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It is time for the ultimate test of skill as four F1 drivers take on a remote-control car challenge. But who will prevail between George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri?

As the debate surrounding the controversial 2026 F1 regulations rumbles on, the man tasked with implementing them has spoken out.
FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis did not propose the near 50/50 split of electrical power to internal combustion engine output which lies at the heart of the latest regulations, but it was his team which had to turn the concept into a raceable ...Keep reading

Pramac Yamaha boss Gino Borsoi has come out in defence of the Japanese manufacturer's efforts with its ongoing V4 project. 
The Italian's comments during the MotoGP test on Monday are in sharp contrast to those we are accustomed to hearing from the Yamaha's frustrated riders, particularly factory man Fabio Quartararo.
Yamaha was the last MotoGP factory to turn to a V4 engine. This hit the ...Keep reading

Over the past five decades, only one driver has become a Formula 1 race winner within the first five grands prix of his career. This was Jacques Villeneuve, on 28 April 1996.
Soon to be 25 at the time, Villeneuve joined F1 as the reining IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner, with his late father Gilles’ aura weighing on his shoulders.
The Canadian was snapped up by 1995 constructors’ ...Keep reading

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Miami Grand Prix.

Prior to the weekend, Joe Gibbs Racing notified both Spire Motorsports and Chris Gabehart that it intended to amend and refile its lawsuit against them both.
As a result, their intended responses to the lawsuit due on Monday is no longer necessary. The below in italics is taken from the notice to the Western District of North Carolina.  
“Defendants requested JGR provide a copy of the ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has explained the importance of the relationship between a driver and their race engineer.
This follows the news that Max Verstappen's long-serving race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will join McLaren as chief racing officer no later than 2028.
Lambiase's impending exit has raised questions over the four-time champion's future with Red Bull, after ...Keep reading

Former IndyCar driver and F1 TV presenter James Hinchcliffe believes that the Miami Grand Prix could be the best chance that McLaren has had to beat Mercedes.
The Miami Grand Prix comes after an unexpected five-week break due to the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian and Bahrain Grands Prix, and so the teams have had a chance to take a bit of a reset ahead of the race at the Hard Rock ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle believes that seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is still capable of winning with Ferrari.
Hamilton joined the Maranello outfit in 2025 and took some time to adjust to his new team in the final year of the regulations. While Ferrari finished fourth in the 2025 constructors' standings, it has got off to a much stronger start in ...Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar is "still pinching" himself after earning a drive with one of the top teams in the championship.
After impressing during his rookie season with Racing Bulls, Hadjar earned the promotion to become four-time champion Max Verstappen's team-mate. While the Milton Keynes outfit has struggled in recent years to find a team-mate for the Dutchman who is able to ...Keep reading

It was one of the most epic victory celebrations in the history of motorsports on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Carson Hocevar, who stands 6'4", sat on his door against the B-post and was able to work the clutch and throttle to be able to drive both ways around the track while personally waving to the attending fans following his win in the Jack Link’s 500.
In fact, someone even ...Keep reading

The Jack Link's 500 at Talladega was another memorable superspeedway race with high-drama, big wrecks, a new winner, and some of the same frustrations we've come to expect in these events.
While Carson Hocevar became the 208th different winner in NASCAR Cup Series history, Chris Buescher just missed out on ending RFK's win drought. 
Here's a look back at the biggest winners and losers from ...Keep reading

Arrow McLaren will be running its primary challengers for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at this week’s Open Test.
The annual two days of testing is set for Tuesday (10am-6pm ET) and Wednesday (10am-5pm ET) as part of the buildup to the month of May festivities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Both days will be livestreamed on IndyCar’s YouTube channel. 
Usually the Indy ...Keep reading

After a Spanish Grand Prix weekend during which Fermin Aldeguer's limp got visibly worse, the Gresini Ducati rider sat out the second half of the MotoGP test at Jerez on Monday. 
The 21-year-old's afternoon absence raised concerns that the recovery from his winter road bike testing accident, during which he sustained a fracture above the knee, is not progressing according to plan. 
The ...Keep reading

In the package of changes to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations agreed last week, if not yet ratified by the FIA's world motor sport council, one of the key aims was to get a grip on the problem of closing speeds. The dangers of one car approaching another at an unexpectedly high velocity were illustrated most recently in Suzuka, where Oliver Bearman had to take evasive action to avoid Franco ...Keep reading

Ducati returned to winning ways in MotoGP thanks to a dominant performance from Alex Marquez at Jerez, but the Borgo Panigale manufacturer didn’t hold back in Monday’s post-race test, introducing a raft of new components that went well beyond simple aerodynamic tweaks.
Marc Marquez took to the track on a Desmosedici featuring several unpainted composite parts, making the updates clearly ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri believes the tweaks to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations are a step in the right direction, but more alterations will likely be needed in the future.
The regulation refinements will come into effect for the Miami Grand Prix. Some of the changes include increasing super clipping power from 250 kW to 350 kW to reduce the amount of time needed to recharge the battery, reducing the ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura topped MotoGP’s first in-season test of the year at Jerez, leading Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi in a 1-2-3 finish for Aprilia.
Trackhouse's Ogura set a time of 1m35.944s with just minutes to go in the afternoon session, usurping his team-mate Fernandez by just 0.005s.
The two Trackhouse riders ended up three tenths clear of Bezzecchi on the factory Aprilia, although they ...Keep reading

Before the season resumes in Miami, championship leader Kimi Antonelli has been reflecting on what has helped him to feel “stronger” in 2026.

Lawrence Barretto sits down with Isack Hadjar to chat about life at Red Bull, faith in his racing ability and a passion for astronomy.