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Exactly one year on from appointing Laurent Mekies as only the second Team Principal in their history, Red Bull find themselves in exactly the same place in the Teams' Championship – P4. But have the six-time World Champions plateaued or are there signs of rejuvenation behind the scenes?

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has joked that the memories of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix will remain with him until his "deathbed", as he prepares to return to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
The iconic track holds some bitter memories for the British driver due to the events two years prior, when he took a spectacular victory only to be disqualified post-race when his Mercedes ...Keep reading

Team principal Toto Wolff says Mercedes is looking into the top speed issue that held George Russell back in Formula 1 British Grand Prix qualifying.
Russell qualified almost four tenths down on team-mate Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone, losing most of that time on the Hangar Straight as Antonelli was an average of around 6km/h faster. Both Mercedes drivers appeared to use similar energy ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has ramped up the psychological pressure on his MotoGP title rivals by claiming that his sternest opponent is his own body. 
The factory Ducati rider has battled injuries for years, and still hasn't fully recovered from the consequences of his fall in Indonesia last season. 
But despite the state of his fitness, he is fifth in the world championship, 40 points behind leader ...Keep reading

On this day one year ago, Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull Formula 1 team principal after 20 years in charge.
Since then Laurent Mekies was installed as the new team boss, the team enjoyed a resurgence in 2025 in which Max Verstappen came two points off taking a fifth world title and the team began its new era with Red Bull Ford Powertrains.
There’s been bumps along the way, from ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales has revealed he signed a new MotoGP deal with KTM, only to be told that the contract was "not valid" by the Austrian manufacturer.
The end of Vinales' MotoGP career appears to be approaching, with the Spaniard stating on Thursday at Sachsenring that he feels "outside this world" in reference to MotoGP.
The 2027 grid is almost complete, with only Tech3 - Vinales's current ...Keep reading

On 9 July 2025, the news of Christian Horner's shock ousting as Red Bull Racing's F1 boss sent shockwaves through the paddock.
Bringing an end to a 20-year period which yielded two dominant, title winning dynasties, Horner was removed following a protracted political battle within Red Bull, with a wide array of dominoes all contributing to a sensational end result.
In came Laurent Mekies ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia believes technical gremlins have cost him more than 40 points in MotoGP this season, taking some of the momentum out of what has otherwise been an impressive comeback from his 2025 nadir.
The factory Ducati rider suffered another painful retirement at the last round in Assen, pulling into the pits from fourth place with a suspected braking issue. 
Curiously, Bagnaia ...Keep reading

Aprilia factory rider Marco Bezzecchi will come into this weekend's German Grand Prix in conservative mode despite losing the lead of the world championship last time out in the Netherlands. 
Bezzecchi's high-speed crash in the Dutch Grand Prix has left him with "a lot of pain" and the Italian rider suggested he would not succumb to any temptation to try and strike back with a big points haul ...Keep reading

KTM star Pedro Acosta says he would offer his team-mate Brad Binder a 2027 MotoGP seat if he could, insisting few riders have worked as hard as the South African despite his recent struggles. 
Once a stalwart of KTM’s burgeoning MotoGP programme, Binder is running out of options to stay on the grid next year, with his contract expiring at the end of 2026.
The Austrian manufacturer ...Keep reading

Following on from McLaren’s 1966-inspired livery for the British Grand Prix, F1.com takes a look at some of our favourite throwback designs.

A host of familiar faces will be driving some iconic cars at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend.

Martins Sesks and Teemu Suninen joined Lancia for a development test in Finland to help the Italian brand optimise its new Ypsilon Rally2 car for upcoming gravel rallies. 
Lancia headed to Finland’s fast gravel roads this week to prepare for the World Rally Championship’s visit to the nation, which will host round 10 of the championship (30 July- 2 August. That rally will also mark the ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco will have to serve a double long lap penalty when he finally returns to MotoGP action following his heavy crash at the Catalan Grand Prix in May. 
The sanction was announced ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix, which will be the fifth successive race the injured Zarco has missed since the Barcelona incident.
Zarco, who is targeting a September return to racing aboard the ...Keep reading

What is the secret of Nicki Thiim at the Norisring? The Comtoyou driver took both pole positions and both race wins at his favorite track in his Aston Martin - the same venue where he had celebrated his only DTM victory until then in the SSR Lamborghini in 2024. And he did so despite a Balance of Performance (BoP) adjustment on Sunday and success ballast in the second race. This was last achieved ...Keep reading

Toyota’s Gazoo Racing arm has announced plans to field a hydrogen-powered prototype in the 2027 Dakar Rally.
Christened the DKR GR FC Hilux, the car incorporates fuel cell technology into the pick-up that has become the benchmark in the World Rally-Raid Championship. 
It will be entered in the Dakar Future Mission 1000 category, which is reserved for experimental vehicles and new ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell has warned that Formula 1 drivers face a completely unpredictable challenge when there is finally a wet race this season, admitting it is virtually impossible to properly prepare for running the 2026 machinery in wet conditions.
Russell was speaking following a dramatic but dry British Grand Prix at Silverstone, where he salvaged a second-place finish despite ...Keep reading

Germany will play host to the final round before MotoGP's now traditional summer shutdown.
Marc Marquez is easily the most successful grand prix rider at the Sachsenring, having won 12 races at the 3.6km venue across all classes. The track's anti-clockwise layout is expected to play to his strengths again, making him the favourite for victory this weekend.
Further, the Ducati rider arrives ...Keep reading

KCMG has announced an unusual car-sharing arrangement involving Giuliano Alesi and Seita Nonaka for next week’s Super Formula triple-header at Fuji Speedway.
The Toyota-powered team revealed on Thursday that Alesi, the son of Formula 1 cult hero Jean, will drive the team’s #9 car for Rounds 6 and 7, while Nonaka will contest Sunday morning’s sprint race, the replacement for the cancelled ...Keep reading

The recurring questions about when Pato O’Ward could make the leap to Formula 1 will come to an end, as the Arrow McLaren team driver in IndyCar revealed on Conor Daly's Speed Street podcast that aspirations of reaching the great circus are no longer on his radar, so his objective is completely in the American-based IndyCar Series."I’m grateful for the experiences and everything I’ve learned ...Keep reading