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Francesco Bagnaia says the last three rounds of the 2026 MotoGP struggles will be about “surviving”, with no solution in sight for his ongoing issues with Ducati’s GP26.
The three-time world champion had high hopes from last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, having identified Sepang as his best opportunity to score a big result before leaving the Borgo Panigale marque at the end of the ...Keep reading

McLaren will introduce upgrades to its MCL40 Formula 1 car at this weekend’s Brazil Grand Prix, featuring a front wing concept which is expected to feature on its 2027 challenger.
The team had surged to the front when it substantially updated the MCL40 in Hungary, with Lando Norris winning that race and the following one at Zandvoort, but it has since slipped back in the pecking order despite ...Keep reading

ECR has officially secured a dedicated Dynisma DMG-1 Driver-in-the-Loop (DiL) simulator, marking Dynisma’s first announced team customer in the IndyCar Series.
Scheduled for delivery to ECR's Indianapolis facility in Q1 2027, the system will provide high-fidelity simulation to support vehicle development, setup work, and driver preparation across IndyCar’s mix of high-speed ovals, short ...Keep reading

A commercial production shoot just accidentally poured gasoline on one of the biggest off-track rumours in the Formula 1 paddock right now.
Leaked photographs circulating across social media show Max Verstappen casually resting on the front left wheel of his RB22 while sporting what is expected to be an unreleased team kit. Displayed crystal clear on the right side of the Red Bull star's chest ...Keep reading

Nailing the launch of your life only to get pushed off the track a few corners later is a surefire way to ruin a Sunday. Just ask Isack Hadjar.
Starting seventh on the grid at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the Red Bull driver executed a flawless getaway. He aggressively sliced through the pack to secure fifth place through the opening sequence of corners, looking primed for a massive ...Keep reading

BBC Sport takes a look at how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has affected sporting events in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the wider area.

BBC Sport takes a look at how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has affected sporting events in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the wider area.

BBC Sport takes a look at how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has affected sporting events in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the wider area.

BBC Sport takes a look at how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has affected sporting events in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the wider area.

BBC Sport takes a look at how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has affected sporting events in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the wider area.

Jacob Abel spent 2026 driving everything, everywhere. Now, the 25-year-old Kentucky native is figuring out what comes next.
Following his rookie NTT IndyCar Series campaign in 2025 with Dale Coyne Racing – built on the foundation of his 2024 Indy NXT championship runner-up finish – Abel’s 2026 season threw out the traditional single-seater playbook. He kicked off the year racing LMP2 ...Keep reading

The World Rally Championship will see two of its most popular champions return in 2027, as Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak are part of Toyota’s six car line-up.
Rovanpera and Tanak are both making WRC comebacks after sitting out the 2026 campaign, albeit in vastly different circumstances.
Two-time world champion Rovanpera appeared to have called time on competing in the WRC at the end of ...Keep reading

Aged just 20, Kimi Antonelli has joined an exclusive club of F1 World Champions by clinching the 2026 world title.

Marco Bezzecchi insists he is not giving up on his MotoGP title ambitions just yet, despite ceding further ground to Ducati’s Marc Marquez at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Having started the 2026 season as the favourite with three consecutive Sunday wins, Aprilia rider Bezzecchi has watched Marquez overcome a 102-point deficit into a near-unassailable lead in the championship in just four ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's youngest-ever world champion at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, his father Marco, a former racing driver and team principal of AKM Motorsport, discusses Kimi's development, his ability to handle pressure and the moment he realised his son could ...Keep reading

Kevin Harvick says Carson Hocevar has placed NASCAR in a bit of a complicated bind this week due to the aggressive brake checking that knocked Austin Cindric out of the Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
The 2014 Cup Series champion turned FOX analyst believes NASCAR will need to look at this in the same light as an intentional right rear hook. The comments were made on Monday ...Keep reading

In its Mexico Grand Prix preview, Honda’s Shintaro Orihara had described Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as “a very challenging track for the power unit”, but he perhaps didn’t expect Aston Martin’s weekend to go so awry.
Despite decent pace and mileage in free practice – Fernando Alonso was just 0.769s down on pacesetter Charles Leclerc in FP2, with the AMR26s covering a whopping 144 ...Keep reading

George Russell has reflected on his challenging 2026 campaign after Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli secured the Drivers’ Championship in Mexico City.

Kimi Antonelli sealed his maiden World Championship title in Mexico City at the age of just 20 and in only his second season in the sport.

Although Sunday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was above all Kimi Antonelli's day, there were naturally two other major storylines in the Formula 1 paddock: the tensions at Ferrari and how Fred Vasseur will manage them, plus Max Verstappen's sixth victory in Mexico.
When the latter came up in the post-race press conference, the Dutchman immediately joked: "Yeah, they should actually call ...Keep reading