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Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi says he is determined to take the 2026 MotoGP title fight down to the wire despite losing significant ground to his rivals at last weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix.
Bezzecchi let a potential victory at Misano slip out of reach when he crashed from the lead at Turn 13 on the opening lap of the race. The Italian had made the perfect launch from pole position after ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff acknowledged Honda "needs more" help to become competitive as Aston Martin's engine partner, amid conversations between Fernando Alonso and Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Aston Martin's new engine partner has struggled for competitiveness with the new regulations. The Japanese marque performed a late U-turn on its decision to walk away from F1, having to assemble a ...Keep reading

2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has been seen driving his Ferrari F40 in London, confirming the supercar's return to the road following a high-profile crash in early 2025.
Norris's F40 was involved in an accident in January 2025 on the roads outside Monaco, while Norris was away. The vehicle, driven by a friend at the time, lost traction exiting a left-hand corner and made contact with ...Keep reading

We give you a flavour from Silverstone as Max Verstappen attempts a unique challenge!

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso has been spotted picking up a new chrome-wrapped Bugatti 16.4 Veyron Grand Sport.
Alonso has expanded his already impressive private car collection, which is thought to include a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR and a Pagani Zonda Verde Diamante, with the new hypercar. 
The Bugatti 16.4 Veyron Grand Sport is powered by an 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged W16 ...Keep reading

Mike Elliott – who last worked in Formula 1 for Mercedes – will return to the sport with the Alpine team.

Alexia Danielsson will be the Wild Card entry for Round 5 of the 2026 F1 ACADEMY season in Austin.

Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola take a closer look at the problem Red Bull are experiencing on the RB22, despite some strong results of late.

Just a few days after recording a podium finish in the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was at another track and on the hunt for another trophy – the four-time F1 World Champion taking part in Red Bull’s special ‘Max vs 100’ karting event.

Francesco Bagnaia has hit back at a video in which he appeared to claim Ducati was preventing him from fine-tuning his bike, insisting his comments were “completely taken out of context”. 
After another disastrous race at Misano last weekend, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was seen chatting with VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio in the TV pen, and Spanish broadcaster DAZN shared footage of ...Keep reading

The team principals' meeting on Thursday evening ahead of the DTM weekend at the Sachsenring lasted more than four hours: the teams had been asked in advance to contribute ideas on how the DTM can be improved for 2027. At the centre of the discussion were improvements to the qualifying and race formats, as well as the potential introduction of torque sensors.
The 20-minute qualifying format in ...Keep reading

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a multi-year, first-look production deal with Skydance Sports through his Dawn Apollo Studios company.
The agreement with Paramount Skydance's sports entertainment division will allow Dawn Apollo to develop and produce new scripted, unscripted and animated content, and Hamilton will serve as executive producer on all of those ...Keep reading

Former Mercedes F1 design boss Mike Elliott joins Alpine as chief technical officer.

Alpine has appointed Mike Elliott as chief technical officer of its Formula 1 team, further bolstering the Enstone-based team's technical structure.
Alpine announced on Thursday that Elliott will "oversee the technical and engineering functions at the team's factory at Enstone" in what is a newly created position as CTO.
For the 52-year-old Briton, it presents a return to Enstone after ...Keep reading

It seems almost unfathomable for a title contender's team-mate to end up 17th in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings, yet that’s what happened to Yuki Tsunoda alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025. 
In a way, it was unprecedented – the closest modern example perhaps was Felipe Massa lying a lowly 16th eight rounds into the 2012 season while Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso ...Keep reading

VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio believes the riders are ultimately making a bigger difference than track characteristics in the battle between Ducati and Aprilia in the 2026 MotoGP season.
The current championship has ebbed and flowed between MotoGP’s two Italian manufacturers, with the Aprilia RS-GP stronger in fast-and-flowing corners and the Ducati GP26 performing better at stop-and-go ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen stormed from the back of a 101-kart grid to win a frantic race at Silverstone in blistering time.
The four-time world champion needed just 14 laps - 37 minutes - to overtake 100 karts driven by content creators, athletes and general motorsport fans as part of the Red Bull-run ‘Max vs 100’ event.
It took place on a purpose-built track at Silverstone, incorporating its kart ...Keep reading

No team in NASCAR history has more wins and championships than Hendrick Motorsports, and many of those wins came while sporting neon yellow car numbers.
Jimmie Johnson's five consecutive titles between 2006 and 2010 came with a neon yellow No. 48 on the side of his Chevrolet. All four of Jeff Gordon's Cup titles also has a yellow No. 24, and it was the same for Chase Elliott when he earned his ...Keep reading

NASCAR series officials have altered a piece of the wet-weather tire policy ahead of a packed weekend of racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.
As it were, wet-weather tires could be utilized at all ovals at one-mile in length or smaller, which remains unchanged. However, the Sanctioning Body was the sole decider in when to take those tires off and go back to slicks, which has been ...Keep reading

Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen passes 100 amateur drivers in just 14 laps in an exhibition go-kart race at Silverstone.