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Team Penske President Jonathan Diuguid addressed the late developments that led to frustrations within the team despite Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) capturing a 1-2 finish in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
With an 1h12m to go, team orders put the #6 PPM Porsche 963, equipped with fresh tires and piloted by Kevin Estre, move ahead of the Felipe Nasr in the #7 sister car as the pair ran ...Keep reading

Torger Christian “Toto” Wolff – born to a Polish mother and a Romanian father – caught the motorsport bug when he was a teenager. He competed in Austrian and German Formula Ford, funding his racing career by working as a driving instructor at – ironically – the Red Bull Ring.
Wolff quickly realised he lacked the talent to make it as a driver and turned his focus to studying ...Keep reading

Daytona, Atlanta, COTA, and now Darlington. 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick is driving away with the championship lead, and in this age of parity, a win record like that is nearly unheard of.
But 23XI wasn't the only team that turned heads on Sunday, with RFK and Spire both showing good pace, while titans like HMS and JGR lagged behind. 
36 of the 37 starters finished Sunday's race, but there ...Keep reading

VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio believes a shift in temperature and track conditions played a key role in swinging the balance in Aprilia’s favour during the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Ducati headed into Sunday’s race at Goiania as the favourite for victory after Marc Marquez led di Giannantonio in a 1-2 for the Borgo Panigale marque in the sprint.
However, the Desmosedicis were never truly in ...Keep reading

As Max Verstappen prepares for his Nurburgring 24 Hours debut later this season, F1.com looks back at the drivers who enjoyed successful outings in other racing series whilst still active in Formula 1.

Aston Martin Third Driver Jak Crawford will take part in the opening practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix, the team have announced.

To celebrate Alex Albon’s 30th birthday, we’re looking into the Thai driver’s role in taking Southeast Asia’s racing heritage to the next level.

Fernando Alonso will sit out Free Practice 1 at Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, ceding his Aston Martin AMR26 to third driver Jak Crawford.
According to F1’s sporting regulations, every team must enter a rookie driver (two grand prix starts at most) on four occasions this season – two for each car. This normally occurs in FP1 sessions.
Other than Racing Bulls with newcomer Arvid ...Keep reading

The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring was more dramatic than it needed to be for Antonio Fuoco.
The 29-year-old Italian was in control of the GTD class for the majority of the race, but it began to unravel with just over three hours to go after he was handed a drive-through penalty for contact with the #64 Ford Mustang GT3 EVO of Ben Barker. It was followed up by another drive-through, this time ...Keep reading

World Rally Championship rally winner Takamoto Katsuta leapt to the defence of Kalle Rovanpera after the Finn’s decision to halt circuit racing plans this year due to a medical issue.
Two-time world rally champion Rovanpera and Toyota issued statements last weekend confirming that plans to compete in Japan’s Super Formula have been suspended due to a worsening medical issue.
While ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has discussed the intra-team battle that is forming at Mercedes after Kimi Antonelli claimed his maiden F1 win at the Chinese Grand Prix. 
After just two rounds of the 2026 season, George Russell has won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, and Antonelli has won the Chinese Grand Prix.
While Russell congratulated his ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans were left hoping Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen could team up in the future as the Italian driver watched the four-time champion in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS).
Verstappen had initially taken the win at the Nürburgring on Saturday along with his team-mates Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella, but the trio was later disqualified after being found to have used ...Keep reading

Ducati appears confident that its satellite structure in MotoGP will remain intact beyond 2026, despite uncertainty surrounding Gresini Racing’s future with the Italian marque.
The Brazilian Grand Prix weekend was marked by ongoing discussions in the paddock regarding Ducati’s satellite team line-up for the next regulations cycle in 2027. While VR46 has a long-term agreement, Gresini’s ...Keep reading

Here are all the timings – along with all the additional information you need – for the third Grand Prix weekend of the 2026 season from the Suzuka Circuit in Japan.

Chris Medland breaks down the key talking points as F1 heads to Japan for the third round of the 2026 season.

Pedro Acosta believes the 2026 KTM MotoGP bike isn’t “that good” after slipping to seventh place in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Following MotoGP’s last-minute decision to shorten the Goiania race to 23 laps due to ‘track degradation’, Acosta opted for Michelin’s soft rear tyre even as the majority of the grid stayed on the more durable medium compound.
The strategy paid off in ...Keep reading

The cancellation of the Bahrain and Jeddah grands prix may be detrimental to Red Bull – unlike some other Formula 1 teams.
F1’s Middle Eastern rounds have been scrapped due to the impact of the ongoing Iran war in the region, creating a five-week gap between the Suzuka and Miami events, this weekend and in early May respectively.
Red Bull had a tough Chinese Grand Prix, with Max ...Keep reading

Mario Andretti has reflected on the start of the season for the new Cadillac Formula 1 team, sharing encouraging news ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.
The American outfit, which joined the grid as the 11th team in 2026 after a long approval process, has been realistic with its approach to the start of the season.
"There had been a lot of anxiety, no question," Andretti told the Drive to ...Keep reading

Criticism of Formula 1’s new regulations has been growing among some factions of the paddock, and Williams’ Carlos Sainz is the latest to voice his concerns over the series’ new era.
For 2026, F1 rolled out new regulations that call for smaller, more agile cars and mandate for power units that rely on a near-50:50 split in electrical and internal combustion power. As a result, drivers ...Keep reading