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Formula 1 heads to the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace as the Sao Paulo Grand Prix hosts Round 21 of the championship, but what do the odds tell us about who might succeed during the weekend ahead? Read on to find out...

As F1 arrives at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Need to Know is your all-in-one guide with statistics, driving pointers, strategy tips and more.

Liam Lawson was “very surprised” by the FIA’s Mexican body blaming him for his near-miss with marshals during the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix.
The Racing Bulls driver encountered two marshals near Turn 3 during the most recent grand prix, after they were ordered to collect debris following a messy race start at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
They were caught out by Lawson pitting ...Keep reading

Lead Yamaha factory rider Fabio Quartararo expects to be racing Yamaha’s new V4 throughout the 2026 MotoGP season – despite the prototype’s concerning lack of pace in its latest race outing.
While Quartararo and the rest of Yamaha’s race riders are still competing aboard the Japanese company’s inline four, the factory has been developing the V4 in parallel. Test rider Augusto ...Keep reading

Liberty Media has reported its third-quarter revenue for its Formula One Group as the championship's performance continues to rise. Also included is the first contribution from MotoGP following the company's acquisition of Dorna Sports in July.
Its revenue from Q3 includes figures from Formula 1, MotoGP, and Quint - its events business - reaching $1.085billion compared with the $911million it ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri led the Formula 1 world drivers' championship for six months, occupying the number one spot with victory in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in April.
But his campaign has begun to sputter in recent races, prompting all manner of speculation – that he can't handle the pressure, that there is something wrong with his car, or that he is being deliberately held back by a McLaren team ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz is set to miss the media day ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix after being struck down with illness.
"Unfortunately Carlos is unwell and will not be coming to track today," the Grove outfit confirmed. 
Heading into the final four rounds of the 2025 season, the Spanish driver sits 11th in the drivers' standings with 38 points.
"Heading to Brazil for ...Keep reading

It has been a week of announcements for Williams, which on Monday first confirmed that it will have an official rebrand for the 2026 Formula 1 season.
This will entail bringing back its traditional W logo, plus changing the squad’s name to the ‘Atlassian Williams F1 Team’.
Then, on Wednesday, it revealed that it will run a special Gulf livery for this weekend’s Brazil Grand Prix to ...Keep reading

The graves of McLaren founder Bruce McLaren, his wife Patricia, and his parents Ruth and Les at Auckland's Waikumete Cemetery have been vandalised, the Bruce McLaren Trust has confirmed. The headstones were sprayed with gold paint and toy cars were stuck to them.
“It is with dismay that we need to inform our followers that the graves of Bruce, Patty, Ruth and Pop at Waikumete Cemetery in ...Keep reading

Can Norris and McLaren confirm their Mexico GP form? - Oleg Karpov
McLaren took its first victory since Zandvoort at the end of August, with Lando Norris’ dominant Mexico weekend underlining why the papaya squad secured the constructors’ title well before the end of the season. For Norris, it marked a major turnaround in his campaign: not only did he look untouchable, but he also returned ...Keep reading

McLaren has once again doubled down on its refusal to favour either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight - even if it results in a repeat of 2007. 
Norris leads the championship by one point over Piastri with four rounds remaining, but Red Bull driver Max Verstappen remains a threat as he is third and 36 points off the top. 
Although Red Bull has placed its full ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera has claimed the early lead at Rally Japan as he plans to not hold anything back in his pursuit of a third World Rally Championship title at the penultimate round of the season. 
The Toyota driver posted the fastest time in the opening stage at the asphalt event, with only a second separating the top eight after the 2.75km Kuragaike Park super special stage. 
Rovanpera ...Keep reading

“Well, he made all of us look pretty average there.” 2010 Formula 1 title contender Mark Webber’s reaction to Nico Hulkenberg’s sensational Brazilian Grand Prix pole position said it all.
Coming into the Sao Paulo round, F1 was enjoying a five-way title fight between championship leader Fernando Alonso for Ferrari, Red Bull’s Webber and Sebastian Vettel, and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton ...Keep reading

Ott Tanak says he “more or less” knows his plans for 2026 as speculation continues to mount around the Hyundai driver's future in the World Rally Championship. 
The 2019 world champion has emerged as a key player in this year's silly season, with the Estonian yet to reveal his plans for 2026. Another season at Hyundai is understood to be his only realistic option in Rally1.  
Hyundai ...Keep reading

NASCAR Xfinity runner-up Connor Zilisch will drive an LMDh prototype for the first time in the IMSA-sanctioned test at Daytona.
The 19-year-old will share the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R with Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti at the Daytona International Speedway on 14-16 November.
The American, who has already scored two LMP2 class victories in the IMSA SportsCar ...Keep reading

Jack Doohan appears set for a place on Toyota’s Super Formula roster next year as part of a programme that could involve Formula 1 reserve duties outside of Alpine.
The Australian driver, who was demoted to reserve status by Alpine after the first six races of the current F1 season in favour of Franco Colapinto, has been strongly linked with a seat at the Toyota-powered Kondo Racing outfit in ...Keep reading

Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske have been ordered by the Western District of North Carolina to provide deposition interviews with lawyers representing 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports in advance of the antitrust lawsuit trial brought by the teams against NASCAR set to begin on December 1.
A deposition is a formal interview under oath that is typically done as part of the fact discovery ...Keep reading

Overall, year-to-year, the NASCAR Cup Series experienced a 14 percent drop in television ratings for the 2025 season.
To wrap up this season, the Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway drew 2.77 million viewers on NBC, down from the 2.9 million it drew last year. Last year, overall, the NASCAR Cup Series drew 2.892 million, which was a one percent increase from the 2023 season, while ...Keep reading