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Bernie Collins issues stark Williams warning after Alex Albon-Carlos Sainz Dutch GP crash

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 14:16
Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Bernie Collins has warned that Williams is in no position to absorb the financial and developmental damage caused by the collision between Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon at the Dutch Grand Prix.
During an appearance on the Sky Sports F1 Show, Collins pointed to the severe implications of the intra-team crash for the Grove outfit, which is already battling against an ...Keep reading

MotoGP Aragon GP: Marc Marquez beats Pedro Acosta, Marco Bezzecchi to take crucial win

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 13:56
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez outgunned Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi to claim a commanding victory in the Aragon Grand Prix and strengthen his title challenge.  
Starting second on the grid, the Ducati rider passed polesitter Bezzecchi on lap 7 of 23 and then fended off a challenge from KTM rival Acosta to secure his fourth win of the season.
Aprilia’s Bezzecchi had no ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli credits 2025 struggles for stronger 2026 F1 campaign

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 13:52
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has credited his tricky rookie Formula 1 campaign in 2025 with making him mentally stronger in 2026.
The Italian driver holds a 59-point lead over his team-mate George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' standings. He became the youngest driver to lead the championship in his second season in the series after back-to-back wins in China and Japan ...Keep reading

McLaren tipped to emerge as Mercedes' main threat by end of 2026 F1 season

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 13:31
Former Alpine Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer believes McLaren will establish itself as Mercedes' main rival by the end of the 2026 season.
Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside broadcaster Jake Humphrey, Szafnauer assessed the shifting competitive order at the front of the grid following Lando Norris's back-to-back wins at the Hungarian and Dutch Grands ...Keep reading

F1 driver contracts: How long is each driver tied down for?

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 13:00
The details in a Formula 1 driver contract is highly-guarded information, but often the length of the deal is released to the wider world.
Here is how long each F1 driver contract is believed to be and therefore what moves could be possible and when in the future.
McLaren
Lando Norris – 2030
The reigning F1 world champion recently announced a new four-year contract with McLaren which ...Keep reading

Ralf Schumacher requires surgery after jet ski crash

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 12:53
What was supposed to be an entertaining evening ended in hospital for Ralf Schumacher on Saturday after the former Formula 1 driver was injured during TV entertainer Stefan Raab's celebrity jet ski world championship.
Schumacher suffered a shoulder injury in a crash and will now require surgery.
The event at the regatta course in Duisburg had started promisingly for Schumacher. In the ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton 'didn't help himself' with Ferrari radio messages, says Guenther Steiner

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 12:00
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner says Lewis Hamilton 'didn't help himself' with his frustrated team radio messages during the Dutch Grand Prix. 
The seven-time champion fumed on team radio, urging the Maranello outfit to allow him to pass team-mate Charles Leclerc, who was on a different strategy. When the team eventually called Leclerc into the pits, Hamilton claimed ...Keep reading

Bradley Cooper transforms Monaco for 1962 grand prix "Ocean's Eleven" prequel shoot

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 11:20
Over the past week, three-time Grammy Award winner Bradley Cooper and a major film crew have been filming in Monaco, shooting scenes for the upcoming Ocean's Eleven prequel.
With part of the story set against the backdrop of the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, the famous street circuit was transformed back to the 1960s between 24 and 28 August, with replica vintage Formula 1 cars on track.
The ...Keep reading

Why Jack Doohan values childhood neighbour Michael Schumacher

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-08-30 11:16
Former Alpine F1 racer and current Haas reserve Jack Doohan explains why seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher is his F1 idol.

The car I loved and the car I loathed – with Nigel Mansell

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-08-30 11:16
Nigel Mansell drove a wide range of cars across his F1 career, from Lotus machines he struggled to qualify in to the Williams FW14B with which he ultimately claimed the Drivers’ World Championship title.

Antonelli interview: The title fight and his Monza mindset

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-08-30 11:16
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli tells F1.com’s Lawrence Barretto about how experience has benefitted him this season and what he is looking forward to about his home race at Monza.

"How can you allow this?" – Toto Wolff shares Niki Lauda story behind Lewis Hamilton's iconic F1 pole

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 11:10
When Toto Wolff held his annual media session with a select group of Dutch journalists at Zandvoort, one of the topics that came up was how a Formula 1 team can get the maximum out of a driver and, related to that, how much freedom a team principal should give a star driver.
The most recent example is Max Verstappen and the considerable freedom he is given at Red Bull, for instance with his ...Keep reading

Lando Norris delivers verdict on McLaren 2026 F1 title fight

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 10:44
Lando Norris insists he remains entirely confident that McLaren can successfully make the necessary changes to its current challenger to fight for the 2026 Formula 1 championship.
Speaking to Sky Sports after announcing his contract extension with McLaren until the end of 2030, the British driver discussed the Woking outfit's potential in its current championship campaign.
While McLaren ...Keep reading

George Russell also set for F1 engine penalty – but Mercedes yet to decide when

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 10:02
Mercedes is deciding when George Russell will take an engine change penalty across the remainder of the 2026 Formula 1 season, with the team bracing for him to follow what Kimi Antonelli will face at the Italian Grand Prix.
The F1 world championship leader is poised to serve a back-of-the-grid penalty for a full power unit change at his home round at Monza due to unreliability earlier this ...Keep reading

Sir Jackie Stewart explains how improved F1 safety has changed racing

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 09:56
Three-time Formula 1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart believes modern grand prix drivers can be more aggressive racers by taking advantage of the series' vastly improved safety standards.
Speaking in an interview with his grandson, Lucas Stewart, the 87-year-old reflected on his relentless push to improve motorsport safety during the 1960s and 1970s.
"They are more preventive in safety, but at ...Keep reading

Live: Watch WSK Final Cup from Franciacorta

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 09:17
 
The opening round of the WSK Final Cup at the Franciacorta Karting Track features approximately 320 entries across the MINI, OKNJ, OKN, OKJ, and OK categories, marking the first of three rounds that will conclude the season with two additional November events - featuring the addition of KZ2 - at the South Garda Karting in Lonato (22 November) and the Leonard Circuit Viterbo (29 ...Keep reading

NASCAR's new Daytona package was maybe directionally better?

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 07:26
Ryan Preece certainly enjoyed the new NASCAR Cup Series superspeedway package on Saturday night but of course he did.
“I mean, yeah, I won,” Preece said. “I like it. Did you like it?”
That’s a question better asked for his peers, starting with his team owner Brad Keselowski, who preceded him during post-race press conferences.
“Honestly, I could not tell a difference,” ...Keep reading

MotoGP Aragon GP: Full starting grid

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 07:26
Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi will start the Aragon Grand Prix from pole position after beating reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez (Ducati) by just under a tenth of a second in qualifying.
The two title contenders will be joined on the front row of the grid by Gresini's Alex Marquez.
British GP winner Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse) will head the second row of the grid from the factory Aprilia ...Keep reading

Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Daytona 2026

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 07:08
The regular season is over, and Denny Hamlin sits atop the reset championship standings. Gone is his 89-point lead, replaced with a 25-point buffer. In fact, the entire top 16 is separated by just 100 points. Hamlin scored 1,027 points in the regular season before being reset to 2,100 as the No. 1 seed. 
Ryan Preece secured the 16th and final spot in the Chase standings after earning his first ...Keep reading

Adelaide MotoGP circuit layout unveiled as €60m project takes shape

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-08-30 07:05
South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas has unveiled a simulation of the new Adelaide street circuit, which will host the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix from next year.
The project, which is expected to be completed around November 2027, when the race is scheduled to take place, represents an investment of close to €60million (A$96m), Malinauskas revealed.
The circuit will be built in the ...Keep reading

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