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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

While Max Verstappen was still seriously considering the possibility of ending this Formula 1 season without winning a single race at Monza, things now look considerably different.
Verstappen came remarkably close to victory in Baku before actually coming out on top in the subsequent races of the triple-header in Malaysia and Singapore.
It marks a huge contrast with the beginning of this ...Keep reading

People. They were who Laurent Mekies considered the most important part of the Red Bull team he took charge of last summer, and they were the ones he listened to and the ones he prioritised getting in the right place over the last 12 months as he plotted their return to the top.

Three weeks after Fuji, the World Endurance Championship returns to action for the inaugural 6 Hours of Barcelona, the penultimate round of the 2026 season. The field will resume its battle for the world titles from 16-18 October.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host the WEC for the first time, with the venue chosen by the ACO and FIA as a replacement for the Qatar 1812km, which could ...Keep reading

After announcing his departure from Alpha Prime Racing, Brennan Poole already has a new home for 2027 as he will become the driver of the No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport entry. He will be teammates with Daniel Dye, as both of the team's current full-time drivers leave for other opportunities.
Jeb Burton will join RSS Racing, and Blaine Perkins will head over to Sam Hunt ...Keep reading

Kaden Honeycutt earned his fourth win of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season on Friday, winning a largely uneventful race at Phoenix Raceway. Outside of the Stage 1 end and a Stage 2-ending debris yellow, there were no incident-related cautions.
Honeycutt's victory helped increase his championship advantage, now 39pts ahead of Layne Riggs, with Riggs finishing third behind ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 strategist and Sky Sports pundit Bernie Collins believes Lewis Hamilton is suffering from a "lack of trust" in Ferrari's pitwall following the Singapore Grand Prix.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli is closing in on the drivers' championship title, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen dominated the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Meanwhile, Hamilton's race unravelled during a virtual safety ...Keep reading

Ferrari has released behind-the-scenes footage of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc hijacking the team's social media channels.
The two drivers took over the Maranello outfit's accounts during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, and it was pure chaos. 
With a 20-minute window to do whatever they wanted with the channels, Hamilton quickly admitted his lack of recent social media practice ...Keep reading