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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

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

The Silverstone pitlane hosted a first-of-its-kind event as Marks & Spencer staged a live fashion show alongside the working garages, ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix.
On Thursday, the British retailer temporarily repurposed the pitlane into a runway. A cast of 50 models walked in the brand's latest summer collection, the 'Dress to Thrill' edit, against the backdrop of the F1 garages ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli beat Lewis Hamilton to win a frantic British Grand Prix sprint race at Silverstone for his first Saturday victory of the 2026 campaign.
The Mercedes driver crossed the line 2.7 seconds ahead of the seven-time world champion in a race where Antonelli and Hamilton had proven dominant over the rest of the field.
McLaren's Lando Norris completed the ...Keep reading

Former Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner is set to attend this weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, his first race since leaving the squad last July, while announcing his first book.
Last year's British GP was the last race of Horner's long tenure with Red Bull, as he was removed from his position before the Belgian Grand Prix as the squad struggled for performance and became ...Keep reading

Pole position for Nicki Thiim in Saturday's DTM qualifying, which was split into two groups due to the short nature of the Norisring. The Dane clocked a 48.449-second lap to top the charts in Group B, which ran later and benefited from increased grip. As a result, Thiim will start ahead of Winward Mercedes driver Maro Engel, who set the pace in Group A with a time of 48.463 seconds.
Driving the ...Keep reading

While Lewis Hamilton left the Ferrari garage full of smiles after claiming sprint pole, there was less to celebrate on the other side of the garage, as Charles Leclerc finished more than three tenths behind his team-mate and had to settle for fourth on the Formula 1 British Grand Prix sprint race grid.
Although Leclerc has often excelled in qualifying over recent year – including last ...Keep reading

Pascal Wehrlein dominated the opening race of the Shanghai Formula E round as he converted pole into victory despite rain and a safety car intervention.
Having retained the lead form pole, the Porsche driver only briefly handed top spot to Jake Dennis, before pitting at the end of lap 15 and then cycling into the lead once everyone had completed their stops.
The much-anticipated rain, which ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is keeping his British Grand Prix sprint victory aspirations in check and expects to be drawn into a battle with the cars behind him, as he considers front-row starters Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli to be a "bit quick" to challenge. 
Verstappen put his car third on the grid for Saturday's sprint race, lodging himself in the fight between the Mercedes and the Ferraris, albeit ...Keep reading

Upon climbing out of the 23XI Racing No. 45, and despite being amongst the fastest in practice on Friday at Chicagoland Speedway, Tyler Reddick seemed puzzled.
"In general, pretty happy,” Reddick said in a way that sounded anything but. “Feeling pretty good about where we're at. I guess the only thing I'm holding back on -- just confused about -- I thought we were going to be ripping the ...Keep reading

For the first time since 2019, NASCAR is racing at Chicagoland Speedway. Because of that fact, series officials went with a more traditional race weekend format through a 50-minute practice on Friday.
Topping the speed charts was Riley Herbst in the No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota, followed by teammate Bubba Wallace. Herbst lapped the intermediate oval in 30.326 seconds (178.065mph), just 0.023s ...Keep reading

For much of this decade, Denny Hamlin hasn’t wanted to talk about that elusive NASCAR Cup Series championship, but instead reaching various goals focused on number of victories.  
Under the old playoff format, it would either happen or it wouldn’t, and there was extraordinarily little he could do with so much variability. For example, Hamlin dominated the championship race last year under ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has insisted his team has the capacity to overtake its rivals to produce the fastest car on the Formula 1 grid before the current regulation cycle ends. 
Speaking to former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton on the Up To Speed podcast, Brown cited the team's previous dramatic recovery from the ninth-fastest team to the constructors' champion as evidence that massive ...Keep reading

The IndyCar Series paddock is currently engulfed in one of the most unpredictable driver markets in recent memory, and Rinus VeeKay is navigating the chaos with quiet confidence.
As the traditional summer “silly season” kicks into high gear, monumental shifts are already reshaping the grid for next year. This week alone, the racing world was stunned by the news of six-time IndyCar Series ...Keep reading

A surprising result from Friday practice at the Norisring: Ben Dorr secured the fastest time of the day in his Dorr-McLaren under sunny skies and 24-degree temperatures, clocking a 48.793 - leaving him 0.326 seconds shy of Jordan Pepper's qualifying lap record from last year.
Dorr's teammate Timo Glock (+0.374) finished in P14, outside the top group. The competition from Mercedes-AMG followed ...Keep reading