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IMSA race director Beaux Barfield clarified the sanctioning body's decision to place Porsche Penske Motorsport driver Kevin Estre on probation rather than an immediate suspension following his late-race clash with Jack Aitken at Road America, warning that any further missteps will quickly sideline the Frenchman.
Speaking to media on Thursday ahead of the GT-only weekend at Virginia ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has confirmed there is no timeline on the decision regarding his Formula 1 future as he is still awaiting talks with Lawrence Stroll and Adrian Newey.
The 45-year-old is the subject of various questions surrounding how the 2027 F1 grid could shape up, with talk of his possible retirement swirling as his Aston Martin contract expires at the end of the current 2026 ...Keep reading

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli heads McLaren's Lando Norris in practice at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

Kimi Antonelli was fastest in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix as the championship leader picked up where he left off upon Formula 1’s return from its summer break.
The Mercedes star set a 1m12.949s lap at Zandvoort and was the only driver to go sub-1m13s as second-place went to McLaren’s reigning world champion Lando Norris with a 1m13.070s.
Drivers were quick to head out for the sole ...Keep reading

F1 ACADEMY returns for an action-packed weekend at Circuit Zandvoort.

Fernando Alonso is still yet to make a call on whether he will stick around in an Aston Martin seat.

Guess how many overtakes each driver has made so far in our new game for your chance to win Grand Prix tickets to a race of your choosing in 2027.

Live coverage of Friday's first practice session for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix.

With Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz recently confirmed to remain at Williams into 2027, both drivers have explained the thinking behind their decision to stay ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.

On Thursday, commuters on Washington D.C.’s Metro were greeted by an unprecedented sight: an official IndyCar show car attached directly to one of the trains traveling through the city. Behind the spectacle was a core team of just 13 people, 1,350 pages of permits and demand that produced 288,000 ticket requests. 
It was a striking sign that the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix of ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes Esteban Ocon is "really in trouble" regarding his future at Haas amid a "strained relationship" with the American squad.
The 2027 F1 grid is beginning to take shape after Max Verstappen committed to Red Bull until the end of 2030 and both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon signed contract extensions with Williams. Consequently, the paddock's focus has ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda faces an "insane" task as he steps into the Racing Bulls Formula 1 car at Zandvoort, having never previously driven the 2026-spec machinery, according to F1 TV analysts Jolyon Palmer and Alex Brundle.
The Japanese driver has been handed a surprise grand prix return following a reshuffle across Red Bull and Racing Bulls ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.
A wrist injury sustained ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier says he is ready to make a World Rally Championship return in Paraguay next week after recovering from a high-speed crash at Rally Finland.
The reigning world champion and stand-in co-driver Julien Ingrassia were leading in Finland when their GR Yaris fired off the road and into a series of rolls. The pair managed to escape the car unaided, but were transported to hospital where ...Keep reading

The first day back at the office after a holiday can often be a shock to the system. And that’s how it was for Liam Lawson when he landed in the UK on Monday expecting the usual pre-race simulation routine for Racing Bulls.
After Lawson switched his phone on he received a call from team principal Alan Permane telling him there would be a change of plan: Isack Hadjar had injured his wrist, and ...Keep reading

GT and endurance racer Cedric Sbirrazzuoli passed away on Thursday 20 August, his 39th birthday. The Monegasque driver died following a cancer diagnosis, and leaves behind his wife Martina, whom he married last June.
Born in 1987, Sbirrazzuoli’s racing career began in the mid-2000s in single-seaters, before moving on to closed-wheel racing, competing in GT4, GT2 and the Porsche Carrera ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli admits he intends to "drive as free as possible" despite the pressure of leading this year's Formula 1 Drivers' Championship, and that the Mercedes driver's biggest opponent could be himself.

For one final time, Formula 1 cars will race around the sand dunes of Zandvoort this weekend as the seaside circuit prepares to host its final Dutch Grand Prix. After its re-entry into the calendar in 2021, the track announced its exit at the end of 2024. 
Ahead of the chequered flag flying for the final time, our writers look back on some of their fondest memories from Zandvoort - including ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda is making a comeback to F1 this weekend after Isack Hadjar's wrist injury offered him an opportunity to take the Racing Bulls seat. While he understands the circumstances will be challenging - with Zandvoort being a sprint weekend on top of him not having raced since the end of last year - he still wants to use this chance to prove himself.
Tsunoda has been out of a race seat since ...Keep reading

When the lights go out at Zandvoort, bettors will be watching closely to make accurate predictions in real-time.

Former Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer believes Max Verstappen is continuing to improve and has still not reached his peak performance.
During an episode of the High Performance Racing podcast alongside host Jake Humphrey and former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley, Szafnauer discussed the standout drivers he has encountered during his career in the paddock.
When Humphrey prompted ...Keep reading