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By winning in China and Japan, Kimi Antonelli joined an exclusive club of F1 drivers to have followed up their maiden victory with a second win at the very next race.

The Jordan Formula 1 team is perhaps best known for its 1990s heyday, when it gave a certain Michael Schumacher his entry into F1 and took the fight to McLaren and Ferrari in 1999. While Jordan Grand Prix’s form fell off at the turn of the millennium, it still managed one final race win in the 21st century, during a chaotic Brazilian GP on this day 23 years ago.
After its highs in the late ...Keep reading

Can Mercedes be beaten this season? Oscar Piastri believes so after he managed to get the better of George Russell in Japan.

Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur reckons the Scuderia is heading into the April break with a big morale boost after beating one of the dominant Mercedes cars in Japan.
Kimi Antonelli and George Russell had swept the first two races in Australia and China as Mercedes looks to return to its championship winning ways under F1's new regulations. Ferrari has also made a strong start ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez believes he is “still missing” the final 20% from Ducati’s 2026 MotoGP bike, leaving some races feeling like a battle for “survival”
The Gresini rider has endured a subdued start to the new MotoGP season, despite Ducati equipping him with the same factory-spec machinery as Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio di Giannantonio.
The Spaniard mustered just 28 points ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 commentator David Croft believes that Max Verstappen's retirement threats are 'not empty' and has argued that the Red Bull driver should not stay in the series if he has lost the love for it.
While Verstappen is under contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, it is understood that he could activate a contract clause to exit earlier.
The Dutchman has made his ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has named his four favourite Formula 1 drivers of all time in a new video shared by McLaren. 
The McLaren driver opted for four world champions who he grew up watching. Kicking off his list, he kept it close to home and chose British drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. 
"I'm Lando, and these are my four favourite drivers in F1 of all time," the 2025 champion told the ...Keep reading

Current Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli has spent part of his Easter break at Valentino Rossi's famed VR46 Motor Ranch in Tavullia, Italy.
After a strong start to the 2026 season, which has included back-to-back wins at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix, Antonelli has proven himself to be a title contender. With the F1 calendar taking a five-week break due to the cancellation of ...Keep reading

The opening three races of the 2026 season offered new track experience for the Alpine driver.

Construction at the Oscar y Juan Galvez Racetrack in Buenos Aires is progressing at a steady pace, with work taking place seven days a week and more than 150 people dedicated to renovating the historic Argentine circuit, which is being revitalid to return to the forefront of international motorsports.
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Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu says he "doesn't see the ceiling" with Oliver Bearman as the British youngster propelled his team to an early fourth position in the constructors' standings.
Bearman was one of the standout rookies of the 2025 class, showing a vast rate of improvement after an up-and-down start with a more assured and consistent second half of the year, with fourth place in ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 reserve driver Luke Browning says he “couldn’t believe” the pace he demonstrated on his way to fourth place in only his second Super Formula race at Motegi.
Browning rose from a lowly 21st on the grid to score Kondo Racing’s best finish in the series in almost a year, leaving his mandatory pit stop until the penultimate lap of the race.
Tyre degradation was low ...Keep reading

F1 Hall of Famour journalist looks back at Italy's last World Champion – and whether Kimi Antonelli could be the next.

There have been plenty of F1-themed movies and TV shows, perfect for the racing gap in April – here are some of the best.

The 2026 F1 season is three rounds old, with the drivers having contested the Australian, Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix, with one Sprint thrown in for good measure. But while there have been plenty of overtakes, a few shocks and one very young Championship leader, there have also been some truly strange stats thrown up – not least by said leader, Kimi Antonelli…

Ducati has admitted it is no longer MotoGP’s benchmark manufacturer, but insists it still has a chance of overhauling Aprilia and continuing its title-winning run.
Marco Bezzecchi’s victory at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix reinforced the belief that Aprilia now has the best bike in MotoGP.
Although the Noale factory had already emerged as a regular winner in the second half ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has shared a touching present gifted to him and his partner, Melissa Jimenez, by Formula 1 following the birth of their first child.
The two-time champion and Jimenez recently welcomed a baby boy named Leonard. The arrival meant that the Spaniard had to skip his media obligations on the Thursday ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.
"I’m a little jet-lagged because I landed ...Keep reading

Records Antonelli has beaten
Youngest polesitterPrevious record: Sebastian Vettel – 21y, 2m, 11d – 2008 Italian GPNew record: Kimi Antonelli – 19y, 6m, 18d – 2026 Chinese GP
Back in 2008, Sebastian Vettel took a shock pole position with the minnow Toro Rosso squad in a wet qualifying session at Monza. Frontrunners Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton were eliminated in Q2, while their ...Keep reading

Kakunoshin Ohta claimed a clean sweep of Super Formula victories at Motegi, as Luke Browning stormed from the penultimate row of the grid to claim fourth.
In much better weather conditions than those seen on Saturday, Dandelion Racing driver Ohta converted pole position into his eighth career win despite losing the lead at the start to the fast-starting Inging machine of Toshiki Oyu.
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It was eventful and occasionally dramatic but Garrett Mitchell aka Cleetus McFarland made it to the checkered flag in his NASCAR O’Reilly Series debut at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday.
Driving the No. 33 for Richard Childress Racing, McFarland finished 32nd and six laps behind winner William Sawalich and there was a lot that happened over 250 laps in the sand hills region. 

Off the ...Keep reading