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F1 has concluded fresh terms with the organisers of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, keeping the race at Montmelo on the calendar for three out of the next six years.
Barcelona has gone into the final year of its existing contract and has been under severe pressure to invest in its outdated facilities and safeguard its place on the calendar. Meanwhile, the Montmelo circuit had already lost ...Keep reading

It's far too early to start making championship predictions, but every point matters in this return to a more traditional NASCAR championship format. One year ago, we would have been saying 'Welcome to the Playoffs Tyler Reddick' because due to win and you're in, the greater points picture wouldn't have mattered that much.
But it matters now! One race down, 25 to go before the Chase returns for ...Keep reading

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has played down the impending change of Lewis Hamilton's race engineer, insisting that such a switch isn't of massive effect to the driver. This comes after it was confirmed that Riccardo Adami would be replaced a few races into the season, something that Hamilton admitted would be "detrimental".
In his second year at Maranello, the seven-time champion will ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s 2026 revolution has undeniably divided the paddock, especially engine-wise, and the new power units have significantly changed the required driving style.
While the overall response to the chassis has been positive, with lighter, nimbler cars, the main issue has been the management of electrical energy.
The opening Bahrain pre-season test has revealed the different approaches ...Keep reading

It’s almost time for the final pre-season test of 2026, as teams continue their preparations for next month’s curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix. Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening, and how to follow the action…

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has offered an early assessment of the pecking order in the build-up to the 2026 season, arguing that Ferrari and Mercedes appear to be the most competitive outfits as things stand.

Factory Mercedes-AMG driver Ralf Aron has suffered two fractures in his back following a horror crash during the Bathurst 12 Hour.
Aron was driving the #77 Craft-Bamboo Mercedes when he was involved in a frontal collision with the Tsunami-RT Porsche of Johannes Zelger. According to the team, Aron was subjected to a deceleration of 27G.
"First of all, I would like to thank everyone for the ...Keep reading

Coming off what seemed to be a difficult few days of testing for Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso has outlined the sheer scale of the Silverstone team's to-do list as it readies itself for the beginning of the 2026 Formula 1 season.
With the team adapting to its new team principal Adrian Newey and new power unit supplier Honda, the beginning of the season focuses on the integration of these new ...Keep reading

After the first week of pre-season testing in Bahrain, which was not broadcast apart from the final hour of each day, fans will be able to watch the second week of testing live.
Here is everything you need to follow the second week of Bahrain pre-season testing live.
When is Bahrain pre-season testing week two?
Wednesday 18 February - Friday 20 February
Local time: 10:00 - 19:00GMT ...Keep reading

Alpine have created a “much better” car for the upcoming season and F1’s overhauled regulations, according to Managing Director Steve Nielsen, who has also noted “big gains” with their new Mercedes power unit.

Carlos Ezpeleta's position as sporting director of MotoGP probably doesn’t fully reflect the influence of the 35-year-old from Madrid. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and is expected to take over the management of MotoGP from his father, Carmelo Ezpeleta, who has been the CEO of Dorna Sports since the company was founded in 1988. Dorna, now rebranded as MotoGP Sports Entertainment ...Keep reading

Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is in the process of working with the Cadillac Formula 1 team to create a documentary on the newest team to join the grid.
The documentary was announced in July 2025 and aims to give a behind-the-scenes look at the American outfit's journey to the championship.
"I'm part of a documentary about Cadillac Formula 1. Kind of the creation, working on the bid and their ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans spotted that four-time champion Sebastian Vettel used his Ferrari headshot for his Winter Olympics accreditation pass.
The German driver visited the Winter Olympic Games, which are being hosted in Italy, and used the moment to celebrate his time driving for the Maranello outfit from 2015 to 2020.
Reacting to the detail, fans defended the move by the former Ferrari driver. "It ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri reckons a bad race start in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign will be so costly that a driver may lose up to “seven spots” - likening it to an F2 contest. 
Race start procedures have been a contentious topic since pre-season testing began last week, because they are now much more complex than before due to the removal of the MGU-H.
This means drivers must rev their engines for ...Keep reading

Hyundai is realistic yet optimistic in its mission to bridge the gap to Toyota after suffering back-to-back heavy defeats at the start of the 2026 World Rally Championship.
The Korean marque had hoped to have all three cars in the fight for the podium at Rally Sweden, an event where it managed to beat Toyota to victory in 2024 with Esapekka Lappi.
However, the rally quickly developed into a ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has reiterated his utmost confidence in Aston Martin team boss Adrian Newey, claiming it’s not like he’s ‘forgotten’ how to design a Formula 1 car despite a difficult pre-season. 
F1 is introducing widespread regulation changes this year, meaning the pecking order is largely unknown, but current signs point towards Aston Martin being comfortably behind.
That’s ...Keep reading

The factory Porsche squad encountered a topsy-turvy Formula E weekend in Jeddah, as a dominant win on Friday was followed by a lacklustre performance in the second race.
Porsche was the team to beat in the first leg of the Jeddah E-Prix, with Pascal Wehrlein converting pole position into a commanding 2.6s victory and team-mate Nico Muller also bagging a solid haul of points in fourth ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick has romanticized so much about this moment over the past two decades because it was so unfathomable.
He won the Daytona 500.
But even after crossing the finish line, Reddick did not allow himself to feel literally anything. There was no immediate joy. No exuberance. He wasn’t even on the microphone’s button celebrating with his team.
“I didn't know if I'd won the race ...Keep reading

Once again, a general theme of the Daytona 500 and superspeedway racing with the NextGen car in general right now, is the amount of time drivers spend at half-throttle under green flag conditions.
The reason they do this is because it is incredibly difficult to pass with the current generation car on these tracks when everyone is racing at full throttle. The cars are too equal and there is so ...Keep reading

In sequential order, this is how Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500.
Michael McDowell leads the field back to green. Carson Hocevar takes the lead and holds it at the white. Hocevar gets turned into the wall, contact with Erik Jones and spins across the field, taking Jones and McDowell with him.
No caution.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took the lead with Chase Elliott to his outside and Reddick ...Keep reading