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Lewis Hamilton expects Mercedes pair to get penalties for exceeding engine usage later in F1 season

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-07 09:11
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

Safety car finish and Verstappen's future - F1 Q&A

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2026-07-07 07:57
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

8 moments you might have missed at the British GP

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-06 22:38
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 signs Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist for 2027 IndyCar season

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 19:00
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

F1 could move away from customer power units 2031

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 18:19
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 continues underdog story with fourth-place finish at Mid-Ohio

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 18:06
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

The personal story of a dad who took his autistic son to the British Grand Prix

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2026-07-06 17:28
My autistic son loves Formula 1 - and Silverstone have made it viable for him to go and watch it live.

Winners and losers from a thrilling NASCAR Cup return to Chicagoland

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 17:26
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

Kimi Antonelli praised for championship mentality after British GP fight

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 16:35
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

10 moments you might have missed at the British GP

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-06 16:35
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.

Why Ferrari don't regret call to pit Hamilton under Safety Car

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-06 16:35
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.

Who was eliminated in Round 2 of the NASCAR In-Season Bracket Challenge?

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 16:22
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

The clever electrical trick that gives Mercedes an edge in qualifying

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 15:51
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 'wouldn't have pitted' under safety car if he knew British GP second was at risk

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 15:00
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

David Coulthard points to George Russell concern after British GP P2: "Knows that was fortunate"

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 14:42
David Coulthard believes that George Russell will leave the British Grand Prix feeling like he "got away with it", as his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli continues to extract a level of performance that the Briton is currently struggling to match.
Russell secured his first-ever podium finish at his home grand prix at Silverstone on Sunday. But the milestone result did not truly represent ...Keep reading

Red Bull STEMx helmets stolen at Silverstone as Calum Nicholas issues CCTV warning

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 14:39
Former Red Bull Formula 1 mechanic Calum Nicholas has shared that replica helmets were stolen from the Red Bull STEMx van following the British Grand Prix.
Nicholas has publicly called out the thieves who stole the replica helmets from the STEMx educational van during the race weekend at Silverstone.
The theft took place after a dramatic British Grand Prix, which saw Charles Leclerc claim ...Keep reading

"Would have ended very differently": Luck for van der Linde in horror crash

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-06 14:38
Schubert BMW driver Kelvin van der Linde was incredibly lucky during his horror crash in Saturday's DTM race at the Norisring. Former DTM champion Rene Rast believes that if his BMW M4 GT3 Evo had been further into the Grundig-Hairpin, the impact from Maximilian Paul's unbraked Lamborghini would have had much worse consequences.
"Of course Kelvin was extremely unlucky to get hit, but on the ...Keep reading

Verstappen 'right not to be happy' after crash – Mekies

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-06 13:33
Max Verstappen’s departure from the British GP after a spectacular spin into the Stowe corner gravel trap left the Dutch driver fuming.

5 Winners and 5 Losers from Silverstone

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-06 13:33
F1.com's Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from an action-packed British Grand Prix.

Alpine pair assess ‘damage limitation’ in British GP

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-06 13:33
Alpine secured valuable double points in the British Grand Prix to stay marginally ahead in their battle with Racing Bulls.

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