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Just days after the Japanese Grand Prix, Ferrari is preparing to return to the track. During the forced break caused by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix, the Scuderia has planned two on-track sessions with the SF-25.
Tomorrow, Ferrari’s test team will be at Mugello to begin two days of TPC (Testing of Previous Cars). There will be no race drivers at Ferrari’s ...Keep reading

Toyota has shed further light on the decision to withdraw Kalle Rovanpera from Super Formula this season amid ongoing medical issues for the two-time World Rally champion.
It was announced earlier this month that Rovanpera will not participate in the Japanese series for the KCMG team as originally planned, as part of a bid to reach the highest level of single-seater racing, following a recent ...Keep reading

Experience suggests that it is still too early to draw definitive conclusions after just three of 22 MotoGP race weekends. The flyaway rounds often produce their own narrative compared to the well-known European circuits.
Take Pedro Acosta as an example. He was outstanding in Buriram on the KTM, which came as a surprise. He then struggled in Goiania, before returning to podium contention in ...Keep reading

Former Renault F1 driver and F1 TV analyst Jolyon Palmer takes a close look at the performance from the man voted Driver of the Day in Suzuka.

Isack Hadjar has admitted that the mood inside the Red Bull camp after the Japanese Grand Prix was "not good" as he failed to reach the points last weekend.

Kimi Antonelli has identified the main area to work on following his victory at the Japanese Grand Prix.

With his victory at the 2026 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix and his team-mate’s fourth-place finish, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli became the new championship leader. In the process, he earned the record as the youngest driver ever to top the F1 championship.
Antonelli’s achievement is even more remarkable when you remember he is the first driver to lead the championship at under 20 years old ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly described Alpine’s 2026 challenger as the best Formula 1 car he’s had in his career, after beating Max Verstappen to seventh position in the Japanese Grand Prix.
After Alpine sacrificed its 2025 campaign to focus on F1’s new technical regulations, Gasly has again spearheaded its effort – and this time higher up the grid.
The 30-year-old qualified seventh in the last ...Keep reading

Honda is planning for the prospect of fielding six bikes on the MotoGP grid next season, a goal that hinges on securing an agreement with a second satellite team, Motorsport.com has learned.
Between 2014 and 2019, Honda went from supplying eight bikes on the MotoGP grid to running just four. However, Motorsport.com understands that the Tokyo-based manufacturer is already planning next season ...Keep reading

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions after the Japanese Grand Prix.

Denny Hamlin believes NASCAR on FOX has a stage break caution length issue and detailed those frustrations on Monday during his latest Actions Detrimental podcast episode.
"Apparently, what's happening is Fox feels they need to see the pit stops," Hamlin said. "So, the end of the stage break happens, green-checkered (stage break flag0 and boom, we're under caution. The pace car comes out, they ...Keep reading

According to F1 TV analyst and racing driver Alex Brundle, the current Formula 1 drivers are facing an immense level of mental exhaustion during grands prix.
Speaking after the Japanese Grand Prix, Brundle noted a trend among the drivers: "I don't know if it's coming across to the viewer, but every driver that comes and stands next to us, they are drained. They have worked hard. You can see ...Keep reading

The Team Penske No. 12 pit crew had a really competitive afternoon on Sunday at Martinsville.
While a generally uneventful race typically would not be a newsworthy development, it is right now because the group that works alongside driver Ryan Blaney has been a work-in-progress this year.
It has objectively been a rough month and a half until this past weekend where their combined team ...Keep reading

F1 TV analyst Alex Brundle has lauded Oscar Piastri's "really smart" moves during the Japanese Grand Prix.
Piastri, who has suffered a horrible start to the 2026 season after failing to start both the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix, delivered a strong drive from third on the grid to a second-place finish.
While McLaren has struggled to kick off the season with the dominance it enjoyed ...Keep reading

Actor-turned-racer Frankie Muniz is already competing full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, but he also added GT4 America to his busy 2026 schedule.
Driving a Ford Mustang for TechSport Racing in the season-opener at Sonoma Raceway, Muniz and co-driver Tyler Stone finished second in the Am class, and 19th overall. They finished fourth in class in the second race of the weekend, just ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles reflected on the "painful" Japanese Grand Prix, explaining that the Grove outfit will use the race at the Suzuka circuit as a "line in the sand".
The Vowles-led team endured a challenging weekend at Suzuka. Carlos Sainz finished 15th, while his team-mate Alex Albon crossed the line in 20th. 
Taking to social media platform X after the race, Vowles was ...Keep reading

Did the safety car, triggered by the heavy crash of Haas driver Oliver Bearman on lap 22, cost Oscar Piastri the victory in Japan? At that point, the McLaren driver was in the projected race lead and had already completed his mandatory pitstop.
However, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli benefited from the timing of the safety car and was able to make a comparatively inexpensive tyre change ...Keep reading

Team principal Andrea Stella cautions McLaren, albeit buoyed by its first Formula 1 podium of 2026, still has its work cut out to genuinely close the gap to Mercedes.
Having finally made the start of a race at the Japanese Grand Prix after crashing out in Australia and suffering from a battery failure in China, McLaren's Oscar Piastri delivered one of his better qualifying laps to take third on ...Keep reading

1996 Formula 1 champion Damon Hill has argued that, while some drivers are not enjoying the new 2026 regulations, the racing seen at the Japanese Grand Prix was interesting, tactical and entertaining.
Aspects of the 2026 regulations, such as the need to lift and coast to harvest vital battery power, have come under fire from some of the drivers and fans, but the former Williams driver shared a ...Keep reading

Pato O’Ward came into Barber Motorsports Park riding a wave of three consecutive top five finishes, but that momentum came to an abrupt halt after finishing 17th on Sunday.
It was an uncharacteristic weekend considering the Mexican’s success around the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course, which is highlighted by one win (2022), two additional top fives and a sixth-place result in ...Keep reading