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Pierre Gasly believes the Alpine Formula 1 team has the required potential to challenge the likes of McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull in the 2026 season.
After spending the 2025 campaign as a clear backmarker, the Enstone-based outfit ended its engine programme, switching to Mercedes powertrains. It fully focused on its 2026 car early on last year and appears to have bounced back into the ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 commentator David Croft has issued a stark warning about Aston Martin's major vibration issues.
The Briton said during the Sky Sports F1 Show that it could take months for the Silverstone outfit to fix the issues.
"Months," he said when asked how long it could take Aston Martin to fix the vibration issues, which caused two-time champion Fernando Alonso to lift his hands ...Keep reading

Jenson Button has shared how he would “love” to drive F1’s latest generation of cars – the new Aston Martin ambassador admitting he is also “a little bit jealous” of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll getting to work with design legend Adrian Newey.

Carlos Sainz admits he has no regrets over leaving McLaren for Ferrari at the end of 2020, despite losing the chance of possibly becoming a Formula 1 World Champion at his former team.

Former Formula 1 driver and F1 TV pundit Jolyon Palmer has shot down claims that Lewis Hamilton may have mixed emotions after Kimi Antonelli's Chinese Grand Prix win.
The seven-time champion made the blockbuster move from Mercedes to Ferrari at the start of 2025, leaving behind the team he had spent 12 seasons with and claimed six of his seven championship titles to fulfil a lifelong dream of ...Keep reading

Heavy rain in Goiania has left MotoGP riders wary of a potentially “super dirty” track,  although the true extent of the conditions will only become clear when practice begins on Friday.
MotoGP is making a long-awaited return to Brazil after a 22-year absence, with a heavily-renovated Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna hosting the second round of the season.
However, the race week ...Keep reading

After two races, Oliver Bearman sits fifth in Formula 1's 2026 drivers' championship – and has remarked upon his pleasure of the balance in Haas' VF-26 chassis.
While only early days, Bearman has been one of the most impressive performers in the early stages of the season, scoring all of Haas' 17-point total thus far as team-mate Esteban Ocon has endured a less fortuitous run.
After ...Keep reading

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton suggested his longtime Formula 1 team, Mercedes, may still benefit from a “party mode” in qualifying – a theory McLaren’s Lando Norris rebuffed.
Mercedes was comfortably fastest in all three qualifying sessions so far this year, with the Silver Arrows always increasing the gap to the competition throughout qualifying – nearly six tenths on average so far ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner has called out Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff for "self-promotion" after Kimi Antonelli scored his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Chinese Grand Prix.
After the Italian driver took the chequered flag at the Shanghai International Circuit, Wolff came over the team radio to congratulate him. "'He’s too young. We shouldn’t put him in a Mercedes. Put him in a smaller team ...Keep reading

Andrea Reggiani will join Lamborghini as head of motorsport following stints at Ferrari and Dallara, it has been announced.
The Swiss-Italian engineer has been brought in to replace Maurizio Leschiutta, who departed the Volkswagen Group brand at the end of December after just one year in the role.
Following Leschiutta’s exit, Lamborghini’s chief technical officer Rouven Mohr had been ...Keep reading

MotoGP returns to Brazil after a gap of 22 years, with a renovated Goiania circuit hosting the second round of the 2026 season on 20-22 March. The event replaces Argentina as the championship's only stop in South America.
Goiania is the second shortest track on the calendar, only fractionally longer than the Sachsenring in Germany, and features 14 corners.
To help riders adapt to the 3.8km ...Keep reading

David Coulthard has argued that Lewis Hamilton's Chinese Grand Prix podium proves that he is "not done" with Formula 1.
The seven-time champion secured his first podium finish with Ferrari since joining the Maranello outfit in 2025.
After a difficult start to his time at Ferrari as he adjusted to the new team, rumours began to circulate that the 41-year-old driver could retire at the end of ...Keep reading

IMSA’s plan for expanded series-sanctioned testing in 2027 has given Head of BMW M Motorsport’s Andreas Roos some concerns.
On Thursday afternoon, IMSA revealed next year’s relatively unchanged schedule for its WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. One of the notable items that is different, though, is a plan to have sanctioned testing at all five tracks that host endurance rounds.
IMSA ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has claimed that the Grove outfit will need "every single hour" of the April break to get "back on the front foot".
F1 confirmed during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend that the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Teams such as Williams, which has had a difficult start ...Keep reading

If there was an example of ‘wheelman’ in the dictionary, it would be Colin Braun.
Since the conclusion of the Rolex 24 At Daytona nearly two months ago, the 37-year-old Texan has kept a blisteringly busy schedule.
It was headlined with a step back into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the first time since 2011, with Braun piloting Kaulig Racing’s #25 RAM 1500 on the streets of St ...Keep reading

The 2027 schedule for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship remains relatively unchanged, but IMSA President John Doonan shared that the series has explored the possibility of venturing out to new venues.
When next year’s schedule was revealed on Thursday afternoon, there were a few subtle tweaks, including the Rolex 24 At Daytona pushed back a week to the end of January. Additionally ...Keep reading

Make no mistake, worn out Darlington Raceway is a treat for competitors and fans alike, regardless of racing platform or rules package but every indication points towards the Cup Series race on Sunday being ‘Too Tough to Tame’ by every definition.
The difference is the track debut of the 750-horsepower tapered spacer up from the 670 used since this car debuted in 2022. Additionally, NASCAR ...Keep reading

Zak Brown is adamant that McLaren will be winning Grands Prix again “sooner rather than later” after two tricky weekends in Australia and China to kick off their season.

Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley is wanted by Aston Martin to lead their troubled Formula 1 team.

Formula 1’s team principals have met to review findings from the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix weekends as the championship’s new regulations remain under scrutiny.
According to reports, all present agreed that the races were of a high standard in terms of on-track action and were happy with the response from the public and fans and thus not currently a cause for concern.
Any ...Keep reading