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The third round of the 2026 IndyCar season takes the series back to a street course, but one these drivers have never seen before. The streets of Arlington will host the top American open-wheel division, and the race will feature an altered Fast 6 format with single-car qualifying.
The track is 2.73 miles in length with 14 corners, making it the longest street course on the entire IndyCar ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg grabbed a significant early Safari Rally Kenya lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after wild weather wreaked havoc.
Monte Carlo winner Solberg headed to the first service with a 33.3s lead over Evans, while reigning world champion and two-time Safari winner Sebastien Ogier was 1m05.1s adrift after only two stages.
The majority of Solberg’s ...Keep reading

Melbourne was the first real test for Formula 1’s new cars and rules and, as was inevitable, it was also a source of debate. One of the topics to receive the most attention was related to starts, which already emerged during pre-season testing, but what happened in Australia, with several slow starts and near misses, has reignited the focus on the issue.
Several teams, including Mercedes, are ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's set to compete in his first endurance race - is he getting bored of F1?

Having finished third and fourth in the Australian season opener, as well as challenged race winner George Russell, Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have reason to be optimistic this weekend in China.

George Russell expects Ferrari to be Mercedes' closest competitor this weekend in the Chinese Grand Prix, and admits he is taking "nothing for granted" despite a strong start to the 2026 campaign.

Reigning Formula 1 World Champion Lando Norris admits that McLaren need to "step it up as much as possible" ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.

Cadillac is set to update its Formula 1 car at each of the next few grands prix, Valtteri Bottas has revealed, with Sergio Perez seeking points by the summer break.
The American team made its F1 debut last week at the Australian Grand Prix, but ended up quite far away from the midfield in Melbourne. Setting aside the deeply troubled Aston Martin-Honda squad, Cadillac was 1.4s slower than the ...Keep reading

12 months ago at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Josh Berry wheeled the historic #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford into Victory Lane and became the 206th different winner in NASCAR Cup Series history.
It was a surprise win with Berry leading just 18 laps, and since then, no other driver has added their name to the NASCAR Cup Series winners list.
Before Berry, Harrison Burton won for the first time in ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell accuses Ferrari of being "selfish" for blocking a change to the rules to improve safety at race starts.

Roger Penske has been named grand marshal for the 74th edition of the Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 21, 2026. 
A legendary team owner, business leader and former race car driver, Penske’s honorary role in the race will include delivering the command for the once-around-the-clock crown jewel for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. 
Team Penske is celebrating its 60th ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 CEO Dan Towriss has revealed that the team's test driver Colton Herta previously received a Red Bull contract and it took him a month to convince the American driver not to take the Milton Keynes outfit up on the offer.
After a successful career in IndyCar, Herta decided to make the move to Formula 1. Alongside his duties as test driver for F1's newest team, he is also ...Keep reading

On 12 March 2006, Nico Rosberg made his Formula 1 debut, taking seventh place in the Bahrain Grand Prix with Williams.
The son of 1982 Formula 1 champion Keke Rosberg was among the hottest prospects in junior formulae; he was signed by Williams as a test driver after taking fourth place in the 2004 F3 Euro Series as a sophomore, two points ahead of rookie Lewis Hamilton.
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Mirko Bortolotti is returning to Grasser after just one year at Abt. The 2024 DTM champion had been delegated by Lamborghini to the Kempten-based squad last year after Abt left Audi to campaign the Huracan GT3, but the season turned into a disaster. Bortolotti — considered the fastest driver in Lamborghini’s line-up — finished no higher than sixth and ended up 14th in the overall standings ...Keep reading

If you had any doubts about Audi's commitment to Formula 1, have them no more. The four rings’ CEO Gernot Doellner made a somewhat unusual decision by flying to Melbourne for the opening race of the season, even knowing he would spend more time on the plane than on the ground in Australia.
And it wasn’t even a private jet trip. Doellner travelled on regular commercial flights to make the ...Keep reading

Haas boss Ayao Komatsu reckons Formula 1 must hold off any driver criticism and be patient before making changes to the highly-debated 2026 regulations. 
F1 is debuting its latest regulation overhaul with changes to both the chassis and power unit, the latter being more reliant on electrical energy meaning battery management is now key.
This split opinion, as it entails drivers adopting ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri was ruled out of his home event in Melbourne as he crashed into the wall on his way to the grid.

After an eventful first round, there are plenty of talking points ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, and the F1 TV crew are here to run through them all.

As F1 moves on to the Shanghai International Circuit for the Chinese Grand Prix, Need to Know is your all-in-one guide with statistics, driving pointers, strategy tips and more.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have both expressed optimism over Ferrari’s chances of taking the fight to Mercedes as the 2026 season develops, even if their rivals started with a “huge” advantage in Australia.