belief and motivation, with the Haas driver eager to follow his former F2 team mate to front of the field.

Pedro Acosta says he was surprised to encounter so many problems in Friday practice for the Italian Grand Prix after failing to secure a direct entry into Q2.
The factory KTM MotoGP rider lacked the speed to contend for a top 10 result in the afternoon, ending up almost half a second off the pace in 13th place. Having also struggled for speed in opening practice, Acosta’s day eventually ended ...Keep reading

Cal Crutchlow says a lack of physical strength is his number one limitation as his comeback to MotoGP racing got underway at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday.
The British rider, who is stepping in to replace the injured Johann Zarco at the LCR Honda team, was last on the timesheets in the afternoon practice session at Mugello. His best lap was over a second shy of that set by fellow injury ...Keep reading

The NASCAR community is still trying to grasp a future without Kyle Busch, and we at Motorsport.com thought that a good way to memorialize him would be to highlight some of Rowdy's most unforgettable moments -- the good, bad, and downright hilarious. 
So, every week where it is applicable, we will select our favorite Kyle Busch memories from whatever track is next up on the NASCAR calendar ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin revealed that he ended a 15-year relationship with his personal sponsor Red Bull following Aprilia's new deal with Monster Energy.
On Friday, Aprilia announced that it signed American energy drinks giant Monster as its title sponsor, confirming a report published by Motorsport.com earlier this week.
Both Martin and Marco Bezzecchi headed out on track in Friday practice for the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez feels he needs to be patient about his recovery, as he conceded he doesn’t even have the pace for a top-five finish after Friday practice at the Italian Grand Prix.
The nine-time world champion made a highly-anticipated return to MotoGP at Mugello, having been forced to miss the Sunday race at Le Mans and the entire Catalan GP weekend due to injury.
The factory Ducati rider ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton appeared to rediscover his spark during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, showing a renewed sense of "freedom" and delivering a turn of pace that seemingly rattled his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, according to broadcaster Jake Humphrey and former engineer Rob Smedley.
Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast, Humphrey and Smedley reflected on the improved showing from ...Keep reading

There are repeated claims on social media that Max Verstappen was penalised with a 35-kilogram weight penalty at the 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours. Here's how that rumour got started.
Remarkably, a rumour persists on social media that the Mercedes-AMG GT3 was 35 kilograms heavier than usual during the 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours. This is complete nonsense, as the AMG raced, just like the previous ...Keep reading

After George Russell's sudden exit from the lead of the Canadian Grand Prix, F1.com looks back at eight other occasions where drivers were dramatically forced to retire whilst in P1.