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Max Verstappen admits that Red Bull are still "getting up to speed" ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, as drivers and teams tackled the Madring for the first time.

George Russell spent a productive day learning the intricacies of the Madring, earning a place in the top five in both FP1 and FP2.

McLaren has confirmed that a gearbox issue prevented Lando Norris from competing in Free Practice 2 ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, adding it's "a big setback" for the reigning World Champion.

Kimi Antonelli returned to the top of the timesheets in FP2 at the Madring, beating both Ferrari drivers to set the fastest lap.

The Spanish Grand Prix's Madring circuit has received a thumbs-up from several leading Formula 1 drivers as they praised its high-commitment layout, although not everyone is as impressed.
Having sampled the 5.4km circuit on the simulator, drivers were bracing for one of the most challenging weekends of the year on a track that combines the unforgiving nature of a street circuit with plenty of ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s first encounter with the circuit around the IFEMA complex in Madrid has produced less chaos than some in the paddock may have feared. While the F3 and F2 sessions have seen several crashes and even a car going up in flames, the only F1 incident so far at the Spanish Grand Prix has been a crash for Arvid Lindblad.
For now, then, the Madring has not proved to be a ‘car killer’ ...Keep reading

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Battle on the Bricks Sept. 18-20, marking the final sprint race of the season with a 44-car grid spanning GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD. Recent penalties have also put driving standards and race control’s approach to contact back in focus.
At the most recent IMSA race – the GTD sprint round at Virginia ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft has backed Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli to become a younger world champion than Max Verstappen.
Antonelli delivered an incredible performance at last weekend's Italian Grand Prix, driving from 19th on the grid to victory in front of his home crowd.
The 20-year-old became the first home driver to win at Monza in 60 years, extending his ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi says he was not ‘worried’ to see Jorge Martin so far down the order in Practice for the San Marino Grand Prix, as he backed his Aprilia squadmates to bounce back on Saturday.
While Bezzecchi came close to breaking the lap record in Practice aboard the factory RS-GP, his team-mate Martin barely hung on to the final Q2 spot in 10th after struggling for speed throughout the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 heads into Saturday at Madring with Kimi Antonelli fastest after a tricky second practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix.
The Mercedes championship leader pipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in FP2, with Lewis Hamilton third as drivers continued to build confidence around Madrid’s new Formula 1 venue. Arvid Lindblad was an eye-catching fourth for Racing Bulls before crashing at ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar's spin of Brad Keselowski, and his subsequent interview shrugging off the contact, have dominated the NASCAR conversation in the week after Darlington.
Denny Hamlin has weighed in, as have NASCAR Hall of Famers, as has Hocevar's team owner, and many, many others.
Freddie Kraft, spotter for Bubba Wallace and host of the Door Bumper Clear podcast, had some especially sharp words ...Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says it would be "not acceptable" for Fernando Alonso to leave F1 while he is in an uncompetitive position.

An unusual start to the penultimate weekend of the DTM season at the Sachsenring: Thomas Preining set the fastest time of the day in the favoured Porsche with a 1:18.148. However, not with his time from the second session, but from the first practice. In the afternoon, Manthey team-mate Ricardo Feller was fastest with a 1:18.857 - and more than 0.7 seconds slower.
But why did the track not ...Keep reading

This weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix could produce the closest Ducati-Aprilia battle of the 2026 MotoGP season, with neither manufacturer able to establish a clear advantage after Practice.
The competitive balance has swung back and forth a number of times this year, with both Ducati and Aprilia enjoying dominant weekends depending upon how well-suited their bikes were to each track’s ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli topped second practice at Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, pipping Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on Friday afternoon at a hot and challenging Madring circuit.
Antonelli set the fastest lap around the halfway mark in the second one-hour session as drivers and teams gradually kept chipping away at their set-ups on the extremely difficult circuit in Madrid.
The 5.4km ...Keep reading

Everyone in NASCAR has had something to say about Carson Hocevar this past week. Or maybe that is, everyone except Denny Hamlin.
The No. 77 car was at the center of attention after spinning Brad Keselowski at Darlington last weekend, and Hocevar only poured fuel on the fire with his casual dismissal of the contact.
On his podcast Actions Detrimental, Hamlin did his best to run past the ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has praised the brand-new Madring circuit, revealing that it is the first track of the 2026 season that has made him want to get back behind the wheel.
After the Italian Grand Prix at Monza last weekend, which resulted in a Mercedes 1-2 finish with Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, the drivers now face a step into the unknown at the new 5.4km, 22-turn ...Keep reading

Dino Beganovic would not be denied top spot in Qualifying around the Madring, earning his second pole position of the 2026 campaign.

As Formula 1 returns to Madrid, Carlos Sainz and his fans reflect on what he means to the city that raised him.

Live coverage of Friday's second Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.