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Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports pundit Karun Chandhok believes McLaren's recent front wing modifications will allow it to resume its battle with Mercedes for pole position in Barcelona.
While McLaren proved to be Mercedes' closest challenger at the Miami Grand Prix in May, the Woking outfit was unable to threaten the current championship leader at the following two races in Canada and ...Keep reading

Only 11 days remain before the full-time riders designated by MotoGP's six manufacturers can finally test Pirelli's new MotoGP tyres for the 2027 season.
For the moment, the number of full-time riders under contract for next year is tremendously limited, and is restricted to Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia), Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha), Diogo Moreira (Honda), and Ducati riders Fermin Aldeguer and ...Keep reading

AutoHebdo: Jack, how are you feeling ahead of your first Le Mans?
Jack Doohan: “Feeling good. It's been an exciting process and period so far. The team has done an exceptional job, also both my co-drivers. So it's been a very enjoyable experience, and I'm excited now for it to actually start. There's been a long process since Saturday – or even earlier for some of the guys, but for me from ...Keep reading

Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in Spain.

Tyre degradation is expected to be one of the key talking points that could make for an unpredictable Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes McLaren will emerge as Mercedes' primary challenger at this weekend's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, despite the Woking outfit's struggles in Monaco.
Mercedes arrives in Barcelona with impressive momentum, led by championship leader Kimi Antonelli's run of five consecutive grand prix wins, but Montoya expects a renewed threat from Lando ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli has received an unexpected gift from reality television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, following her Monaco Grand Prix podium celebration mishap.
Antonelli was handed an embroidered towel wrapped in a bow, with the message, "To Kimi, from Kim", following the second free practice session ahead of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
This came ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 pundit and former driver Martin Brundle has warned that George Russell "has to keep believing what comes around goes around" after the British driver has had his fair share of bad luck so far this season.
While Russell started the season off strong with wins at the Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, he has failed to stand on the top step of the podium since ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has not decided his Formula 1 future beyond the end of this season and rumours have emerged about a sensational return to Alpine for a fourth stint with the Enstone-based team.
Alonso has already experienced saying goodbye in F1. At the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, he bid farewell to McLaren and Formula 1, but it was not a goodbye to motorsport as he lined up a pursuit of the ...Keep reading

"I recently watched the Rafa [Nadal] documentary and also the Ronaldinho documentary," George Russell said on Thursday in Barcelona when asked how he was going to 'clear his head' after all the recent setbacks.
"It's not plain sailing every tournament, every match, every season. Ronaldinho was a hero of mine. I didn't realise that he had so many years and matches and competitions of struggle ...Keep reading

Perhaps Lewis Hamilton hadn't quite realised what he'd let himself in for upon joining Ferrari last year. For all of the hype around his move to Formula 1's longest-serving team, his first year fell flat.
His form so far in 2026, however, has illustrated a night-and-day difference in his demeanour. Many of his frustrations had been borne from Ferrari's decision to call quits on developing its ...Keep reading

If you look at the brand-new Michelin Pilot Sport Endurance tyres on the Hypercar and GTP machinery this season, you will have noticed something highly unusual. Instead of the traditionally smooth, glossy surface of a racing slick, the 2026 Hypercar rubber features a distinctive visible pattern.
Slick tyres are supposed to maximize the contact patch with the asphalt, which leaves many asking a ...Keep reading

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto digs into the findings from the first day of track action at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

With Friday practice now concluded, our betting writers assess the best odds available for Qualifying.

The drivers and team report back on all the action from Friday practice at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

The Barcelona-Catalunya grand prix is shaping up to be a true tyre battle. Long-run simulations at the end of Friday’s second free practice session revealed one thing above all else: exceptionally high tyre degradation across the entire Formula 1 field.
In some cases, drivers lost as much as five seconds of pace within just ten laps – even on the supposedly durable C3 compound, which serves ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed a resurgence at Ferrari with consecutive podiums in Canada and Monaco, but 1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has warned that the seven-time champion still cannot beat Mercedes in a straight fight.
The British driver's second-place finish around the streets of Monte Carlo resulted in him overtaking George Russell in the drivers' championship. Hamilton now sits ...Keep reading

The Hypercar field at the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours is closer than ever, making predictions harder than ever before. However, clear trends emerge looking at the long-run data.
To eliminate qualifying simulations, we used the exact same method as during the official test day. We only factored in lap times between 3m27.000s and 3m33.999s across all four free practice sessions.
This is a ...Keep reading

Kevin Harvick doesn’t want Carson Hocevar to change.
While the likes of Austin Dillon and Bubba Wallace expressed frustrations on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, specifically over a Lap 83 restart where Hocevar tagged the rear of John Hunter Nemechek and ignited a melee, the 2014 champion doesn’t want to see an overcorrection.
“I think that my advice to Carson Hocevar from ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has detailed the car problems he experienced with his Red Bull on the first day of running at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.