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Live coverage of all the build-up ahead of the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix weekend.

Lewis Hamilton says he has no thoughts about stopping racing in Formula 1 and insists he will "be here for quite some time".

George Russell has reluctantly agreed to honour his long-standing promise that he will jump into the lake at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve if he wins the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.
In a lighthearted video shared on the Mercedes social media platforms, the Briton found himself backed into a corner when his team pulled up footage of him making the promise at the 2025 Canadian Grand ...Keep reading

Following the tweaks introduced ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, the FIA and Formula 1 are set to take another step next season to address the biggest concerns in the paddock surrounding the current regulations. There is an agreement in principle to change the balance between the internal combustion engine and the electric power to a 60-40 split in favour of the ICE.
The technical details have ...Keep reading

Josef Newgarden is unfazed about starting near the back of the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500. 
The Tennessee native’s #2 Team Penske Chevrolet is sandwiched in the middle of Row 8, rolling off 23rd in the field of 33. It was a relatively surprising setback, especially compared to teammates David Malukas and Scott McLaughlin, who will start third and ninth ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon labelled rumours linking him to an early exit from the Haas Formula 1 team as "complete bulls**t", and played down stories of a dispute with team principal Ayao Komatsu.
After the Miami Grand Prix, posts on social media and on outsider media outlets claimed that Ocon and Komatsu had a falling out, adding that the Frenchman was due to be replaced at the team.
Asked about the ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle believes the current grid is "a little bit scared" of the prospect of driving the new regulation cars in wet weather.
As a potentially wet Canadian Grand Prix approaches, the paddock is bracing itself for what could be the first competitive rain-soaked session of the season.
"The drivers are all a little bit scared of just what ...Keep reading

A crash has forced Pato O’Ward to set aside his primary car for the 110th edition of the Indianapolis 500. On Monday, when he was involved in multi-car accident with Alexander Rossi and Romain Grosjean, the No. 5 car he had been working with during the previous week and which he used to qualify was left unusable for the most important race on the calendar.
Arrow McLaren has had to turn to ...Keep reading

'Kyle Larson vs. The Double' is a new documentary from Prime Video following Kyle Larson in his quest to complete 1,100 miles of racing on the same day between the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600. 
Two very different disciplines, and two historic tracks, separated by multiple states. There's a reason so few drivers have ever attempted it, and only one has managed to run every lap in ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced a brand new partnership with global toy and game manufacturer Hasbro to create a special edition of Monopoly.
The latest iteration of the family-favourite game, officially titled Monopoly Formula 1 Edition, has been designed to merge the world of grand prix racing with the property-trading board game.
This means that some changes to the gameplay have been introduced ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell believes he can put a "turbulent" start to the season behind him at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

Mercedes driver George Russell believes he can put a "turbulent" start to the season behind him at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

The subjective consensus was overwhelming: Max Verstappen’s display at the 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours was nothing short of extraordinary, cementing his reputation as arguably the fastest driver on the planet right now. But does this dominance hold up under statistical scrutiny?
The most direct comparison lies with his team-mates Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon, and Lucas Auer. While comparing ...Keep reading

F1 Academy has announced a new multi-year partnership with Dirt Is Good, ahead of the second round of the 2026 season in Canada.
The Unilever-owned laundry brand, which is known globally as Persil, Skip, and OMO, will become the official laundry detergent partner of the all-female racing series. 
The new partnership will debut at the upcoming round in Montreal. Dirt Is Good will also ...Keep reading

“Guess the Track” puts your F1 knowledge to the test with a simple challenge: we show you a picture from a Grand Prix venue… and you tell us which track it is!

UPDATE: Tragic news as Kyle Busch has died. He was 41.
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Kyle Busch has been checked into a hospital with an undisclosed illness and will not compete in the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch, who won the Coke 600 in 2018, has not missed the event since 2003.
The official ...Keep reading

Williams has announced it has hired key personnel from several rival Formula 1 teams, most importantly Piers Thynne from McLaren.
Thynne has been a stalwart of the Woking-based outfit, which he joined in 2007 as a gearbox programme manager – thanks to the experience previously acquired at transmission specialist Xtrac – before gradually ascending the team’s hierarchy.
Thynne eventually ...Keep reading

Former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner has opened up about his surprise appearance at the Monaco E-Prix.
Speaking to talkSPORT while on the starting grid in Monte Carlo, Horner explained he was taking full advantage of his time away from the championship. 
Having left Red Bull in July 2025 after two decades at the helm of the Milton Keynes outfit, Horner has been at ...Keep reading

All the key BBC coverage details for the Canadian Grand Prix, which takes place from 22-24 March.

The 'World Center of Racing' is getting a major update in the form of Musco’s modern LED lighting system, the same system utilized by venues like Yas Marina Circuit, which hosts the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Musco also installed the original system at Daytona International Speedway in 1998.
Working with Musco, the 2.5-mile superspeedway in Daytona Beach, FL, will install LED lighting ...Keep reading