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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

 
The Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2026 is set to be a key race on this year's calendar, and watching the full weekend will be crucial for fans. Why? F1 teams have been able to upgrade their cars during the break and will need to adjust to revised rules effective from Miami onward.
From practice through qualifying to the race itself, each session will help to reveal this next ...Keep reading

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has reacted to the “once in a lifetime” opportunity for Gianpiero Lambiase to join McLaren for the 2028 Formula 1 season.
Lambiase is set to become the chief racing officer at the reigning championship-winning outfit, where he will support team principal Andrea Stella in a trackside role.
It will therefore mark an end to his time at Red Bull, having been with ...Keep reading

The Cadillac Formula 1 team has revealed a special livery for this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix – its first race event on home soil.
Cadillac is making its world championship debut this year, with a highest finish of 13th over the opening three rounds – Valtteri Bottas achieved that result in China.
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After finishing fifth in the 2025 constructors’ championship, Williams has scored just two points so far in 2026, despite its Mercedes power unit – certainly the best on the grid amid Formula 1’s technical overhaul.
The FW48’s gestation was very difficult, with four failed crash tests and a very late chassis homologation by the FIA, to the extent that the Grove-based missed the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez said he spent much of the Jerez test working to improve his feeling with the Ducati’s front end, which he has identified as his main weakness so far in the 2026 MotoGP season.
The reigning world champion evaluated a new front fairing and swingarm on Monday, as Ducati brought a raft of updates to the post-Spanish GP test to take on chief rival Aprilia.
The Spaniard finished ...Keep reading

McLaren boss Zak Brown reckons it would be “very foolish” to discount Red Bull after a poor start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign because the competitive order will only converge.
The Austrian outfit has slipped into the midfield this year as it is sixth after three rounds with only 16 points, causing Max Verstappen, who is yet to score a podium, to be incredibly frustrated.
This comes at ...Keep reading

VR46 team director Alessio 'Uccio' Salucci reckons his independent squad is the top Ducati team in MotoGP right now, amid the factory outfit's current struggles.
While fellow satellite Gresini may dispute that claim after Alex Marquez won the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend, VR46 is the highest Ducati crew in the teams' championship, in third place. Its lead rider Fabio di Giannantonio is also ...Keep reading

As the debate surrounding the controversial 2026 F1 regulations rumbles on, the man tasked with implementing them has spoken out.
FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis did not propose the near 50/50 split of electrical power to internal combustion engine output which lies at the heart of the latest regulations, but it was his team which had to turn the concept into a raceable ...Keep reading

Pramac Yamaha boss Gino Borsoi has come out in defence of the Japanese manufacturer's efforts with its ongoing V4 project. 
The Italian's comments during the MotoGP test on Monday are in sharp contrast to those we are accustomed to hearing from the Yamaha's frustrated riders, particularly factory man Fabio Quartararo.
Yamaha was the last MotoGP factory to turn to a V4 engine. This hit the ...Keep reading

Over the past five decades, only one driver has become a Formula 1 race winner within the first five grands prix of his career. This was Jacques Villeneuve, on 28 April 1996.
Soon to be 25 at the time, Villeneuve joined F1 as the reining IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner, with his late father Gilles’ aura weighing on his shoulders.
The Canadian was snapped up by 1995 constructors’ ...Keep reading

Prior to the weekend, Joe Gibbs Racing notified both Spire Motorsports and Chris Gabehart that it intended to amend and refile its lawsuit against them both.
As a result, their intended responses to the lawsuit due on Monday is no longer necessary. The below in italics is taken from the notice to the Western District of North Carolina.  
“Defendants requested JGR provide a copy of the ...Keep reading