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Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has argued that Mercedes won the Miami Grand Prix with Kimi Antonelli because they were proactive when McLaren hesitated.
McLaren’s Lando Norris was leading the race at the Hard Rock Stadium with Antonelli in second, but he lost the lead when Mercedes successfully pulled off an undercut. The Brackley outfit initiated the strategy by pitting Antonelli for ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi pointed to a lack of confidence in the front-end of the Aprilia after suffering a straight defeat to Jorge Martin in the French Grand Prix.
Having taken the lead at the start of the race by passing polesitter Francesco Bagnaia, Bezzecchi came under mounting pressure with 10 laps to go, as team-mate Martin charged from seventh on the grid to grab second.
What had initially ...Keep reading

Audi suffered a third consecutive point-less Formula 1 round at the Miami Grand Prix, amid numerous technical problems on both cars.
Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg qualified an encouraging 11th and 12th for the sprint, but the German failed to even start the race as his car caught fire due to a leak, while the Brazilian finished 11th but was disqualified over a spike in air pressure ...Keep reading

The Suzuka 8 Hours will again feature representation from active MotoGP riders, with both Jack Miller and Johann Zarco being confirmed for the 47th running of the event.
Pramac rider Miller will reprise his role at the factory Yamaha team, teaming up with World Superbike frontrunner Andrea Locatelli and four-time race winner Katsuyuki Nakasuga aboard the #21 R1.
In a statement issued on ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has taken full responsibility for his crash out of second in the French Grand Prix, admitting he didn’t want to let Marco Bezzecchi escape at the front.
Bagnaia made a poor launch from pole position at Le Mans but quickly recovered to second, sandwiched between the bikes of Bezzecchi and Pedro Acosta.
As race leader Bezzecchi began to pull away at the front and Acosta ...Keep reading

After a difficult start to the season, Red Bull appears to have taken a significant step forward in Miami. Max Verstappen even described it as “light at the end of the tunnel” for the team led by Laurent Mekies.
His fifth place in the Miami Grand Prix did not fully reflect that progress, but in terms of pure pace Red Bull looked considerably more competitive than during the first three ...Keep reading

From a new leader to some dramatic shifts in the midfield, F1.com examines the key changes so far in the 2026 Teams' Championship compared to the end of last season.

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has predicted that George Russell will end the 2026 season as runner-up if Kimi Antonelli can "keep his cool".
While we are only four rounds into the season, Steiner has seen enough to boldly predict the final drivers' championship standings.
During an appearance on The Red Flags Podcast, Steiner discussed Antonelli's impressive start ...Keep reading

Last weekend’s French Grand Prix could prove to be a defining moment in the 2026 MotoGP season. Not only did Aprilia stamp its authority with a 1-2-3 finish, Jorge Martin also put together his most convincing weekend yet aboard the RS-GP to score a commanding double win. 
At Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia made a major breakthrough, only to retire due to a combination of mechanical issues and his ...Keep reading

The deck was stacked against Shane Van Gisbergen and the Trackhouse No. 91 on Sunday at Watkins Glen but it simply didn’t matter.
A caution with 39 laps to go put ‘SVG’ and crew chief Stephen Doran into quite the predicament. If they stayed out, they faced long odds of making it to the finish line on fuel, especially if others came down and were chasing them down on fresher tires.
So ...Keep reading

Championship leader Tyler Reddick finished fifth at Watkins Glen, adding an extra 20-point between himself and Denny Hamlin, increasing his lead to a staggering 129 points.
There was no change inside the top five in the standings, but Bubba Wallace did replace William Byron inside the top ten.
In the battle around the Chase cut-line, there were a lot of movement. SVG's big win vaulted him ...Keep reading

After 100 laps of NASCAR Cup racing at Watkins Glen, pole-sitter Shane van Gisbergen walked away with the checkered flag. He made up 29 seconds in 18 laps during the final stint, and ultimately won the race by 7.2 seconds over Michael McDowell.
Ty Gibbs was leading the strategy for those who cut out a pit stop, finishing third. Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick filled out the rest of the top ...Keep reading

There was no stopping Shane van Gisbergen at Watkins Glen on Sunday, as he collected his seventh career win and Trackhouse Racing's first of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season.
In 18 laps, he made up 29.2 seconds, passing Ty Gibbs for the race lead with seven laps to spare. And after that, he went on to win the race with a seven-second margin.
"Unbelievable to win with 97," said van Gisbergen ...Keep reading

Sébastien Ogier admitted it was “hard to accept” losing a likely World Rally Championship victory in Portugal after running “out of luck” with a penultimate stage puncture.
The nine-time world champion produced a wet weather masterclass in treacherous conditions on Saturday to take a 21.9s lead into Sunday’s final four stages, and was seemingly on course for a eighth career Rally ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville says victory in Portugal was personal ”revenge” for letting Hyundai down after a final stage mistake in Croatia cost the team a first World Rally Championship win of 2026.
This weekend the 2024 world champion found himself in a similar position to that of a month ago in Croatia, leading into the final stage.
Neuville had been locked in the victory hunt all week in ...Keep reading

There was a sense of relief on the face of Christian Lundgaard after winning Saturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. 
It was a feeling of a breakthrough victory despite the fact he took his first (and until yesterday only) career win on the Streets of Toronto in 2023 while driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL).
This victory, 47 starts ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin says his comeback from a series of injuries and a contractual dispute in 2025 makes him as proud as his 2024 MotoGP title - adding that he is now a better rider.
On Sunday in France, the Spaniard made a symbolic return to the pinnacle of MotoGP by winning his first grand prix since his title campaign with Pramac Ducati two years ago. 
Between the end of 2024 and the beginning ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura's third place at the French Grand Prix was the first MotoGP podium for a Japanese rider since 2012. The result finally ended the longest barren run for the country since Hideo Kanaya opened its rostrum account at the 1973 French GP. 
It's worth taking a moment to put that into context because for Japan to endure 14 years without so much as a podium, particularly given the number of ...Keep reading

In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook revealed that the American marque is having “regular discussions” with Max Verstappen about doing more in sportscars - including hypercar.
Ford will join the top class of the World Endurance Championship from 2027 onwards, which also means it will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours. That race has been on ...Keep reading

Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez underwent two successful operations on Sunday morning after flying back to Madrid during the French Grand Prix weekend.
The factory Ducati rider was forced to withdraw from the remainder of the Le Mans round after breaking his foot in a nasty highside in the sprint race.
Marquez returned to Spain on Saturday night before heading to a hospital in the ...Keep reading