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Oscar Piastri has rejected the ‘villain’ tag put on Zak Brown after allegations by fans that McLaren favoured Lando Norris in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight.
The McLaren drivers fought all season for last year’s title and after 15 rounds Piastri led by 34 points, only for his efforts to collapse across the final nine races as Norris became champion.
But as Piastri’s campaign was ...Keep reading

32-year-old Alex Bowman had to step out of the #48 Hendrick Chevrolet in the middle of last weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Circuit of the Americas. The team lost five laps as Myatt Snider got behind the wheel, finishing the race.
Since then, Bowman was evaluated by medical professionals and has now been diagnosed with vertigo. He will sit out the Phoenix race this weekend entirely, and has been ...Keep reading

There has been a wide range of speculation surrounding the future of Marcus Ericsson at Andretti Global beyond the 2026 season in the IndyCar Series.
Ericsson, 35, is in the last year of his current deal with Andretti Global and has one podium, five top fives and 11 top 10s over his last 35 starts. He joined the organization ahead of 2024 after the previous four seasons with Chip Ganassi ...Keep reading

Whether Max Verstappen will be driving in the legendary Nurburgring 24 Hours this year is a hot topic of debate. The course for that appearance had been set by the Nurburgring Endurance Series (NLS) bringing forward the second round of the championship to avoid a clash with the Formula 1 calendar.
So now it's clearly up to the four-time F1 world champion.But he has been reluctant to do so ...Keep reading

Hyundai is no closer to making a decision regarding its participation in the World Rally Championship in 2027, with the team confirming its priority is to improve its 2026 Rally1 car.
The WRC is less than 12 months away from the launch of its new technical regulations designed to be more affordable and flexible with cars built to a €345,000 cost cap, in a bid to attract manufacturers and ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick leads the NASCAR Cup championship standings after winning three consecutive races to open the 2026 season in a feat never seen before in the history of the sport.
And speaking of dominant showings, four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou won the season-opener in St. Pete by over ten seconds.
Now, the top level of stock car racing and open-wheel racing in the United States are ...Keep reading

As decided on Monday by Judge Susan C. Rodriguez of the Western District of North Carolina, Chris Gabehart will be permitted to continue working for Spire Motorsports but also under a limited restraining order regarding anything that overlapped with his previous duties at Joe Gibbs Racing.
Gabehart and Spire have been sued by JGR for over $8 million in damages alleging a ‘brazen scheme’ to ...Keep reading

2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has taken on a drifting challenge with Monster Energy, joining Swedish-Norwegian rally driver Oliver Solberg and his father, Petter Solberg and drifting champion Steve ‘Baggsy’ Biagioni.
While speaking to the media in Melbourne ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Norris reflected on the opportunity.
"I drove a Volvo. But maybe one of ...Keep reading

As the build-up continues to the new season, we wondered how often the team that tops testing goes on to the win the Constructors' Championship. We asked the Formula 1 data analysts to have a look, and they came back with some interesting conclusions.

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto chats with Mercedes' George Russell ahead of the 2026 season, with the Silver Arrows believing they are back on track.

Starting this weekend, Apple TV subscribers in the US can watch all practice, Qualifying, and Sprint sessions, along with races, as the 2026 season roars into gear.

Ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix and the debut of another new set of rules, we’ve decided to pick out the most dramatic Formula 1 season openers since the world championship began in 1950.
These aren’t necessarily the greatest grands prix, but they all had their elements of drama, action and, in some cases, a surprise result.
10. 1990 United States GP

Ayrton Senna ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton is promising not to retire until Formula 1 ends its ongoing 33-year hiatus from Africa with the seven-time world champion continuously campaigning for a return. 
F1 has not raced on the continent since the 1993 South African Grand Prix, as the event subsequently dropped off the calendar due to the new Kyalami owners wanting to run the facility at a profit. 
It therefore ...Keep reading

Aprilia has denied suggestions that its rival Ducati underperformed at the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix, insisting it simply outgunned the Borgo Panigale by producing “something special”.
The Noale-based manufacturer kicked off the 2026 MotoGP season with a dominant victory at Buriram, with Marco Bezzecchi leading every lap from pole position to win by more than five seconds. Trackhouse’s ...Keep reading

Ford has bolstered its preparations for its upcoming Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship by signing Le Mans 24 Hours-winning engineer Leena Gade.
The Briton will immediately begin work on Ford Racing’s new Oreca-based LMDh prototype, which will debut in the Hypercar class of the WEC in 2027.
The Blue Oval said her “deep understanding of the Circuit de la Sarthe and ...Keep reading

The new rules, Lando Norris' title defence, the George Russell-Max Verstappen dynamic and Aston Martin's unfolding nightmare set up an intriguing F1 season.

The new rules, Lando Norris' title defence, the George Russell-Max Verstappen dynamic and Aston Martin's unfolding nightmare set up an intriguing F1 season.

Lando Norris has expressed confidence in himself and McLaren to defend the Driver and Teams’ Championships they secured last season, adding that he is aware of how his newfound status as reigning champion could affect his approach.

Alex Albon believes that Williams will find themselves at the “bottom half of the midfield” entering into 2026, with the Thai racer conceding that the team’s car “needs to go on a diet” as a priority.

After what felt like a never-ending winter break, Formula 1 returns this weekend for the first race of the 2026 season in Australia, with our F1 TV team ready to preview what is set to be a thrilling round.