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Live coverage of Saturday's Qualifying session for the 2026 British Grand Prix.

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has heaped praise on Mercedes race engineer Peter Bonnington for his "calming" influence on Kimi Antonelli after the Italian teenager secured pole position for the British Grand Prix.
Antonelli has been one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 season. In only his second season in the championship, the 19-year-old has secured five consecutive grand prix ...Keep reading

As NASCAR returns to Chicagoland for the first time in seven years, we continue our 'Kyle Busch Remembered' series with a look back at his many victories at the intermediate track. Busch won eleven races across all three national divisions at Chicagoland Speedway, and was victorious in the track's most iconic finish.
Busch, the NASCAR record-holder for most career wins with 234 victories ...Keep reading

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli takes pole position for the British Grand Prix, beating the Ferraris and team-mate George Russell.

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has snared his fifth pole of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign at the British Grand Prix, defeating Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at a sunny Silverstone as George Russell faded.
Antonelli improved on his first Q3 run to secure his first pole since the Monaco Grand Prix a month ago, which was a much-needed improvement as Leclerc also found a chunk of time to snatch second ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has argued that Lewis Hamilton's spectacular return to form in 2026 is down to the seven-time champion finally building trust with Ferrari.
After a highly anticipated but difficult 2025 campaign, in which Hamilton failed to secure a podium, the 41-year-old has silenced his critics in 2026. He currently sits 49 points clear of his ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris caught the attention of fans by arriving ahead of Friday's practice and sprint qualifying for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix weekend in a classic Jaguar E-type 4.2.
The 1960s British sports car is a fitting addition to Norris's impressive personal car collection. Powered by a 4.2-litre inline-six engine, the classic E-type can produce up to 265 horsepower, go from 0 to ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson held on to his point for finishing eighth in the British Grand Prix sprint race after receiving a warning for moving in front of Isack Hadjar under braking - as Hadjar told stewards that it was not worth a penalty. 
Lawson had moved into the top eight after Hadjar slipped down the order on the opening lap, and after clearing a fast-starting Pierre Gasly. With Hadjar catching in ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson was investigated after the Sprint at the British Grand Prix, and the stewards have now issued their verdict.

Lewis Hamilton had to settle for second in Saturday's Sprint, despite starting the event on pole.

George Russell took P4 in the Sprint at the British Grand Prix, gaining one position from where he started – but the Mercedes driver felt that more was possible.

After remaining in P2 across the opening laps of the Silverstone Sprint, Kimi Antonelli had to bide his time in his battle with Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Antonelli has taken victory in a Sprint for the first time, the Mercedes driver winning the event at the British Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris.

Nicki Thiim makes DTM history: The Dane wins the first race at the Norisring, giving Aston Martin its first-ever victory in DTM history. The Comtoyou driver had previously secured pole position and left nothing to chance on his way to victory, which was overshadowed by a horror crash.
"Beautiful, well, I'm still a bit speechless," says Thiim, who is celebrating his second victory at the ...Keep reading

“Lap one was just chaos with the energy usage,” said McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after finishing seventh in Saturday’s sprint race at Silverstone.
“Pretty dangerous at some points, to be honest, but that’s what we’ve got… Then after that the following [other cars] was just very, very difficult in terms of staying on top of the car.
“Some things to look at, for sure, but at ...Keep reading

Ahead of the fourth sprint race of the season, Max Verstappen had already predicted that he would spend most of the race looking in his mirrors, particularly at George Russell and Charles Leclerc.
The four-time world champion proved to be right, although another poor start was not part of the script. Both Verstappen and team-mate Isack Hadjar got away badly, after which the latter made no ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella has explained the root cause behind Lando Norris fuel saving concerns in the British Grand Prix sprint.
On Saturday Norris made a good start from sixth and came out on top of a three-way battle for third place with George Russell and Max Verstappen, a long way behind leading pair Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton.
But after having built a ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle believes George Russell is currently "floundering" in his efforts to outpace his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
The Briton suggested Russell could be struggling to adapt to the handling characteristics of the new regulation machinery.
Following the departure of the ground effect era, Brundle noted that the newer generation of ...Keep reading

Two of the most coveted seats on the Formula 1 driver market have already been filled, but there will be no official announcements, no press releases accompanied by grip-and-grin photos with the team boss and key sponsors.
The reason is simple: no new contracts have been signed. Instead, options already included in existing agreements have been exercised – so from a legal standpoint there is ...Keep reading

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli overtakes Lewis Hamilton to win an action-packed sprint race at the British Grand Prix.