Motorsport

Isack Hadjar has explained what happened on the last lap of Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix, when he clashed with Racing Bulls team-mate Liam Lawson over seventh position.
Lawson was one of only two drivers who made a one-stop strategy work at Interlagos, but that meant he came under intense pressure from a nine-car group behind him in the last 10 laps of the race.
On the last lap, Hadjar ...Keep reading

Several Formula 1 drivers have voiced their concerns over the prospect of wet practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with rain predicted to hit the track for Thursday practice.
Las Vegas, along the wider Clark County, has been dealing with torrential rainfall in recent days, with the National Weather Service launching a flood alert on Tuesday night.
The intense Tuesday downpour flooded some ...Keep reading

Ducati rolled out significant electronic updates and aerodynamic solutions for its 2026 MotoGP challenger at the Valencia test on Tuesday, debuting a noticeably reworked fairing compared with the version Francesco Bagnaia and Nicolo Bulega raced just 48 hours earlier.
While Aprilia’s camouflaged RS-GP showcased several fresh aerodynamic concepts hinting at a major shift in its development ...Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen admits he needs “a lot of luck” to turn around the 2025 Formula 1 title fight in his favour, while also suggesting that the change in momentum in McLaren’s intra-team championship fight is “very bizarre”.  
The Dutchman has more than halved his deficit to the top of the F1 standings since Zandvoort, but believes the “real picture” is not enough to ...Keep reading

Genesis has lured Mathieu Jaminet and Paul-Loup Chatin from rival manufacturers to join its upcoming Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship next year.
Jaminet makes the switch to Hyundai’s luxury marque after a long stint at Porsche, while fellow Frenchman Chatin joins the team after two years racing the Alpine A424 in the WEC.
With the announcement, Genesis has completed ...Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda has admitted he is "nervous" about his future in the series as a final announcement of the team's 2026 driver line-up is still not forthcoming.
Red Bull is widely expected to promote standout Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar to the main team next year as Max Verstappen's new partner, with 18-year-old Arvid Lindblad set to be promoted to Racing Bulls. That ...Keep reading

The results of the Brazil Grand Prix might have been inked into the record books but that hasn't prevented the events of that weekend remaining a hotly debated topic in Formula 1.
For the majority of F1's drivers, the most contentious element was Oscar Piastri's 10-second penalty for his part in triggering a collision which eliminated Ferrari's Charles Leclerc from the race. Leclerc's ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is weighing up a Formula 1 race number change if he doesn’t win the world title and is unable to keep #1, with an eye on former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo’s #3 race number.
Since 2014, drivers have needed to choose a number they must keep for their entire F1 career, with the only exception being a driver may exchange it for #1 after winning the world championship. Verstappen ...Keep reading

It all seemed doom-and-gloom on the 31 August. An oil leak had just put Lando Norris out of the Dutch Grand Prix meaning the McLaren Formula 1 driver was now 34 points behind Oscar Piastri, who won at Zandvoort, in the championship.
The outcome of the 2025 title therefore seemed inevitable. Piastri was the driver in form, he’d just scored his seventh win of the year after five podiums on the ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc praised the honesty of Ferrari chairman John Elkann, who had launched a stinging barb aimed at the Formula 1 team's drivers last week, and insisted that his comments were intended to be a positive message of encouragement.
In the wake of Ferrari's double-retirement in Sao Paulo, Elkann spoke to Sky Sports Italy and stated that "we have drivers who need to focus on driving and ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso enjoyed an immensely successful first act in his Formula 1 career, although it is widely considered that his talent commanded more than the two titles that he accrued in 2005 and 2006. That said, perhaps the chase of a third title has offered his career a smidgen more longevity...
In the opening six-to-seven years of his career, Alonso was often brilliant, decisive, and yet ...Keep reading

The LEGO Group and F1 Academy have inked a multi-year deal which will see the construction toy giant release an F1 Academy car set and field a car on the 2026 grid of the all-female series.
On the eve of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, F1 Academy director Susie Wolff and LEGO marketing director Julia Goldin presented the partnership, with 20-year-old Dutch racer Esmee Kosterman donning the LEGO car's ...Keep reading

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has removed all 18 members of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (IMHOF) Commission after an audit uncovered missing cars and money. A new commission has already been appointed as the museum remains under scrutiny.
The IMHOF was established in 1983 and includes a wide variety of historic NASCAR race cars, as well as some other notable ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell has cast doubt on McLaren's performance at the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix, as he predicted the Woking outfit will struggle at the race t.at includes the famous Vegas Strip.
Russell, who won the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, noted the progress that Red Bull has made in recent weeks, acknowledging the Milton Keynes outfit as a potential threat for this ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll blasted Alpine's Franco Colapinto after the Argentine criticised the Canadian driver after the Brazilian Grand Prix. Stroll argued that Colapinto should focus on securing a point this season rather than on what he was doing.
Colapinto had called Stroll out for his defence against Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto in Brazil before the latter suffered a crash. "Stroll is just always taking ...Keep reading

Sauber Formula 1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto has responded to Max Verstappen's recent confession that he had told Red Bull to keep an eye on the Brazilian driver ahead of his F1 debut.
During an appearance on the Pelas Pistas podcast alongside Bortoleto, Verstappen explained: "I already said to the team before you even got to Formula 1, ‘keep an eye on Gabi.' But now we’re all here, and ...Keep reading

Ollie Bearman has said there's no single magic bullet behind his late-season surge with Haas. But the mix of a better car, a new structure over the race weekends, and a more mature mindset has yielded results that have turned a promising year into something more substantial. 
The 20-year-old arrived in Las Vegas on the back of a solid few races. He managed a fourth-place finish in Mexico City ...Keep reading

Formula 1 is set for further talks over its controversial racing guidelines at next week's Qatar Grand Prix after Oscar Piastri's Brazil penalty left drivers confused.
At Interlagos Piastri was handed a 10-second penalty for his part in a three-way Turn 1 collision with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc, which left the latter eliminated from the race.
The stewards argued the McLaren ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri, much like his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, has revealed a special edition helmet for the Las Vegas Grand Prix as he pays tribute to his success in motorsport at a much younger age.
The Australian driver has left his usual fluorescent design helmet at home, instead opting for a bright pink and teal design, matching the paintwork of his 1:10 electric touring RC car, which he ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has shared a new one-of-one Ferrari trading card, produced by Topps. The seven-time Formula 1 champion posted the piece to Instagram alongside the US-based card manufacturer. 
The card boasts a large Ferrari crest on a red fabric background with a photo of the driver on the top left of the design. His signature runs across the top in blue ink, accompanied by his familiar ...Keep reading