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Following 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli's rise to the top of the drivers' championship, take the BBC Sport quiz to see how much you know about F1's teenagers.

Many MotoGP rider deals have been agreed for the 2027 season, with official confirmation pending the signing of the commercial framework for the next five years between the manufacturers’ association (MSMA) and MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group (MGPSEG, formerly known as Dorna).
Once that deal is finalized, a wave of announcements is expected.
One of those will involve Alex Marquez, who ...Keep reading

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Formula 1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali is confident the world championship will make the required adjustments to improve the 2026 regulations but insists F1 is on the right track amid growing worldwide interest.
F1 overhauled its technical regulations for 2026 with a much bigger reliance on electric energy, featuring a near 50-50 split between the internal combustion engine and a larger ...Keep reading

Honda MotoGP test rider Aleix Espargaro will undergo surgical intervention on Wednesday in Barcelona following a vertebral injury.
Espargaro fractured his T3 and T4 vertebrae last week on Tuesday, in a heavy crash on the first day of what was meant to be a three-day test in Malaysia to develop Honda’s RC213V.
“This time it has been brutal... But we will have to fight and be positive as ...Keep reading

After the first three race weekends under the new-for-2026 ruleset, the April break offers a few weeks of reflection for the FIA and Formula 1.
On 20 April, team principals will meet to further discuss possible adjustments that have been brought up in technical discussions, including a meeting of technical experts last Thursday.
The possible tweaks are mainly related to energy management to ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has argued that mental training is possibly more important than physical training.
The McLaren driver found himself in the championship fight in his third Formula 1 season in 2025, and while reflecting on the intense year, he claimed that having mental strength was imperative.
"It's a really important part of it, and I think for me it's probably equally, if not even more ...Keep reading

With the Formula 1 calendar hitting an unexpected five-week break, the drivers have been making the most of the additional time away from the track. 
While Lewis Hamilton has been spotted in California for Coachella and Kimi Antonelli spent time at Valentino Rossi's Italian ranch, Alex Albon, Ollie Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto and Oscar Piastri came together to watch Jannik Sinner at the Rolex ...Keep reading

Former Formula E driver Sam Bird has shed light on what it actually is that Formula 1 reserve drivers do for teams.
Bird, who previously served as a reserve driver for the Mercedes F1 team, shared insight into the gruelling reality of the role during an interview with Lucas Stewart.
"A lot of simulation. So, pre-event and post-event," Bird explained. "Pre-event, it will be making sure ...Keep reading

Tickets are now available for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix at IMAX locations across America. 
Following Apple TV's acquisition of the exclusive broadcasting rights to Formula 1 in the United States, the technology giant joined forces with IMAX to bring a select number of races to the big screen.
The collaboration kicks off with the upcoming Miami Grand Prix on 3 May, and tickets are now ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's father Jos has revealed that he and his son had known that the four-time champion's Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase was going to leave the Milton Keynes outfit. 
Lambiase has signed with McLaren from 2028 after his current contract expires. The British-Italian engineer will join the Woking outfit as chief racing officer, reporting to team principal Andrea ...Keep reading

Christian Lundgaard believes the bye week following a pitstop miscue that took away a possible victory was an opportunity to bring the team closer together.
The 24-year-old Dane was in the fight for victory in the previous round at Barber Motorsports Park, but was left settling for second to rival Alex Palou after suffering a delay with the right-rear tire on his final pit stop.
The error ...Keep reading

On Monday night, Joe Gibbs Racing submitted to the Western District of North Carolina photographs from over the weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway that accused Chris Gabehart of violating a temporary restraining order.
Specifically, as part of the lawsuit from JGR that alleges a ‘brazen scheme’ from Gabehart to steal and potentially share proprietary information in violation of a non-compete ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle has set the record straight after reports began to circulate that he was taking a step back from his Sky Sports Formula 1 duties.
The former F1 driver responded to reports claiming that he was reducing the number of races he would be covering in 2026. 
One fan commented on their disappointment at the prospect of seeing less of the Briton on the F1 coverage. "Nooooo! I love ...Keep reading

It ultimately didn’t factor into the finish on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway but Ryan Blaney continues to lose track position on practically every NASCAR Cup Series pit stop and the sample size is growing with every start.
Before Sunday, Blaney had lost 86 combined spots on pit road. 
On Sunday, Blaney was the leader and poised to win the race until a late caution forced crew chief ...Keep reading

13-time Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard believes the current generation of drivers has lost the raw "anger and hunger" that defined the sport's more dangerous eras.
Having raced in the championship from 1994 to 2008, Coulthard reflected on the contrasts between his own time competing and the modern era. 
"My generation, we raced in all weather conditions. You couldn't see, you ...Keep reading

According to former W Series driver and Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Naomi Schiff, the mental load placed on the current F1 drivers is "probably higher than it ever has been".
During an episode of the Up To Speed podcast, Schiff discussed the myriad of distractions and sheer volume of information that the drivers have to process from within the cockpit. 
"Besides the fact that you've got so ...Keep reading

It’s been a quiet start to the month without any races, but drivers have kept busy through season prep, karting chaos and Monte-Carlo meet-ups – here’s a recap of everything the F1 drivers have been up to in early April.

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has spoken about how his management style changes to motivate drivers, and how he understands the pressure of racing from his time behind the wheel.
Prior to joining Mercedes as CEO and team principal in 2013, the 54-year-old raced in the Austrian Formula Ford Championship, the German Formula Ford Series, the 1994 24 Hours Nurburgring, the ...Keep reading

Ferrari dominated the official Prologue test for the 2026 World Endurance Championship at Imola, locking out the top three spots in the Hypercar class.
Antonio Fuoco set a best time of 1m31.177s in the factory #50 Ferrari 499P just 30 minutes into the start of the afternoon session, beating Antonio Giovinazzi’s morning benchmark by four tenths of a second.
Robert Kubica went ...Keep reading