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Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola delve into how and why Ferrari and Red Bull introduced rotating rear wings at the Miami Grand Prix.

Back in 2024, Red Bull banned Max Verstappen from taking part in sim racing events during Formula 1 weekends. But the Dutchman has since found a new side hustle.
These days, his focus often shifts hundreds of miles away in the evenings after F1 races to his own passion project: the Verstappen.com Racing GT3 team.
In the GT World Challenge Europe, Verstappen is far more than just the name ...Keep reading

Attempting to complete 1,100 miles in a single day of racing is quite the challenge (unless you're an endurance racing driver), but it's even more daunting when you're doing it in two wildly different race cars and at two race tracks that are multiple states and over 500 miles apart.
That is what it means when a driver says they are attempting 'The Double.' Their day will begin at Indianapolis ...Keep reading

Joan Mir has had a unusual journey in MotoGP. Crowned Moto3 champion in 2017 and finishing sixth in his sole Moto2 season the following year, the Spaniard endured a low-key rookie season - marred by injury - at Suzuki in 2019, before clinching an unexpected title the very next year, amidst a season defined by a reshuffled calendar due to COVID-19 and Marc Marquez's injury.
In 2022, Suzuki's ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli has received praise from former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok after successfully dealing with the pressure of reigning drivers’ champion Lando Norris at the Miami Grand Prix. 
While Antonelli started the race from pole position at the Hard Rock Stadium, he had a fight on his hands when he lost the lead at the start to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and ...Keep reading

Twenty years ago, Jenson Button added his name to the illustrious list of drivers to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix, when he emerged victorious in Hungary in 2006.

Praising the executives leading Aprilia is the easiest thing in the world today. Far harder was defending them not so long ago – at the end of 2024, for instance – when Maverick Vinales, the best-placed rider from the Noale-based outfit, finished the season ninth overall while practically cursing a bike whose performance, in his view, changed dramatically from one circuit to another.
At ...Keep reading

Three and a half years after taking over the DTM from Gerhard Berger, the ADAC made one thing very clear at the season opener in Spielberg: despite the ongoing criticism surrounding internal combustion engine (ICE) motorsport, the club has long-term plans for the series that extend well beyond the year 2030. "The ADAC's commitment to operating the DTM for the very long term is crucial," explains ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez suffered an accident at the start of the MotoGP Indonesia sprint race last year, and missed the rest of the 2025 season due to a small fracture in his right shoulder. Since 2020, his right arm has undergone surgery six times, and after a crash at this weekend’s French Grand Prix it underwent a seventh procedure.
Although the Spaniard recovered from his 2025 injury in time to face ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen will add another remarkable chapter to his motorsport career this week as he makes his debut in one of endurance racing’s toughest and most prestigious events. Entering the Nurburgring 24 Hours will mark his first experience in a 24-hour race, but despite being his debut, Verstappen is already setting the bar at the highest possible level.
“Success is winning. That’s why ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon discussed the evolution of the Miami Grand Prix, and how the event at the Hard Rock Stadium has grown on him over the years.
The Miami Grand Prix was introduced to the F1 line-up in 2022 and has since been handed a contract extension, which will keep it on the calendar until 2041.
During a Williams video with former F1 driver David Coulthard, Albon ...Keep reading

MotoGP’s chief sporting officer Carlos Ezpeleta insists the championship will never compromise on safety amid Liberty Media’s desire to race at Formula 1’s Miami GP venue.
Last week, Liberty CEO Derek Chang described the Miami International Autodrome as a “logical” location to expand MotoGP’s reach in the US and bring the series closer to fans.
However, those remarks did not ...Keep reading

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Two-time Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi has described the emotional experience of being reunited with his iconic McLaren M23.
The reunion between the Brazilian driver and the machinery in which he secured the 1974 championship was part of the Woking outfit's 1000th grand prix celebrations during the Miami Grand Prix weekend.
"It was exactly the same," Fittipaldi told Tom Clarkson ...Keep reading

A return to the World Rally Championship podium for the first time since January was a relief after a mentally challenging Rally Portugal, according to Oliver Solberg.
Finishing second in Portugal last weekend was a much-needed result for the Toyota driver’s title aspirations after suffering a mechanical issue in Kenya and costly crashes in Croatia and the Canary Islands. In each of the ...Keep reading

Ducati riders have identified traction and corner entry as Aprilia’s biggest strengths following the Noale marque’s dominant showing at last weekend’s French Grand Prix.
While Alex Marquez delivered Ducati’s first grand prix victory of 2026 at Jerez, Aprilia returned to the front at Le Mans as factory rider Jorge Martin led team-mate Marco Bezzecchi and Trackhouse’s Ai Ogura in a ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has warned Kimi Antonelli that his poor race starts could become a major weakness at the Monaco Grand Prix.
While Antonelli extended his lead in the drivers’ standings to 20 points after winning the Miami Grand Prix, the Italian driver is still struggling with race starts. After starting from pole position at the Hard Rock Stadium, Antonelli lost the lead ...Keep reading

Formula E is preparing to reshape its sporting format for the start of the Gen4 era, with a combination of “performance” and “efficiency”-focused races under discussion for next season.
The current regulations have been successful in producing plenty of action on track, with close pack-style contests becoming a hallmark of the Gen3 era.
But the arrival of a faster and significantly ...Keep reading

When Max Verstappen hustles his Winward team's Mercedes GT3 car around the Nordschleife this weekend in his quest to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours, record numbers of fans are expected to watch on, either at the sold-out event or via the broadcast. Among them will likely be a number of his F1 colleagues, and some of them might even be tinged with envy.
McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ...Keep reading

At 11 years old, Alex thought he was going on holiday. Instead, he vanished for six years.