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Ferrari has revealed a Brazil-themed cap that Lewis Hamilton will wear at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and fans will be able to buy their own a few days before the race.
The Maranello outfit announced the cap in a joint Instagram post with Puma on 16 October. "Lewis will be wearing a small piece of Brazil with him at Interlagos. And it can also be yours soon. Available to buy on November 3rd," ...Keep reading

Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel says Colton Herta “maybe underestimated the difference” between Formula 1’s feeder series and IndyCar, with the 26-year-old’s bold career move so far unsuccessful.
Herta was a frontrunner in America’s premier single-seater series for seven years but decided to move back to Europe in 2026 – having competed in junior formulae across the pond in 2015 and 2016 ...Keep reading

The Cadillac Formula 1 Team and its partner Tommy Hilfiger have released a Texas-themed clothing collection ahead of the United States Grand Prix in Austin, and it's making us all kinds of excited.
The Tommy Hilfiger x Cadillac Formula 1 Team Austin collection went on sale on Tuesday earlier this week. But this isn't the first time the two brands have released something in connection with a ...Keep reading

World Endurance Championship newcomer Genesis claimed a first pole position at Barcelona with Mathys Jaubert. 
The Frenchman set two laps good enough to take Hypercar pole for Sunday’s Barcelona 6 Hours at the wheel of the #17 Genesis GMR-001 LMDh in the 10-minute Hyperpole session. 
Jaubert posted 1m30.329s on his first push lap and then knocked more than a tenth from that mark to get ...Keep reading

Mercedes has shared the moment Paraguay's president, Santiago Pena, phoned development driver Joshua Durksen to congratulate him on his first Formula 1 test.
"A very special call. Santiago Pena, president of Paraguay, made sure to congratulate Josh on his first F1 run. A proud moment for the country," Mercedes posted alongside footage of the video call.
The clip comes from a ...Keep reading

Five-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou stepped into unfamiliar territory on Friday, but the end result looked remarkably familiar.
Climbing into an Indy NXT car for the very first time, Palou paced a 22-car field at the annual Chris Griffis Memorial Test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Driving the #11 Chip Ganassi Racing entry on an overcast, chilly day in Central ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team looked at building its own Macarena rear wing long before it was seen running on a circuit by a rival outfit. But according to deputy technical director Simone Resta, it decided against it.
The rotating wing, whose main flap turns over when a car switches into straight-line mode, has become a very visible innovation so far in this current era of regulation. Ferrari ...Keep reading

A video is doing the rounds on social media, appearing to show Lando Norris mocking Lance Stroll on a night out after the Singapore Grand Prix. It's now been viewed more than three million times on X.
The clip was posted by the fan account MV3daily on the night of the race. In it, the McLaren driver is seen out with Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman while someone in the crowd raises a sign ...Keep reading

Gabriel Bortoleto has watched Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar celebrate their first Formula 1 podiums. Both are from his generation of drivers, having competed against him throughout the junior categories.
So he knows them well, having raced against and beaten them - but their respective F1 careers have taken different paths so far. While Antonelli and Hadjar have already enjoyed podium ...Keep reading

Aston Martin veteran Nicki Thiim has used Max Verstappen’s guest appearance at the GT World Challenge Europe season finale in Portimao to take a cheeky jab at Formula 1.
F1's struggles with its 2026 power unit regulations, featuring a 50:50 power split between the internal combustion engine and electric power, have been well documented, with rule changes already planned for 2027 and ...Keep reading

MotoGP riders say the next-generation 850cc bikes are lighter and less physically demanding than the current 1000cc prototypes, making for a more enjoyable experience on track.
The development of the new breed of MotoGP bikes has reached a stage where riders can provide a more definitive assessment of how they will perform when they make their race debuts next year.
While the goal behind ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is taking on an intense road trip across America, starting in the Arizona desert for Ford's Raptor Rally this weekend and ending in Austin, Texas, for the United States Grand Prix.
Ford Racing and Ricciardo's lifestyle brand Enchanté announced his participation in the event in a joint Instagram post. "Raptor Rally, you ready? We’re rolling out with ...Keep reading

Red Bull is using an artificial intelligence system that recommends actions to the team during a grand prix.
During an interview with CNBC, Red Bull head of technical and performance partnerships Jack Harington explained that the team built the tool with its title partner, Oracle.
What began as a search tool to help engineers interpret F1's regulations and past rulings has since become an ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has revealed a special helmet for the United States Grand Prix, giving his usual design an Austin, Texas, makeover ahead of the race at the Circuit of the Americas.
The Dutchman unveiled the new design on social media. "Texas bound. I’ll be coming to Austin with this special helmet!" he posted alongside detailed photos of the new helmet.
The main ...Keep reading

The bold new Rwanda agreement has finally opened the way for a crucial continent to write a completely new chapter in its great F1 history, writes F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team is still talking to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after their collision towards the end of the Singapore Grand Prix sprint. Zak Brown wasn't as easy on them. 
The papaya-coloured team-mates were fighting for fourth on the last lap of the sprint when Norris dived up the inside of Piastri at Turn 5. It was a bullish move from the reigning ...Keep reading

Christian Horner has called on Formula 1 to increase the $215million budget cap, claiming “teams are spending $500 or $600million” year on year.
From 2021 the championship has operated under a budget cap system which limits how much a team can spend per season, with it starting at $145m before eventually increasing to $215m.
But that $215m doesn’t cover every single cost made by an F1 ...Keep reading

Ferrari will likely introduce a new floor at the United States Grand Prix as part of its final major upgrade of the 2026 season, Motorsport.com understands.
While the Maranello outfit has already shifted its focus to 2027, the team is expected to bring a new floor to the race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, next week.
The aim of the new floor is to produce the same or more ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team made a confirmed £633.4million in revenue in 2025 and paid a total of £125m in dividends to its shareholders, according to its annual accounts filed at Companies House.
The group accounts for Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited cover the year to 31 December 2025, in which the team finished second in the constructors' championship after what had been a difficult ground ...Keep reading

Although the Phillip Island circuit will lose MotoGP and the World Superbike Championship over the next few months, it will become a major fixture on the Supercars calendar from 2027.
MotoGP is preparing to bid farewell to one of its most iconic venues, and one of the most popular among fans, next weekend when it hosts the Australian Grand Prix for the final time. The circuit has hosted the ...Keep reading