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Joan Mir will follow the same path Marc Marquez took in 2024 by leaving Honda to join Gresini for the 2027 MotoGP campaign. Yet the circumstances surrounding the two moves could hardly be more different, just as the motivations driving each rider were worlds apart.
The comparison is an obvious one. Marquez and Mir shared the factory Honda garage in 2023 before the former made the biggest gamble ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's recurring active aero failures have been noted as a safety concern after the Red Bull driver went off the circuit at high speed for the second time in eight days at the British Grand Prix. 
The four-time Formula 1 champion endured a miserable weekend at Silverstone, which ultimately resulted in a retirement on lap 48 after he became beached in the gravel.
The incident ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff's blunt post-race radio message to George Russell at the British Grand Prix has been likened to Mark Webber's infamous 2010 quote by Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques.
Russell finished second at his home race, inheriting the position after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli fell down to 15th position with a dislodged wheel shield and a track limits penalty, and he ...Keep reading

Our expert betting writers look at the World Championship betting markets after a thrilling race at Silverstone.

For the second consecutive race weekend, Max Verstappen crashed due to an issue with Red Bull's rear wing, although the four-time world champion immediately stressed that the two failures were caused by different problems.
"A different fault, let's say, but the same outcome," Verstappen explained.
After the crash in Spielberg, where Verstappen went off at the end of Q3, Red Bull said it ...Keep reading

Ferrari is set for a filming day this week at the new home of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, Motorsport.com has learned.
The Scuderia will take to the Madrid street track on Thursday, labelled ‘Madring’, which is set to host its first grand prix on 11-13 September after replacing Barcelona as the Spanish GP venue.
It will see the SF-26 become the first F1 car to run on the Madrid ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton expects Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli to face grid penalties for exceeding power unit component usage later in the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The seven-time F1 world champion, who initially praised Ferrari’s reliability, put the spotlight on Mercedes given its reliability woes at the start of the season.
“Massively impressed,” Hamilton said about ...Keep reading

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Relive the action from Silverstone at the 2026 British Grand Prix with plenty of off-track F1 moments – LEGO racing chaos, a British boyband, and more.

Arrow McLaren announced a major roster shakeup for the 2027 IndyCar season, confirming the arrivals of six-time series champion Scott Dixon and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist to multi-year agreements.
The high-profile duo will join Pato O’Ward to complete the team’s three-car, full-season lineup. Additionally, 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay will return to ...Keep reading

The FIA, F1's governing body, is considering offering a third-party supply of engines to customer teams from 2031 as the series looks set to move to cheaper V8 power units.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 chief Stefano Domenicali have long been aligned on the series moving to cheaper, lighter and louder power units for the next regulations cycle, which should start in 2031.
The ...Keep reading

Rinus VeeKay delivered an encore performance and once again took the fight to IndyCar’s best en route to a fourth-place finish at Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.
After starting sixth in the #76 Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) Chevrolet, the Dutchman leaned on an aggressive tire strategy by starting on the softer alternate (red sidewall) tires. He quickly jumped up two spots on the ...Keep reading

My autistic son loves Formula 1 - and Silverstone have made it viable for him to go and watch it live.

Next Gen cars raced at Chciagoland Speedway for the first time ever this weekend, and it was a truly thrilling race, even as the Toyotas once again prevailed over the field.
Hendrick Motorsports showed some might, and there was nonstop action throughout the field. It was also the first of three consecutive Sunday night races on the 2026 Cup schedule, really forcing teams to work hard to keep ...Keep reading

Naomi Schiff has praised Kimi Antonelli for demonstrating the fighting mentality required to win a Formula 1 championship during his frustrating British Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver had the race win in his sights as he closed down the gap to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc but saw a potential victory slip away from him due to a bizarre mechanical failure. Running a 10-lap tyre offset strategy ...Keep reading

Relive the action from Silverstone at the 2026 British Grand Prix with plenty of off-track F1 moments – LEGO racing chaos, a British boyband, and more.

Lewis Hamilton was left to finish third at the British Grand Prix, while Charles Leclerc claimed victory, after losing a position when pitting under the Safety Car.

32 drivers were cut down to 16 at Sonoma, and now only eight remain after Chicagoland in the NASCAR In-Season Bracket Challenge. The wildly unpredictable EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) is next, with the tournament concluding with races at North Wilkesboro and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The winner will receive a $1 million prize, and Ty Gibbs is the defending champion ...Keep reading

During qualifying for both races over the British Grand Prix weekend, one curious detail caught the eye: both Mercedes drivers completely lifted off the accelerator just a few metres before crossing the finish line. It's unusual behaviour, because drivers normally try to cross the line with the throttle pinned to squeeze out every last hundredth of a second.
Paradoxical as it may seem, there ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has conceded he wouldn't have pitted for a second time under the late safety car at the British Grand Prix had he known he would have lost second place to George Russell.
Seven-time champion Hamilton had been behind Ferrari team-mate and eventual race winner Charles Leclerc when the race was neutralised in the closing stages after Max Verstappen crashed at Stowe, his Red Bull ...Keep reading