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With Red Bull's Gianpiero Lambiase set to join McLaren in 2028, Zak Brown has addressed speculation over whether there is a possibility of Max Verstappen following in the future.

Fernando Alonso agrees with Aston Martin’s plan to not deliver small upgrades on a frequent basis until it has solved its ongoing Honda engine and reliability issues, and can deliver big gains to move up the Formula 1 pecking order.
Aston Martin delivered no performance upgrades in Miami, contrasting to effectively all its rivals, as it focused its efforts on reliability and curing the ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle has reacted to Sky Sports' extended contract with Formula 1, which will see the broadcaster cover the championship through to the end of 2034.
F1 announced the contract extension on 6 May, which includes coverage in the UK, Ireland and Italy. Sky, which has been the exclusive broadcaster of F1 in the UK and Ireland since 2019, will continue to broadcast all practice sessions ...Keep reading

Laurens Vanthoor will race for McLaren’s new Hypercar team in the 2027 World Endurance Championship while remaining under contract with Porsche through the end of that season.
The Belgian was named as the second driver for the McLaren MCL-HY project on Friday, just days after its first signing Mikkel Jensen shook down the car for the first time in Italy.
The deal will ensure Vanthoor will ...Keep reading

Le Mans is always a highlight on the MotoGP calendar. Over 300,000 fans walked through the gates last year to watch home hero Johann Zarco take an unlikely win for Honda in treacherous conditions.
With more rain expected this weekend, particularly on Sunday, there could be another surprise winner this time around.
The Aprilia vs Ducati battle is expected to get even more intense in the ...Keep reading

NASCAR's decision to move Watkins Glen to the spring will not last, as the historic road course confirmed plans to move the Cup date to the fall in 2027. 
WGI will be part of the Chase for the Championship, and unless there is a dramatic change to the schedule, it will likely be the only road course in the Chase. This year, there are no road courses in the ten-race Chase after the Charlotte ...Keep reading

Former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton has called out McLaren's strategy during the Miami Grand Prix, claiming that the Woking outfit has repeatedly made strategic errors.
Lando Norris had been leading the race at the Miami International Autodrome with Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in second. But, unfortunately for the reigning drivers' champion, the Brackley outfit performed a successful ...Keep reading

RFK Racing has announced plans to appeal the penalties NASCAR issued against Ryan Preece this week.
The driver of the No. 60 Ford Mustang was involved in an incident with Texas Motor Speedway where he spun Ty Gibbs into the outside wall. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver suffered significant damage.
Radio chatter from before the incident seemed to indicate that he intended to turn the driver of ...Keep reading

NASCAR is back on a road course this weekend with the Cup, O'Reilly, Craftsman Truck, and ARCA Menards Series at Watkins Glen International. This is the earliest WGI has ever appeared on the schedule, and the weather looks iffy with some rain expected.
Shane van Gisbergen is the defending Cup winner at Watkins Glen, and he is hoping to secure his first win of the 2026 season this weekend ...Keep reading

IndyCar is back with Round No. 6 -- the Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Road Course. Alex Palou is the defending winner of the event, ultimately sweeping the month as he went on to win the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 as well.
Palou also leads the IndyCar championship standings, 17 points clear of Kyle Kirkwood.
Along with recent tweaks to Fast 6 qualifying on road/street ...Keep reading

Toyota’s Oliver Solberg moved into an early lead at Rally Portugal at the end of the opening leg of the first pure gravel event of the World Rally Championship season.
Solberg navigated through two traditional rough gravel stages and an asphalt super special with a 3.4s margin over Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux. Toyota’s Sébastien Ogier recovered from a slow start to sit third, 7.2s from the ...Keep reading

Race starts under F1’s new-for-2026 regulations have been a hot topic across the opening few rounds of the campaign, with a greater variety in rapid, average and poor getaways adding to the drama on the first lap of a Grand Prix.

Allan McNish has completed his first weekend in his new position as Racing Director at Audi, having taken up the role from the Miami Grand Prix onwards.

Liberty Media says MotoGP is continuing to evaluate options for a second race in the United States, with Miami emerging as a potential destination.
The US has long been viewed as a key growth market for MotoGP, with discussions about a second American round beginning long before Liberty completed its takeover of the championship last year.
MotoGP hosted three races in the country as recently ...Keep reading

Liberty Media has published its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, revealing that its newly-acquired MotoGP business posted a loss of $24million.
Following its takeover by Liberty last year MotoGP has been consolidated within the Formula 1 Group, with its financial performance now publicly disclosed through stock market filings.
On Thursday, the American media company released ...Keep reading

If the odds of Johann Zarco winning last year's French Grand Prix were long, the likelihood of him repeating the feat must surely be off the charts. Yet the weather forecast suggests circumstances might play into the rain specialist's hands once again on Sunday.
As in 2025, however, Zarco is riding an essentially uncompetitive Honda and would need every card to fall for him in terms of track ...Keep reading

As soon as news of Gianpiero Lambiase’s move from Red Bull to McLaren in 2028 leaked, his future Formula 1 role immediately became a topic of discussion.
Reports quickly linked Red Bull’s head of racing, who also acts as Max Verstappen’s race engineer, to the position of team principal, while McLaren’s current team boss Andrea Stella was in turn linked with Ferrari.
Ferrari dismissed ...Keep reading

Tech3 says it is close to making a decision on whether to continue its relationship with KTM or join forces with Honda for the start of MotoGP's 850cc era.
All announcements regarding the 2027 season, whether related to rider signing or agreements between manufacturers and satellite teams, are still pending, as the various stakeholders in the championship wish to first finalise the new ...Keep reading

Nicklas Nielsen hopes Ferrari can take revenge on Toyota at this weekend's World Endurance Championship race at Imola, but conceded it won't be an easy task.
At last month's season opener at Imola, Ferrari started from pole position and held a 1-2 in the early stages. But Toyota managed to outgun Ferrari on the Italian marque's home soil, with Sebastien Buemi, Ryo Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley ...Keep reading

KTM's leading MotoGP factory rider Pedro Acosta has told media his RC16 is "spectacular in the rain" ahead of a French Grand Prix that has a literal cloud hanging over it. 
"In the rain, this bike is spectacular," Acosta declared in his native Spanish on Thursday at Le Mans. "It's the best conditions [for] the bike, in the water."
That bodes well given the weather forecast in that part of ...Keep reading