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Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez have given their thoughts on Cadillac’s significant upgrade package for the Austrian Grand Prix.

As Formula 1 descended on the Styrian mountains for round eight of the 2026 season, there was no escaping the heatwave that engulfed Europe in recent days.
On track, Ferrari has been turning up the heat, too. A relentless upgrade push, headlined by a major development at the Barcelona Grand Prix, helped Lewis Hamilton banish his demons to take a popular 106th grand prix win.
Just like ...Keep reading

Midnight bombshell at the 2026 24 Hours of Spa: Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed made a mistake after regular qualifying that has far-reaching consequences. The reason is illegal work on the brake during the Q3 session, which is not permitted by the regulations.
The GetSpeed Mercedes #17, which had secured the provisional fastest time on track, retroactively loses all lap times from the third ...Keep reading

 




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Morris SCHURING
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The #17 GetSpeed Mercedes shared by Maxime Martin, Maximilian Götz and Fabian Schiller secured the fastest overall average in Thursday evening’s qualifying session for the 2026 Spa 24 Hours.
However, it will not start on pole, as the team completed work on the car during qualifying that was not permitted under the regulations.
The qualifying format for the Spa 24 Hours featured a ...Keep reading

NASCAR is racing at a road course for the fourth and final time during the 2026 Cup season, heading to Sonoma Raceway. TNT Sports takes over from Prime Video for the next five weeks, with all races simultaneously streamed on HBO Max.
Despite a disappointing result last weekend after a mid-race wreck, Shane van Gisbergen again enters as the favorite, and is the defending winner at ...Keep reading

Emmy Award-winning television host and restaurateur Guy Fieri has joined a growing list of celebrity investors at Legacy Motor Club, named a 'strategic owner' by LMC on Thursday.
The Jimmie Johnson-led team recently announced singer/songwriter Darius Rucker as part of the ownership group as well.
“Motorsports and race cars have always had that raw energy I love — the people, the passion ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson has spoken about the cut-throat reality of the Formula 1 paddock and what makes it "very, very hard" to trust people in the championship.
The Racing Bulls driver spoke about his two-race stint at Red Bull as Max Verstappen's team-mate at the start of 2025 and his time with the Milton Keynes outfit's sister team during an appearance on the High Performance podcast. 
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F1.com’s Lawrence Barretto delves into the key talking points on Thursday at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli admits that claiming this year's Formula 1 title is "not going to be a walk in the park" and has explained Mercedes' new intra-team orders ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is hopeful that the upgrade will contribute to a clean weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Red Bull are set to run an upgrade package at their home event in Austria, with Max Verstappen hopeful that this will bring "more performance to the car".

After Lewis Hamilton's return to victory last time out in Barcelona, George Russell thinks that his former team mate is a clear threat in the title fight.

Lewis Hamilton believes “the opportunity is there” to challenge for title glory in 2026, even if Ferrari have “a real battle on our hands” to build on their recent strong form and overhaul early pace-setters Mercedes.

IMSA has officially locked in the timeline for its next-generation Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) regulations, confirming that the new machinery will debut in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the 2029 season.
The rollout follows a staggered introduction strategy, with the new cars set to debut a year earlier—in 2028—across all Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and Le Mans Endurance ...Keep reading

Mercedes arrived at the Canadian Grand Prix with its first major upgrade package of the season. The team of championship leader Kimi Antonelli and George Russell revised, among other things, the front wing and floor, although rivals also took an interest in several solutions at the rear of the W17.
Since winter testing, teams have been trying to find clever ways to extend the diffuser, for ...Keep reading

Reigning world rally champion Sébastien Ogier claimed an early lead at Acropolis Rally Greece after winning the opening super special stage on Thursday night.
A brand new head-to-head super special stage held on asphalt in the Greek capital city Athens kicked off the rally, famous for its attritional rough gravel stages.
Nine-time world champion Ogier found himself against 2024 world ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson has offered emotional insight into the family sacrifices made in order for him to pursue a career in Formula 1, shedding light on a heartbreaking childhood note written by his younger brother.
During an appearance on the High Performance podcast, the New Zealander opened up about the hidden emotional toll his racing ambitions took on his siblings. Not only did Lawson's parents sell ...Keep reading

Formula 1 heads to the Red Bull Ring this weekend with the title fight tightened after Lewis Hamilton’s breakthrough Ferrari win at the Barcelona grand prix.
Hamilton’s victory, combined with kimi Antonelli’s late retirement, cut into the Mercedes driver’s championship lead and gave Ferrari fresh momentum heading to Austria. Antonelli still leads the standings, but Hamilton is now 41 ...Keep reading

Ahead of Red Bull's home race in Spielberg, there is once again plenty of attention on Max Verstappen's Formula 1 future, just as there is on the option in George Russell's Mercedes contract – something that has been speculated about in the Italian media.
In theory, Verstappen's situation remains the same as it has been in recent weeks: although Red Bull would like him to express his ...Keep reading