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Antonelli fastest in Belgium FP3 as Hamilton crashes

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-07-18 13:57
Kimi Antonelli finished fastest in Free Practice 3 ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix from McLaren's Lando Norris, as Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton suffered a crash at the end of the session.

Alonso to join Norris, Hadjar and Stroll with grid penalty

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-07-18 13:57
Fernando Alonso is the latest driver to be hit with a grid penalty at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, following a trio of power unit changes between Friday practice and Saturday’s running.

Jin Nakamura earns his first F3 win in Belgium Sprint Race

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-07-18 13:57
Jin Nakamura charged to victory from the second row at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

AS IT HAPPENED: All the action from FP3 in Belgium

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-07-18 13:57
Live coverage of the final F1 practice session for the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

Belgian Grand Prix betting mistakes to avoid

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-07-18 13:57
Safer gambling is important, so we’ve flagged some key betting mistakes to avoid during Sunday’s race at Spa-Francorchamps.

WRC Estonia: Sami Pajari in control despite Oliver Solberg ending his stage-winning streak

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 13:43
Sami Pajari remains the driver to beat at Rally Estonia although Oliver Solberg put an end to his Toyota team-mate’s 100% stage-winning streak on Saturday morning.
After delivering a stunning drive to win all of Friday’s seven stages, Pajari continued his dominance of the fast gravel rally when the action resumed on Saturday. The Toyota driver, searching for a maiden WRC win, won the ...Keep reading

Guenther Steiner delivers brutal verdict on Aston Martin's upcoming F1 upgrades

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 13:13
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes that Aston Martin will need an absolute "miracle" for its impending upgrades to move it towards the front of the grid.
Steiner suggested that merely catching Williams is the Silverstone outfit's most realistic scenario.
During an appearance on The Red Flags Podcast ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, the Italian offered ...Keep reading

F1 Belgian GP: Kimi Antonelli fastest as Lewis Hamilton crashes at session's end

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 12:46
Kimi Antonelli concluded the final Formula 1 practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix on top, as Lewis Hamilton crashed at the end of the session on the exit of Turn 13.
Antonelli had set a 1m45.990s with his opening soft-tyre run of the session, laying down the gauntlet for his challengers at the end of the first 30 minutes of the session - but it proved too difficult to beat.
Hamilton ...Keep reading

Why Cadillac abandoned its split F1 livery

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 12:06
As it tried to make a splash as Formula 1's latest entrant, Cadillac made its debut with a bold black and white split design livery. But following the success of a series of one-off colour schemes, the US-owned team has now moved to a more conventional design.
Cadillac launched its first-ever livery during a Super Bowl halftime ad, adorning its MAC-26 with an asymmetric black and white ...Keep reading

Red Bull faces F1 driver headache after academy talent surge, says James Hinchcliffe

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 11:40
Former IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe has pointed to the irony of Red Bull's current Formula 1 driver market predicament, noting that the Milton Keynes outfit has rapidly gone from having too few drivers in its pipeline to too many.
Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast alongside former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer and host Tom Clarkson, Hinchcliffe weighed in on the impressive form shown by ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen right to explore F1 options beyond Red Bull, says Naomi Schiff

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 11:02
Max Verstappen is completely justified in evaluating his Formula 1 options outside of Red Bull, according to Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff.
Speculation regarding Verstappen's long-term future at the Milton Keynes outfit remains a major talking point. The 28-year-old has repeatedly been linked to moves to Mercedes or McLaren, but he has remained tight-lipped on his future. 
The rumours ...Keep reading

Best Qualifying bets for the Belgian Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-07-18 10:51
We’ve picked the best bets available in the betting markets ahead of Qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps.

Permane provides update on Tsolov's future with Racing Bulls

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-07-18 10:51
Alan Permane has offered his thoughts on Nikola Tsolov’s potential future in F1.

Why Cadillac have decided to switch up their livery

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-07-18 10:51
Team Principal Graeme Lowdon has explained why Cadillac have decided to change up their livery after they originally unveiled a split design.

Aston Martin braced for one more weekend of pain in F1 Belgian GP

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 10:27
Aston Martin is counting the days until next week's arrival of its long-awaited B-spec Formula 1 car in Hungary. But before it heads to Budapest, the beleaguered Silverstone squad is having to grind through its toughest weekend yet at high-speed Spa-Francorchamps.
Having been well off the pace with both its car and its Honda power unit from day one, both parties have banked on saving their ...Keep reading

Super Formula Fuji: Kakunoshin Ohta charge denies Zak O’Sullivan maiden win

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 10:21
Kakunoshin Ohta extended his Super Formula points lead by charging from 13th on the grid to deny Zak O’Sullivan a first series victory in Saturday’s first race at Fuji.
O’Sullivan scored a sensational maiden pole position in the morning on a wet track, Team Impul’s first for four years, leading an unusual order at the sharp end of the grid ahead of Toshiki Oyu and Williams Formula 1 ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera provides comeback update during Rally Estonia visit

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 09:50
Kalle Rovanpera says he is “slowly getting back to everything” after being declared fit again to resume his motorsport career after a medical issue halted plans to go circuit racing this year.
The two-time world rally champion made a return to the World Rally Championship courtesy of a flying visit to Rally Estonia on Friday. Rovanpera just happened to be passing through the rally’s host ...Keep reading

Who has been MotoGP’s highest points scorer in the European leg so far?

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 08:57
Ai Ogura has emerged as MotoGP’s highest point scorer since the European leg of the season began in April, underlining the progress he has made in only his second season in the premier class.
The Japanese rider made a promising start to the year in the opening flyaways, capitalising on an improved Aprilia bike to put his 2025 troubles immediately behind. But while other Aprilia riders ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes ‘still the team to beat’ at Belgian GP alongside McLaren

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 08:11
Lewis Hamilton has tipped Mercedes and McLaren to impress at Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix, after Ferrari seemingly struggled in Friday practice at Spa-Francorchamps.
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli was fastest in 1m45.944s yesterday, leading McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by two tenths and half a second respectively.
The lead Ferrari, driven by Hamilton, was 0.747s ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has Michael Jordan mentality, says "F1" movie star Damson Idris

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-07-18 00:26
British actor Damson Idris has likened seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton to basketball icon Michael Jordan.
Idris, who starred as rookie driver Joshua Pearce alongside Brad Pitt in F1 The Movie, recently appeared on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast. Having spent two years immersed in the grand prix paddock, the actor forged a close relationship with Hamilton, who served as an executive ...Keep reading

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