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Pete ‘Bono’ Bonnington, Kimi Antonelli’s race engineer at Mercedes, has received praise from team boss Toto Wolff for how he has handled working with the youngster.

Proposals for further evolutionary changes to the 2026 regulations have been agreed in principle following an online meeting, convened by F1’s governing body the FIA and attended by Team Principals, Formula One Management and power unit manufacturer representatives.

F1 correspondent Lawrence Barretto evaluates what's happening with the F1 driver market so far in 2026.

MotoGP Race Direction issued a clarification to its pitlane entry regulations ahead of this weekend’s French Grand Prix at Circuit de la Sarthe following the controversy surrounding Marc Marquez’s actions during the Jerez sprint race.
The revised guidance is designed to prevent riders from exploiting the same grey area in the regulations that allowed Marquez to avoid a penalty in Spain ...Keep reading

Formula 1 bosses agree a change to engine design for the 2027 season in response to criticisms of the new power units introduced this year.

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has taken delivery of an incredible new superyacht following the Miami Grand Prix, which is estimated to be worth £15million ($20million).
The Monegasque driver attended an exclusive ceremony with his wife, Alexandra, at Riva's La Spezia shipyard to officially launch their bespoke vessel on 7 May.
The event has already gone viral on social media ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco raised his home crowd's hopes of a repeat French Grand Prix victory by going fastest in practice on Friday afternoon at Le Mans.
Riding an LCR Honda, as he did on his way to victory on the wet Bugatti circuit a year ago, Zarco pipped the VR46 Ducati of Fabio Di Giannantonio on a dry and sunny day that went mostly to script. 
One major exception to that was Marc Marquez's ...Keep reading

Malthe Jakobsen claimed Peugeot’s first-ever World Endurance Championship pole position after topping Friday’s qualifying session for the Spa 6 Hours.
Despite spinning at Raidillon on his outlap at the start of Q1 and flat-spotting his tyres, Jakobsen rebounded strongly in the #94 Peugeot 9X8 to edge out the #12 Jota Cadillac V-Series.R by just 0.043s.
Alpine had led much of the two-part ...Keep reading

Formula 1 will shift away from the current split between combustion and electric power, which is close to 50:50 this year, for the 2027 season, the FIA has announced.
F1’s new-for-2026 rules quickly became a controversial topic this season, with the longed-for smaller, nimbler cars overshadowed by the greater emphasis on energy management.
F1 racers have been dissatisfied with the driving ...Keep reading

Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang says F1 chiefs are "working overtime" to come up with contingency plans for the series' Middle Eastern races, with various options on the table pending on the war in Iran.
F1 was forced to call off its April doubleheader in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, with further question marks hovering over the final make-up of the 2026 ...Keep reading

Tickets are now available for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix at IMAX locations across the United States.
Apple TV is collaborating with IMAX to bring a select number of races from the 2026 Formula 1 season to the big screen with watch-party-style events. The first of these events featured the Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome, where Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli extended his lead in ...Keep reading

The arrival of a new car is often a story of growing pains and technical setbacks. However, at the 6 Hours of Imola, the Genesis GMR-001 proved that a focused 500-day build-up can result in a remarkably polished debut. With a 14th-place finish for the #17 entry displaying perfect reliability with an acceptable speed, the Korean manufacturer has officially put the grid on notice.
By any ...Keep reading

Watkins Glen International hosts the 12th round of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, and will feature all three national divisions and the ARCA Menards Series from Friday through Sunday. This is also the earliest the track has ever appeared on the NASCAR schedule.
Will Shane van Gisbergen go back-to-back, or will another driver capture the checkered flag at The Glen? Here's all some major storylines ...Keep reading

When Tech3 decided to replace the injured Maverick Vinales with Jonas Folger for this weekend's French Grand Prix, the news came as something of a surprise for a man who might have been forgiven for thinking he had long since ridden his last race at this level. 
At 32, Folger will be among the veterans on the grid at Le Mans. Only Marc Marquez, 33, and home hero Johann Zarco, 35, are older. So ...Keep reading

James Vowles has explained why Williams had a 'messy' winter in preparation for the new-for-2026 regulations, with the team finally securing its first double points finish of the season last weekend in the Miami Grand Prix.

Dani Sordo called for changes to the regulations after labelling the rules that forced World Rally Championship crews to select tyres 13 hours before they needed to be used as “stupid”.
WRC crews in Portugal had to make tyre choices for Friday morning’s opening loop immediately after Thursday evening’s stage three, which concluded at 7pm. A tyre fitting zone followed the stage, as ...Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris shares his title-winning advice with Arsenal's Declan Rice as pressure builds in the race to be crowned Premier League champions.

Formula 1's governing body the FIA has made additional tweaks to the relevant 2026 regulations to help power unit manufacturers catch up in a move which is expected to give struggling Honda extra assistance.
F1 had devised a so-called ADUO system - Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities - for 2026's all-new power units to avoid a similar scenario of the previous rule cycle where one ...Keep reading

Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux reclaimed the Rally Portugal lead after overnight leader Oliver Solberg struggled for pace across Friday morning’s loop of stages.
Fourmaux started the day 3.4 seconds behind Solberg, but was able to leapfrog the Toyota driver in the opening stage of Friday’s mammoth seven-stage itinerary.
Fourmaux delivered a strong pace across the three stages, posting top ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz described Williams’ Miami upgrade as “the car that was supposed to come to Race 1” and lays out the timeline he expects for the team to complete its recovery.
The Spaniard took ninth place in the Miami Grand Prix and led home team-mate Alex Albon for a double-points finish for Williams – its first of the season, which enabled it to pull clear of Audi into eighth place in ...Keep reading