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George Russell resorted to "abnormal" driving style to win F1 Austrian GP
George Russell says he is still trying to gel with his 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car and tried an "abnormal" driving style to secure the win at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Russell took pole on Saturday and converted it into his second victory of the season on Sunday as he aims to reel in championship leader Kimi Antonelli. With the Italian finishing third, Russell now heads to his Silverstone home ...Keep reading
Russell took pole on Saturday and converted it into his second victory of the season on Sunday as he aims to reel in championship leader Kimi Antonelli. With the Italian finishing third, Russell now heads to his Silverstone home ...Keep reading
Racing Bulls earns "best of the rest" title from Alex Brundle
According to F1 TV analyst Alex Brundle, Racing Bulls has established itself as the "best of the rest" in the current Formula 1 championship.
The Faenza outfit enjoyed a successful weekend at the Red Bull Ring with a double points finish. Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad finished the Austrian Grand Prix in ninth and 10th, collecting three points for the team.
During an appearance on F1 TV's ...Keep reading
The Faenza outfit enjoyed a successful weekend at the Red Bull Ring with a double points finish. Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad finished the Austrian Grand Prix in ninth and 10th, collecting three points for the team.
During an appearance on F1 TV's ...Keep reading
How close is the MotoGP title fight after Dutch GP
Marco Bezzecchi’s retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix has thrown the 2026 MotoGP title fight wide open.
For the very first time this year, the Italian does not leave a grand prix weekend as the championship leader. Instead, after his third non-score in Sunday races this month, he has dropped to second in the standings, with his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin surging to the top spot by seven ...Keep reading
For the very first time this year, the Italian does not leave a grand prix weekend as the championship leader. Instead, after his third non-score in Sunday races this month, he has dropped to second in the standings, with his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin surging to the top spot by seven ...Keep reading
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s action-packed Dutch GP
The Dutch Grand Prix capped off a busy month of June in MotoGP, with three rounds taking place in the span of four weeks.
Assen crowned a new race winner in the championship, one with a very bright future in MotoGP, but the manufacturer he represented was once again left facing difficult questions after its factory team failed to deliver.
Here are the winners and losers from MotoGP’s ...Keep reading
Assen crowned a new race winner in the championship, one with a very bright future in MotoGP, but the manufacturer he represented was once again left facing difficult questions after its factory team failed to deliver.
Here are the winners and losers from MotoGP’s ...Keep reading
Mercedes boss questions how Ferrari can afford "limitless" F1 upgrades
Since Formula 1’s enforced April break, following the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, it has seemed as if barely a race weekend goes by without Ferrari adding upgrades to its SF-26.
As F1 now operates under a budget cap, development is one of many areas of expenditure subject to tight controls. Long gone are the days when leading teams had at least two wind tunnels ...Keep reading
As F1 now operates under a budget cap, development is one of many areas of expenditure subject to tight controls. Long gone are the days when leading teams had at least two wind tunnels ...Keep reading
Hankook may consider developing specific WRC Acropolis rally tyre in future
Hankook may investigate developing a bespoke tyre to specifically cope with the extreme Acropolis Rally Greece conditions in the future.
Tyres were once again a hot topic at the latest round of the World Rally Championship, as Greece’s extreme rough gravel inflicted a series of punctures that contributed to the outcome of the rally.
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WRCWRC Acropolis Rally Greece ...Keep reading
Tyres were once again a hot topic at the latest round of the World Rally Championship, as Greece’s extreme rough gravel inflicted a series of punctures that contributed to the outcome of the rally.
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Marc Marquez leads calls for Assen gravel trap changes after Dutch GP crashes
Marc Marquez is pushing for changes to the gravel traps at TT Circuit Assen following several frightening crashes during the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix.
While the Netherlands delivered one of the most action-packed rounds of the 2026 MotoGP season, the weekend was also beset by several high-profile incidents.
Most notably, Fermin Aldeguer was ruled out of racing for the rest of the summer ...Keep reading
While the Netherlands delivered one of the most action-packed rounds of the 2026 MotoGP season, the weekend was also beset by several high-profile incidents.
Most notably, Fermin Aldeguer was ruled out of racing for the rest of the summer ...Keep reading
Who slept best last night: George Russell
As Kimi Raikkonen famously said after winning in Austin in 2018: finally. He may have added another word before it, beginning with the same letter, to underline just how long he'd waited since Melbourne 2013.
George Russell didn't have to wait five and a half years for his Spielberg victory. But after everything that's happened over the past three months, it must have felt almost as ...Keep reading
George Russell didn't have to wait five and a half years for his Spielberg victory. But after everything that's happened over the past three months, it must have felt almost as ...Keep reading
Who slept worst last night: Valtteri Bottas
I remember November 2012 like it was yesterday. Fresh out of university, I found myself in a job interview with what is now part of Motorsport Network.
There I was, sitting on a couch at Sendlinger Tor in Munich, facing Germany's chief editor Christian Nimmervoll who was tasked with putting my skills to the test. One of my assignments: write a column on a topic of my choice.
I found one in ...Keep reading
There I was, sitting on a couch at Sendlinger Tor in Munich, facing Germany's chief editor Christian Nimmervoll who was tasked with putting my skills to the test. One of my assignments: write a column on a topic of my choice.
I found one in ...Keep reading
Shane van Gisbergen needed to battle for his latest Cup road course win
This was a Shane van Gisbergen masterclass but not in the traditional sense.
Typically, if crew chief Stephen Doran gets their Trackhouse Racing No. 97 remotely close to what he needs, Van Gisbergen can do the rest and the gap to second is only as close as the three-time Supercars champion wants to make it.
In the case of Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, the car did not seem particularly close and ...Keep reading
Typically, if crew chief Stephen Doran gets their Trackhouse Racing No. 97 remotely close to what he needs, Van Gisbergen can do the rest and the gap to second is only as close as the three-time Supercars champion wants to make it.
In the case of Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, the car did not seem particularly close and ...Keep reading
Laurin Heinrich left "disappointed" to lose ground in championship despite podium rally
Laurin Heinrich rallied JDC-Miller MotorSports to a third-place finish at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen after dropping a lap down. However, a victory by rival Jack Aitken meant the German lost ground in the GTP championship.
The #5 Porsche 963 started fifth at Watkins Glen International, but was hit with severe adversity with three and a half hours remaining when co-driver Kaylen ...Keep reading
The #5 Porsche 963 started fifth at Watkins Glen International, but was hit with severe adversity with three and a half hours remaining when co-driver Kaylen ...Keep reading
Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Sonoma 2026
After 18 of 36 races, we have a new NASCAR Cup Series championship leader for the very first time, and it came about in messy fashion.
A power steering failure for Tyler Reddick left him with a last-place finish, while Denny Hamlin struggled with splitter damage after a late-race spin, finishing 26th. While Reddick secured the fastest lap bonus, Hamlin's result was enough to erase the ...Keep reading
A power steering failure for Tyler Reddick left him with a last-place finish, while Denny Hamlin struggled with splitter damage after a late-race spin, finishing 26th. While Reddick secured the fastest lap bonus, Hamlin's result was enough to erase the ...Keep reading
Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup at Sonoma
For the second time this year, Shane van Gisbergen is back in Victory Lane as a NASCAR Cup Series race winner. SVG now joins Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, and Chase Elliott as the only drivers to win multiple races this year.
Sunday's win at Sonoma Race was also the eighth of Van Gisbergen's NASCAR Cup career, which ties him with Tony Stewart for second on the all-time road course wins ...Keep reading
Sunday's win at Sonoma Race was also the eighth of Van Gisbergen's NASCAR Cup career, which ties him with Tony Stewart for second on the all-time road course wins ...Keep reading
Shane van Gisbergen wins Sonoma NASCAR Cup race, Denny Hamlin takes points lead
It was likely far closer than Shane van Gisbergen likely wanted it to be, narrowly fending off Chase Briscoe to win Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
The victory pushes SVG back above the Chase cut-line and now 14th in the overall standings. Van Gisbergen is now tied with Tony Stewart on the all-time road course wins list, collecting the eighth of his Cup career while sweeping ...Keep reading
The victory pushes SVG back above the Chase cut-line and now 14th in the overall standings. Van Gisbergen is now tied with Tony Stewart on the all-time road course wins list, collecting the eighth of his Cup career while sweeping ...Keep reading
Cadillac wins chaotic Watkins Glen IMSA race under caution
Whelen Cadillac completed a dominant weekend by converting pole to victory in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, leading 143 of the 182 laps completed.
There was no challenge in the charge to the end as Jack Aitken comfortably held a lead of more than six seconds on his closest rival before a crash on the last lap left him coasting to the finish line under caution around Watkins Glen ...Keep reading
There was no challenge in the charge to the end as Jack Aitken comfortably held a lead of more than six seconds on his closest rival before a crash on the last lap left him coasting to the finish line under caution around Watkins Glen ...Keep reading
5 betting lessons learnt after Russell wins in Austria
The Mercedes star returned to the top of the podium for the first time since the season-opener in Australia.
Elfyn Evans’ WRC championship lead grows after Acropolis Rally Greece seatbelt penalties
Adrien Fourmaux and Josh McErlean have been issued with one-minute penalties after their respective co-drivers failed to fasten seat belts properly during Acropolis Rally Greece.
The regulation breaches occurred during stage 12 and stage 16 of the gravel rally. In Fourmaux’s case the Hyundai driver stopped his i20 N in stage 12 on Saturday evening to change a punctured front right tyre and ...Keep reading
The regulation breaches occurred during stage 12 and stage 16 of the gravel rally. In Fourmaux’s case the Hyundai driver stopped his i20 N in stage 12 on Saturday evening to change a punctured front right tyre and ...Keep reading
Juan Pablo Montoya: Lewis Hamilton "doesn't forget" Max Verstappen F1 history
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has argued that Lewis Hamilton's strong defence against Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix proved that the Ferrari driver "doesn't forget" their contentious history.
While George Russell commanded the race at the Red Bull Ring with a win from pole position, some of the standout on-track action came from a fierce mid-race battle between old ...Keep reading
While George Russell commanded the race at the Red Bull Ring with a win from pole position, some of the standout on-track action came from a fierce mid-race battle between old ...Keep reading
Russell impresses and Verstappen bounces back - driver ratings
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Austrian Grand Prix.
Relief for Russell as 'vitally important' win 'reminds myself I can do it'
After winning the Austrian Grand Prix, George Russell has another victory to his name in 2026, and the relief in him was almost palpable, says Andrew Benson.