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Former Formula 1 driver and F1 pundit Jolyon Palmer has given a damning verdict of Aston Martin's start to the 2026 season, claiming they don't talk about the Silverstone outfit "because they're not even in contention".
Aston Martin entered the season with Adrian Newey as both team principal and managing technical partner alongside a new power unit partnership with Honda. Expectations were ...Keep reading

Antonio Giovinazzi snatched pole position for Ferrari after the chequered flag had fallen in final qualifying for Sunday’s World Endurance Championship curtain-raiser at Imola.
The Italian reprised his pole of last year in the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar with a 1m30.127s that propelled him from third to the top of the times as the 10-minute Hyperpole session climaxed. 
His lap ...Keep reading

In Formula 1, time is everything. Not just the time ticking away on the stopwatch, but also the time needed to design, develop and refine. It is the invisible factor that separates success from failure. The teams are constantly racing against the clock: every detail is planned, every task is meticulously timed, and every margin for error is reduced to a minimum. Nothing is left to ...Keep reading

Lots of drivers in F1’s history have raced in other categories, but we decided to take a look at what other motorsport activities the current crop have tried their hand at.

It's fair to assume that Genesis Magma Racing will not be setting the world on fire in terms of pace at either Imola or Spa-Francorchamps.
Although the Balance of Performance (BoP) is being kept secret in the World Endurance Championship this year, it is almost certain that Genesis must have received the least favourable BoP, given its status as a new entrant. Any evaluation of their outright ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has revealed how his famous grid walks began.
For nearly three decades, the tense moments leading up to lights out have featured the chaotic grid walk, which has become a fan-favourite moment during a grand prix weekend. 
The TV segment has had fans in stitches, with many loving Brundle's impromptu celebrity interviews ...Keep reading

The concessions system that was implemented in MotoGP for the first time in 2014 consisted of a series of measures aimed at separating manufacturers into different categories, based on their performance and results, with the aim of helping those that have the most difficulty in making progress.
After the success of the original system, which at that time helped Ducati reach the level of the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques has claimed that Fernando Alonso hasn't got enough years left  in the championship to see the Aston Martin and Honda partnership come good.
At 44 years old, Alonso is the oldest driver on the grid. With the new partnership between Honda and Aston Martin, and the first car from the Silverstone outfit designed under the leadership of Adrian Newey ...Keep reading

2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has taken part in a Formula 1 test with Mercedes. 
The French driver recently revealed in an interview on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast that the plan was to take part in an F1 test with the Brackley outfit. Now, Mercedes has shared photos of the milestone moment with the caption, "A milestone moment for Doriane Pin. Getting behind the wheel of an F1 car ...Keep reading

The #24 Gamota BMW #23 secured pole position on Saturday during qualifying for the first race of the 2026 24h Nurburgring Qualifiers, surprising many of the favoured teams.
David Jahn set a time of 8m09.488s early in the session, which was temporarily interrupted, and none of the rivals could beat it.
The #3 Winward Mercedes of Max Verstappen and Lucas Auer had originally qualified sixth ...Keep reading

Toyota has been part of the World Endurance Championship since its inception in 2012. From LMP1 to the Hypercar era, the Japanese manufacturer has experienced many highs and lows as it approaches its 100th race in the series.
During that time, Toyota has claimed 49 wins and started from pole position 42 times. In total, it has secured 13 world titles, split between seven manufacturers’ and ...Keep reading

Brodie Kostecki and Matt Payne took a win apiece on Saturday on the second day of Supercars racing at Ruapuna Park near Christchurch in New Zealand.
Kostecki took the opening 37-lap sprint race, but everyone had to give best to Grove Racing’s Payne in the second encounter, as he dominated the race to lead home Triple Eight Ford’s Broc Feeney.
The first Saturday race was a reverse image ...Keep reading

George Russell is eager for Max Verstappen to stay in Formula 1 but isn’t worried by any impact his departure would have - arguing no driver is bigger than the championship.
The four-time world champion is currently weighing up his future after being left incredibly frustrated by the new-for-2026 regulations, which he claimed are “anti-racing”. 
It also doesn’t help that his Red ...Keep reading

The WSK Promotion programme enters the heart of its calendar this weekend, fresh from the WSK Super Master Series, which, across its five rounds, kickstarted the 2026 season and crowned the season's first international karting champions.
Now, the spotlight shifts to Lonato for the second round of the WSK Euro Series, which picks up from the first round at the Leopard Circuit in Viterbo in ...Keep reading

Formula 1's long-serving safety car driver Bernd Maylander has explained how the tragic events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix served as a catalyst in dramatically improving the championship's safety car system.
Maylander reflected on the era before widespread standardisation during an appearance on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast. 
"I think the medical car was always a part of it, or ...Keep reading

Robert Wickens nearly pulled off a phenomenal GTD pole run in qualifying for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. 
UPDATE: The pole-sitting #89 Vasser Sullivan was found to have a ground clearance violation in post-qualifying inspection, sending the Lexus to the rear of the grid. That means DXDT Racing and Wickens inherit the pole position. This story was written before technical ...Keep reading

Nick Yelloly stormed to pole in a furious round of IMSA qualifying for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The Briton, who shares Acura Meyer Shank Racing’s #93 Acura ARX-06 with Renger van der Zande, blitzed  the field with a flying lap of 1m11.626s around the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit.
BMW M Team WRT’s Marco Wittmann, in the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8, ended up second by ...Keep reading

Laurin Heinrich is adjusting quickly to a new change of scenery at this weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
After contesting - and winning - the opening two endurance rounds in IMSA with Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM), the 24-year-old German was, moreless, loaned out to privateer JDC-Miller MotorSports to co-drive the #5 Porsche 963 with Tijmen van der Heim. And it didn’t take long ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has labelled Williams' start to the 2026 season as "very concerning".
Despite team principal James Vowles heavily backing the Grove outfit's long-term 2026 project last year, the reality on track has so far fallen short of expectations. 
After missing private testing in Barcelona at the end of January, Williams was already on the ...Keep reading

In the first week of April, IndyCar driver Will Power's father, Bob Power, was approached by an armed gunman who attempted to steal his vehicle as part of a multi-day crime spree. After briefly wrestling with the man, law enforcement arrived on the scene and apprehended the suspect.
Power was uninjured in the encounter. On Friday, ahead of the Long Beach IndyCar race weekend, Will spoke about ...Keep reading