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Aprilia has become the fifth, and last, MotoGP manufacturer to test its 850cc prototype bike on track. The new machine will compete from 2027 onwards, when new technical regulations will roll out in the premier class.
Initially, the test was scheduled for this Thursday, but rain brought an early end to the Moto3 and Moto2 sessions, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, which gave Aprilia a ...Keep reading

How to make the most of an unexpected five-week break? This is the question Formula 1 teams and drivers have had to answer after the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix were cancelled due to the outbreak of the Iran war, which has destabilised the Middle East as a whole.
There was no mandatory shutdown, so to some extent the plan was a no-brainer: postpone the planned April updates into a ...Keep reading

Partnering with a manufacturer or constructing its own all-new World Rally Championship car for 2028 are options on the table for M-Sport to continue in rallying’s top tier.
The Ford squad’s future in the WRC beyond 2026 is yet to be officially confirmed, although it is expected the team will be present next year, competing with its Ford Fiesta Rally2 car. Under the FIA’s new technical ...Keep reading

Colton Herta says outright speed is the main reason he could be a decent Formula 1 driver.
IndyCar frontrunner Herta switched to F2 this season with a Cadillac seat on the horizon, having been hired by F1’s newest team as a test and development driver.
Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss made it clear that Herta had to “earn” the potential seat, setting a top 10 in this year’s F2 standings ...Keep reading

Aprilia once again turned heads with its new aerodynamic solutions at the Jerez test, amid a fierce fight with Ducati for the 2026 MotoGP title.
Next year's MotoGP regulations aim to reduce the impact of aerodynamics on the 850cc bikes, reflecting a growing sense that current designs may be approaching their limits. The controversy over Aprilia’s “leg wings” earlier this winter – with ...Keep reading

The FIA has promised to keep the ‘biggest asset’ of Formula E for when it enters the Gen4 era in the upcoming 2026/27 campaign.
Formula E will move onto its fourth generation of car next season, which is a significant upgrade on its predecessors and features 800+bhp, permanent all-wheel drive and power steering.
It was recently unveiled at Circuit Paul Ricard, where the all-electric ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo says Yamaha’s suite of updates for the Jerez MotoGP test improved the front-end feeling but did not deliver a direct performance gain.
In a bid to get its troubled V4 programme back on track, Yamaha introduced several new components at the first in-season test of the year in Spain on Monday. Notably, one of the fairings Quartararo evaluated was similar to, if not identical ...Keep reading

Formula 1 arrives in Miami with its first tweaks to the 2026 regulations, introduced in response to early concerns around energy management, racing quality and driver feedback. The changes are intended to address some of the quirks seen in the opening rounds — but how much difference can they really make?
Our journalists have their say.
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Dani Sordo brought new ideas and a “breath of fresh air” to Hyundai amid its ongoing battle to find answers for its performance struggles in the World Rally Championship, according to team boss Andrew Wheatley.
Struggles extracting consistent speed from the i20 N Rally1, which has a narrow operating window, left Hyundai firmly on the backfoot this year in its battle with Toyota. Thierry ...Keep reading

Before the start of the Formula 1 season, ambitions were high at Aston Martin and the goal was clear: to dare to dream. But even before hitting the track, those dreams had to face a harsh reality, marked by Honda’s shortcomings and, soon after, the need to intervene on the chassis side as well. The situation has been made even more complicated by the fact that the AMR26 has logged very little ...Keep reading

Aprilia MotoGP riders have said that the Italian marque took a step forward during the Monday test at Jerez.
Factory rider Jorge Martin and Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez agreed that progress had been made in the first in-season test of the year, in which three Aprilia riders topped the timesheets despite losing the previous day's race to Ducati and Alex Marquez.
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On 29 April 2001, Mika Hakkinen retired from the lead of Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix on the very last lap.
The two-time world champion was having a tough time in what would transpire to be his last season in F1. Hakkinen crashed out of the Australian GP due to a suspension failure when running second, finished a lowly sixth in a mixed-weather Sepang race and stalled on the Interlagos grid ...Keep reading

Conor Daly made the most of getting back behind the wheel for the first time in 2026 by leading the first day of the Open Test for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
With less than 10 minutes to go on the day, the 34-year-old from nearby Nobleville, Indiana, made the most of a tow and propelled his #23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet to a flying lap of 225.394mph around the 2.5-mile ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Martin Brundle has backed the regulation refinements that have been introduced for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix, claiming that the tweaks will improve the racing, but more changes will likely be needed in the future.
With the changes coming after just three rounds of the season and after a five-week break in April, Brundle argued that the alterations could somewhat ...Keep reading

Colton Herta has shared his excitement for his upcoming outing in a Formula 1 practice session with Cadillac. 
The American team recently confirmed its free practice programme for the 26-year-old, who will take part in four FP1 sessions, starting with Barcelona.
Herta signed with Cadillac as its test driver for 2026 alongside a move to Formula 2 as he works towards his goal of racing in ...Keep reading

The official pre-race test in preparation for the 110th Indianapolis 500, is taking place this week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The open test on the 2.5-mile oval in Indianapolis, in which all 33 drivers entered for the Indy 500 (May 24) will participate, is scheduled for two days (Tuesday and Wednesday).
An important part of this two-day test is the so-called "Rookie Orientation ...Keep reading

Thomas Preining endured a frustrating turnaround at the DTM opener in Spielberg, describing his Sunday performance as a “huge disappointment” after winning the opening race just a day earlier.
The Manthey Racing Porsche driver followed up his Saturday victory with only 14th on the grid and 13th in the race, unable to replicate his earlier pace.
“On the one hand it’s incredibly close ...Keep reading

Vasser Sullivan Racing’s newfound partnership of longstanding veteran Aaron Telitz and newest co-driver Benjamin Pedersen is already off to winning ways after just three rounds.
The duo, driving the #12 Lexus RC F GT3, delivered a GTD class victory in IMSA’s round earlier this month at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. It not only stood at Telitz’s sixth victory and first since 2023 (Watkins ...Keep reading

Formula 1's Apple TV deal is just the beginning of a long-term aim to become part of US sports culture, says F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, as he evaluates replicating the deal in other territories and mulls over the prospect of competing with the country's biggest stick and ball sports.
F1's landmark five-year deal with the US tech giant which started this season, understood to be worth north of ...Keep reading

Lamborghini's new Temerario GT3 endured a nightmare start to life in last weekend's DTM season-opener at the Red Bull Ring.
Its results in the Austrian double header raised serious concerns about the car’s competitiveness and the structure behind the programme. The scale of the problem is such that responsibility within the organisation appears unclear, a factor widely seen as contributing to ...Keep reading