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Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has confirmed championship leader Kimi Antonelli is set to take a significant grid penalty at his home event, the Italian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris has given his assessment of McLaren’s performance after he lost P2 to Charles Leclerc in the Zandvoort Sprint.

Charles Leclerc was pleased to begin the second half of the season on a positive note for Ferrari after taking P2 in the Zandvoort Sprint.

George Russell secured a straightforward victory during the Sprint in the Netherlands.

George Russell converted his pole position into a Sprint win at the Dutch Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver beating Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris.

Red Bull Racing's Alisha Palmowski secured pole position for the F1 ACADEMY Zandvoort Feature Race.

Following a chaotic event at Road America that featured nine full-course yellow flags and several penalties, IMSA officials held a media roundtable leading into the GT-only race weekend at Virginia International Raceway to address mounting driver aggression and outline a tougher stance from race control. This comes after Porsche Penske Motorsport's driver Kévin Estre being placed on a two-race ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc explained he was able to overtake Lando Norris for second place in Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix sprint race courtesy of different deployment strategies.
Teams had little time to fine-tune their energy management set-ups due to the sprint format, with just one free practice session ahead of the opening round of qualifying.
Leclerc believes his McLaren counterpart’s lack of ...Keep reading

Reigning world champion Lando Norris says McLaren's low-speed weaknesses meant it was "nowhere near good enough" to challenge for victory in Zandvoort's sprint race.
McLaren arrived at the beach-side circuit with its latest upgrade package focusing on the rear of the car, including a new rear wing assembly, to build on the progress made by its race-winning Hungary upgrades.
The first ...Keep reading

NASCAR Hall of Famer Kurt Busch sat down with Craig Melvin on Friday's edition of TODAY Show, sharing emotional details about the death of his brother and fellow NASCAR legend, Kyle Busch.
At just 41 years old, Kyle died of sepsis brought on by bacterial pneumonia in the middle of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season ... and just days after winning a NASCAR Truck race at Dover. Among those he left ...Keep reading

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff has responded to former championship contender Maya Weug's summer break statement about struggling to secure a race seat in 2026.
Weug, who finished as runner-up to Doriane Pin in the 2025 F1 Academy season with three victories and nine podiums, recently took to social media to describe 2026 as the "toughest year" of her career.
Despite her success in ...Keep reading

George Russell must capitalise on his 2026 championship fight, according to former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer, who warns the Mercedes driver may never get a better title opportunity.
F1 resumes this weekend at Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix, which features the sprint format. As the paddock reconvenes following the summer break, Russell trails his Mercedes team-mate and championship ...Keep reading

Mercedes' George Russell leads from start to finish to win the sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix.

George Russell dominated the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race from pole for his third Saturday victory of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.
The Mercedes driver led all the way from lights out in a rather processional affair with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris completing the podium at a dry Zandvoort.
It came after Russell grabbed pole on Friday after profiting from floor ...Keep reading

F1 TV analyst Alex Brundle has hailed Max Verstappen's long-term commitment to Red Bull as a strong endorsement of Laurent Mekies' leadership.
Following months of speculation regarding his future in Formula 1, the four-time champion put an end to the paddock rumours by signing a new contract that keeps him at the Milton Keynes outfit until the end of 2030. 
Red Bull has endured a ...Keep reading

Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Cadillac should immediately abandon development on its maiden 2026 Formula 1 machinery and shift its resources towards the 2027 car.
Cadillac entered the championship at the start of 2026 with the experienced driver line-up of Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas.
While the team had not necessarily expected to be picking up points at this ...Keep reading

Live coverage of Saturday's F1 Sprint ahead of the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix.

Yuki Tsunoda has qualified 12th for the Dutch Grand Prix sprint, a performance the Racing Bulls returnee is “pretty satisfied with” as he adapts to Formula 1’s new machinery.
Isack Hadjar’s wrist injury over the summer break caused his withdrawal from this weekend’s event, with Liam Lawson temporarily promoted to Red Bull while Tsunoda, a reserve driver for both teams, inherited his ...Keep reading

Brodie Kostecki and Will Brown shared the wins in what was a hectic day of Supercars action at Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich in Queensland.
Kostecki won the opening race in Dick Johnson Racing’s Ford Mustang from Matt Payne (Grove Racing Ford) and Will Brown (Triple Eight Ford) before a second, blockbuster of a race saw Brown put a full stop on his recent technical issues to take the win ...Keep reading

As little as 10 years ago, few could have predicted Formula 1 would ever return to the cramped, old school Zandvoort circuit. But having enjoyed an annual invitation to Max Verstappen's popular house party since 2021, his peers are now sad to bid farewell to the Dutch dunes.
This weekend, Zandvoort is hosting its sixth Dutch Grand Prix in the modern era after Verstappen's unprecedented ...Keep reading