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Justin Rose explains how McLaren is bringing its Formula 1 engineering expertise and pursuit of marginal gains to the world of golf.

Not only did F1 introduce new cars and new power units at the start of the 2026 season, but also Advanced Sustainable Fuels, a pioneering technology that teams – and their partners – have been pushing hard to maximise in terms of both performance and reliability.

F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne looks back at the rich history of Formula 1 racing in Portugal.

While all eyes were on Pedro Acosta's campaign to win his first grand prix on KTM's home ground in Austria, it was Aprilia's Jorge Martin who claimed pole position for the race in a tight qualifying session on Saturday. 
Acosta will start third behind the joint championship leaders, with Marc Marquez squeezing ahead of him on the factory Ducati. But there was almost nothing to choose between ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has branded current championship leader Kimi Antonelli a "phenomenon", dismissing claims that the Mercedes driver's success is down to luck.
Antonelli, who is currently in his second season in the series, took the lead of the drivers' standings after back-to-back wins at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix. In the first half of the season, he claimed six ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles has conceded that the Grove outfit must accept a developmental "compromise" for the remainder of the 2026 Formula 1 season, having already shifted its main resources towards its 2027 campaign.
Speaking in his post-race Vowles Verdict debrief following a difficult Spanish Grand Prix at the brand-new Madring circuit, the Briton offered an update on the team's ...Keep reading

Mercedes has confirmed its next big Formula 1 car upgrade will arrive at the forthcoming grand prix in Malaysia, where it hopes to get back into contention for pole.
The Silver Arrows is the runaway leader of the 2026 championship with a 145-point advantage over second-placed Ferrari, despite its last major upgrade package being Montreal in May.
Mercedes has instead preferred to fit minor ...Keep reading

With two wins in the first three races in the Chase for the Championship, Sheldon Creed has taken a marginal points lead, but this season continues to run through Justin Allgaier and Carson Kvapil.
Narratively, anyways. 
This is to take nothing away from Creed and the Haas Factory Team No. 00 but they certainly did not have the car to beat. Allgaier and Kvapil won the first two stages ...Keep reading

Bryan Backus, who works as the rear tire changer for the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series team, narrowly avoided serious injury last weekend at WWT Raceway (Gateway).
A pit road stack-up at Gateway led to a pileup that blocked the entirety of pit road and led to a red flag. Bryan Backus was one of three Joe Gibbs Racing crew members working on the right-side of Crews' ...Keep reading

Sheldon Creed pulled off a remarkable charge on fresh tires, driving from 10th to first in the final 20 laps of the race. It is Creed's third career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, and his second in the first three Chase races.
After Jesse Love squeezed Justin Allgaier into the wall as they battled for the lead, Taylor Gray then shoved Love into the wall, opening the door for William ...Keep reading

Spire Motorsports has released a new statement in response to Joe Gibbs Racing’s latest court filing. Earlier this year, JGR sued Gabehart and later Spire, alleging a 'brazen scheme to steal sensitive information' from the organization.
This week, JGR is attempting to get the Western District of North Carolina to hold its ex-competition director Chris Gabehart and Spire in contempt, while ...Keep reading

There was a point during the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Gateway where Brad Keselowski got passed by Joey Logano inside the top-five and expressed dissatisfaction with the hierarchy between Team Penske and RFK Racing.
“I wish I was a Ford considered good enough to get one of the good engines. We’d already be passing. Instead, we’re called a shit box team and get the shit box ...Keep reading

The NASCAR Truck Series Chase for the Championship began with a moderate implosion for each of the four top seeded drivers on the seven-race playoff on Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Layne Riggs led the first two stages but then suffered a slow pit stop, the result of struggles on the left rear, and then that tire leading to a vibration that trapped him five laps down. He would run ...Keep reading

For the second time in the first three races of the Chase, the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup will be decided by the metric. Lightning and rain forced series officials to cancel qualifying for both the Cup and O'Reilly Series.
The metric is a weighted average of a car's place in the owner standings (30%), and the entry's finish in the most recent race (70%). 
Kyle Larson, who won last ...Keep reading

There are just nine races left to decide who will win the 2026 Constructors’ title, so we look at where the value could be for F1 betting fans.

Wales return to winning ways in emphatic fashion with an eight-try victory over South Africa at Cardiff Arms Park.

Project Rally One has formally presented its 2027 World Rally Championship challenger to the public as it sets its sights on fielding two cars at next season’s season opener in Monte Carlo.
The Belgian squad took the covers off its all-new car built to the WRC’s 2027 technical regulations at the Rally4Passion event in Huy, Belgium.
Founded by experienced motorsport engineer Lionel Hansen ...Keep reading

After a great day out on home ground at Misano last weekend, Ducati appears to be facing a much sterner challenge now that the MotoGP circus has moved north across the Dolomites.
That's because this week's home squad, KTM, threw down the gauntlet in no uncertain terms as Friday unfolded at the Austrian Grand Prix. If nothing else, it has certainly provided a brief change in the prevailing ...Keep reading

Central Saint Martins students brought 12 McLaren-inspired looks to the runway, drawing on racing icons, engineering and modern F1 fandom.

Joe Gibbs Racing is asking the Western District of North Carolina to hold Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports in civil contempt because it claims both defendants have violated the temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction placed against them in March.
Specifically, JGR is asking that the defendants appear in court to explain why they should not be held in contempt. This is all ...Keep reading