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Mercedes’ George Russell was fastest in the first-ever Formula 1 session at the brand-new Madring track – Free Practice 1 for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Twenty out of 22 cars took to the brand-new track within the first 100 seconds of the session, with Nico Hulkenberg and Franco Colapinto emerging some time later.
The very first flying laps were somewhat tentative with most drivers in the ...Keep reading

Drivers have been putting in the mileage in the sims as they prepare to tackle the brand-new track ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.

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

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is facing a "tremendous amount" of pressure to establish clear rules of engagement between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, according to former IndyCar Series driver and F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe.
The calls for clear team orders come after a couple of difficult races for the Maranello outfit. While Hamilton and Leclerc finished fourth and fifth at ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has claimed that while George Russell is "trying to overanalyse everything" behind the wheel, his team-mate and current championship leader Kimi Antonelli is allowing his driving to unfold naturally.
As the drivers arrive in Madrid for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit, Montoya discussed the performance of the Mercedes ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda has another roll of the Formula 1 dice this weekend in Madrid, standing in at Racing Bulls for Liam Lawson, who is getting another outing at Red Bull racing in place of the injured Isack Hadjar.
The new track will be another stern challenge for Tsuonda, who hadn’t experienced the latest-generation cars outside of the simulator before he stepped in at the Dutch Grand Prix. That ...Keep reading

It is almost exactly four years since one of the most spectacular joint ventures Formula 1 might ever have seen fell apart in late summer 2022. Red Bull and Porsche had agreed to join forces in grand prix racing – only for Red Bull to pull out at the very last moment after a marathon of negotiations.
Those directly involved have rarely spoken publicly about the failed mega deal. But Fritz ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo has admitted that frustration got the better of him when he made critical comments about Yamaha last month, and has now sought to tone down his remarks.
The MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix at the end of August was marked by an unexpected exchange of comments between Quartararo and Yamaha, the manufacturer he will leave at the end of the season after eight years to join ...Keep reading

Every Thursday, the media day in the paddock begins with a roundtable session with Mike Krack and Honda's chief engineer Shintaro Orihara. Besides the usual questions about power unit driveability and potential upgrades, one topic returns every race weekend: when can we expect an announcement about Fernando Alonso’s future?
Krack already said in Monza that the team is in no rush, and Alonso ...Keep reading

George Russell says he will take an engine penalty when Mercedes introduces its upgraded Formula 1 power unit.
Both Mercedes drivers have exceeded or are expected to exceed their power unit allowance for the 2026 season. Kimi Antonelli did so last weekend in Monza, where he took a back-of-the-grid penalty and scythed his way through the field to take a historic victory from 19th.
Russell ...Keep reading

The 2026 season will be the last in MotoGP for an entire generation of top-level riders, all of whom have enjoyed long careers and grand prix victories. The group comprises of five talents in Maverick Vinales, Alex Rins, Jack Miller, Brad Binder and Franco Morbidelli, all born in 1995 except for the Italian, who was born in December 1994.
Between them, they have 25 premier class grand prix ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon says “drivers are not the problem” at the struggling Haas Formula 1 team, with his future in the world championship at threat.
Haas’ VF-26 has suffered from inconsistency in the way its car parts perform, which the latest aerodynamic upgrades introduced in Monza haven’t fixed, although Ocon described them as “positive”.
Ocon has noticeably underperformed relative to ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin insists he has never been the favourite for the 2026 MotoGP title despite leading the championship for more than two months.
The Aprilia rider moved to the top of the standings after June’s Dutch Grand Prix, taking advantage of a run of difficult results for team-mate Marco Bezzecchi, who had won four of the opening seven races.
Martin has managed to maintain the lead in the ...Keep reading

China GT has completed its investigation into the incident that saw Loek Hartog rescue Ollie Millroy from his burning Ferrari during Race 1 in Shanghai last Saturday.
The Dutch driver stopped to help his fellow competitor, who remained trapped in the cockpit as the AII Motorsports Ferrari 296 GT3 caught fire.
Phantom Global Racing driver Hartog climbed out of his Porsche and took a fire ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has given fresh insight into the aftermath of his Italian Grand Prix crash, explaining his vision problem was “very short”.
Leclerc lost control of his car at high speed on lap two of the Monza race, slamming into the barriers at the exit of Parabolica. This was his third retirement of the 2026 season.
The Monegasque was cleared from the medical ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari got “hardly any” advantage from trialling Formula 1’s new Madring track ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.
The Scuderia performed a filming day at Madrid’s street circuit in July, running its SF-26, with regulations allowing for 200km’s worth of running on demonstration tyres provided by Pirelli.
However, the track and infrastructure featured ...Keep reading

Legacy Motor Club hasn’t reached its full potential yet but it views Josh Berry as a catalyst to get it there and that’s a tremendous point of pride for a driver that has spent all summer racing for his life.
Berry first got the inclination that his job at Wood Brothers Racing could be in jeopardy around the Texas Motor Speedway race in May. With only three finishes better than 25th through ...Keep reading

Five-time IndyCar Series champion and 2025 Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou completed the second day of IndyCar’s IR-28 oval validation test Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, wrapping up running 15 minutes early after finishing his team's full checklist.
Palou, representing Honda teams for Chip Ganassi Racing, took over testing duties following Wednesday's initial oval runs by ...Keep reading

NASCAR Cup and O'Reilly drivers will compete at WWT Raceway (Gateway) this weekend for the second round of the 2026 Chase for the championship.
Denny Hamlin is the defending winner of the Cup race at Gateway, and enters this race 12 points clear of Southern 500 winner Christopher Bell in the championship standings.
In this story, you can find all the information you need to watch all the ...Keep reading

In the fraught final moments of qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix last weekend, McLaren's plan was for Oscar Piastri to run ahead of team-mate Lando Norris on-track, giving him the benefit of a 'tow' on the straight. But Piastri locked a wheel into the first corner, ran over the asphalt run-off at the chicane, and aborted his lap.
Naturally there were those who concluded that this was a ...Keep reading