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BBC Sport takes a look at how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has affected sporting events in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the wider area.

Jacob Abel spent 2026 driving everything, everywhere. Now, the 25-year-old Kentucky native is figuring out what comes next.
Following his rookie NTT IndyCar Series campaign in 2025 with Dale Coyne Racing – built on the foundation of his 2024 Indy NXT championship runner-up finish – Abel’s 2026 season threw out the traditional single-seater playbook. He kicked off the year racing LMP2 ...Keep reading

The World Rally Championship will see two of its most popular champions return in 2027, as Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak are part of Toyota’s six car line-up.
Rovanpera and Tanak are both making WRC comebacks after sitting out the 2026 campaign, albeit in vastly different circumstances.
Two-time world champion Rovanpera appeared to have called time on competing in the WRC at the end of ...Keep reading

Aged just 20, Kimi Antonelli has joined an exclusive club of F1 World Champions by clinching the 2026 world title.

Marco Bezzecchi insists he is not giving up on his MotoGP title ambitions just yet, despite ceding further ground to Ducati’s Marc Marquez at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Having started the 2026 season as the favourite with three consecutive Sunday wins, Aprilia rider Bezzecchi has watched Marquez overcome a 102-point deficit into a near-unassailable lead in the championship in just four ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's youngest-ever world champion at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, his father Marco, a former racing driver and team principal of AKM Motorsport, discusses Kimi's development, his ability to handle pressure and the moment he realised his son could ...Keep reading

Kevin Harvick says Carson Hocevar has placed NASCAR in a bit of a complicated bind this week due to the aggressive brake checking that knocked Austin Cindric out of the Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
The 2014 Cup Series champion turned FOX analyst believes NASCAR will need to look at this in the same light as an intentional right rear hook. The comments were made on Monday ...Keep reading

In its Mexico Grand Prix preview, Honda’s Shintaro Orihara had described Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as “a very challenging track for the power unit”, but he perhaps didn’t expect Aston Martin’s weekend to go so awry.
Despite decent pace and mileage in free practice – Fernando Alonso was just 0.769s down on pacesetter Charles Leclerc in FP2, with the AMR26s covering a whopping 144 ...Keep reading

George Russell has reflected on his challenging 2026 campaign after Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli secured the Drivers’ Championship in Mexico City.

Kimi Antonelli sealed his maiden World Championship title in Mexico City at the age of just 20 and in only his second season in the sport.

Although Sunday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was above all Kimi Antonelli's day, there were naturally two other major storylines in the Formula 1 paddock: the tensions at Ferrari and how Fred Vasseur will manage them, plus Max Verstappen's sixth victory in Mexico.
When the latter came up in the post-race press conference, the Dutchman immediately joked: "Yeah, they should actually call ...Keep reading

Toyota has explained its strategy to run two different Rally1 models and split its six driver line-up into two separate teams for the 2027 World Rally Championship.
The reigning champions unveiled an unusual approach for next season by homologating GR Celica and GR Yaris body shapes built to the new technical regulations.
Toyota has stressed that underneath the bodies the two cars are ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar has taken some responsibility for his collision with George Russell at Formula 1’s Mexico GP, in which he miraculously scored two points.
Hadjar qualified down in seventh at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, two tenths and three spots away from Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen, but gained two positions courtesy of a decent start.
The Frenchman was holding off Russell, but ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli has labelled the Japanese Grand Prix as the “turning point” in his title-clinching Formula 1 season - saying that win gave him the belief he could become world champion.
The Mercedes driver clinched his maiden title in Mexico on Sunday after a dominant 2026 season, yielding nine wins and 16 podiums with still four rounds remaining.
Antonelli has led the standings since ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez has undergone successful surgery on his right shoulder, which has been hindering his performance since a crash at Barcelona in May.
After finishing third in last Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, the Gresini rider revealed that he was set to go under the knife again to solve the problems caused by the injury he suffered on 17 May in Barcelona, when he collided with Pedro Acosta's KTM ...Keep reading

Our experts bring you all the important betting information you need before making your predictions for Interlagos.

Charles Leclerc blamed his lap one clash with Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix on the track layout - claiming “a wall” at Turn 4 would have prevented it.
The Scuderia lost a straightforward victory at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday, after Hamilton started on pole and Leclerc third, who quickly grabbed second from George Russell.
Leclerc then ...Keep reading

BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak will rejoin the World Rally Championship next year as part of a six-car Toyota line-up that will see the marque run two teams and different Rally1 car models.
Toyota has announced plans to split its 2027 effort into two teams competing with all-new GR Celica and GR Yaris machinery built to the new technical regulations.
It will feature at least three world ...Keep reading

Dodge is coming back to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2027 with Kaulig Racing but there are caveats aplenty.
The body has been approved, with an unveil scheduled for the Snowball Derby Super Late race in December, but the engine inside of the car is not expected to be a proprietary Stellantis or MOPAR built platform.
Current reporting suggests AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon will drive cars powered ...Keep reading