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After three long weekends without a Formula 1 race to look forward to, it’s time to get back to action following the summer shutdown. And there will be plenty of racing to look forward to between now and the end of the season as the second half kicks off with our final visit to Zandvoort.

Missed the start of the Formula 1 season? Is your F1 Fantasy team having a bad first half? This is your chance to join a fresh league built for the second half of the year.

NASCAR Cup Series rookie Connor Zilisch has locked in his future at the top level of stock car racing, and that will take him to the most successful team in NASCAR history.
In 2028, Zilisch will join Hendrick Motorsports, replacing Alex Bowman after he retires from full-time NASCAR competition. He will drive the No. 48 Chevrolet for HMS and Ally will serve as the full-season ...Keep reading

Will Power converted starting dead last into a remarkable podium result on the Streets of Markham on Sunday. 
After starting 25th, the 45-year-old Aussie maneuvered around the tricky 2.19-mile, 12-turn temporary street circuit in what became arguably the most chaotic race of the 2026 IndyCar season to finish third in the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham. 
“I don't know how we ended ...Keep reading

Champion rally driver and 1989 World Rally Championship title runner-up Alex Fiorio has died aged 61 following a battle with cancer.
The Italian, born 10 March 1965, enjoyed a successful career as a rally driver in the 1980s and 1990s, before briefly turning his hand at team management in MotoGP.
It was in rallying where the son of Ferrari Formula 1 sporting director and Lancia WRC boss ...Keep reading

Ranking Formula 1 drivers across generations is an exercise almost designed to start an argument. Cars, calendars, safety standards and levels of competition have changed enormously since the world championship began, making direct comparisons between eras inherently imperfect.
To see where a consensus might emerge, 10 motorsport journalists from Motorsport, Autosport and Yahoo Sports each ...Keep reading

Pato O’Ward turned what began as a nightmare weekend into a remarkable result, carving his way from a 23rd-place starting spot to cross the finish line fifth in a chaotic Ontario Honda Dealers Indy.
"Ah, man, it's been a very, very miserable weekend, so it was really nice to end it up with the top five and a solid race finish," O’Ward said.
Piloting the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet ...Keep reading

Ford’s brand-new LMDh car performed its maiden shakedown at Le Castellet on Monday ahead of its World Endurance Championship debut in 2027.
Circuit Paul Ricard was chosen for the shakedown as it is close to the headquarters of manufacturer ORECA, whose chassis forms the basis of the unnamed Ford prototype.
The 5.4-litre naturally-aspirated V8 engine derived from the Coyote, built and ...Keep reading

With Richmond in the rearview, only two races remain before the Chase reset in the battle for the NASCAR Cup Series championship.
Logano claimed victory, fending off Chase Briscoe in the closing laps of a 'classic' Richmond race with long green-flag runs and multi-groove racing.
The Saturday night race saw very low attrition and just one DNF, but lots of movement throughout the ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has admitted that he stayed at the American outfit "two years too long".
Steiner, who built the team from scratch ahead of its 2016 F1 debut with the backing of team owner Gene Haas, left the role at the end of the 2023 season when his contract was not renewed.
Speaking on the High Performance podcast, Steiner reflected on his tenure and ...Keep reading

Mercedes reckons it is “far too early” to prioritise Kimi Antonelli or George Russell in the 2026 Formula 1 world title fight amid the threat of Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari.
The Silver Arrows have been the dominant outfit at the start of this regulation cycle, winning eight of the opening 11 grands prix to establish a 72-point lead over Ferrari with 12 rounds left.
Six of those victories ...Keep reading

F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto takes us through the current state of play in the F1 driver market.

Red Bull has revealed special-edition helmets and race suits for four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and his team-mate Isack Hadjar for the upcoming Dutch Grand Prix, with Hadjar's helmet design incorporating his broken trophy from last season.
With Zandvoort hosting its final F1 race this weekend before dropping off the calendar, the Milton Keynes outfit opted to mark the occasion with ...Keep reading

Trackhouse team principal Davide Brivio says he would like to see more street circuits in MotoGP to bring the series closer to fans, but stressed that rider safety remains paramount.
The problems encountered at Goiania, host of this year's Brazilian MotoGP round, have prompted broader questions about the suitability of different venues for motorcycle racing, particularly as MotoGP prepares to ...Keep reading

Audi racing director Allan McNish has delved into the mindset that makes Gabriel Bortoleto a competent Formula 1 driver.
Back-to-back Formula 3 and Formula 2 champion Bortoleto made his world championship debut with the Hinwil-based outfit (then Sauber) last year.
After being outscored by veteran team-mate Nico Hulkenberg 51-19 in 2025, Bortoleto is now up 10-2 at the 2026 summer break. He ...Keep reading

Here are all the timings – along with all the additional information you need – for the 12th Grand Prix weekend of the 2026 season from Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

As we continue our half term reports for the 2026 season, it's time to look back on how McLaren's campaign has unfolded so far.

It has been a big year so far for Nikola Tsolov, with the Bulgarian leading the F2 championship as well as being linked to a Formula 1 seat for 2027.

Former Ferrari and Williams race engineer Rob Smedley has revealed that he has recently been approached for Formula 1 team principal roles, but he turned them down.
Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside former Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer and broadcaster Jake Humphrey, Smedley explained why he was reluctant to take a team principal job in F1.
While discussing Szafnauer's ...Keep reading

When Adrian Newey appeared at the FIA team principals' press conference during the Formula 1 season opener in Melbourne, the legendary designer attracted attention for several reasons.
Newey spoke openly about Honda's battery problems, acknowledged that his role as team principal had distracted him from his design duties to some extent, and said – with some exaggeration – that Honda had ...Keep reading