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Isack Hadjar will continue to partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull for the 2027 season.

Frenchman Isack Hadjar is to stay at Red Bull as Max Verstappen's team-mate for the 2027 season.

Three weeks after the Lone Star Le Mans, the World Endurance Championship returns to action for the Fuji 6 Hours, the sixth round of the 2026 season, with the titles battles resuming in Japan on 25-27 September.
The results in Austin have breathed new life into Ferrari’s title hopes, while Toyota will be seeking a response after its late-race disappointment, particularly as the Japanese ...Keep reading

Lee Mack marks the anniversary with cast interviews, clips and behind-the-scenes access.

Alpine has dropped Antonio Felix da Costa and Fred Makowiecki from its line-up for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship race at Fuji Speedway.
The French manufacturer will switch to two-driver line-ups for the sixth round of the season, with Ferdinand Habsburg and Charles Milesi piloting the #35 A424 and Jules Gounon and Victor Martins sharing the sister #35 entry.
Da Costa and ...Keep reading

Our expert betting writers have picked a four-leg early Bet Builder, including podium finish and top-six selection.

Sam Mayer will leave Haas Factory Team at the end of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season with plans to return to JR Motorsports (JRM).
Mayer will pilot the No. 1 JRM Chevrolet, and previously drove for the Earnhardt-owned team from 2021 through 2024. Starkey will serve as his primary sponsor for the majority of the 2027 season.
“I’m looking forward to working with Sam ...Keep reading

The 2026 IndyCar Series season delivered a historic, record-breaking campaign that established a bold new era of growth for North America’s premier open-wheel racing series. Driven by substantial viewership gains, soaring event attendance, record digital engagement, and elite competition, the series vaulted into a position of heightened prominence across the global sports landscape.
“This ...Keep reading

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Lost in the hoopla of the Bristol Night Race and a very competitive Chase for the Championship, two of the first three playoff races have had rained out qualifying sessions and a starting lineup set by The Metric.
Given the value of stage points in deciding the eventual champion, this has become somewhat of a polarizing topic as summer turns to autumn.
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Lawrence Barretto reflects on where things stand for Liam Lawson as he prepares for his Racing Bulls return at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

To celebrate 10 years of the Baku Street Circuit, we remember some of the best moments away from the track.

As Kimi Antonelli continues to lead the standings, F1.com looks at the permutations for when the Mercedes driver could mathematically win the World Championship.

Formula 1 heads into its most demanding stretch of the season to date. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix opens the run at the sport's most unforgiving street circuit, the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia then heads to Sepang for the first Formula 1 race in the country since 2017, and the triple header closes under the Marina Bay floodlights with Singapore's inaugural Sprint weekend.

DragonSpeed is set to make a return to the GTD Pro class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for its final scheduled series appearance of the season at next weekend’s Motul Petit Le Mans, signing Sebastien Bourdais to headline the effort.
The Cadillac factory driver, who will depart Hertz Team JOTA’s FIA World Endurance Championship program at the end of the season, will team up ...Keep reading

Knowing his team was out of the title hunt gave Sheldon van der Linde the ultimate freedom to attack on Sunday afternoon.
With no points lead to protect, van der Linde capitalized on Earl Bamber’s conservative championship mindset to drive the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 to a dramatic victory alongside co-driver Dries Vanthoor in the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"I knew ...Keep reading

A Formula 1 Grand Prix is more than 305 kilometres long. More precisely, a race consists of the minimum number of laps required to exceed 305 kilometres. The only exception is Monaco, where the minimum distance is 260 kilometres.
There is also a two-hour limit on actual racing time. If a race is suspended, the total duration including the interruption may not exceed three hours. That is what ...Keep reading

When speaking with Ryan Blaney on his podcast, Actions Detrimental, Denny Hamlin explored why Carson Hocevar agitates the rest of the garage, and it goes beyond his aggressive driving style.
He noted how nonchalant attitude after most of these incidents, and how Hocevar quickly put a 6% discount for six hours on his merch after wrecking Brad Keselowski at Darlington, and then a 12% discount for ...Keep reading

Every time Ferrari and Charles Leclerc agree to extend their relationship, the news comes against a background of allusions to other suitors Charles has spurned to remain with his true love.
"For that, I'm also lucky to be in the position where I've got my manager," he said on a recent episode of F1's Beyond the Grid podcast when asked how seriously he had considered a life away from ...Keep reading

Formula 1 returns to familiar ground this weekend as Azerbaijan celebrates its 10th anniversary of being on the calendar.
The Baku street circuit first entered as the European Grand Prix in 2016 before running as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from 2017, featuring every season bar the COVID-struck 2020 campaign.
It has produced many memorable moments from Daniel Ricciardo’s mega win from 10th ...Keep reading