Motorsport

After the death of Alex Zanardi, we revisit David Malsher-Lopez's tribute to the Italian originally published in December 2020.
In a motorsport season wracked, wrecked and rebuilt – often on the fly – by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, fans came to expect the worst. When the greatest racer of his generation Sir Stirling Moss, died in April, it was deeply sad, a punch to the gut of ...Keep reading

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has branded Kimi Antonelli's track limits infringement during the Miami sprint race a "silly mistake".
While the Italian driver crossed the line in fourth, he was classified sixth after being handed a five-second penalty due to exceeding track limits. 
"The track limits breach, that’s just… I don’t want to say a silly mistake, but it is, really," ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc says he was "a bit harsh" with his heated criticism of Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli during Miami's sprint race, but does hope the Italian "calms down a little bit" as he races wheel to wheel.
Leclerc and Antonelli battled in the opening stages of Saturday's 19-lap sprint races, with Antonelli's poor getaway dropping him from second to fourth behind ...Keep reading

During the race weekend in Miami, drivers have been able to get their first taste of the changes to the technical regulations.
The tweaks to energy management are intended to address the, at times, dangerous closing speeds and make qualifying more on the limit, but the FIA and Formula 1 immediately made it clear that it will not fundamentally change the racing.
The latter is also the first ...Keep reading

Both Bubba Wallace and Austin Dillon will start Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race from the rear of the field after some practice drama.
In Group A, Dillon only ran three laps before taking his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet back to the garage. He reported that the engine started making a strange noise, and he had no pace. His fastest lap was a 29.988s, a full 1.4s off the fastest time ...Keep reading

A clash with Andretti driver Jake Dennis was responsible for the damage that left Pascal Wehrlein last in Saturday’s Formula E race in Berlin.
After lining up second on the grid for his home round, Wehrlein immediately dropped in the lower reaches of the top 10 to conserve energy and mount a late attack.
However, his race unravelled on lap 19 when he suddenly slowed down with what appeared ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has relieved any responsibility from Kimi Antonelli after yet another poor race start for the Formula 1 championship leader during the Miami Grand Prix sprint.
The Mercedes driver dropped from second to fourth on lap one, meaning he’s now lost 20 positions at race start across the opening three grands prix and two sprints of 2026.
Antonelli ultimately crossed the ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella seemed cautiously optimistic about the team's upgrades after Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secured a 1-2 finish in the Miami sprint race.
The Woking outfit turned up to the Miami Grand Prix weekend with an almost new car after working on extensive upgrades during the five-week break in April. 
After Norris and Piastri finished with a strong ...Keep reading

1. We have a fight on our hands
Fears of one-team domination appear to have been quelled as the first round of paddock wide upgrade brought Ferrari and especially McLaren back in play. Lando Norris handed Mercedes its first defeat in a competitive session, winning Saturday's 19-lap sprint from pole as Oscar Piastri held off Ferrari's Charles Leclerc grabbed second.
As you can read here on ...Keep reading

Lando Norris claimed McLaren’s first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season by winning the Miami Grand Prix sprint race in a 1-2 for the defending constructors’ champions.
The reigning drivers’ world champion finished 3.7s clear of team-mate Oscar Piastri, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completing the podium after the 19-lap contest around Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
This was the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff and former driver-turned-Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle have paid tribute to Alex Zanardi.
Zanardi passed away on 1 May surrounded by his family.
"It is with deep sorrow ​that the family announces the passing of Alessandro Zanardi, which occurred suddenly yesterday ‌evening, ⁠1 May," Zanardi's family said in a ...Keep reading

The FIA is assessing whether it is necessary to move the start time of the Miami Grand Prix, based on the latest weather predictions. Potentially heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast for Sunday, which could make it necessary to adjust the Formula 1 timetable.
According to the initial plan, the race is set to begin at 4:00pm local time, but two meetings are scheduled to take place after ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has quickly established himself as a top driver in Formula 1, but the McLaren driver has admitted that reaching the championship was never his primary objective.
Instead, the Australian maintained a realistic approach to his early career, deliberately separating his dream of driving in F1 from his more grounded ambitions.
Speaking about his journey through the feeder series ...Keep reading

Nico Muller pulled off a strategic masterclass in Saturday’s Berlin E-Prix to deliver Porsche a home victory in Formula E.
Starting sixth on the grid, Muller dropped back in the early stages to focus on energy saving, before working his way back through the field.
With the pack running closely throughout, the Swiss was able to wrestle his way back to the top five before taking full ...Keep reading

Williams is suffering from an extremely heavy 2026 Formula 1 car and team boss James Vowles revealed that ‘painful mechanisms’ are delaying its weight reduction.
The FW48 is understood to be 28kg above the regulated minimum weight of 768kg, down from 800kg last year as part of the drastic rule change for this year’s campaign.
It’s resulted in a slow start for Williams with just two ...Keep reading

 
Formula 1® returns to the U.S. this weekend for the Miami Grand Prix, streaming live on Apple TV with every session available live and on demand for subscribers in the U.S.
The highly anticipated Miami Grand Prix arrives at a pivotal point in the 2026 season, with teams bringing upgrades, drivers adapting to the Sprint format and limited practice time putting immediate pressure on ...Keep reading

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Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur claimed that the 2026 Formula 1 regulations are “less artificial” than DRS amid widespread criticism of the new ruleset.
This year, F1 is debuting its latest regulation overhaul with changes to both the chassis and engine, the latter being a contentious point due to its increased reliance on electric power.
The change has given a key role to battery management ...Keep reading

As the clock ticked down during the second phase of qualifying for the Miami GP sprint race, Formula 1's world TV feed briefly cut to the incongruous spectacle of Liam Lawson sitting in his car in the Racing Bulls garage.
Lawson had been eliminated in the first phase of sprint qualifying but his team was hoping he would be allowed to return to the track. The belief was that Alex Albon's ...Keep reading

Reigning world champion Lando Norris' Formula 1 title defence may not be up and running just yet, but a first batch of McLaren car upgrades helped deliver his first sprint pole of the season and a chance to reconnect with his the confidence he enjoyed late in 2025.
Norris was the first driver to bump a Mercedes off pole this season, putting two tenths on championship leader Kimi Antonelli in ...Keep reading