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Colton Herta: Raw speed my best argument to get F1 seat

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:22
Colton Herta says outright speed is the main reason he could be a decent Formula 1 driver.
IndyCar frontrunner Herta switched to F2 this season with a Cadillac seat on the horizon, having been hired by F1’s newest team as a test and development driver.
Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss made it clear that Herta had to “earn” the potential seat, setting a top 10 in this year’s F2 standings ...Keep reading

Aprilia opens new development path in MotoGP with “elephant ears” aero

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 14:39
Aprilia once again turned heads with its new aerodynamic solutions at the Jerez test, amid a fierce fight with Ducati for the 2026 MotoGP title.
Next year's MotoGP regulations aim to reduce the impact of aerodynamics on the 850cc bikes, reflecting a growing sense that current designs may be approaching their limits. The controversy over Aprilia’s “leg wings” earlier this winter – with ...Keep reading

How Formula E will keep the 'biggest asset' of its races in Gen4

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 14:01
The FIA has promised to keep the ‘biggest asset’ of Formula E for when it enters the Gen4 era in the upcoming 2026/27 campaign.
Formula E will move onto its fourth generation of car next season, which is a significant upgrade on its predecessors and features 800+bhp, permanent all-wheel drive and power steering.
It was recently unveiled at Circuit Paul Ricard, where the all-electric ...Keep reading

Yamaha’s Jerez MotoGP updates improve rider feeling but don’t bring performance

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 13:21
Fabio Quartararo says Yamaha’s suite of updates for the Jerez MotoGP test improved the front-end feeling but did not deliver a direct performance gain.
In a bid to get its troubled V4 programme back on track, Yamaha introduced several new components at the first in-season test of the year in Spain on Monday. Notably, one of the fairings Quartararo evaluated was similar to, if not identical ...Keep reading

10 tricky quiz questions about the Miami GP

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
Test your knowledge of Formula 1 racing in Florida ahead of this weekend’s race.

How to stream the 2026 Miami Grand Prix on F1 TV Premium

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
Formula 1 heads to the USA his weekend for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix – and here’s all the information you need to follow the action live on F1 TV.

What is the weather forecast for the Miami Grand Prix?

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
The weather forecast is in ahead of the fourth race weekend of the season from Miami.

What tyres will the teams and drivers have for Miami?

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
After their spring break, the teams and drivers are heading to Miami for the fourth round of the season. But which tyres have Pirelli chosen for the Sprint weekend in the States?

How Miami GP venue will transform for the World Cup

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
When this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix is complete, preparations immediately begin at the Hard Rock Stadium for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. F1.com has been finding out more about how this transformation will happen in the short space of a few weeks…

Question of the week: Will the Miami tweaks reshape F1 – or change very little?

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:35
Formula 1 arrives in Miami with its first tweaks to the 2026 regulations, introduced in response to early concerns around energy management, racing quality and driver feedback. The changes are intended to address some of the quirks seen in the opening rounds — but how much difference can they really make?
Our journalists have their say.
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How Dani Sordo brings "different ideas" to Hyundai’s WRC Toyota chase

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 11:47
Dani Sordo brought new ideas and a “breath of fresh air” to Hyundai amid its ongoing battle to find answers for its performance struggles in the World Rally Championship, according to team boss Andrew Wheatley.
Struggles extracting consistent speed from the i20 N Rally1, which has a narrow operating window, left Hyundai firmly on the backfoot this year in its battle with Toyota. Thierry ...Keep reading

Aston Martin kept the AMR26 in Japan to test Honda vibration fixes on dyno bench

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 11:14
Before the start of the Formula 1 season, ambitions were high at Aston Martin and the goal was clear: to dare to dream. But even before hitting the track, those dreams had to face a harsh reality, marked by Honda’s shortcomings and, soon after, the need to intervene on the chassis side as well. The situation has been made even more complicated by the fact that the AMR26 has logged very little ...Keep reading

Aprilia stars hail performance jump in Jerez test

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 10:20
Aprilia MotoGP riders have said that the Italian marque took a step forward during the Monday test at Jerez.
Factory rider Jorge Martin and Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez agreed that progress had been made in the first in-season test of the year, in which three Aprilia riders topped the timesheets despite losing the previous day's race to Ducati and Alex Marquez.
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Listen to F1 Nation’s Miami GP preview

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 09:57
Join Tom Clarkson, James Hinchcliffe and Jolyon Palmer as they discuss all the biggest talking points ahead of the fourth round of the 2026 F1 season from Miami.

On this day: Mika Hakkinen’s last-lap heartbreak

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 09:21
On 29 April 2001, Mika Hakkinen retired from the lead of Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix on the very last lap.
The two-time world champion was having a tough time in what would transpire to be his last season in F1. Hakkinen crashed out of the Australian GP due to a suspension failure when running second, finished a lowly sixth in a mixed-weather Sepang race and stalled on the Interlagos grid ...Keep reading

Can you name every location to have hosted a US F1 race?

Formula 1 at the BBC - Wed, 2026-04-29 06:11
As the 2026 season prepares to resume with the Miami Grand Prix, see how much you know about F1 in the US.

Conor Daly paces Day 1 of Indy 500 Open Test

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-04-28 23:22
Conor Daly made the most of getting back behind the wheel for the first time in 2026 by leading the first day of the Open Test for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
With less than 10 minutes to go on the day, the 34-year-old from nearby Nobleville, Indiana, made the most of a tow and propelled his #23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet to a flying lap of 225.394mph around the 2.5-mile ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle says Miami GP tweaks could “relaunch” 2026 F1 season

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-04-28 23:01
Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Martin Brundle has backed the regulation refinements that have been introduced for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix, claiming that the tweaks will improve the racing, but more changes will likely be needed in the future.
With the changes coming after just three rounds of the season and after a five-week break in April, Brundle argued that the alterations could somewhat ...Keep reading

Colton Herta "super excited" for Cadillac FP1 debut as F1 dream edges closer

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-04-28 22:10
Colton Herta has shared his excitement for his upcoming outing in a Formula 1 practice session with Cadillac. 
The American team recently confirmed its free practice programme for the 26-year-old, who will take part in four FP1 sessions, starting with Barcelona.
Herta signed with Cadillac as its test driver for 2026 alongside a move to Formula 2 as he works towards his goal of racing in ...Keep reading

5 drivers most likely to win the Miami Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-04-28 20:51
We look at the betting markets to see who bookmakers are backing to win in Miami.

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