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Porsche Penske driver loan sets up 'teammate' rivalry in Long Beach

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 15:52
Julien Andlauer will go from sharing a race seat to potentially trading paint with Laurin Heinrich at this weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The two drivers, along with Felipe Nasr, shared driving duties in Porsche Penske Motorsport’s (PPM) #7 Porsche 963 that was victorious in the opening two rounds - Rolex 24 At Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring - to start the 2026 ...Keep reading

Cadillac confirms FP1 plan for Colton Herta in 2026 F1 season

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 15:38
Cadillac has confirmed Colton Herta’s free practice programme for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with the ex-IndyCar star contesting four FP1 sessions this season.
The 26-year-old will make his F1 weekend debut at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on 12-14 June, with his other three appearances to be confirmed at a later date.
This comes amid a year of change for Herta, who ended a ...Keep reading

F1 fans surprised by modest addition to Charles Leclerc’s garage

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 15:31
Formula 1 fans were surprised after Charles Leclerc was spotted in a custom Fiat 500.
Stepping away from the high-performance cars that typically fill his garage, the Monegasque driver was recently spotted in the streets of his hometown in the bespoke, classic Fiat 500. While the model itself is modest, the styling is unmistakably Leclerc.
The Ferrari F1 driver has applied his signature ...Keep reading

Russell 'would understand' if Verstappen leaves F1

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2026-04-17 15:29
George Russell says Formula 1 "would not want to lose" Max Verstappen - but would "understand" if the four-time world champion decided to leave the sport.

Robin Frijns admits BMW’s struggles in WEC: “We don’t fully understand the car yet”

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 14:26
Following the postponement of the Qatar 1812km, the 2026 World Endurance Championship season gets underway at Imola. It was at the Italian circuit that factory BMW driver Robin Frijns secured his best Hypercar result in 2025, finishing second.
During this week's Prologue — also held at Imola due to the war in the Middle East — the updated BMW M V8 Hybrid showed strong pace with the ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton’s "reinvigorated" Ferrari form earns praise from Nigel Mansell

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 14:20
Nigel Mansell has praised Lewis Hamilton for his work at Ferrari, claiming the seven-time Formula 1 champion is "fired up again" after a difficult first year with the squad.
Hamilton joined Ferrari in 2025 after a 12-year stint with Mercedes, during which he won six of his seven titles. While his first year at the Maranello outfit proved troublesome as he adjusted to the new team, the Briton ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen backs Gianpiero Lambiase McLaren F1 move: 'He’d be stupid not to take it'

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 13:16
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen says he fully backs race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase's future move to McLaren and says Lambiase had discussed his Red Bull exit with him before agreeing to it.
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2026 WEC Imola: How to watch, start time and entry list

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 12:47
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola will open the 2026 World Endurance Championship on 17-19 April.
With the Qatar 1812km moved to later in the year due to the Iran War, the season will now get underway with three European races in quick succession.
Ferrari is the favourite for victory at its home race after a dominant 2025 campaign in which it won both WEC titles and ...Keep reading

TREMAYNE: How good was Ralf Schumacher?

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-04-17 12:28
Twenty five years ago Ralf Schumacher scored his first F1 victory, in San Marino, making a little bit of history for himself and BMW Williams, but just how good a driver was Michael's younger brother?

The iconic World Champion whose style was as daring as his driving

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-04-17 12:28
1976 F1 World Champion James Hunt was never one to play by the rules, as his fashion pushed back against the expectations placed on F1 drivers at the time.

Red Bull announce series of organisational changes

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-04-17 12:28
Red Bull have announced a series of organisational changes within their technical department.

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Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-04-17 12:28
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The weakness behind Marco Bezzecchi’s dominant MotoGP start

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 12:23
Few would dispute that Marco Bezzecchi is the rider to beat in the 2026 MotoGP season, with Aprilia now having the reference bike on the grid ahead of Ducati.
The numbers speak for themselves. Riding the factory Aprilia RS-GP, the Italian has won the last five full-length races in the premier class, taking victory in the final two grands prix of 2025 and all three held so far in 2026. In ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle: If I were George Russell I'd be concerned about Kimi Antonelli

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 12:22
Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Martin Brundle has claimed that George Russell will be concerned about his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli. 
The Italian driver took the lead in the drivers' standings after his second win at the Japanese Grand Prix, becoming the youngest driver in the history of the championship to do so. 
While Russell started the season off on a high note, winning both ...Keep reading

Karun Chandhok: Red Bull has a "big job" to stop brain drain

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 12:06
Former Formula 1 driver and current Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok believes that Red Bull's senior leadership, including team principal Laurent Mekies, faces a big challenge to bring an end to "brain drain" within the team. 
The Milton Keynes outfit has suffered a number of high-profile exits in recent years, including Adrian Newey, Jonathan Wheatley, Helmut Marko and Rob ...Keep reading

Romain Grosjean turns 40 – here’s his career in 10 key moments

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 11:18
2007: Grosjean wins F3 Euro Series title
Romain Grosjean’s promising early career, with a French Formula Renault title as a sophomore in 2005 earning him a spot in the Renault Driver Development academy. He graduated to the F3 Euro Series with the Signature outfit, taking 13th as a rookie.
In 2007, he joined the dominant ASM (now ART) squad, where his team-mates were Kamui Kobayashi, Nico ...Keep reading

What it's really like to try to make it to F1

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2026-04-17 10:41
BBC Sport explores the financial reality of two drivers with experience of trying to climb the motorsport ladder to reach Formula 1.

George Russell sends confident Miami Grand Prix message after April reset

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 10:26
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell is feeling confident for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix after the April break has proved a "good reset" for him. 
The Briton suffered two troublesome race weekends at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix. While he won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, he finished second and fourth in the aforementioned grands ...Keep reading

Red Bull snaps up Racing Bulls F1 tech chief as Dan Fallows starts new role

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 10:20
Red Bull Racing has recruited Racing Bulls' deputy technical director Andrea Landi into a senior position, with Dan Fallows now starting his role as the sister team's technical director.
On Friday, Red Bull announced it had promoted its long-time head of performance engineering Ben Waterhouse into a more senior role. Waterhouse moves to the position of chief performance and design engineer ...Keep reading

Peugeot in 2026: Maiden WEC victory at last or another transitional year?

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-17 10:04
There is a massive sense of anticipation at Peugeot's World Endurance Championship squad for the coming 2027 season. That is when further Evo jokers are finally expected to eliminate the remaining weaknesses of the 9X8 - remnants of an unfortunate timeline of events from the project's early phases in 2020, including the LMH-LMDh convergence.
But before then, a full season remains on the ...Keep reading

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