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F1’s former fuel flow meter supplier sues its replacement ahead of US GP

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-20 12:35
Formula 1’s former fuel flow meter supplier, Sentronics Holdings Ltd, has taken its replacement to court in Texas. The company claims that the sensors now used by every car in the championship infringe its patent.
The British company filed the case against German manufacturer Allengra GmbH in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on 16 October. This comes just days before ...Keep reading

Christian Horner: Kimi Antonelli has 'earned' the right to be Mercedes' number one

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-20 12:16
Christian Horner reckons the soon-to-be Formula 1 world champion Kimi Antonelli has ‘earned’ his right to become the outright number-one driver at Mercedes after a dominant 2026.
The 20-year-old holds a 102-point lead over team-mate George Russell in second with six rounds remaining this season, so he can clinch the title in Austin next time out.
Antonelli has achieved this in only his ...Keep reading

Lando Norris suffers defeat to F1 rivals in hilarious UNO showdown

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-20 11:56
Formula 1 drivers Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri went head to head at a super-sized game of UNO in a video that has quickly racked up more than 320,000 views in less than a day.
Formula 1 posted the clip on YouTube, describing it as “the McLaren duo” being “joined by Pierre Gasly for a game of super-sized UNO in the paddock”.
The cards were roughly the size of a sign ...Keep reading

How Marcin Budkowski is shaping Cadillac’s next chapter

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-10-20 10:51
Marcin Budkowski took over from Graeme Lowdon as Cadillac Team Principal in the summer, and has plenty on the agenda as he looks to develop F1's newest outfit.

Camara indicates the driver number he'd like to use in 2027

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-10-20 10:51
Rafael Camara has decided which driver number he’d like to race with in his rookie season with Haas.

FIA ratifies key 2027 WRC sporting regulations

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-20 10:45
The FIA has formally confirmed a raft of key sporting regulations pertaining to the 2027 World Rally Championship ahead of the introduction of a new technical ruleset.
Following the latest World Motor Sport Council meeting, the FIA has outlined key details for next year’s seismic technical shake-up in the WRC that will see all-new WRC27 cars and updated Rally2 kit cars compete in the top ...Keep reading

Toprak Razgatlioglu to miss the rest MotoGP season due to shoulder injury

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-20 09:46
Toprak Razgatlioglu will miss the rest of the 2026 MotoGP season, his Pramac Yamaha team has announced.
The news is a blow for both team and rider, especially as the Turkish star has endured a much slower and more difficult adaptation to the series than expected.
In a social media post by the Pramac team, it was announced that Razgatlioglu would "miss Phillip Island and the rest of the 2026 ...Keep reading

MotoGP teams told Qatar Grand Prix expected to go ahead

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-20 09:25
The MotoGP Teams Association has informed teams that it intends to press ahead with the Qatar Grand Prix in three weeks’ time, despite the volatile situation in the Middle East.
The race, originally scheduled for April, was postponed until the 6-8 November following the outbreak of war in Iran in late February.
The conflict remains ongoing and most European countries are advising their ...Keep reading

Honda confirms Diogo Moreira for factory team in 2027; David Alonso heads to LCR

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-20 08:15
Honda confirmed on Tuesday that Diogo Moreira will join the manufacturer’s factory MotoGP team next season, where he will partner Fabio Quartararo.
The announcement means that David Alonso, who agreed a deal with HRC months ago for a promotion to the premier class for 2027, will instead join LCR, the Japanese manufacturer’s satellite team, taking the seat that will be vacated by the ...Keep reading

Vincent Biard: “The Maserati GT2 was thrilling in 2026; next year we want continuity and progress”

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-10-20 08:00
The 2026 season of the GT2 European Series ended on a high note for Maserati Corse, which virtually dominated proceedings at the Portimao circuit, securing pole positions and victories in both races held on Sunday at the Algarve circuit.
In Portugal, the teams racing under the Trident banner were almost flawless, securing a total of nine podium finishes across Race 1 and Race 2. In the first ...Keep reading

Will Lindblad and Lawson be retained by Racing Bulls? F1 Q&A

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2026-10-20 07:59
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the United States Grand Prix.

Will Lindblad and Lawson be retained by Racing Bulls? F1 Q&A

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2026-10-20 07:59
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the United States Grand Prix.

United States Grand Prix betting guide and latest odds

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-10-19 22:37
Our experts bring you all the important betting information you need before making your predictions at the Circuit of the Americas.

Christian Horner: Building Red Bull’s F1 engine was “scary as hell”

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-10-19 22:13
Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that building the team’s in-house power unit from scratch was “scary as hell”, after the engine claimed its first race wins this 2026 season. This comes despite him being axed from the team a year earlier.
Horner was removed from his position in Milton Keynes after the 2025 British Grand Prix. A bout of poor results and ...Keep reading

How soon can Mercedes win the 2026 F1 constructors' championship?

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-10-19 22:03
Mercedes has had a dominant start to the new regulations in 2026, but while its driver Kimi Antonelli could technically seal his Formula 1 championship win this coming Sunday at the United States Grand Prix, Mercedes as a team will have to wait a little longer to confirm its constructors' championship.
The Mexican Grand Prix is the earliest the Brackley squad could confirm its constructors' ...Keep reading

Barcelona set to host IndyCar race in 2027 under multi-year deal

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-10-19 19:42
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has reached an agreement to host an IndyCar round from the summer of 2027, bringing North America's premier single-seater championship to the home of five-time champion Alex Palou.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has secured a deal to bring the historic IndyCar Series to Spain from the summer of 2027, as first reported by El Periódico and subsequently ...Keep reading

INSIGHT: How F1 teams create special one-off liveries

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-10-19 19:36
Ahead of Haas running a Godzilla collaboration scheme at the Circuit of The Americas, we caught up with the team to take a look at how a one-off livery on a Formula 1 car comes to life.

Valtteri Bottas raises almost €50,000 for rhino charity with F1 helmet fundraiser

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-10-19 18:15
Valtteri Bottas has revealed the winner of the race-worn rhino helmet he used at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a fundraising drive for a South African rhino charity.
The Cadillac driver revealed the result on Instagram. "We officially have a winner of my race-worn rhino helmet! Thank you all for your support for Care for Wild," he wrote. "We will contact the winner directly, and the funds to ...Keep reading

Winners and losers from a Chase-altering NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-10-19 17:56
With the championship leader crashing into the wall, his closest pursuer suffering a tire failure, and some of the biggest point scorers of the day sitting 5th-7th in the standings, the title fight only got tighter at Phoenix Raceway.
Tyler Reddick's first NASCAR Cup win in six months put him just 56pts out of the championship lead, even though he is still seventh in the standings. Entering ...Keep reading

Heart of Racing rules Valkyrie GTP step next year ‘too soon’ for IMSA standout Barrichello

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-10-19 17:53
Heart of Racing team principal Ian James wants to see Dudu Barrichello drive the Aston Martin Valkyrie in top-tier prototype racing, but next year will come too soon for the rising Brazilian driver. James confirmed the team's long-term intention to promote Barrichello, while noting that an immediate move to Hypercar or GTP competition is not yet on the immediate horizon.
“No, I think his end ...Keep reading

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